Definately I think Sony should really push this option before the next gen especially with their exclusive stuff. 
 
I already have Borderlands and obviously a few PSN games too. If the price isn't rediculous like ME2 atm then I would go for digital over box.

If the option was there, would you buy Killzone 3 from PSN to install on your hard-drive?  
 
For such a multiplayer-focused game, I know I would. If I wanted to play a bit of multiplayer for a few hours I could just launch it from the XMB without having to swap discs etc. 
  
So, given the option, would you buy Killzone 3 digitally? Let's say they were selling it for $59.99 + tax, and including the retro map pack and a dynamic theme.

42 gigs is a lot to download, so probably not since I only have a 80gig.  But if I had a bigger hard drive then maybe.

Seeing as Sony charges developers for the bandwidth, I'd say no(the game is 40GBs with the 3D movies and 20 without) 
The average consumer does not have the connection for such a transfer either.

Not a chance.

PSN (and XBL) are tying your downloads to an account, which country-location you can not change.  If you move into a different country and you want to use the store there, you stuff is gone. A disc is always there for you.

It depends.  Will Sony let me download it as many times as I'd like to?  Otherwise, I feel like I'm paying for a limited license rather than owning the actual game.  In that case, absolutely not.

C. but if I was, then download would certainly be a no-no for me.

nope, I need to have a physical copy.

" It depends.  Will Sony let me download it as many times as I'd like to?  Otherwise, I feel like I'm paying for a limited license rather than owning the actual game.  In that case, absolutely not. "

" @keef said:

" It depends.  Will Sony let me download it as many times as I'd like to?  Otherwise, I feel like I'm paying for a limited license rather than owning the actual game.  In that case, absolutely not. "

Usually yes - with all PSN content. I never bought a full game there. As long as you use the same PSN account. "

I would for the convenience, but I really want that Helghast edition, so not in this case.

given that i have enough money, i will buy literally anything from psn on impulse. 
 
edit: i own pain dlc, so i'm not even exaggerating.

Yeah sure. One more step to a glorious discless future. 

" @Wuddel said:

" @keef said:

" It depends.  Will Sony let me download it as many times as I'd like to?  Otherwise, I feel like I'm paying for a limited license rather than owning the actual game.  In that case, absolutely not. "

Usually yes - with all PSN content. I never bought a full game there. As long as you use the same PSN account. "

Is it accurate to say you can download a game to 5 different PS3's with the same account, with no limit on how many times you download the software to each system? "

I wouldn't for two reasons: 
1) Digital releases are crazy expensive, full retail priced. I never buy my games at stores that charge the full recommended price.  
 
2) Killzone 2 was not for me, it's still unfinished on my pile of shame.

On second thought, I tend to eBay my copy to fund future purchases.  I generally get about 50-70 percent back and use that toward full priced games, usually.  Gosukiller's point makes me feel that to truly be on board with digital downloads on consoles, prices would have to be comparable to Steam.

No freaking way, even if I was interested in the game. They made Blu-Ray discs hold a lot of data for a reason, I don't need to be filling my PS3 HDD drive up with that.

42 gigs is a lot to download, so probably not since I only have a 80gig.  But if I had a bigger hard drive then maybe.

I would if I could have it in a timely fashion, but I have a store only 5 minutes away on foot, so that's probably faster.

Nope, PSN is way too flaky for me to trust it with my purchases.

Frankly I try to keep my PSN shopping to a minimum. I just find it hard to support a service that doesn't update their prices according to their hard copy counterparts. For example. I can buy Awakenings for $17 off of amazon but it's still $40 on PSN. They just don't make it very appealing to me in order to make me spend money there. 

I would always like to have the option.

But specifically Killzone 3 i would not buy digitally, because i will want to sell it shortly after beating the single player campaign. Not interested in playing it online. I do this with a lot of games, it's better than renting for a number of reasons.

Now if they were offering a digital rental on PSN...

Nope. I'd rather go get a disc than take up half of my ps3's hard drive with it.

Narc!

" @RobotHamster

42 gigs is a lot to download, so probably not since I only have a 80gig.  But if I had a bigger hard drive then maybe.

42 GIGS? damn.. I take it back. That was way more than I was expecting.. "