I am very reluctant to buy a game or movie that is download only. The reason? If I don’t like the game or movie, I want to be able to get rid of it. I do this in one of two ways. I sell it or trade it. When the item is downloadable, it is impossible for me to get rid of it or at least get some of my money back. I have only bought two download only games so far. One of them was only $5, so what the heck.
I’m more than a little bit gun shy about buying download only software for a very good reason: I’ve been burned. Several years ago, I downloaded and tried a very good download acceleration program. I liked it so much I paid $30 or so when the trial period ran out. The paid-for program worked for several weeks and then it told me that if I wanted to continue using it, I would have to buy it. After waiting some time trying to contact, I gave it up for lost.
The video game companies do not want you to buy used games. They are losing income because of used game sales, especially in the last few months of this year. In this economy, gamers are thinking, “Why should I spend $50 on a new games when I can get it for half price if I wait a little bit.”
Another thing about downloadable media, it has to be stored on your hard drive. There is no way I could have I have all my DVDs and games on my hard drive. Then again, the prices of external hard drives are falling at a pretty fast rate. You can get a 1 terabyte drive for about $100. This could store quite a few games and movies
Think economical. Buy used games and DVDs.
Comment below if you have had similar trouble with download-only media.
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