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  • You have options, since you still need different consoles if you are really into videogames, but PS3 is the single most valuable in my opinion:

    • It can’t be always decently emulated on PC
    • Exclusives still today (mostly japanese)
    • Games need space so they are best to buy retail, they are cheap and on bluray (great durability over time)
    • You probably already have a 1080p display, so it work well on it.
    • You can play movies and cd audio on it, so a great companion to every desktop PC
    • Also eventually hackable if you prefer
    • It’s so cheap to buy














  • Because Blu-Ray is the format for enthusiasts and collectors. A burned one don’t have the same collection value, and many times even the same content since you don’t have extras or alternative version of the movie. USB or Streaming is just more convenient for mosts.

    Still would be nice to see more FLOSS support in this sense. We used to make custom art for our burned CD in the 90s.

    I always prefer dedicated physical media for the stuff I really care and/or can afford: people underestimate the value of something you can easily show, gift, play, sell, etc. Digital contents don’t have this intrinsic value in our physical world, so I don’t think physical media will disappear in the next future.