It’s been interesting, watching the lag here. This feeling was felt by many who played games on PC 15 years ago when DVDs were starting to become less common and games were expanding in size. I distinctly remember buying a game I was excited for only to learn now I had to spend part of my data cap on downloading it. What had even been the point of buying the boxed copy?
To me it’s because a physical copy means ownership and control of what you bought and paid for. You can display it, make a backup, lend it to a friend, play it without a mandatory internet connection, or sell it later. Sure I didn’t avoid buying digital only games on PC but I specifically sought out physical console copies of certain games because it meant I could recover some of my expense if it turned out it wasn’t what I wanted.
Well that’s just not true, you can buy a physical game that is still subject to DRM and have it tied to an account so other people can’t play it.
Skyrim for me. At least I got the physical map! But it was kind of plasticky. Made me miss, say, the cloth map that came with Never winter Nights.
What had even been the point of buying the boxed copy?
Some have historically come with art books or figurines or other tchotchkes. But less and less, as the focus has been on digital delivery.
Oh sure, that was more of an echo of the feeling of being tricked than anything else. Those are usually special/collectors editions anyways, and there’s reasons beyond needing/wanting the data that you’d buy that.
Not really, way back when the default was cool maps and such. Not just “special edition”.
Resale. You can easily sell these again, which is not possible with a fully digital copy.
Hardly. If the only thing in the box is a code, then it ends up tied to an account. I know that’s not the case with the Switch, but it wasn’t what I had really directed the sentiment towards
If this follows that, we’ll just stop buying/selling all physical games.
Im like this with movies and music, but not games.
Although I will not buy ea games or shit with drm
Don’t buy from Nintendo. Easy fix.
Ew Nint🤢ndo
Nintondo
Nintendon’t
Now they just want to make you pay to waste some plastic.
What a swiz. You used to at least get a disc with the download code written on it.
It says on the front of the case
