United Kingdom, Oct. 19 -- Silent Hill developer Bloober Team wants to keep making physical versions of its games "for as long as possible", despite the industry's accelerating shift towards digital releases.

Speaking to GamesRadar, CEO Piotr Babieno said physical games remain an important part of how players connect with developers, particularly as improvements in graphics and audio become increasingly incremental.

Babieno argued that many players are also perfectly happy with older hardware, suggesting that technical advancements aren't necessarily what makes a game more engaging.

He said: "The majority of players are playing on hardware which is five, seven years old, if not older. But are they less interested in games because of th...