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PS5 owners!
I'm curious and would like to know the ratio here on the forum between PS5 consoles with and without disc drive.

Which one did you buy?

UPDATE #3 08/12/2022

Out of 520 valid console owners, 420 received a disc and 100 received a digital edition.
That's a ratio of roughly 81% disc PS5 owners to 19% digital edition PS5 owners.

UPDATE #2 05/01/2022

Out of 405 valid console owners, 334 received a disc and 71 received a digital edition.
100 votes later than the previous update, that's still a ratio of 82% to 18%.

UPDATE #1 04/29/2022:

Small summary after one day:
Out of 308 PS5 owners, 252 people have purchased a PS5 with disc drive and 56 people have purchased one without.
That's about 82% disc drive to 18% digital edition.
I find that interesting, since it is, in addition to personal preference, also about availability and many, as it reads in the thread, have taken what was there.
Since Sony, as far as I know, does not publish official figures on the ratio between disc drive and digital editions, we have now roughly determined that there is one digital edition for every 4 disc drive editions.
Similar could be read on some sites at the time of release, at that time they assumed 20% -25% of digital editions, but in the meantime it has become quiet and I just wanted to "investigate" for myself.
Thanks for participating!

 

[kraspkibble]

digital obviously. physical is dying and the sooner people admit it the better.

 

[Thaedolus]

Physical. I got PS4 games on disc and like the option of buying used/trading in disappointments

 

[Zeroing]

I got the digital version. Because the used game disc business is dead in here.

 

[Damigos]

Physical always.
So you can actually play physical games you receive as present (or maybe even buy) and so you can borrow from friends

 

[Alter_Fridge]

Disc.

Imagine buying something you didn't like and then not being able to return/on sell it

 

[T-Cake]

Digital. But PlayStation is no longer my main gaming device so I'm happy to just sit and wait and see what gets given for free on PS+/PS Now.

 

[rickybooby87]

I’ve got two physical. Jelly at those who are enjoying all this action for the low price of $399.99.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Never limit your own purchasing power.

 

[Aenima]

Even if you prefer digital only games, never handicap yourself with a digital only console. While thers an option, always go to the one that offers physical discs.

Practical example. The only way to play The Last Guardian at 60 FPS, is using a physical disk on PS5 without installing the day 1 patch. The digital version of the game is locked at 30fps.

 

[Dr Bass]

I got the physical version, but only because I couldn't really find the digital. I don't buy disc based games anymore, so the drive is basically unused.

 

[Shifty1897]

Go Disc if you can, Sony is already playing with Nintendo's pricing strategy for games, so those first party games are still going to worth a decent amount in a year or two.

 

[Arthimura]

Physical. Even without touching the topic of ownership of games, in my country just doesn't make sense going digital.

Prices of physical copies drops faster while digital copies stays with the price closer to the release price for months/years.

Why am I going to pay more for something that I don't own, can't sell, trade or lend?

 

[TransTrender]

Disk.
I love paying pennies on the dollar for physical merchandise, which I then flip or trade in for more than I paid for it.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

Digital PS5. I can't be bothered dragging my fat ass anywhere.

 

[theHFIC]

Mine has the disc drive. Still have plenty of disc based PS4 games and I have been getting a lot better deals on PS5 disc based games than the Digital Store Sales.

Even though the disc contents nowadays is basically a text file that lets me download a 40 gig day one update any future console for me will still have a drive.

 

[TheTony316]

I have the disc version. Even if you prefer digital, having both options is just better.

 

[Topher]

Physical. I'll buy discs every time if I'm given the opportunity.

 

[Jooxed]

Disc.. I like to own physical media. Holding out as long as I can

 

[A.Romero]

Disc for sure. I still prefer owning discs for consoles and also like to be able to watch 4K Blurays.

 

[Rocco Schiavone]

digital obviously. physical is dying and the sooner people admit it the better.

Yeah less choice and higher prices from the store are better than physical.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Disc drive. You will miss out on the used game market on Ebay and Amazon. I got Returnal for $35 shipping included.

 

[Alter_Fridge]

I got the digital version. Because the used game disc business is dead in here.

Your province doesn't have eBay/classified ads?

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Disc.

It costs $100 more, but you can play game and 4k movie discs.

Even if you are 100% digital, youll probably get back at least $50 of it you sell the system later. Maybe even the whole $100.

 

[R6Rider]

Disc for me.

 

[Roxkis_ii]

All my game but one are digital, but I like having the option to grab a used game if I'm on my knuckles.

 

[Ghost of Caelid]

Have both, but only buy games digital.

Edit: I have the digital edition...my brother dropped his disc version at my house to watch for him...he doesnt game so its been her roughly 6 months.

 

[Boss Mog]

digital obviously. physical is dying and the sooner people admit it the better.

Sure thing comrade.

 

[wOs]

Bought the disc and have used it once for a uhd disc.

 

[AV]

If you had the choice and chose to let Sony dictate the price of your games for the next ~7 years, you're an idiot.

 

[Zeroing]

Your province doesn't have eBay/classified ads?

We Portuguese are hoarders, we rarely give up a game and when we do, there is so many disks of the same game on second hand sales that nobody will give a fair price. This is Nintendo and Sony land but could be worse, you can be giving away a free xbox game and nobody would want it.

 

[sainraja]

Even though most of the games I have gotten recently have been digital, I like to have the option of disc, specially for older games I've purchased on disc for the PS4. I probably still would have gone with disc version even if most of my PS4 games were digital.

 

[Alter_Fridge]

We Portuguese are hoarders, we rarely give up a game and when we do, there is so many disks of the same game on second hand sales that nobody will give a fair price. This is Nintendo and Sony land but could be worse, you can be giving away a free xbox game and nobody would want it.

Brazil and Portugal have a crazy video game scene

 

[Mossybrew]

Disc of course. More options are simply better. Sometimes a physical copy of a game is cheaper on Amazon than a digital download. Can grab used games, or trade with my friend who also has a PS5.

 

[TheRedRiders]

Digital owners will keep telling you to get digital to help them justify their own purchase lol

Get Disc Version, it's always good to have options and buying many disc games are significantly cheaper than the digital PS Store version, I remember a few months ago I saw R&C Rift Apart in my local game store for £30, and at the same time the PS Store version was £70. It's happened with so many games now.

Lol

 

[Darth_Ghandi]

Got the disc.
Saved a bunch of end of gen titles for it too.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Disc version. I go for a physical collection, both with games and movies. And now that PS5 includes a 4K drive it's even better.

 

[sankt-Antonio]

Have the disc edition, would go with the digital edition now. The BD player is shit in the PS5 (no dolby vision, clunky operation with the controller, fan noise) so I got a dedicated one.
I got every game digital - because fuck swapping discs. I don't play old gen games, that's not what I got this machine for.

 

[Alter_Fridge]

Have the disc edition, would go with the digital edition now. The BD player is shit in the PS5 (no dolby vision, clunky operation with the controller, fan noise) so I got a dedicated one.
I got every game digital - because fuck swapping discs. I don't play old gen games, that's not what I got this machine for.

How many PS4 or PS5 games have multiple discs

Like 2. And one is the install disc used used once

What a terrible argument against disc

 

[remember_spinal]

i bought the disc because thats the only one i could get at release.

I would have preferred the digital since I’ll never buy another physical disc

 

[sankt-Antonio]

How many PS4 or PS5 games have multiple discs

Like 2. And one is the install disc used used once

What a terrible argument against disc

I mean swapping disc when I want to play another game. Short GT7 session, a mission in HZD than something else... without having to get up the couch.

 

[Alter_Fridge]

I mean swapping disc when I want to play another game. Short GT7 session, a mission in HZD than something else... without having to get up the couch.

Sounds like the problem is ADD, not disc

Also, your argument is not walking 3 feet is more valuable to you, than thousands of dollars in exorbitant digital costs

 

[Urban]

digital obviously. physical is dying and the sooner people admit it the better.

How many PS5 games i bought used for only half of the price nearly 2-4 weeks after launch.

If i can i will never go full exclusive on any store

 

[StateofMajora]

Digital on console is for chumps

 

[Quezacolt]

We Portuguese are hoarders, we rarely give up a game and when we do, there is so many disks of the same game on second hand sales that nobody will give a fair price. This is Nintendo and Sony land but could be worse, you can be giving away a free xbox game and nobody would want it.

I also live in portugal, and the market isnt as bad as you say. Also, many retailers have something like a 15% discount if you pre-order games.
Got Returnal, sealed, for 30 euros, after 3 months or so afte release, when it was full price on ps store, wich is also more expensive than physical anyway.

 

[Jim Ryan other Clone]

If you are low on money buy the cheap edition aka the Disk one. After 3 games the digital is more expensive than the disk based. And you have the option to choose whenever you want to buy disk or digital games.

 

[rofif]

Always physical. Why rid yourself of options?

 

[Kssio_Aug]

I went with Series S because it was considerably cheaper, and because it's pretty much a Game Pass machine considering all MS IPs go there day one. But when it comes to PS5, I think the disc version is a no-brainer.

 

[Daneel Elijah]

Disc version, just in case. But not a single PS5 disc yet.

 

[Zeroing]

I also live in portugal, and the market isnt as bad as you say. Also, many retailers have something like a 15% discount if you pre-order games.
Got Returnal, sealed, for 30 euros, after 3 months or so afte release, when it was full price on ps store, wich is also more expensive than physical anyway.

It is, I moved to Madeira island. Now you can imagine that mess... if i want to send something to the mainland I have to pay, Worten here does not care about second hand games etc...