I prefer all digital. I haven't bought a game disc since the Xbox 360. I will say that the lack of good sales, in comparison to Steam, have caused me not to buy as many games as I wanted.
For those talking about the backlit Game Gear, it should also be noted that it had horrible battery life. If you knew anyone who had one, you knew they played with it plugged in most of the time. It was also pretty expensive.
If anything, the...
i used to go out to the recycling center every couple weeks and look at the crts and other electronics people would drop off. Usually screens were broken or severely scratched from being tossed around. Did find a good one here and there, but never anything like a 1080i widescreen crt.
I have a few of those boat anchors in my basement I tried giving away but no one wanted them, So anyone close to Columbus, Ohio area that wants them, (26", 2x 19") please come get, for free.
Is it piracy if it was released for free? Not in my opinion, but I also think it's not piracy if buying it isn't owning it, and it's not piracy if you can't buy it from the original creators anymore.