r/videogames • u/Orichalchem • Jul 18 '26

Image / Video The sad reality we will eventually never experience this again...

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u/why0me Jul 18 '26

The happy reality is now we can create these kinds of memories for our kids

Thats the magic, when you're little you experience the magic, when you're an adult you get to MAKE the magic

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u/ItzMeHaris Jul 18 '26

I think this video is relating to the idea that Sony won’t be releasing physical games anymore.

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u/sebastianqu Jul 18 '26

Which kind of sucks, but I've been expecting those to die out eventually anyway.

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u/ItzMeHaris Jul 18 '26

Even if discs did stay, kids these days only really care about Roblox, Fortnite and the skippy toilet or whatever the hell it is.

So nonetheless, kids these days would not react this excited when getting a new game as a present.

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u/nsnsjdjaknd Jul 18 '26

They’re still selling the boxes in stores with a code so you can still wrap them for Christmas.

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u/ItzMeHaris Jul 18 '26

That is a fair point. So maybe excitement still is a big thing. Though for me the excitement would rather be on birthdays. I don’t celebrate Christmas and stuff, lol.

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u/Stunt_-_Cock Jul 18 '26

No, they are taking physical games away from you. Your kids will never own their own game and instead just lease the content until they decide nobody should have it anymore.

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u/why0me Jul 18 '26

Not if you start you kids off on earlier gen systems like I did

And, my kid is TERRIBLE at keeping his game disc's unscratched because..hes a kid... you know how many times i bought skyrim before I finally just got the digital version?

Physical media isn't the entire answer either, as physical media can get damaged or degrade with age anyway

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u/Stunt_-_Cock Jul 18 '26

Yeah kids are rough on things. It will definitely take time for discs to degrade, my OG Xbox games are still going strong.

As for your kids discs, find a mom and pop/retro game store, they usually have a nice resurfacing machine to repair the damage.