j035u5

j035u5 t1_ivb544c wrote

Because otherwise content can just disappear, like PT and Scott Pilgrim, or all of the DSiWare, or all the WiiWare etc. If it's on a disc and the disc isn't damaged then you can play it forever.

PC gaming doesn't have the same problem because piracy fills this void, although people very much do still collect physical copies of PC games too.

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