Digital Downloads and Gold (Destiny)

by petetheduck, Thursday, August 14, 2014, 10:27 (3551 days ago) @ Cody Miller

I always wondered something.

When a game passes cert, that means it's ready to go. It then has to be manufactured and pressed into discs, and shipped to stores, so there's unavoidable lag time.

Why are digital downloads not posted and activated the moment the game passes cert?

The industry seems to want digital distribution, and this seems the way to encourage it. Get it three weeks early!

But then when would they have time to work on the day one patch?

The asynchronous release may make people question why digital purchases are priced to include physical costs that don't exist.

But if they make that a preorder perk...... It might just work.