That's not redundant. Records don't just hold music....much like a music cd is different to an audiobook cd.

 

I blame the RAS syndrome.

No, because "record" can have many meanings: "written record", "dental record", "criminal record", "permanent record", etc. "Audio record" is still not redundant.

 

Cartridges are a digital format as are pretty much any other
format that commercial games have been released on in the
last 20 years.

 

Probably legal speak to prevent people from trying to obtain a hard copy of a game simply because they own a downloaded version and therefore a license to play said game.

 

WoW/any other MMO: Please pst. Aggravates me to no end. I never really minded digital download, probably because it's not using the same word like some acronyms do. But, in regards to your last line, downloadable content can be anything. A walkthrough, a game, porn, etc. Downloadable game is fine, but it's just not catchy, unlike digital download. It's an awesome alliteration.

 

I physically download my games, and let me tell you, it's painful.

 

Clearly it's to distinguish from analog download.

 

becuz u download it from the internet?

 

Lol, so did I!

Edit: It's the same reasons that people keep calling the System Menu firmware on the Wii. Because everybody else does it, and because people don't understand what they are talking about.