I think it fizzled (and, yes, I am too lazy to look :o,) but Ebgames.com
did offer direct downloads of certan titles for a period.
This is the purpose of something like Steam, a few smaller developers do this (fantasy league stat games, certain wargames, online bargain bins of certain developers, etc.,) and one would presume we will eventually get the majority of games this way.
Besides the immediacy of having a game, cutting down on pointless packaging, and it cuts out the "middle man" of the local store. Of course, the local retailers are not big fans of this for obvious reasons.
Oh, the joys of activating those $10
Quake "demo" CDs...
Still wanting my big, oversized boxes, though ;P,
Ray
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