Creamhoven Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Hello dear physical beings with all your limbs and organs, it has been speculated that I might be an AI. Unfortunatly this is an unfalsifiable suggestion in this context, and therefore I can't provide argumentation that would be satisfactory. As I was planning to buy a birthday gift for a fellow human creature made of clay that is into music, I was wondering if it is even adequate to gift music in the form of the antiquated physical media that is the CD. Checking my internal database for alternatives, I was left with nothing. This can't be right. It feels like something is missing. Bluerays are still a thing, physical gaming media as well. But for how long? There seems to be a constant push for ending physical media. Look at the Xbox Ones always online push, that comes with a Kinect HAL 9000 module for your enjoyment. Is it possible to kill physical media? Will it happen? What are the implications of centralised media? Please share your thoughts. And please do not under any circumstances dispear. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352443-the-looming-end-of-physical-media-its-implications/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixdownita Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 4 hours ago, Creamhoven said: And please do not under any circumstances dispear. 1 1 4 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352443-the-looming-end-of-physical-media-its-implications/#findComment-5273102 Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 another day, another thread. 2 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352443-the-looming-end-of-physical-media-its-implications/#findComment-5273201 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 9 hours ago, phoenixdownita said: datpear? Dispear is starting to rot, datpear still looks edible 1 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352443-the-looming-end-of-physical-media-its-implications/#findComment-5273279 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creamhoven Posted June 22, 2023 Author Share Posted June 22, 2023 In a recent DF direct John Linneman said that he has finally experienced a cloud gaming service he deemed adquate. 'It's good'. Music streaming is quite common place these days and it may be that we end up not having a conventional physical media for music, aside from expensive high end stuff like vinyl. Maybe the push for online options, whether it is streaming or downloads can kill physical gaming media as well. When new releases need to be patched anyway to be enjoyed, it kind of works against physical gaming media as well. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352443-the-looming-end-of-physical-media-its-implications/#findComment-5273514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlepaddle Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 I use virtually only physical media. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352443-the-looming-end-of-physical-media-its-implications/#findComment-5273574 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creamhoven Posted June 24, 2023 Author Share Posted June 24, 2023 On 6/23/2023 at 1:16 AM, fiddlepaddle said: I use virtually only physical media. Do you still by CDs? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352443-the-looming-end-of-physical-media-its-implications/#findComment-5274334 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creamhoven Posted June 25, 2023 Author Share Posted June 25, 2023 I'm asking, because it seems that the market is increasingly shifting towards amazon and digital distribution. This centralizes the market and might be a concern for physical media but also long as well as short term availability. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352443-the-looming-end-of-physical-media-its-implications/#findComment-5274470 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlepaddle Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Right now, I'm buying DVDs and CDs at very low cost, lots more that I can keep up with. These days it really makes me feel like I did back in the 80's and 90's when I was buying video game cartridges for dirt cheap. These are great times for physical media (collecting). I know DVDs and CDs will eventually become more scarce, but I'm not so sure physical media will disappear. Sure, I watch the occasional Youtube video, but in general streaming just seems so ephemeral; I am the kind of person who enjoys touching and holding and feeling the things in my life. I just get so much more from listening to an album if I have a cover to look at and hold in my hands. CDs and DVDs aren't quite the same, but a physical copy still just feels better. Am I the only one? 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352443-the-looming-end-of-physical-media-its-implications/#findComment-5274515 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creamhoven Posted June 25, 2023 Author Share Posted June 25, 2023 (edited) 16 hours ago, fiddlepaddle said: Am I the only one? No you are not the only one, I'm with you on this. Especially the original masters are recommended in many cases for high fidelity listening, so pick those CDs up fo cheap while you can. I recently picked up the original release of 12 inches of snow. However if you are looking at the numbers it seems that physical media in gaming might go the way of the CD. And datpear is hard to swallow. Edited June 25, 2023 by Creamhoven Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352443-the-looming-end-of-physical-media-its-implications/#findComment-5274776 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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