https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2011/04/25/new-wii-in-2012-ps-xbox-2014/ My name is Jesper Juul, and I am a Ludologist [researcher of the design, meaning, culture, and politics of games]. This is my blog on game research and other important things. Thu, 05 May 2011 09:48:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2011/04/25/new-wii-in-2012-ps-xbox-2014/comment-page-1/#comment-56400 Thu, 05 May 2011 09:48:21 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=1298#comment-56400 @Garrett I do think that physical products remain important as gifts – it’s no coincidence that the holiday season has the biggest sales. Question is whether that will keep physical game distribution alive.

]]> https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2011/04/25/new-wii-in-2012-ps-xbox-2014/comment-page-1/#comment-56399 Thu, 05 May 2011 03:58:34 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=1298#comment-56399 Word on the street is that physical games – console cartridges, disks, etc. – are, indeed on the way out. I think the projection is that they will be completely replaced by downloads, but there’s always the physical nostalgia/collector’s component to take into account. Like e-books/books, there will always be people who insist, in the face of immediate technology, on the tangibility of a game’s “gameness”. And what of the idea that the physical form of a game is part of the experience of it – glitches and scratches included? Is this just sentimentality or is there a definite experiential component (beyond the emotional) behind the console contingent’s claim? I wonder if/how console-based companies take this into account.

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