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    Quote Originally Posted by Etiko View Post
    Hey Moody,

    So how do you guys (gaming stores) feel about the whole digital distribution movement?

    Have you guys started feeling the sqeeze as more South Africans buy from services like Steam? Are you panicking? And what's your strategy for dealing with it in the future?

    I'm seriously interested.
    1. Digital distribution will never ever kill physical media that is just a plain fact. The majority of people still prefer physical media, the tactile sensation of holding the media in my hands. Same can be said for books I prefer to hold the book than to scroll down.

    2. South African bandwidth constraints heavily limit buying games digitally online. Having DSL at home is still a luxury for most in South Africa. Downloading a game from Xbox Live is between 5GB and 8GB (The size of a dual layer DVD) and about 3 times the amount of local cap allowed per month.

    I personally like physical media because I do take pride in my collection and I like having something I can hold and see, and nothing looks cooler than displaying you game collection.

    Last edited by larch; 29-01-2010 at 12:02 AM.

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