The True Cost of Digital Games - Microsoft’s New Xbox is their Worst Deal Ever
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Embrace your daily life adventure with Vessi! Visit http://vessi.com/LinusTechTips for an automatic 15% off your first purchase at checkout! Don’t miss out on some great discussions at OVHcloud Summit! Learn more at https://ovh.to/ofPTsNr $50 Dollars means A LOT these days, but when the current wisdom is that buying physical games is cheaper than collecting digital ones, does that make disc-free consoles like the PS5 Slim or Xbox Series S/White X a bad deal? Should you go Physical or Digital? Well, the answer might surprise you. Luckily, we’re going to break it down, and give you some very practical tips that WILL save you money.. Discuss on the forum: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1587443-microsoft%E2%80%99s-new-xbox-is-their-worst-deal-ever-physical-vs-digital-games-compared/ Check out the Xbox Series X: https://geni.us/D1jA3 Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. ► GET OUR MERCH: https://lttstore.com ► GET EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON FLOATPLANE: https://lmg.gg/lttfloatplane ► GET A VPN: http://www.piavpn.com/linus ► SPONSORS, AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS: https://lmg.gg/partners Link to the Playstation Digital Price Tracking Tool - https://psdeals.net/us-store Link to the Amazon Price Tracking Tool - https://camelcamelcamel.com/ Link to the Xbox Digital Price Tracking Tool - https://xbdeals.net/us-store Link to the some Socials that Track Video Game Related Sales: https://x.com/Wario64 https://x.com/GameDealsCanada https://x.com/videogamedeals CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Meet the New Digital ONLY Series X 1:46 How we tracked the differences 2:25 The Answer to the First Question 3:38 Practical Tips to Save you Money 5:54 Things that Complicate the Equation 7:42 Transferable Licenses 8:27 Do Subscriptions matter? 9:53 The Final Tip
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