Redownload yes, just like any other digital service in the world, but you'll still have access to your library once downloaded.
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Bad News Wolfenstein Youngblood Switch only contains a digital code in the box no cart
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Redownload yes, just like any other digital service in the world, but you'll still have access to your library once downloaded.
Every digital service ending would mean you won't be able to download those games anymore. Outside of GOG I guess.
Although I guess there's still the legend that if Steam dies, they'd give you everything you've ever bought.
Also like on any other system. When do you get to put a disc in and just play without at least a day one patch or pretty much redownloading most of the game.
This really isn't any more special on Switch than anywhere else.
All of them. Literally. Like I said.
But what's the problem? It's good if someone wants the box. If you want to play the game, you can still buy it digital.
But they're bound to the exact same rules as anything on a digital service. Once Sony will stop supporting the PSN on PS3, you also won't be able to redownload your games.
Nintendo's set a precedent by announcing they're actually doing it with one of their services. That's the difference.
I mostly stick to PC - trust me, I get the irony of that - but it's because I'm not really afraid of losing access to my Steam/GOG/Origin/Uplay libraries anytime soon. I'd say Sony is probably the company most likely to remove access to games from its services next, but I think they might try to emulate what MS is doing with their backcompat strategy with the PS5. MS is the one console manufacturer I currently have the least hesitation with because they've made it a priority to not only keep older games online, but make many of them playable on current hardware.
I'm honestly baffled by a few things Nintendo's done, to be honest. For example, why is there no Virtual Console-like service on the Switch (I mean a traditional a la carte store, not something tied to a subscription)? The VC concept makes way more sense on the Switch than the Wii - emulators are one of the primary appeals of homebrewing a Switch - yet they seemingly don't see the potential for such a market.
Right, unless those games are making money. Like I said, with MS's approach to backward compatibility, I wouldn't be surprised to see Sony try the same thing. If they do, they'll actually have an incentive to keep those games up for download, and won't just be doing it to keep fans happy.
Yes, I made that number up, thus every other point I made is rendered moronic and invalid.
That's all very hypothetical tho, and could apply to the Switch as well.
Question for physical copy enthusiasts:
How is this worse than paying more for a physical cartridge that requires a large download to be playable?
How is this worse than paying more for a physical cartridge that requires a large download to be playable?
You're absolutely right. But I don't think it's too far-fetched. I hope Nintendo does something similar, but it's gonna be pretty shitty if they do it and end up making you re-buy all the Wii games you already owned.
Having some of the data on a cart can make the download smaller, which can help people who have slower internet connections or data caps.
This is where the future is headed now. I think this will be the practice in the near future by our all digital overlords.
Retail presence. There is probably a sizable portion of consumers that don't know a game exists until they see it on a Target or WalMart shelf.
Well if you throw out such a blatant and uninformed lie, it's hard to take the rest seriously. Sadly.
Well, I should've said "it seems like 90%" because it sure does seem that way. I know a lot of the games I'm interested in seem to require some sort of download, which has kept me from buying many Switch games.
both SUCK imo.. there's no justifying. I would NEVER ever buy a game on the Switch that is "partially" there, so you either provide the full product or gtfo.
You retain the option to resell it later because the license is tied to the physical object, not an account you're "stuck with" (note the quotation marks).
Day one patches are usually not required for offline play. The only game i can think of that require it is CoD World War 2.
Not like thered tons of retail Switch games that require a download to work though.
I mean it's funny how publishers so thirsty for "digital only", but still can't avoid retail.
Retail presense obviously. Having a box in a store helps with visibility.
Gotta target parents tho. They can't browse the eShop easily without the Switch
Thats not what he/she said though. If he/she is getting the download version anyway, it doesnt matter much to him/her if theres more options :P
Component blu-ray transports in the quantity that console makers contract is pretty crazy cheap compared to other components in the system.
The push to digital is about squeezing out the markups that distribution and retail is making on physical; the platform will get way more profitable, the consumer will still pay $60 and they won't even own the games.
So beatemups in a gaming news roundup while talking about this let it drop that based on conversations he's had with people at Limited Run and Super Rare Games Switch carts may cost ~$25 for the base size and ~$40 per cart for the largest capacity which IIRC is the 32GB unless they stealth dropped 64GB carts when I wasn't paying attention.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfF_haBckE8
Worth noting he seemed a little confused on the capacities but that could explain a lot if they are that much vs a <$1 Blu-ray
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfF_haBckE8
Worth noting he seemed a little confused on the capacities but that could explain a lot if they are that much vs a <$1 Blu-ray
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And regardless of if you like how they release the game or not if enough people were to do what you say you could kiss goodbye to the support.
That's actually innacurate, and it can be seen very easily by comparing things like draw distance, volumetric lights and fog between Switch, PS4 and PC on lowest setting, on the pics from Digital Foundry's own article.
Yeah....like all physical media games/movies.
So why are we not 100% digital?
Is it just a waste of plastic because in this case it doesn't come with wasted plastic on a cartridge but a game code?
I mean, yeah?!
A physical package for a digital game is absolutely useless. Unless for retail presence, as someone who quoted me mentionned.
Your initial point about all games/movie is ridiculous though, but nice try to use my post as a lever for that. Just pointing that out. :lol
Not everybody has internet? Not everybody want's internet? Not everybody can afford internet?
I mean...what's the point of the physical box if there's no cartridge? I'm not planning to get this for Switch or anything, but I don't see the point of the physical option for Switch then. Might as well put out a statement saying that the Switch version is digital only. I think that would be a better way to handle it than letting unsuspecting people buy a case, expecting to get a physical cartridge, and only get a code that they could've just stayed home and bought without wasting gas or time.
Edit: Or in worse case scenarios, get home and realize it's a digital code, and they have shitty or no Internet at all. Would it even be able to be returned then if it's a digital code?
Edit: Or in worse case scenarios, get home and realize it's a digital code, and they have shitty or no Internet at all. Would it even be able to be returned then if it's a digital code?