Talking Point: What Would Make You Happy To Give Up Physical Games And Go 100% Digital?

Concessions stand.

While the demise of physical media has seemed like an inevitability for many years now, boutique publishers are helping to keep a passionate base of physical-only fans with a stocked game library. The scenario right now isn't ideal, with eShop releases often only getting a physical version months later (once a publisher has gauged interest and calculated an approach that isn't going to leave them lumbered with thousands of costly Switch carts in the storeroom) or with orders only open in a limited window.

Decade-old trends have suggested a movement away from physical from the big players — why create a secondhand market if you can limit resales and maximise your own profits? — although at present Nintendo seems content with the status quo. Microsoft is occupied with Game Pass and Sony's number of first-party releases pales in comparison to Nintendo, quantity-wise, so right now it's easy to imagine things just staying the same for the next generation — all the big games will still be available in physical form, if that's how you want them.

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