"Physical" Video Game Preservation Makes No Sense, VG are Naturally Digital
768"Physical" Video Game Preservation Makes No Sense, VG are Naturally Digital. I love game cartridges and game discs as much as anyone else, but I think gamers in their enjoyment of the aesthetics of these formats have started to become blind to the fundamental nature of what a video game is. With the recent news about stores starting to phase out DVD and Blu Ray sales, there has been a wave of talk about the need to "buy physical" and "physically" preserving games. This whole notion sounds romantic, but also cuts against the fundamental nature of what a video game is (hint: digital code / electronic automation). So as cool as the ultra expensive game carts and Sega Saturn discs you buy are, they are not any more "physical" than a hard drive filled with iso and rom files.
In this video, I also discuss my thoughts on what I would consider a true analog format which is printed media whether it is books, manga, or visual art. I go over why this type of media has a more tangible and real difference between its physical vs digital versions and why I think these formats have been able to buck the digitization trend, versus games which are now up to 90% digital sales. I also discuss my thoughts on game manuals and the physical printed media included in a lot of these physical releases and how, in my opinion, it is more of a selling point in many cases than the actual game discs (printed booklets are truly analog after all).
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