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Originally Posted by WarioLoaf
Physical formats in general are going the way of the dodo.
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Probably not. Physical formats have several benefits over digital ones (like you can still read a book when its battery died, LPs won't get lost when your harddrive dies and you didn't make a backup, etc.) As long as there are people to whom physical releases have a value, they will get made.
Also: the whole entertainment industry needs to figure out a global, cross-platform solution for distributing content at a reasonable price if they want to succeed. Try downloading the "If I Can't Have You" single when you're in The Netherlands. Or using Linux. Or when you don't want to use freaking iTunes. Let me tell you: ordering a book from Amazon.com is a lot easier.