eleijeep@piefed.social 6 days ago
On the retro consoles that I play, I can fit the entire library onto an SD card and put it in a flash cart or ODE. And yet I still buy physical games and put them on my shelf.
People want to have a physical game collection. It’s tactile and it helps with choosing what to play when you can see all the boxes. It also feels more permanent, and for a lot of media types, it is more permanent than the NAND flash in SD cards.
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 6 days ago
I like to own it, but I like the convenience of digital. I hate the restrictions of corporate digital titles. The bullshit that happened with Nintendo’s virtual cards really pissed me off. I have 3 Nintendo switches and when I get off the grid, digital cards are a bane. “Ok which one has the virtual game, which one has the physical game”? Pain in my ass.
But digital the pirates way is king. Having all my old Roms on flash is so easy. No bullshit.
michaelalf@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Yeah I gave up on Nintendo when they started the virtual card BS. Got myself a second Switch, mod chipped it, and stuck a 512GB microSD card in it. Now I have all the games I’ve purchased (and some I haven’t) ready to go.
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
I got a steam deck and stopped buying switch games. When some new releases came out that I kinda wanted, I gave switch emulation a try. What a surprise how well it worked lol. Haven’t touched my switch since.