OK.. well maybe its not that near but by my estimate we only have about 10 years left maybe more maybe less! I was reading an article over at my favorite gaming site, IGN.com. It was about how disc based gaming will eventually be phased out and whether or not it's a good thing and it made me think. It made me think about how boring getting a new video game would be if that really happened! There would be no thrill, all you would have to do is click download. It would demolish the excitement of picking a freshly wrapped game off the shelf and squinting as you tried to read the tiny letters on the back. It would take away the ever growing anticipation as you drive home with your newly purchased game. It would relinquish that feeling of pure harmony as you tear the wrapping off and open the case for the first time. And the worst part of all.............you wouldn't get to smell that wonderful smell of a brand new booklet!!! That may sound strange to some of you but I know of a lot of people that are like that including myself. It's just that the smell is like nothing else just like Apple products. If you order anything from Apple like cables, iPods, computers, they all have this very distinctive smell that is just amazing. Again I know its strange but you know to each their own... right??!!
Now back to the subject! Do I think that all digital gaming is a good thing?? Definitely not!!! First and foremost digital gaming is still fairly unsecured!! Some of you may not agree but think of it this way. As our knowledge of the digital world grows so will the hackers so even if we think we found a fail safe way to keep hackers out it probably wont last forever! There is also the devices capability to consider. If the new devices aren't built properly you could face crashes, freezing, and slow download times. While I'm sure they will be built with a higher quality than they are today, nothings perfect. The last thing that makes me dislike digital gaming is that you wont have to go to a store anymore. This goes for books as well. My favorite store has got to be Barns & Nobel! You can grab a Starbucks and then just take you time and relax as you look at all the different books. If that went away because of the digital world I don't know what I'd do. The video game equivalent would be Game Stop. Isn't just exciting to walk into a Game Stop and see wall to wall games!! Well I think I've rambled on enough and I'm sorry if I bored you but that's just how I feel about Digital Gaming! As always PLEASE comment and follow!
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