PSN Day 1 Digital: Get These 8 PS3 Games Digitally On Release Day

PROs of Physical copies.

1- Can be lent, borrowed, traded, sold.
2- They look nice if you like to collect things, especially if the artwork is cool or special edition case.
3- Since it can be traded/sold it creates a second-hand market which in turn pushes retailers to lower the price of new copies earlier than they would if there was no buy-used options. Bottom line, you can get them for $10-$15 cheaper than MRSP only weeks after release.
4- You don’t need a large HDD to keep them and enjoy them at any time. Some may need installs or patch that may or may not be required to play the game properly, but you never need to worry you won’t have your game available because you lack storage.
5- Some games and editions can become pricey rare collector’s items in time.

6- You can buy them using a wide range of payment options, including cash and store credit from trade-ins.

CONs of Physical copies.

1- Discs can get scratched, lost, stolen, broken.
2- They sure look nice all piled together, but they take up space and gather dust. The larger the collection, the bigger the hassle of keeping it all in order, and the easier for games to get lost or stolen.
3- Some hassle involved in the purchase, stores may sold out certain games at launch. Some minimal hassle in the changing between discs/games and storing them back into their corresponding cases and place, which in turn can damage discs.
4- Discs can only be played on a disc-drive (duh). It’s a con when we look at the future and contemplate the possibility of physical media completely disappearing. Even today the disc-drive is not very reliable/durable and it’s not easy to replace. In a not-too-distant future when disc drives no longer exist, a disc collection will be completely obsolete and almost useless (except for Pro #5).