Why You Can't Let Go of Physical Games

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A lot of us simply refuse to go digital, and in fact I’d go as far as saying it hurts to buy digital games for some folks. What is it about holding a game in your hand before you pop it in your console of choice that gives you so much peace? Why does it feel like you can only truly own a game if its physical? What are companies doing to make digital more enticing? Today on Psych of Play, we take a look at exactly that.
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▶Games Shown
Control (2019) - Remedy Entertainment
Super Mario Odyssey (2017) - Nintendo
Celeste (2018) - Matt Makes Games
Pokemon Crystal (2000) - Game Freak
Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1996) Nintendo
Astral Chain (2019) - Platinum Games
Shadow of the Colossus (2005) - Team Ico
Metal Gear Solid (1998) - Konami
Skyrim (2011) - Bethesda
▶Clips/Movies Shown
Looney Tunes (1930-69)
Tom and Jerry (1940)
SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
Shrek (2001)
Pawn Stars (2009)
50/50 (2011)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
The Weather Man (2005)
The Incredibles (2004)
Other clips and considerations:
• Collecting PoP
▶Music Sources:
Mewmore - Cianwood City
DJ Grumble - DigDug3
BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL! Soundtrack OST - World Map 1
System Glow - 「 C I T I E S 」
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders OST - Danger Draws Near
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door OST - Excess Express at Dusk
Jiji (w/ Xeuphoria) - Medda
SuperiorSnivys x Jawnhto - Pokémon Sword and Shield Title Screen (Lo-fi Remix)
eddie rohosy - the perfect side of the pillow
▶Research Articles Cited
Digital Goods Are Valued Less Than Physical Goods
careymorewedge.com/papers/Atas...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl...
The Psychology and Design of Keepsakes
madsymmetry.com/psychology-and...
Study: Paying Cash Is Painful, And Makes You Value Your Purchase More
www.forbes.com/sites/elizabet...
When it comes to reading, people still prefer physical books to e-books
www.considerable.com/entertai...
Anomalies: The Endowment Effect, Loss Aversion, and Status Quo Bias
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10...
How does memory work?
www.sciencedaily.com/releases...
Children prefer certain individuals over perfect duplicates
minddevlab.yale.edu/sites/def...
On the Social Nature of Nonsocial Perception: The Mere Ownership Effect
citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/...
Collecting Motives (page 8)
epublications.marquette.edu/c...
Why they collect: collectors reveal their motivations
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e...
Growing up in a Material World: AgeDifferences in Materialism in Children and Adolescents
www.researchgate.net/publicat...
Extended self: medial prefrontal activity during transient association of self and objects (mine study)
memlab.yale.edu/sites/default...
The psychology of stuff and things
thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/vo...
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@dannydixon1801 3 жыл бұрын

I always prefer to buy physical copies because I love just looking at the cases and remembering all the good times

@DbladeMedic 3 жыл бұрын

And that new game smell? Mmm mmm amazing

@deezekii3479 3 жыл бұрын

well I prefer physical copies because they are so cheap whenever they are past their prime and I wanted to try them for the sake of it. Especially the buy and sell market is fun and exciting looking for a game that isn't avail in digital copy

@dannydixon1801 3 жыл бұрын

@@DbladeMedic truly unbeatable

@baki484 3 жыл бұрын

I'm with you

@d_shuffles 3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@Yindoom 3 жыл бұрын

this reminds me of when I got my PS3, my mothers boyfriend convinced me to sell off my ps2 and all my games for it, so I could buy new games for the new console. I now have a different ps2, and a small collection of games for it, but they will never be *my* games from 10 years ago, I'll never get those back, and I miss them terribly.

@AlexanderTerphia 3 жыл бұрын

Did the same with my game boy advance collection, biggest regret I ever had

@EmptyHand49 3 жыл бұрын

Same, biggest regret was selling my Gamecube to get the Wii. Ever since then I've kept all past cherished consoles including that Wii.

@DarylTalksGames 3 жыл бұрын

That’s how I got a switch just after college, all my GameCube stuff just out the door. My heart still hurts about it 😅

@amp02 3 жыл бұрын

Same with my psp and gba

@Pownchao 3 жыл бұрын

My whole DS collection was sold, so that I could play new pokémon games on 3DS. I miss my Heart Gold copy, and I can't even replace it with an authentic copy without spending a good amount for an original case and box. I know I still have my pokéwalker somewhere, just have to find it. At least I do have a goal to recomplete my old collection. When I think about it like that, it feels like a fun mission, even if it's a pricey one ( I had so many DS games that go for too much now).

@ElliotKeaton 3 жыл бұрын

_"Why does it feel like you can only truly own a game if its physical?"_

@pepi7404 3 жыл бұрын

Having not watched the video yet: It gives an odd feeling of security. A digital purchase seems so abstract and fleeting. Physical copy is solid, I can hold it in my hand, it can't just ... vanish.

@Kaylakaze 3 жыл бұрын

Then there's a fire...

@pepi7404 3 жыл бұрын

Well, it's a feeling, not a rational thought. It's like expecting an attack with 95% hit chance to be a "guaranteed hit".

@ElliotKeaton 3 жыл бұрын

@@Kaylakaze Then P.T. is removed from existence...

$@squidfrackr$

@squidfrackr 3 жыл бұрын

@@Kaylakaze if your memory card burns you lose all your games...

@Kaylakaze 3 жыл бұрын

@@squidfrackr Not when you can just redownload them from the server.

@phillywoody 3 жыл бұрын

I get physical copies cause I like the "new game smell" and just in case Nintendo or Playstation deletes my digital games for whatever reason.

@DarylTalksGames 3 жыл бұрын

So glad I’m not the only one who sniffs my games 😅

@jlin592 3 жыл бұрын

@@DarylTalksGames that sounds really weird, in and out of context lmao

@anthonydelfino6171 3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact... as part of my college experience, we went to a printing press. That "new game smell" is exactly what the production floor smelled like. It was amazing for me.

@pinkajou656 3 жыл бұрын

I feel like that exactly about books

@Diphenhydra 3 жыл бұрын

Apple got rid of my license to a bunch of songs I bought on iTunes. So yeahhhh. I have Spotify now.

@cinnamonpanda6040 3 жыл бұрын

Why? -They look cute -I feel like I really own the game -I like to look at the case and the game disk or card -I can resell it -I can lend it to a friend

@anthonydelfino6171 3 жыл бұрын

Also you can borrow it from a friend if they got physical, or you can buy a preowned version for a discount, which spoke to me when he talked about that one old game that really connects to you. I saved up my money for months back in the 90s as a kid to buy my own copy of Final Fantasy III (6) on SNES and can still remember having to ask my parents to drive me to the mall so I could buy a used copy from the game store, and how special it felt for me to have a game I loved so much of my very own, and that's not something I could have done as easily if someone else hadn't sold their old copy to that store.

@lilgusto4208 3 жыл бұрын

-i can scratch it up

@dx5gaming715 3 жыл бұрын

Borrowing games was the symbolism of broship

@hotcrossbuns6585 3 жыл бұрын

YES. Especially the last one

@yagottapaythetrolltoll3127 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, digital games feel too abstract, almost like you don’t really own them. It’s weird

@HxH2011DRA 3 жыл бұрын

Can't ignore the fact that corporations are shady af and could theoretically take away your access at any time in alot of cases. Even if you were to fight it in court that's effort you wouldn't have to exert if you bought a physical copy.

@YounRangr 3 жыл бұрын

The lack of free exchange, resale, still having use of it when the internet is down is why I will keep buying physical copies. The digital download are a little more convenient but we ultimately lose the right on handling what we purchase how we like.

@papasscooperiaworker3649 3 жыл бұрын

wait u cant use digital games when there's no internet?

@MaximumAddition 3 жыл бұрын

@@papasscooperiaworker3649 Doesn't apply to most games but stuff that's multiplayer focused and "Cloud" versions of game (which has somewhat become a thing) can't really work without internet

@Not_Aaron_ 3 жыл бұрын

I'm personally a person who likes both Physical and digital games it honestly all depends on how much I care for the game, if it's like a mario party game I don't feel bad about buying it digitally but if it's something like BOTW 2 I need the physical copy and possibly even the collector's edition depending how much it is.

@bilge677 3 жыл бұрын

yeah i see, some things you find reflect you and your personality very well, happens to me too. I really want the collector's edition of Celeste, but can't afford it unfortunately.

@dragoniraflameblade 3 жыл бұрын

Same for books, music, and shows: I try to buy the physical copy if it means a lot to me or made an impact. It's satisfying to just hold it and look at the covers. I think about this a lot. Growing up, books and toys were like memory sharers - like the memories I had while using them would be shared with them. Hell, when I finished a book as a kid, I'd carry it for another day just to let it steep in my brain and kinda say goodbye for now. I still do that to an extent by buying a physical copy. I still have my Gamboy Color and Pokémon Silver, lol. I bought a digital copy of Crystal to experience that other side I'd only heard about. I might just buy the box so I can put it on the shelf, lol.

@pinkajou656 3 жыл бұрын

I agree about books. I can’t stand ebooks. And cds gain such a personal connection for me that online music never has, a feeling that I own this specific copy of this music, I own these songs, and other people can’t ever listen to this exact recording.

@krum1985 3 жыл бұрын

I totally get the book thing. Nowadays, most of my book "reading" is audiobooks, but I still buy a physical copy that I can put on display. So next time I feel like going through a book or book series, I can really read that book. Because of limited space though, I only do that with books I REALLY love =)

@madalice5134 2 жыл бұрын

I work in a bookstore and I've tried ebooks before, for cost and space reasons, but it's not the same for me. Partly because I always have to something else going on the background and if I'm trying to read on my phone or a computer, I just end up watching YT or playing a game or something, but if I'm holding a physical book in my hand, jt grounds me in the story. The bigger part is that I love seeing and touching physical reminders of the stories I love. I read a book years ago that said books are thicker when you finish reading then because they hold memories of the journey you took with them in the pages afterwards. I really loved that and it's stuck with me ever since.

@anujsingh333 3 жыл бұрын

The IGN overview of yourself cracked me up - you know that we know you're selling yourself short. Too much psychology, 7.8/10

@maxaroni39 3 жыл бұрын

The explanation of "psychological ownership" really helped me understand why I prefer physical copies so much more. I have severe anxiety, and it causes me to worry I will lose things or lose access to them. Digital games, books, or comics/manga, as well as subscription services scare me, because you never know if one day it will just disappear from a service or be shut down. One click, and it could be gone for good. I'm not sure if what I'm saying makes sense, anxiety isn't the most rational thing, but this definitely helped me understand a little bit better, so thank you!

@Chariot_Rider 3 жыл бұрын

So, I am one of those weird people that buys almost all of my games digitally, and I think I can trace the origin of this. So, my entry into gaming didn't really come through traditional means. Yes, I do have a Game Boy Advance and a bunch of cartridges that I still keep, but in my teenage years most of my gaming was from playing indie games on PC, many of which didn't have physical copies that I could buy. I couldn't own a physical copy of Spelunky, FTL, Hyper Light Drifter, or Mount and Blade: Warband. Sure, some of these games did eventually get physical releases, but I couldn't have played any of them and that was the case for pretty much everything I played in middle school through high school. The switch is the main exception to this as it is my largest collection of physical games I have bought myself where I could also own digital versions, but even then my physical collection is only 7 games large. I guess for me, all of the nostalgia comes from being in front of a monitor with my keyboard and mouse, playing whatever weird indie game I have those memories for. I would be curious to see the breakdown of physical or digital preference among console and PC gamers, because I would be willing to bet that PC players tend to be less attached to physical copies of games because they have been forced to buy digital copies of games far more frequently. Sites like GOG have tons of neat classic games that even if you had the physical copies, wouldn't run on modern hardware. Itch.io has tons of indie games that are way to small for any sort of physical release. Steam has a lot of games that only come out for PC and it wouldn't really be profitable to release a physical copy. For these reasons, I think digital is way more popular among PC players than those who grew up console gaming

@DarylTalksGames 3 жыл бұрын

Dude I think you’re totally right, I’m sure it’s wildly different for those that mainly play PC games. If the possessions are never really there, there’s just nothing to get attached to, ya know?

@dudep504 3 жыл бұрын

"pc gamers probably have less attachment to physical copies" Idk about others, but i can vouch on this.

@xn--b81a 3 жыл бұрын

Can relate. I introduced to gaming through PC and grow up with it. I once had a PS2 but in the end I came back to PC.

@actionstorm7465 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I totally agree as well. I have almost never done any console gaming, and I definitely didn't grow up on it, so I have no care for physical copies of games. I probably only have about 2 physical copies of games and that's just because I got them for super cheap at a yard sale.

@aki3128 3 жыл бұрын

I relate to this. I myself still feel a huge degree of attachment, but to the machine I play with, instead of the physical game.

@Quargos 3 жыл бұрын

I want to add to this that there is a very real extent to which digital copies are starting to become a lot more like temporary licenses, rather than owned objects; between service models like GamePass popping up, online-only games that will cease being playable when the servers inevitably shut down (even when they're primarily single-player); and on pc, the ever present problem of getting old software to work on new hardware, though that's not really a physical copy / digital copy thing, as much as a technical problem with how hardware and software are developed at the moment. Physical copies often aren't affected by these. You can always just pop the disk / cartridge into the console, plug it in, and go. Your subscription can't end, nor can the game be removed from their catalogue, there's no server it has to verify with, and with a console you don't have to worry about getting driver problems ten years down the line. It'll still work, exactly the same way it always did. So, it can also be a bit of a thing of protecting your rights as a consumer; as if we let companies keep going this way, they'll do whatever they can to make us pay again and again.

@VideoGameVillians 3 жыл бұрын

For me it's all about knowing, now that I have this copy, I will always be able to play it if I want to and nobody can take that away from me. Which is why I also lose a part of my soul when I buy a physical copy that straight up cannot be played without a mandatory update, so now even though I have that physical copy it's still worthless if the company ever stops providing that update. As an example of such I used to watch Star Trek movies on Netflix whenever I was bored and those movies being on Netflix were convenient and as long as I didn't for some reason pick a bad one they were good movies to watch over and over. Now though, they can't be found on Netflix, they can be found elsewhere but that's a whole nother subscription to pay for, and what happens if it moves services again, or is just straight up removed from streaming. Whereas I paid for the DVDs once each and while slightly less convenient than Netflix I can still watch them whenever I want without the inconvenience of having to discover which streaming service has it today and do I have a subscription yet? Oh look at that, Star Trek 2 is on Prime, but not for Canadians (like me), even more hoops to jump through, thank god for the physical copy.

@danielemazzali9810 3 жыл бұрын

"i'm sure you have at least one game that you have this kind of connection" Some hours ago, while this video was popping online, i was bored, i took my clarinet wich i didn't play in like 2 month (rehersals are suspended because of some EVENTS) and i opened musescore to find somthing nice to play. I just open whathever stuff made for a soloist clarinet, i find this sheet "melodies of life", i had the impression of have alreading heard that name, so i just started playing it. And OMG, it was the main theme of FF9, litterally the first game i have memory watching, when my older cousin used to visit us bringing his Playstation One, and when i was 5 years old or something. It was month since i felt such a burst of nostalgia. It made my day

@atvacs 3 жыл бұрын

Consumer friendly solution: give me (also) a code for the digital version when I buy the physical one A little less consumer friendly but still better then now: if I already have the physical version of a game, give me a 50-60% discount on the digital version I want my games to be physical, but digital is SO MUCH more convenient.

@duckles426 3 жыл бұрын

Problem with that is people could give away or sell those codes, meaning they get less or no money from someone getting the game. Opportunity cost and suchlike

@atvacs 3 жыл бұрын

@@duckles426 I know, but at least let me dream

@drewnolde2674 3 жыл бұрын

@@duckles426 My concept has been to do it like Nintendo Switch Online’s NES and SNES games. You have to connect to the internet like once a week or something like that to make sure you’re still subscribed to NSO, but besides that you can play the games offline. What if you get a digital copy of every game you buy, but you have to put in the disc/cartridge once a week/two weeks/month to make sure you still own it?

@elevan1159 3 жыл бұрын

If they were to do this, then if your friend had a physical game, then they could put it into your console, take it out, and then you would get the game for a discounted price when you shouldn’t have.

@Diphenhydra 3 жыл бұрын

@@duckles426 not to mention if they gave digital copies with every physical copy I could go to GameStop, get the code, then sell them back the game within a week and get my money back. Obviously if this system went through GameStop would change their rules to prevent it, much like target doesn’t allow you to return an opened dvd for that exact reason.

@PhantomDogman 3 жыл бұрын

For physical you have somewhat control when game stops running. For digital - hope that digital store won't shut down and companies won't remove game from storefronts and/or from people libraries. But I buying digital because it's easy access and playing game on pc and android mostly. For pc DVD drive is broken and of course there isn't physical game for android. But when I'll have chance then I like to play game is physical form. Also nowadays if buy physical copies you still might need to wait it to get downloaded.

@Grandmaster-Kush 3 жыл бұрын

Plus PC CDs have too little memory for games post 2015 or thereabout, you'd need a bluray disc drive or something like that, only buy old games physical for PC and new ones for console so I can play them whenever I want

@iggnifyre6333 3 жыл бұрын

I'm 100% on-board with this. I buy physical because you're only technically buying a 'licence' you have less control over, and I've had some issues transferring games I technically owned from one system to another. However, I've mostly switched to PC gaming because consoles get replaced every few years where as on PC I can have it all on one place, and Steam sales just makes it all much cheaper. My biggest fear is that something could happen to steam some day that would destroy what's now half my game collection, all digital.

@anthonydelfino6171 3 жыл бұрын

This is already happening. The Wii store is already gone and Sony just shut down it's PS3 store, so anything purchased on those systems not currently installed on the hard drive is just inaccessible forever, but if you owned physical copies of those games, then that's no longer a concern.

@dankolord 3 жыл бұрын

For consoles its always physical(as archiving of the game is never always guaranteed, no one knows if the console will ever get jailbroken) while on a PC its always digital as the archival of the game is always likely to happen even if steam or the main platform of that game ceases to exist.

@hyde7100 3 жыл бұрын

About a week ago, my friend lent me their copy of Pokémon Platinum. I never finished Pokémon diamond 7 years ago and I was ecstatic when I found out she had platinum and would lend it to me. I started playing the game and I had a flood of memories the second I chose chimchars poke ball. I felt like I was a kid again trying to understand Pokémon and this time, not getting lost in wayward cave. I beat the game yesterday with my Infernape being the MVP in the champion battle and I felt so happy despite it being just a game. Sadly I can’t keep this copy of the game but I know I will buy it eventually and I can still transfer my team to Soulsilver

@lugbzurg8987 3 жыл бұрын

This ain't just a gamer thing. I recall hearing even my mother once talking about issues with e-books, and how easily your ownership of the digital books you purchased can be whisked away.

@pinkajou656 3 жыл бұрын

I agree. I could never stand anything happening to my books, and ebooks just can’t feel the same. I also almost get a feeling that even though it was probably typed on a computer, this author wrote these words onto paper for me.

@HollowShard 3 жыл бұрын

Locations, and objects have always been difficult for me to pin down in the way that you describe here - I've suffered a lot from dissociation and derealization in my life, and in a way it's more comforting for me to be able to log onto a computer or console and see my entire library at my fingertips - to have that influx of memory and attachment in a digital space, because I understand better somehow that in a digital space these digital things are *mine* and not when I have a physical copy of something. Those things I've been taught are more of an 'ours' - that those memories are shared, that they shouldn't be private. This was an interesting video, though ^^

@Pryexel 3 жыл бұрын

I always wear this old Goomba cap that my older sister once wore. It's been peeled over the times and the bill's cracked in half, but I still wear it because it reminds me of her and who she means to me.

@cloudzintheskyz467 3 жыл бұрын

I still miss how wii games came with the packet in the case about the game. My favorite was the kirby return to dreamland one and the smash for wiiu one. They were so fun to read for whatever reason.

@gabrielgil2152 3 жыл бұрын

I used to love getting physical copies of games, when these games used to have manuals to read through. It was just a joy to read more about a game that I’ve been excited for, maybe pick up on some inputs or tricks that I wasn’t aware of, and my favorite as a child was looking for game art of my favorite characters and trying to draw them. Unfortunately, this died down for me, and other factors like how my Soul Calibur 2 GameCube disc just had all the scratches one day, and consoles like PS4 require you download the game, making the disc more like an access key, resulted with me just deciding to go digital for the convenience of switching between games more efficiently. I will miss those times, having these game manuals so that I can learn more about a game or just draw their characters. Good times.

@reklem2 3 жыл бұрын

Man, this hit home because I am sorting out old boxes and found the complete original run of the first bionicle sets with boxes and all. Truly something I will keep for sentimental value since those lego action figures were my absolute favorite toys as a kid.

@SocraTetris 3 жыл бұрын

When I first got Pokemon Crystal, I sat on the staircase in the front of my house for hours just being amazed at all the animation and sounds. As an adult, I've had to get rid a lot of my childhood things because of either needing the money they could bring in or moving multiple times and being unable to transport them or keep them in storage. So I've come to value my experiences more and try not to rely on objects to hold that value for me. The NieR Endings were instrumental in helping me embrace that non-materialism to a certain extent

@csdgay 3 жыл бұрын

also, digital stores can go down, your account can get banned, ect. as long as you take care of it, nothing can take your physical copy

@ParvaChauhan 3 жыл бұрын

physical copies get scuffed easily; they can be stolen, lost etc. While a digital store like steam is unlikely to go down anytime soon.

@csdgay 3 жыл бұрын

@@ParvaChauhan I feel like preventing theft would count under "taking care of it", but i see your point. and yeah steam isn't likely to go down anytime soon, but it will end eventually.

@heavensea141 2 жыл бұрын

@@ParvaChauhan do not scratch phycical games and always put them back into the cover after use. last forever.

@greninjaman7241 3 жыл бұрын

The one thing you didn't mention - saving memory space on your console.

@anthonydelfino6171 3 жыл бұрын

sadly that's becoming less of a benefit since even a lot of physical games still download the whole game to your hard drive the same as if you bought a digital version

@astralura 3 жыл бұрын

I actually prefer digital, mostly because of my disabilities. I have multiple chronic pain conditions which effect my mobility and having to get up constantly to change the disk or cartridge make things really frustrating and isnt really a good use of my already limited energy. The nintendo switch has been a godsend for me, seeing as I can no longer spend hours sitting at my PC, I can a lot of games I have on PC on my switch and its made it so much more accessible. In a perfect world, I would love to have shelves full of games, but I'm also quite poor and rely on sales which im more likely to get on digital. This was a really interesting exploration and it was fascinating to compare with my own thought processes.

@TheGodJames 3 жыл бұрын

I prefer physical because I look back on how I remembered when I bought the game. I still have games that I bought 5 years ago with the receipt back in place. The feeling of properly owning a game is what I love about gaming. Collecting them and just admiring the cases and art design of them. Especially, The limited edition of games. Plus, Physical games have way more sells than the digital games unfortunately. For example: My favorite game Neptunia is 20$ right now. But, On the PSN it’s 39.99$ if that doesn’t add up I don’t know what is.

@Cat-ki3hy 3 жыл бұрын

I used to eat the receipts Dont know how I'm not dead

@Monica_bondevik 3 жыл бұрын

My version of Crystal for you is pokemon black, I got it for my 12th birthday back in 2011 it was a gift from my dad and that night my dad suffered a massive heart attack and passed away.... We were thrust into foster care and I lost nearly everything but that game came with me and I played it while I still hadn't comprehended what was happening to me I completely shut down and just focused on my DS.... I didn't cry until I was alone, I remember feeling so completely broken and couldn't feel anything... I'm now crying as I watch and type this...

@olgierdvoneverec4135 3 жыл бұрын

I have no emotional attachment to any copy of a game I own, but I just like "having" the game, like he said, for me it's about that phsycological ownership. Also my paranoid mind goes, "what if the online hosting company (steam) went out of business?" which doesn't make sense but if that ever happens I want to still have my games.

@adhdweirdo4314 3 жыл бұрын

This video makes me sad. For some reason, I can’t remember almost anything that happened over two months ago. It’s always been like this for me. Even having a physical copy of something not a photo of me doing something doesn’t do anything. Sure a feint memory of something related to it will most likely pop up, but it isn’t tangible, or I can’t process that it’s me. It’s a really lonely and sad feeling. Other people know more about me then I do, and remember stuff I’ve done that I wouldn’t even think about doing right now. It kinda makes me tear up a bit, hearing people talk about vivid memories of me and friends while I have to pretend I know what they’re talking about out of fear they’ll resent me for not remembering moments together.

@b.h.4249 3 жыл бұрын

That sounds terrible, I'm so sorry. If you ever want to talk to someone, I'd be willing to listen. Sometimes talking to strangers can be easier than to people you know and are afraid to disappoint. Sorry if I weirded you out with that.. 😅

@Not_Aaron_ 3 жыл бұрын

2:08 this box made me so damn angry I so badly wanted to have the collector's edition because I recently also got a vinyl. So I bought it from a website and they send me a email 5 days after launch that my order was cancelled man that made me sad.

@geronimobellicoso1438 3 жыл бұрын

Damn that sucks sorry dude

@demigod5598 3 жыл бұрын

This made me sad cuz all my 3ds games got stolen I had those since I was a lil kid also

@djroscurro9859 3 жыл бұрын

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@aaa_3217 3 жыл бұрын

That's messed up

@demigod5598 3 жыл бұрын

@@aaa_3217 fr man just got wild world man and was enjoying it then all my games gone

@MercuryA2000 3 жыл бұрын

I justify it by saying "I can return physical if I need to" I know I'm probably not going to. I've only ever returned one game, and that's because I felt guilty not playing my new game even though I didn't like it. I like having physical copies. I put them all in a shelf and they're out of sight, but I like having them. Even if its cumbersome to have to swap out cartridges or disks whenever I play a different game, I still like it more. I think for me its because having a physical thing feels more 'worth' my money. Like, the act of buying a physical game feels like money better spent than buying a download.

@JordanLiver 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve kept about 95% of the games I gotten while growing up. I thought I’d always go for the physical copies of games and keep them so I could play them anytime I was in the mood for them. No seller’s remorse. Used copies were always cheaper than the digital versions too. Over the course of the last console generation I’ve migrated over to mostly digital PC games. The convenience and variety of digital wins me over nowadays, but I’ll always keep my consoles and the games I have for them.

@EchoFiend 3 жыл бұрын

Daryl I've just discovered your channel and you have the most underrated channel on youtube. Seriously your topics, analysis, editing and jokes are all excellent. As you're clearly a huge anime fan like me I'd love to see you make a video on it.

@DarylTalksGames 3 жыл бұрын

Strongly considering doing an anime video in the future! Just trying to figure out how to make that fit with the current audience since it’s predominantly folks here for gaming stuff. Glad to have you on board!

@amansaxena5898 3 жыл бұрын

I usually buy any game that is more than $30 physical for my Switch. As to me, spending a big amount on something that is not tangible to hold in your hands, just feels wrong

@dad_hoc 3 жыл бұрын

I'm very much a nerd for any sort of physical media; for music, I collect analogue media like vinyl and cassettes and will usually choose those over CDs and digital downloads. For games, I like to keep a tight collection of my favourites; same with movies and books. For general consumption, however, I usually go digital; ebooks and Spotify, streaming services and Steam sales. When it comes to new releases, though, the two are more or less connected, to me, because of the price tag. If I ever buy a new game, it usually means it's something I'm looking forward to or a new entry in a franchise I cherish, so I always go physical when possible because ideally, if I'm willing to drop £50-£70 on a game, there is a high chance that it's something I will enjoy and cherish enough to want to keep a physical copy around. And as for collector's editions, I almost exclusively buy those for indie games or my absolutely favourite franchises nowadays, mostly because I'm running out of shelf space from my older statues lmao Awesome video as always, man, can't wait for next month's!

@MogamiKyoko13 3 жыл бұрын

Tangible ownership is a big reason for me. However, with my Switch I pretty much exclusively have digital copies, with the exception of 2 games that were just a better price for the physical copy. And I think the reason I'm good with the digital copies is because the Switch is entirely my own. I always shared consoles with my sister growing up, so we divided the game collection into "yours, mine, and ours," where we had to ask each other to play a game that "belonged" to the other but didn't if it was "ours." Since I don't have to share my Switch, I don't need the same intensity of ownership ascribed to the games themselves.

@realkingofantarctica 3 жыл бұрын

I love keeping things tidy and organised, and you get to see your well-spent money pay off by the spines and art of your favourite games right there. It's one of life's little pleasures that makes amassing a collection so rewarding.

@prestong.6391 3 жыл бұрын

As someone who prefers digital to physical, the physical manifestation of my ownership of those games I think has been displaced into my controller (specifically my pro controller, my joy cons feel weird). It's representative of the ownership I have over the console in general, and since all those games exist in that console it feels weighty and nice.

@Blizzic 3 жыл бұрын

I never really have a problem with buying digital games, but when it comes to books and manga, I straight up CANNOT enjoy them unless I have a physical book in my hands. Something about that tactile experience of turning pages, thumbing through them, smelling that "book" smell...it's just as important to me as the actual content of a book.

@superzanti 3 жыл бұрын

I literally just did this with Age Of Calamity.

@raidev_ 3 жыл бұрын

When you got a digital game you're nostalgic for, you are just nostalgic for the icon on the console's homescreen, or the console itself. It's not really that diffrent

@aileenlumina256 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a featured patron yayyy 🥺 Loved this episode as always ❤️ My gf has always been wondering why she prefers physical copies, now she knows 😊

@jonahtran1834 3 жыл бұрын

My reason: My parents have no idea on have to do digital.

@Cat-ki3hy 3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@ksses222 3 жыл бұрын

All this talk about nostalgia got me feeling, well... nostalgic lol, and then he ended it with the PS2 boot sound and my heart exploded.

@bilge677 3 жыл бұрын

such an underrated channel. Love the videos you put out.

@Theophiloz 3 жыл бұрын

I love actual ownership and not having to worry about holding on to a console just because of a digital game. Looking at you, Scott Pilgrim! Also, I love the "new" smell when you first open the packaging.

@sarahchen7288 3 жыл бұрын

i absolutely love this series!! keep doing it!!

@natperhaps 3 жыл бұрын

I like keeping all of my old sketchbooks, and this explains that urge very well. I don't necessarily want to reread the comic I made about a boring pastor turkey or be entertained by stick figures frozen mid-battle, I just want to remember those old times. just wanna be 5 year old, scribbling in a notepad with a ballpoint pen again.

@pinkajou656 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly! And that’s why I think I will always draw in sketchbooks, even though I draw digitally as well. Other than the feeling and style of a pencil and paper being very different, there’s a feeling of your drawings having real life form. I took a pencil and drew on this paper in real life.

@jordanfleming7022 3 жыл бұрын

“Oh man I can’t wait to buy a physical copy of my favourite game!” Opens case, only to find a cardboard disc with a download code on it - where the actual game should be. “Piracy it is then!”

@bearianna 3 жыл бұрын

This happened to me yesterday! I was going to download an indie game that I REALLY wanted to play (a short hike btw 🐦) and I actually went online to see if it was physical before downloading it. I am going to start it tonight, but I already LOVE the art and colors, especially since I live in the mountains myself 🚵🏻‍♀️

@masterjgaming2893 3 жыл бұрын

I only recently found your youtube channel, but I love the videos you make. They are quality content. Keep up the great work and Don't give up

@NEMountainG 3 жыл бұрын

This video hits close to home, also the BGM choices were super nice.

@CastawayRY 3 жыл бұрын

Another fantastic video. I love your topics and your presentation. Keep it up! :)

@Christopher-D 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know about this video... but I'm not sure how to express my disagreement. When I look at the games in my Steam library, I suppose I don't feel like I own the game quite I do with physical stuff, but there's so much more to a game on Steam than the game itself. Workshop content, mods, community hubs, it's all right there, just a click away. I may not feel like I really own Half-Life, but I instead feel like I'm connected to be part of a community just as passionate about the game as I am. And this community is not only passionate about Half-Life, but also Sven Coop, Crack Life, Afraid of Monsters, and just about every other franchise spawned from the franchise. Meanwhile, owning a physical copy feels somewhat isolated from that community. What I'm trying to say is, I think a digital copy done right in some cases has more tangibility than the physical release of that game by the fact that it lets you easily access the layers of game beyond the actual game.

@TheKid377400 3 жыл бұрын

Great points! Hearing you talk about nostalgia for games really gave me nostalgia for games. I've kept all my copies, even for games I didn't like and didn't really play. Another reason I tend to go digital is I really don't trust the companies to keep my best interests in mind. We've already seen cases of digital only games getting yoinked out of circulation by the publishers for one reason or another. So I feel like if I keep my physical copy, even if it's hundreds of years later, there is still the very small sliver of a chance that I can replay my games again.

@swan3640 3 жыл бұрын

Not even 2 minutes into the video and i was ready to cry lmao what are you doing to me Daryl T-T This was an interesting video for me, cuz I've always been that person who buys physical books and games. And I've never really thought about it as to why. It might be tied to simply childhood nostalgia and how I've grown up. To be frank and (try to) keep this to the minimum, I grew up with playing video games: Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, etc on the PS1 and PS2. And that's because my dad played games too, and those games were his. I remember watching dad play CTR or the 1st Crash Bandicoot game and cuz he had played them so many times he knew all the cheat codes and secret passageways. He has also always bought the physical version of the game (if possible). So for me, it could be that it brings a sense of nostalgia and also security. I have the physical copy in my shelf and it's never gonna disappear from there. Much like my books (and i enjoy the new book smell), I want to hold and feel the pages as I go. Much like with games, it's in my muscle memory to open the case and put the disc in and hear the first sounds while I sit back and get comfortable. And even to this day, I prefer having & getting the physical copy. Yeah, we got P5 from the PS Store but that's because we weren't able to find the physical one anywhere. It must also have to do that since I moved away from home into my own place, I could just pick up games from the shelves and take them with me. That also ties to that the games were mine. So in essence, ownership as you said. Either it was a gift or mostly, I bought it myself (Batman Arkham Asylum for example). We also had so many games for the PS2 on the shelf I grew accustomed to it. All those time crouching on my knees, tilting my head to scroll and decide what game to play, alone, or with others. Dad also has a habit of collecting (physical) things so it might also be that. I see this is getting very long, but i'd love to talk about these things more since I haven't really thought about them that much. So thank you Daryl, and apologies in advance if you ever end up reading my comments.

@SmallHoot 3 жыл бұрын

This was a GREAT video, but at the same time, incredibly inconvenient. My fiance and I are desperately trying to widdle down our collection of games, movies, and books (and clothes) in order to move, and now I feel an even stronger attachment to my belongings than I did before. Yes, we have three copies of the original Ghostbusters movie, but one is his, one is mine, and the other is a steel book edition. Neither of us are willing to give up any three of these. They hold too much connection for us as it was one of the first things we bonded over. So thanks for this great video, but also 😰

@undead_corsair 3 жыл бұрын

One thing I always liked about physical copies when I was a kid was the manuals, sometimes they'd have interesting bits of info about characters or items in the game, lists of weapons or items and such, now all of that tends to be shown in menus and item descriptions and so on, but I always liked those little booklets. I buy physical and digital now, depending on price mainly, sometimes there are those sweet digital sales with really good discounts, other times you can buy a second hand game for a fraction of the original price (and without giving any money to EA). But I also like to get a digital copy so I can lend a game to friends, or sell it if I don't want to keep it.

@atlas4122 3 жыл бұрын

The thing about digital copies, for me at least, is that they'll last much longer than any disc I'd ever buy as long as I keep the hard drive. And, to me, I still get that object thats important to me in the form of the console its on. I cherish my old Xbox just as you cherish your copy of Pokemon Crystal. It still defines me, this little box full of memories and experiences that I spent years pouring myself into.

@AbhayShirole Жыл бұрын

Aye yo your content is straight fire! Love you my brother

@ostrichlord9097 3 жыл бұрын

i remember the days where i was young and small and would curl up with my nintendo DS. i'd spend evenings on the sofa playing pokemon whilst my mother watched TV beside me and i'd feel at peace. No worries, no thoughts and no unrest. Just me, my mum, and my pokemon in a warm house on a saturday evening. And whilst I may not be able to experience such a feeling again now that i'm at uni and my mother has passed away, every time I spot my pokemon cartridge alongside my old DS, I can remember those times when i was small and would excitedly slot the card into my DS port. Hard copies really do come with memories - with every event you'v spent with them. And that's worth a lot. Much more than saving space around the house or the slight convenience of not worrying about a disc. Thanks for reminding me of that Daryl. I thought i was a collector of games. But it turns out I was a collector of the memories that came with them.

@platformergamedesign5286 3 жыл бұрын

I actually prefer digital. The feeling of having all my favourite games preinstalled into a console is comforting for me.

@butterballporkbunthetoymak 3 жыл бұрын

You hit the nail on the head on why I love physical games so much, like if there’s no other option I will buy the game digitally if it’s something I’m interested in but typically I always buy a physical copy. Just looking at it in my hands makes me smile, it’s also why I love repro carts. It allows me to experience games I’ve loved and always wanted to try in English or a physical form without the hassle of emulation.

@BowTheBoo 3 жыл бұрын

My n64 was a hand me down from my older brother and my game cube was a Christmas present from him. My copy of paper Mario was bought 2nd hand from a high school friend and my copy of the thousand year door was a Christmas present from my mom. Definitely a lot a loving memories tied to those things ❤

@dwilliams21 3 жыл бұрын

In the Netflix series THE TOYS THAT MADE US (the Star Wars episode) someone mentioned that for sci-fi movies, a toy was the closest a fan would ever get to actually entering that realm--if you like baseball, you can go to a stadium and see a game. You can meet a real player. But you as a STAR WARS fan can't *actually* visit Coruscant or meet the real Luke Skywalker--but you can have toys of these things. And having the toys connects you to that fantasy realm and expresses your love of it. Having the actual game boxes/cartridges reminds me of this. I think it's cool to have boxes (I grew up when PC software disks came in really big boxes), but I just don't have room. Steam for me. But that doesn't mean I don't want (say) Hollow Knight T-shirts.

@ashtentheplatypus 3 жыл бұрын

9:19 -- "You'll be nostalgic for right now, someday." A few weeks before my fish passed away, I got him a floating log. I remember looking at the reviews, and seeing that a lot of customers were disappointed because some of them were defective and stopped floating after a few days. I actually took it out of my online cart before checking out. But a few minutes later, for whatever reason, I emailed Chewy to ask if they could change my order to include it. My fish loved it so much. His gills weren't working as well anymore, so he slept inside of the log so that he could easily stick his face out of the water for some fresh air without having to swim all the way up. He made his last bubble nest in that log. It's been some months. I still haven't taken down his tank other than draining it of most of the water. It makes me sad. But when I think about that log, it just makes the emotions flow for some reason.

@walterreynoldsthefourhundr819 3 жыл бұрын

Physical copies... They hold a special place in my heart. I wouldn't be the man I am today, if I couldn't remember all those times that I kept failing at something, and looking through the manual to make sure I knew all the button combos and extra little things for the game. Because that taught me at a young age, always look for a hint, and make sure you know your limits. Those physical copies helped me more than I could ever express in a youtube comment. Love your channel Daryl. Thank you for helping me understand the games I play more than I did.

@UltimateMustacheX 3 жыл бұрын

This is also the case with books. I have a Nook (the original version when it first came out), and although I've read a number of books on it, it can't beat the feel of a hefty book in your hands or the texture of the pages. And that sentiment of "because it's mine" is still very strong within adult me. Even a worthless knick-knack can remain in my pocket or room because it's mine. Once when walking into my office, the clip from my laptop bag broke. I lost the spring and the little trigger piece, but I picked up the remaining hook piece and put it in my coat pocket. I could have chucked it when I got inside or got home, but it's still in my pocket a few years later.

@annaaerial9255 3 жыл бұрын

4:22 a good springboard for more about this is research into authenticity, for example in the context of museums!

@emma2943 3 жыл бұрын

I purchased the digital copy of Animal Crossing: New Horizons the second it was available so that I could play it right away (quarantine blues hit real hard) but now I regret not waiting for the physical copy because unless I turn on my Switch, I can't see the cover art and have that reminder of the work I've put into it. On the other hand, one Christmas I bought myself all of the Kingdom Hearts collections physically, and I'm so glad I did. I've barely gotten to play them, and may never finish each game, but there's just a strange pride in knowing I have all of them in my hands whenever I feel like I have the time again.

@worthasandwich 3 жыл бұрын

I also tend to care more about my physical copies of games. If I download something It is there on my laptop or switch and I will get to it when I get to it. But if I have a physical copy can hold I can look at it, hold it, be reminded of it as it takes up physical space and am more likely to pick it up to play it. I can lend it to a friend to try out. I just like it so much more. Also if you hate the game you can sell it later.

@KittyMariChan 6 ай бұрын

i grew up without video games and a few years into my relationship with my spouse i suggested he declutter by selling his old ps3 games and put the money back into some new games he was anticipating. after watching this i asked him if he regretted that decision, if i had convinced him to doing something he wouldn't have due to my own lack of nostalgia. he said he didn't remember any of the titles he sold, so they can't have been that significant. he kept the ones that were meaningful to him, that made him smile every time he saw them.

@DylanYouSonOfABidgeNelson 3 жыл бұрын

If I download a game onto my PS4, as I'm a last gen console peasant, and I go trade that PS4 in, I lose out on that game. I have only recently started doing this over the last year or so, I have probably purchased 8 games as digitals. Yesterday, I purchased RE4 for a very recently purchased PS2 just to find out it wouldn't read, so what did I do? I bought it for less money as digital on my PS4 even though I have already purchased the game 3 other times for my wii. The same goes for music. If I purchase the digital rights to legally stream an album on bandcamp, but then they change their policy and it can no longer be streamed on bandcamp, I lose 8 bucks.

@zan8117 2 жыл бұрын

Sharing music, movies, games and books with other people is how i got into a bunch of stuff and made friends. A friend of mine would buy a volume of Death Note and after he finished he'd lend it to me and that how I read the entirety of Death Note. I'd also borrow a bunch of games from cousins like FFX. I remember just lending PS1 games to a Teacher's Assistant back in elementary school and he later remember that when I saw him again working at my high school.

@valikov2899 3 жыл бұрын

I love getting physical copies of things just because its so satisfying... Whenever I used to buy a video games on my Wii U in 2013 (I was maybe... 7? Or 6? Im 13 now so...) I had a bunch of old copies of games from my Wii (which was wayyy old, and way far from playable) on a shelf next to my families tv. It was the first time I went back to all those old games form my younger days, and I picked them up and felt such a feeling of satisfaction, I was finally able to revisit those games after so many years and it just made me incredibly happy.

@PhotonArray 9 ай бұрын

Wonderful video, really made me think about it.

@AlbelTheWicked2 3 жыл бұрын

This explains so much that I hadn’t thought about before. I love your videos so damn much.

@WahrerKuroKiba 3 жыл бұрын

Man I was just starting to be able to sell off my old stuff and now you make me attached again. Damn you

@veezopolis 3 жыл бұрын

This episode made me tear up and pull out my GBA copy of A Link to the Past. I have this game several ways digitally, even have a SNES hooked up with it in it right now. But the GBA copy was my first game, I still have the GBA as well. The label is torn and has been since I got it. But it's my copy. Its the first game and it's still my favorite game. Not any copy of LTTP will be as good as this one simply because of all the reasons you talked about.

@ashleyedwards3082 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so 50/50 with this. I love collectors editions and get many for games I’m really looking forward to. Even buying collectors editions after a digital edition if I love the game enough but I also play so many games and find it so inconvenient to dig out a disk each time. When I can have a full library and one click be straight into it. For me it’s convenience, I’d rather have a big digital library and spend more time actually playing the games, but show off the things I really love in my man cave, statues art vinyl etc.My boxed copy of Fifa 14 gives me absolutely no nostalgia it’s if anything ugly on my shelf.

@diosmiolacreatura 3 жыл бұрын

I've been really feeling this topic lately. When I got divorced, my ex-spouse claims they tossed away my old chunky PS2 and my collection of games that I brought when I moved in with them, including games that are not just rare but most importantly, held importance to me. Nowadays I'm trying to rebuild that library, even if it's with emulation, but it's never going to be the same. It doesn't help that buying a PS2 nowadays is absurdly expensive and it'll be a quest for certain to find the games I had in physical copies now. Basically, there really is something special about having the physical copies of a game and the sense of 'ownership' really comes with some sense of comfort and joy because of the memories.

@cwsmio-trio1267 3 жыл бұрын

Me and my brother still have all our old Skylanders, even though some of them don't even work, and all of them are a bit broken. They just bring back so many memories, there's no way I could get rid of them.

@AtomBacon 3 жыл бұрын

I still have my og copy of Crystal as well and actually had a xustom Wireframe case made for it with a little (actual) crystal woven it.

@Neopets4Life494 3 жыл бұрын

Your story with Pokemon Crystal brings me back to when I first got Pokemon Emerald. I was so excited when I booted it up and saw my in-game mom that I showed it to my mom and I said "mom look it's you!" Still own the game and original box and manual. Same goes for Pokemon Red Rescue Team. I love physical copies of games.

@PlGGS 3 жыл бұрын

I think I just realized part of why I don't care about buying physical copies of games anymore is because I sold my old pokemon games. I've never really had that moment of nostalgia looking at my old cartridge, so it's not much of a consideration when I'm looking to pick up new games nowadays

@JCF327 3 жыл бұрын

This is a very interesting video. I never really put it into that kind of thought. This series always seems to surprise me on just different topics for gaming. Oh btw... Pokemon mystery dungeon: explorers of sky. Godteir underrated game but that's my opinion ;)

@piteoswaldo 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not so attached to the physical copies. Since I've created my Steam account, I've never bought a physical game any more. I have a small collection of PlayStation disks and DS cards, but for me they're little more than just vessels, the nostalgia and emotions come when I put them in and start the game. The PlayStation console is not working, and I don't even have a TV that I can connect it, but now I have installed an emulator with all the games I used to play, and the emotional connection is there, with everything you described about your physical games. I feel as attached to the files in my computer (or even in a library "on the cloud") as I would be to a physical object. And this also works for music, movies, and books (I guess I'm a "digital child"! lol) I love when the box comes with beautiful art, lore booklets, physical objects, things that can create a full experience before you even insert the CD. But most games just have a lame instruction manual to explain the UI and the buttons I can press, as if I've lived in a cave for 30 years and never played a videogame before, and does a much worse job at that than the in-game tutorial. If there's no extra value, just give me a download button and I'm happy.

@legendeOfDragon 3 жыл бұрын

Also these artworks are just really nice :D I mean, there is sometimes even artworks INSIDE the case! or ON the cartridge! I can‘t miss out on that!

@chadjones1266 2 жыл бұрын

I often donate my hard copy to the local library so others can enjoy it. Can't do that with digital.

@crowing427 3 жыл бұрын

Your talk of crystal makes me think of my love for silver. It pissed me off in so many ways, but I adored it and still have it even though it's chipped and doesn't work. I put ridiculously many hours into that game starting and restarting and it went everywhere with me. It now sits in a bag with all my other gen 1-3 pokemon games next to my side of the bed. My wife doesn't understand it, I'm glad you do 💚

@randombozo1306 3 жыл бұрын

Great video as always, daryl! Cant wait to watch the stream tomorrow. Edit: I think markzipan is a mix of the words "marzipan" (a treat) and mark (the name)

@DarylTalksGames 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it Random Bozo!

@velo836 3 жыл бұрын

I dont like having physical things and I have quite the steam library, where most of my favorite games are on. Whatever I have physical should be very important to me. For an example instead of boxes, I buy the official artbook for the games I really love. I dont have any physical copies of the Dark souls games, but I have the official artbook to lament on instead of a just a box. Id love to get Vinyls of soundtracks too but then I’d just have too much stuff in my house, I really only like having the “essentials” to life, and digital media just lives on forever and are always accessible.

@shisuiki 3 жыл бұрын

I like the idea of artbooks as an alternative, but not for me since i also like things minimalistic. Perhaps if at some point console makers get their way and the industry goes full digital i can suggest this to my collector friends

@imoscared 3 жыл бұрын

Hate to ruin the mood but i felt I needed to say this here. I have aphantasia which means I can’t visual memories. This sucks. I can’t remember the faces of elementary school friends, the moments of playing games with my friends, or most of those games too. The worst part is I’ve lost 75% of the objects from my childhood and I feel like I need something to remember my experiences from so I don’t forget them

@bboyninja8244 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Daryl, great video! As someone who likes to collect physical copies of games, it definitely spoke to me. I usually only collect Nintendo games that actually look appealing to play or I'm sure will be enjoyable. The psychology for this makes so much more sense now, so thank you! And don't worry, we'll all make make new memories for the games you play on twitch, even benches look different now.

@VampPhoenix99 3 жыл бұрын

My original copy of Final Fantasy X got irreparably scratched, and this episode made me realize I never actually threw it away, even after replacing it. I have so much sentimentality for that game, and the disc (and case) from my childhood is a good physical embodiment of that.