So I was adding my games into the RF Generation database to track my collection and when I got to the DLC games I have I ended up skipping them. I just don't consider something part of my collection unless I have a physical copy. I was wondering what the rest of you thought? Do you consider the digital stuff you have as yours?
Do you consider say, a built in game on the Master system part of your collection? It's kind of the same concept.
Exactly. I only consider a game part of my collection if it is physical. I have almost 100 games on Steam but I don't consider any of them part of my collection.
With physical games I like to keep a database with entries, so that I know exactly what I have and in which condition. Personally for me with digital items this is not needed, seeing that the platforms themselves have a comprehensive way to show your collection
I consider it a part of the collection if it's substantial enough. For exampe I would consider Ballad of the Gay Tony or Dawnguard as part of my collection, but wouldn't consider a minor addition such as Hearthfire or some DLC map packs for CoD.
Digital Media part of a collection? No way! I have loads of download titles on my 360 and a few on the Xbox One but to me they are nothing more than a rom which I paid for. I really do hate Download only. There is no difference at all from buying a digital copy than using a downloaded rom apart from the one you paid for is legal.
I need to consider "download only" versions as part of my collection. Or else my Tomb Raider collection would be incomplete. I hate Square Enix. Of course I hate Eidos too for being themselves since Tomb Raider II exclusive for PS (on consoles, of course I have all PC versions and consider PC the main Tomb Raider platform. But I like to play on consoles for an unknown reason.).
For reasons similar to those already stated, I also do not consider digital downloads to be a part of my collection. If I like them enough, I purchase the physical copies. If physical copies won't be produced, then they will forever be tied to a system as opposed to being tied to a collection.
On the contrary, games such as Marvel Vs Capcom Origins are no longer available online, and since I didn't purchase the game before its removal I absolutely consider it a failure to add it to my collection. Even though it will probably be pirated and played via private servers in no time, it was a missed opportunity to purchase a legitimate product no matter what medium the game was released on.
Depending on the time of day (not literally, but I'm sure you get what I mean), I don't even count full digital games as part of my collection. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. It's often hard to justify buying a game that I get for free or cheaply (for example, from PlayStation Plus), especially if I've already completed the game etc. but I prefer physical copies and those are the only ones that I REALLY count. I still refuse to buy digital copies if there is a better alternative for buying it physically. If the digital copy is significantly cheaper (almost the price of the entire game), though, then it's often hard to decide on buying a physical copy instead. In that case, I just hope that I get lucky and find a physical copy on the cheap later on. Definitely, for AAA games (a term which I must say that I hate, but whatever), I'll never buy them digitally, because they'll be around for a long time, and they'll become dirt-cheap in a couple of years tops (often quicker), unless they're Nintendo games of course. Why people pre-order digital games, though, is beyond me. I guess pre-loading is nice, but I'd rather be able to pre-load the install data for a physical copy by getting a coupon from whoever I pre-ordered it from. Then again, you shouldn't pre-order games in general, anyway (unless they're special editions or limited or something like that, of course).
Just because something isn't tangible doesn't mean you don't own it. I see why you would want a physical copy, physicals are almost better in every regard, but still owning a digital copy means you own it. It's part of your collection of games for the particular system, albeit more temporary than a physical copy. I wouldn't say they hold as much importance to collectors as physicals, but they're still part of a collection nonetheless. To each his own, I guess
(in Tourettes Guy's voice) NO! I only do it if I can't be assed to get the disc version of that game (MK8 in particular.)
I have it broken down in my collection list to show both disc and digital games, and a third column for PS+. It helps me remember everything I have, and stops me from purchasing something I own in another format. My exception to that is when it's so cheap I can't pass it up.
It comes down to semantics, I guess. Do you actually "own" the digital games that you've paid for? I guess technically, legally, the answer is no. You only own a license to use and download the game, but you don't actually own it - which means that the company can revoke that license at any time. So far, for things like XBLA and PSN games, both Sony and Microsoft (I think) have a policy where, once you've bought a game, you can still download it again at any time - even if the game is taken off of the marketplace. The question, though, is whether this will continue in the future. When Microsoft and Sony stop supporting the 360 and the PS3 (which is inevitable), will you still be able to download the games for those platforms? And you could ask the same about current-gen consoles too. In the case of Steam, Valve has stated that if they ever cease to exist as a company, they'll give all Steam game owners a DRM-free version of every game they've bought, which they can use without Steam. Whether this is true or not remains to be seen. If what they say is true, then you could argue that that means you do own every game you've bought on Steam. I tend to buy games off of Steam instead of physical copies mainly because of the convenience and the fact that they're often very cheap. It's kind of amazing that they still make physical copies of PC games, since probably the vast majority of PC gamers download stuff from Steam.
