Going all-digital on games: your responses, my replies

In the 25-plus years I’ve covered games, I can’t recall writing an article that inspired more negative reactions than my all-digital game downloads opinion piece last weekend. Quick summary if you missed it: I’m excited about an all-digital future for consoles, and as predicted, some console gamers — particularly collectors — are not.

Though the total number of responses wasn’t huge, many were worth exploring in greater detail. So we’re going to continue the discussion today. I’ve sorted the responses into nine categories, quoting the most thoughtful ones so you can hear both sides of the all-digital versus physical game debate.