With summer vacation just around the corner, chances are you're buying at least a few video games for yourself, your loved one, or your kids. And why not? It's a good way to pass the time, and gaming has been scientifically proven to be good for you. For example, it increases problem-solving skills, keeps the brain sharp, you get a better memory and ensures that you can multitask well. But once you've decided which games you want, there's another important decision to make:physical or digital? While there is, of course, still a market for buying games on the store, the future is clearly online. Just like everything really. For those of you who are still trying to get to grips with the concept of 'downloading a game', we've come up with seven reasons here to buy games online. Whether you play on your xbox, pc, mac or playstation.
It's incredibly useful
You can buy and install games online from your console or PC without even leaving the couch.
If you want to buy a new game late at night, that's no problem. You can purchase online games 24/7. You go to the website, choose the games, pay and immediately after receipt of your payment you will receive the necessary game keys in your email. After payment you can start playing immediately.
You will never lose your games
Physical games are fun, but they can be easily lost or if you have pets or small children - they can be damaged. Meanwhile, online games are securely stored in your account, so you can always access the game or software. Even if you buy a new PC or new console.
They are cheaper
Games cost a lot of money, especially if you are an avid gamer. If you use game keys it costs much less money. It is so cheap because everything is purchased and delivered digitally, so that a store has no physical stocks, which saves a lot of costs. In addition, you do not pay any shipping costs.
Updates are available immediately
Some games are released with bugs in them. Or there will be a new update of the game. Most games are designed to keep themselves up to date. When you start playing the game, it will automatically check whether an update is available.
You can often watch trailers and screenshots
How many times have you seen a game with a nice cover that made you want to buy it immediately. As soon as you started playing it you realized it wasn't really your thing. Online games often allow you to view trailers and screenshots before making a purchase. Still not sure if you will like it? There are plenty of forums and blogs that provide reviews. You can always easily do research on the web.
You can get to the new games faster
If you want to play a game as soon as it launches on release day, then you should definitely opt for online games. Often digital releases allow you to pre-install the game and the moment it launches you can start playing. You don't have to wait for the store to open in the morning.
Online games are greener
Online games are environmentally friendly. Today, a growing number of players are becoming aware of the damage done to the environment by producing the physical version of a game. Paper covers, paper instruction booklets, cardboard boxes, plastic boxes, discs – all these elements are not very environmentally friendly.
