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Nintendo Could Become the Last Home for Physical Games (www.buffgaming.rs)

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As PlayStation and Xbox move toward a more digital future, Nintendo could become the last major platform where physical games still truly matter.

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[–] BassetHound@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Virtual Game Key Cards are actually better than digital in most ways. Rather than the game code being tied to your account, it’s tied to the card. So you can still easily sell or lend it. It also does not require a Nintendo account to use (if that matters), just an internet connection.

[–] MasterNerd@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Until Nintendo inevitably shuts down the switch 2 eShop in the future

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Yes. It allows selling and trading for however long the eshop is up. Bad that it has a time limit, but better than not having the option at all. Once they announce its shutdown collectors can buy the (presumably) cheap game key cards to install the games on their consoles. Hope they have a lot of microsd express cards!

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[–] BassetHound@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, but many modern games only work after a day 1 patch anyway, so what’s on the disc won’t count for much. Not to mention you still need a working console, and those stop being sold long before digital storefronts are closed.

I don’t think DRM free is realistic either, piracy is just too big of a problem on the release of a new game. Eventually the cracks will arrive, but that window before is important for making a profit. Most consumers are as amoral as corporations. They don’t care about who makes what they are using, nor do they care about the ethics behind where they got it from.