
Originally Posted by
Wyrdwad
You'd be surprised.
At any rate, if you look at the numbers, it's very clear to see that digital distribution works. Look at Steam -- Release the same game on Steam that you release on disc, and it will outsell the disc copy by a factor of 10, guaranteed.
You and I are dinosaurs in this digital age, my friend. It's an age of Steam and smartphones. Physical games are vanishing, and digital is taking over... and people are buying digital without ever looking back. It's sad, but you really can't deny it. And when the difference in cost between a PSN-only title and a UMD title is so enormous, we have no real choice but to give in to the call of the digital age. We try not to do it very often... but sometimes, it just has to be done.
If you want to see more physical releases from us... then buy our games, and tell everyone else you know to do the same.
Physical releases cost money. And we're not exactly overflowing in cash.
-Tom