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Will you be willing to buy Virtual Game Cards, or would go all digital instead?
M.K.Ultra:
So how do you tell if physical game is a game key card vs. game stored on the cartridge? What is the labeling like?
UncleBob:
Big banner on the bottom of the front cover.
M.K.Ultra:
I found the following site explaining the process for the US:
https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/68415/~/nintendo-switch%26nbsp%3B2-game-key-card-overview
Here is what the banner looks like on US game cases:
Stratos:
I began migrating to digital a few years into the Switch life and honestly, I'm happy with it. I adore physical media but these new ones just don't feel the same as this nice old bulky carts. And digital is way more convenient for me these days. I have also decided I don't give a crap about the "ownership" and availability because there are some wonderful fans who make a job out of "archiving" old games so I really believe I'll be able to find nearly anything I would want by sailing the high seas and modifying my older consoles. I've already done it on Wii and 3DS, so that is always an option for me to find the older stuff.
So yeah, I registered to buy the Mario Kart Digital Switch 2 system and expect to get everything digitally.
Luigi Dude:
I went all digital on the Switch and will continue on the Switch 2. I just don't see any reason in owning physical when many game get patches or DLC these days. It's like, what's the point in owning a physical copy when it's an incomplete version of the game anyway? Plus when I literally have hundreds of games on my Switch, having a physical library would be a nightmare. I don't have the time and space to deal with all that.
Plus I always find the argument about losing all my games when the system dies laughable. Right now if my Switch were to die, I can send it in the Nintendo to have it repaired and still keep all my games. So for at least the next decade, there's nothing to worry about in that regard. I guess in 20 or 30 years from now it might be a problem, but will I even still be playing my Switch in 20-30 years? I downloaded a ton of game on the Wii Virtual Console and Wii Ware titles, but I haven't played that system in close to a decade now. So if I lose my Switch and all its games in 30 years, I don't think I'll care that much when I haven't even touched the system in decades.
Plus like I've said before, will I even be alive 20-30 years from now? Not to scare people but with many of us on these forums more then likely being at or around middle age, we'll probably have greater things to worry about 30 years from now then what our video game collections look like. The convenience that digital games provide right now is better then physical in every way to me and the only convenience that physical provides with being something that might last longer, isn't that big a deal the older I get.
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