Many games are releasing with just a code in a physical box, which among other issues means people can’t resell those, with Game-key cards, at least people can resell these, and the next person can download the game too.
On the other hand, it is kind of officially sanctioning this practice of not releasing a full game on a cartridge, which can lead more companies to follow this example.
I guess it’s upto end users now, to vote with their wallet and let the companies know that they won’t buy these.
What are the other options that still release full games on a disc/cartridge? Sony and Microsoft already went “Download Discs” a long while ago. The Nintendo and the Switch 1 was the last hold out, and even some of its bigger games were eshop only. I keep having to look to third parties, like limitedrungames.com, to get physical editions, or having to import from a country where it did get a physical release.
There are still some games companies that release full games on disc, like Cyberpunk 2077 releasing full game on cartridge for Switch 2. There are other examples too, but they are getting less and less.
I can see both side of the arguments.
Many games are releasing with just a code in a physical box, which among other issues means people can’t resell those, with Game-key cards, at least people can resell these, and the next person can download the game too.
On the other hand, it is kind of officially sanctioning this practice of not releasing a full game on a cartridge, which can lead more companies to follow this example.
I guess it’s upto end users now, to vote with their wallet and let the companies know that they won’t buy these.
What are the other options that still release full games on a disc/cartridge? Sony and Microsoft already went “Download Discs” a long while ago. The Nintendo and the Switch 1 was the last hold out, and even some of its bigger games were eshop only. I keep having to look to third parties, like limitedrungames.com, to get physical editions, or having to import from a country where it did get a physical release.
There are still some games companies that release full games on disc, like Cyberpunk 2077 releasing full game on cartridge for Switch 2. There are other examples too, but they are getting less and less.
Oh that’s the funny part. Cyberpunk and the DLC, on a cartridge. Bravely Default, a DS game, download cart. It’s silly.
*limitedrungames.com
limitedrun.com is some other random website.
I fixed that. Thank you.