No, not all. It’s a an option. Basically yubikey DRM
Like even the game carts have a few choices for storage. For example, Pokemon pearl and diamond remake were notorious to go with the smaller storage carts where half the game is only downloadable
Aren’t the physical versions just a key you plug in that let’s you download the game?
JayGray91@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
lydon_feen@lemm.ee 4 days ago
From what I read, some are like that, but not all. That would be a fucking travesti.
NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 4 days ago
Someone corrected me the other day on here that it’s not all games that are doing that but only some will be a game key and others will be the full game. I’m assuming that all first party titles will be the game key since this is largely about piracy and not allowing people to easily dump the game from the cartridge like people did for the Switch.
MY_ANUS_IS_BLEEDING@lemm.ee 4 days ago
And subsequently kill off the second hand market, perfect for a company that famously never discounts their games.
carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 4 days ago
My understanding is that only some games are a “key in a cartridge” and they are able to be resold second hand.