>soon every physical media will be replaced by empty cartridges with online key codesCan we ever go back?
>>735521097Physical media is outdated
you mean like how most games have been just codes on cardboard in boxes for the last decade?
Are there any good third party joycons for switch 2 yet? I'm not dealing with the shit drift sticks that Nintendo puts out.
>>735521097Blame ms, sony and valve.
>>735521097no because things will keep getting worse and digital media gives corporations full control over your purchases
it's okay when nintendo does it
>>735521097Are you willing to pay $100+ for high capacity cartridges with fast transfer speeds?
>>735521425>JoyconsNopeBut your best option is to use them in mouse mode and shit they do better, for everything else just use your pro controller and third party options
>>735521097Even if it wasn't just a code it would be a physical copy with an activation key that just causes the in-game store to download the rest of the game as a gigantic patch.
>>735521691Yes. Id rather get that than pay the same $100+ for an empty cartridge.
>>735521097nobody forced you to buy the orange box all those years ago, but you did.
>>735521097Why bother when retards (including idiots ITT) will see a "now installing" message and automatically equate that with downloading shit off a server?
>>735521635Nah, it's okay when everybody but Nintendo does it.
>>735521097Street Fighter 6 is the worst example of it, despite the fact that the fighters edition is the only version you can get on the switch the fuckers still make you redeem a seperate dlc code for the Year 1 and 2 content.
>>735521097>>735521275What happens if hypothetically Nintendo goes bankrupt and their servers go offline? Are the games gone forever and become lost media? With Nintendo gone, who do you sue? What do you do?
>>735521097What's the thrill of switching cards?
>>735521097in an all digital future i'm just going to pirate everything/buy stuff at >/=75% discount.
>>735525134>download game>make backup when you're done playingWhy is /v/ so tech illiterate?
>>735521425Nixie hyperion 3 are the only ones ive hears about thus far
>>735521097It happened on PC 20 years ago, welcome.
>digital download-only games are a thing since the mid-2000s>PC games have been "download code in an empty box" for over a decade>but now nintendo does it in a way that actually allows you to re-sell the game afterward>/v/ endlessly melts down over it
>>735529319yp,Nintendo did it right and SNOYS and Steamies are having a meltdown over it
>>735529319>the postive of having a gkc is being able to get rid of it.
>>735521097You can go back and play your physical collection any time
>>735529602Yes. It is objectively superior to other digital purchases because you have the ability to re-sell it if you want. This was always one of the big criticisms of digital purchases and now it's solved.
>>735529802it was already solved it was called having a proper on cart phyiscal the thing they have been doing in videogames since the 1980s
>>735529319there is a rumor that EU will force Steam to resell your games, but it will probably take 5 more years
>>735529546>SNOYSBrings up Sony out of nowhere while they have arguably better physical editions.
>>735529876>proper on cart phyiscalthat's not a digital purchase, snoygger
>>735525134torrent
>>735521097>>735526840Wow very organic threads
Apologize.
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>>735529319>>but now nintendo does it in a way that actually allows you to re-sell the game afterwardWtf damn when you put it like that its actually pretty based??
>>735521097it just means your backlog will thin out to the few physical games they releaseits a gift
>>735529319You don't get it, zoomers and alphas NEED to hate something, whatever just to be contrarians like good 'ol 4chan was and their newer ecelebs are.
>>735521097I remember stopping at k mart back in 2008 for bandaids and stopped in the game section and saw all their PC games were gone and I started talking and was like "I bet in 10 years everything will be digital like iTunes and Xbox live and we will have rewritable media cards ro save everything on.
>>735521097Its better this way
>>735529319>digital download-only games are a thing since the mid-2000sand? we've already known that sony and xbox fags are retarded bootlickers what's your point?>PC games have been "download code in an empty box" for over a decadeyes we've already known that pcfags are retarded bootlickers what's your point?>but now nintendo does it in a way that actually allows you to re-sell the game afterwardwe want to own our games>/v/ endlessly melts down over itbecause we want to own our games
>>735525134>What happens if hypothetically Nintendo goes bankruptWhy do you insist on burdening yourself with such existential crises? They have been making the same games for 40 years and even sold cardboard to people. If they were going to go bankrupt it would have happened already.
IDK man, digital games are just gonna become the standard going forward. I actually love physical media in theory, but I find having to switch discs/carts to be kinda annoying sometimes. I usually only buy phyiscal games if it's a series I really care about. I think the nostalgia of going to EB games is fun.The EB Games I grew up with straight up closed during covid. The closest brick and mortor store that isn't a best buy or walmart is super far. I'm sure I'm not the only person with that issue. If you're rural, or even "rural suburban" there isn't really many options tto buy psychical games anyway.
>>735521097No, but the keycards are a terrible idea either way.Its the inconvenient swapping of physical, with the non-ownership of digital.Ultimately, though, outside of keeping the roms yourself and emulating consoles are basically time-bombs anyway. My PS2 slim is dead, as are my PS3, 360, and probably a number of others I haven't tried booting in forever.My PSP's battery started swelling a few years ago, so it doesn't have one anymore. And the UMDs were practically designed to break with their stupid setup.Of course, on the other end, PC materials are in a big squeeze for who knows how long. And I really needed to upgrade mine years ago but never had the loose funds for it.
>>735521097Nintendo will never go all digital because they know children, their target audience, don't always have consistent, freely available internet.
>>735529319One of many cases of people just looking for an excuse to get mad.
Yes, we can go back. It’s easy. Buy retro consoles and retro games.
>>735521097the only way to reclaim your rights is to dump the games with all updates and dlc, as god dictates
>>735529319why doesn't your "resellable digital game" work on my banned switch 2? if it really were a game it would work
>>735529319I bought a Switch because it was the last place to buy full games inside a plastic.I have no reason to buy Switch 2 if it doesn't cover the requisite. Shit feels so greedy that unless it comes from a dude making the whole game in his room I'm moving my maximum price for digital from 10$ to 5$.
>>735521097Because flash storage is expensive. You're not going to see this with discs because discs are cheap
>>735525134This is why stop killing games is importantBut realistically we will crack their games before that happens, physical or not.
