Downloadable games create problems for collectors

There was a time when the only way to play a game on a console was to have a physical copy inside the system.

Now with the ever expanding grasp of digital distribution, games that were once considered to be rare jewels are slightly losing their value. An Ars Technica article points out how prices in some titles including Rez and Ikaruga no longer fetch the amount of money they used to bring in for collectors looking to sell.

Before Rez HD made its way onto Xbox Live Arcade, the disc version of the classic Dreamcast title would sell for…