Comment on New report suggests third-party Switch 2 game sales are "below estimates"

• bdonvr@thelemmy.club ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I mean - they’re better than the codes they used to slap in boxes. At least you can lend these or sell them (for the lifespan of the console, or whatever server it uses…)

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  • Phelpssan@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Are they? If you didn’t buy the game with the intent of lending/reselling later I feel they’re even worse than code-in-a-box.

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    • bdonvr@thelemmy.club ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yeah, they’re not tied to accounts or consoles. Any console with the card in will be able to play the game. You can trade or sell them.

      Codes and boxes are just digital purchases with plastic waste attached and no further benefit.

      They’re shittier than real physical games, but they still do have that one advantage over digital games, just with the drawback that you still have a physical cartridge you have to switch out and carry around. It’s a mixed bag.

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      • VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        In other words, they’re exactly the same as a lot of the games on disc for Xbox and PlayStation.

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  • Goretantath@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Theyre the exact same, the only reason to buy physical is to have the gane when the conpany decides to try and screw you over.

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    • bdonvr@thelemmy.club ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I mean they’re clearly not. Codes are one time use and forever bound to you, these can be sold/traded.

      I’m not saying they’re good. Just that there is an advantage (and disadvantages)

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