I used to think it was cool to show off my game collection, but now it's so big I need an entire bookshelf. And that's just a waste of space.

Also, moving into the grown up world, it's actually an eye sore having a bookshelf full of games in your living room.

Besides, you can still easily show off your games in Steam. Clicking on any person's name in Steam shows you how many and what games he owns.

Also, it's a pretty impressive sight if someone looks over your shoulder at your Steam list and you actually have to scroll down to find the game you want

I have converted 3 friends to buying games off of Steam. 2 of them don't even have a lot of bandwidth to spare (they are on 3G). I usually give them the backup files and then they are happy.

But like I've said, this thread is not about how awesome digital distribution is.

This thread is about hearing some well thought out planning, fears and criticism from gaming shop owners on the future of digital distribution and how it will impact them.