Physical version available or digital only? [ Edited ]

[Dawezy]

Back when ME3 was announced I pre-ordered that steel-case Collectors edition for PC, got the game there in my wardrobe so I don't have to redownload everything all over again..

Will Legendary Edition have a Disc version or it's going to be Digital only this time? (though I guess Andromeda was Digital only for PC so..)

Call me old fashioned but I do like to have my hands on disc copies of things, considering how slow things download here in Australia.

Cheers!

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[Fred_vdp]

So far, I haven't found disc copies for the PC version, but I don't have any insider knowledge.

[GrimReaperTaken]

@Dawezy @Fred_vdp I'm going to give you a tentative yes to there being a physical copy. 

My evidence in this is purely that I am in Aussie as well and both Eb Games and JB Hi Fi are showing mass effect legendary edition with the case art (the ps4/xbox one logo at the top) which granted, could be edited but I dont know either of those companies to sell digital copies of games so for this reason I believe both stores are selling physical

If PC only doesnt have a physical I'd be surprised, but I guess it is becoming more common for disk drives not to be a thing

First Mass Effect game i bought digitally though :') Decided for this generation i was going to stop making a pile of physical games since space is limited, still have my collectors me2/3 covers though :D

[mcsupersport]

As a side note, you can always transfer games to a outside USB based drive and keep them until you want to play them again.  Meaning once you download a game, play it, and if you think you want to play in future but don't want it on your main drive, you can use an external HD to save it until you want to play again. 

[Fred_vdp]

Nowadays, even physical PC releases don't come with the game on disc, but a product code. In some geographical regions with slow internet connections and/or data caps, discs may still be included.

[SofaJockeyUK]

The game size has been specified to be around 120GB

How many DVDs would be required to hold that?

15 or more?

We're getting to the point that games are outpacing Blu-Rays as well, so requests for disc versions make no sense on PC and the clock is ticking for consoles. 

Unless of course you just have a download code inside a physical box or a single disc with an installer. Depends on what you expect from a 'physical' copy. 

[Fred_vdp]

Yeah, I forgot for a moment that PCs tend not to come with Blu-ray drives (or even DVD drives). I think it's almost certainly a 'no' for a PC physical release with functioning dics. A box with a code, maybe.

The last time I bought a physical PC game it was Shadow of the Tomb Raider, which included a disc with an application that activates the game on Steam.

[GrimReaperTaken]

Seriously? I've never seen a physical copy without a disk. I guess aussie net is too slow :P

[SofaJockeyUK]

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@GrimReaperTaken wrote:

Seriously? I've never seen a physical copy without a disk. I guess aussie net is too slow :P

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The first 'fuss' over a download code in the box I remember was Metal Gear Solid V (2015) so this is not a new thing.

Games with a single 'installer' disc give an illusion of it being a physical copy, but it mostly isn't.

[Dawezy]

Couldn't comprehend the idea of having a PC without a BD-RW drive atleast, not sure why everyone makes a machine without them these days.

Correct me if I'm wrong though, but if they made an actual game disc and used say .. dual-layer BD? that has an absolute ton of space on it? it's not an impossible feat but I could see them sweeping the idea under the carpet because everything has to have Origin now (I despise DRM in all its forms, but you have to appease some evils I guess, I miss DOS ;_;.) for their library.

Not holding my breath for a disc release outside of consoles ofcourse, but getting some kind of confirmation of a yes/no from a EA/BioWare staff member would be nice.

Also yes, Auzzie internet is slow lol. I have unlimited monthly data with my provider but the speeds dude? ugh.. lucky to break 1.8MB/s for downloading anything. So if Legendary Edition was in actual fact 120GB atleast? have to do it over a few days if not a week as I don't leave my PC running when I'm either asleep or out of the house.