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> Physical media are important in Japan

Genuinely curious: why is that?



“I’m not a prophet or anything, but I believe that physical media will have more longevity here for the same reason that I think magazines do, which is that anyone can step out of their house and walk five feet [to buy one],” says Ricciardi. “It’s just easier to get to these things in Japan.”

https://www.theverge.com/24055863/akihabara-japan-retro-vide...


Because ironically they don't have much room to store them so it becomes a luxury they cherish?




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