Talking Point: Would You Buy A Digital-Only 'Switch 2'?

It would depend. If I can use my old cartridges I'd go with physical, but most of my purchases lately are sales in the eshop.

Nope, I'd stick with a more expensive model that can play physical + digital games and just buy a big memory card. I've been buying more digital games recently (and double dipping on certain ones like XC3 and TOTK) out of convenience but the majority of the Switch games I buy are physical.

No chance.

I already have a lot of physical games that'd I'd like to play on the switch 2 so no thanks

Question : Would You Buy A Digital-Only 'Switch 2'?

Me : HELL NO...!!!

BOTW was removed from the cartridge slot to play Mario Odyssey, and then switched back out once I was done with it.
... oh my goodness.. that's way too much of a chore!!!
I've changed disks, tapes, CDs, DVDs and insane numbers of carts over the years. I'm done...!

With cartridges having slower loading speeds and smaller sizes than other mediums, unless they were to fix that then I'd have no choice but to buy one.

Never. Physical all the way, there's very few benefits to an all digital library

Unlikely. My whole family likes to play the physical games I buy, very difficult with a digital account tied a single person. But therein lays one of the core corporate motivations for digital.

I can deal with an all-digital future, but as long as physical is an option, I'll gladly lean that way

No.

The moment in college I realized how little control I had of my digital music library made me greatly appreciate the level of control physical media offers.

Also, there is no fundamental way to "legally" acquire the Rolling Western again. So a a DigiSwitch is just an absolute no.

Never ever ever ever NEVER, in a trillion years

No chance with Nintendo's track record of E-shop closures. I'd like to play my games in the future.

No. The games become worthless if they are digital. I can't buy a game second hand, i have to buy all the games expensive on a eshop and when i have played it i can't sell it. I can't borrow games. I also need to buy more storage to have all the games. That's not free...

Excluding the cartridge reader would save Nintendo next to nothing, so, hell to the no. I don't understand why this is even a conversation.

And not being able to share games within the same family/household across multiple consoles would be a dealbreaker for a lot of people, and for many, physical copies continue to reign supreme.

But I think that a cheaper TV-only model (without the screen, gyroscope etc., and form factor that otherwise drives up the cost) that also supports hard drives would be a welcome addition to the regular models, and could really give the bigger, more expensive consoles a run for their money. Including standard and OLED models is also a great way to provide a more premium option for those who are so inclined.

If Nintendo ever goes all digital, I'll go all retro or spring for a superior PC-based handheld and play my games that way. I have so many physical Switch games that I'll never have to buy another game again, so if Nintendo ever wants to usher in the all-digital apocalypse, I'm good. I'll be disappointed, but they won't convert me.

I prefer having a mix of physical and digital, as there's some games, like Metroid Dread, that I will play through once every year or two, and don't need it at the ready at all times taking up storage space.

Splatoon 3, on the other hand, I tend to pop in regularly for a few rounds between other games I'm playing. I went digital despite the file size, the collectors aspect of a physical box, and the appreciating resale value of said physical box down the line for the sake of convenience, and I dont regret it.

But for me, I guess it comes down to HOW much of a price difference we're talking about. If its significant enough, I might go for it.

And also, if my current digital library would transfer over. That would be pretty huge determining factor.

Nope. Nothing I'd even seriously consider. I buy most games physical, either for collecting purposes or so I can resell it if I'm taking a chance on a game and decide it's not for me. Besides, many retailers that AREN'T Nintendo run some nice physical deals if one is willing to wait post launch.

That said, I WILL buy digital over a physical version (if applicable) if the space it takes up is relatively small and it's a game I know I'd never trade in. Sometimes pricing factors in too.

I'll answer with a "definite maybe". I would suffer the loss my Switch physical collection. But if I could play certain games portably, I don't feel I could say "no". I'm one of the dozens of people who loved their PSPgo.

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No.

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Noooooo way
Physical all the way 😀
I have had Download games but I don't want to download any more games it's not worth it at all.

If you'd asked me a few years ago I'd would have been a definite No.

However my stance has changed since using PS Plus extra and Xbox Game pass.

The convenience of already having the games download to your console without having to Switch discs / cartridges can't be underestimated

I mean I have a physical copy of Smash so probably not.

I have one cartridge: Mario Kart. I don't care about reselling games, and I don't care if they become unavailable later. I rarely play games again once I'm sick of them. I'd absolutely buy a digital only version of the Switch 2 if it were 50-100 less.

1. This is dystopian talk. I don't understand these business models that ignore what people want. The whole point of business is to satisfy consumer demand. If the next Nintendo is digital only, I would probably just not buy it at all. I have enough Switch games to last me.

2. MS and Sony have above-board reasons to make the slimmer units: a Blu-ray player costs a lot to include. Nintendo has no such excuse. I know margins would likely be the real reason, but Nintendo also doesn't sell consoles at a loss the way MS and Sony do.

3. Further, Nintendo diehards tend to be legacy gamers who have at least one hand-me down system and thus the physical fruits of the in-hand game approach.

4. The digital-only approach requires that one emphasize backwards compatibility. Because of Nintendo's hardware-software integrated experience and innovative controllers, they're the least inclined towards backwards compatibility. Thus, they can't go all-digital.

5. The price point alone should invalidate this leaker. Nintendo has never had such an expensive console unless you adjust for inflation. But the all digital model further shows this to be a fraud. I hope.

i will only buy a switch 2 if it is backwards compatible AND has a cart slot, OR theres a new fzero game. whichever comes first.

So I have a TON of digital games, but I still like physical. I have a few friends with Switch and we share games. That can't be done with digital. Also, digital storefronts disappear. I LOVE Eternal Darkness, had that been a digital only release, I would no longer be able to play the game I loved if I needed to re-download it.

the day nintendo goes all digital, will be the last day i buy their games...

No and it’s not because I’m opposed to digital games. Having a cart reader just opens up your buying options. It’s the reason I ended up getting the PS5 with the disc and it’s definitely paid off.

With digital only, you can only purchase games from the digital store. Duh, right? But this means you can’t shop around. With physical, you can buy games used or get deals from retailers. It’s easier to save a few bucks here and there with different seller options and you just don’t have that for a digital only system.

@Magician I had a psp go I had about hundred games on it
I sold it to cex I think it was and got nothing for the games I wont go digital only again

Not a chance. If I'm 100% honest, I'd be kind of relieved with an all digital Switch 2 so I can sit out the generation. I need time (and money) to catch up on my Switch collection. I'm lucky Microsoft and Sony have done absolutely nothing to make me want their systems.

@Mirage-5x5 : Oooof. And I shudder to contemplate the absolute pittance that CeX would have sold that goldmine of a console for.

I would opt for the version that accepted carts, but with most Nintendo games requiring extensive updates these days, it really doesn't make much sense to go physical anymore. What's the point of having a collection of cartridges that will lack the entire game file once the system is no longer supported?

I would, if consoles would catch up to how its been on PC.
Digital games tied to my account, not the system, that work on future systems.

I would only of it would be the only option, but if it becomes the only option then I think my game purchases would be scaled down a lot due to probably having a monopoly on the prizes in the online shop as well as probably needing too much space. But I guess the latter then depends on the storage size, which itself will probably inflate the price a decent amount too.

If there is only a digital-only option I would buy it. If there were 2 models I would probably spend up to $100 more on the one with a physical option.

@Burning_Spear : You have the option to wirelessly send updates across consoles (without an internet connection), so you can still preserve the update data for posterity (as frustrating as it otherwise is that so many games are launched in an incomplete state). You will need at least one other console to serve as backup though.

Fat chance of that happening on the PS5/Xbox with their launcher discs with 70MB of data on them.

It's good to have the option of using either.

Buying Animal Crossing physically was a mistake though, having to switch it in and out so often is too much if you want to play something else.

I was going to buy a digital PS5 but ended up buying the disc because digital was only available in a bundle. I have ended up using the disc slot for one game I found on eBay so I guess it worked out.

Going all digital means giving up all of your options and ownership. You are completely at the mercy of the platform holder when it comes to price and ultimately preservation as many games get delisted.

I just don't understand those that are willing to give up everything just for slight convenience.

I get most of my games digitally but I'd still like to have the option for physical.

If I can transfer my physical games to digital, then maybe.

The only time I buy digital games now is when theyre discounted. The 3ds eshop closure was a huge wake up call. Even then it felt kinda icky when I bought two fully priced games so I have a chance to play them (legit way). It didnt feel good knowing Ill lose them one day and being a bit forced into buying them before Ill never be able to. Needles to say, Im done "borrowing" games and Im now fully committed to physical releases.

I'd pass. I own most of my best games physical.

Yes, I've had 2 switch consoles so far and 0 physical games. I've not bought a physical game since the ps3 era.

Not a chance - I have about 70 physical switch games and have gotten a lot of joy out of collecting them. I’ve sold some that I didn’t want anymore, and bought plenty of games second hand from others - both things I wouldn’t be able to do if the games were digital.

It’s surprising that there’s no rule that requires companies to allow consumers to sell their digital games on the open market. if that were law then the two options wouldnt be that different.

if nintendo ever goes all digital i would still play the "big deal" games like mario and zelda - im not made of stone - but would otherwise lose interest in the console

I never properly appreciated the fact that by making a system digital-only it helps to kill the second hand market. That’s really quite devious. That might be a genuine reason for Nintendo to actually sell a digital-only console.

I had initially thought a digital-only Switch 2 to be extremely unlikely purely because the cartridge module on the Switch is a very simple component and it wouldn’t save Nintendo much money by removing it. It’s not like a Blu-Ray drive with lots of moving parts and security chips to prevent piracy. The cost of manufacturing different casings, maintaining separate production lines and having separate packaging would eat into any savings too.

So I don’t think Nintendo would do it to make a cheaper console, but maybe they would to trap people into buying more expensive digital releases.

Not entirely convinced Nintendo would remove their own cartridge from the equation. Unless the game carts are extremely soft for Nintendo in terms of manufacturing, then sure I could see them bringing out a Switch Lite without a slot and one with. The hybrid and TV-only models would have slot.

Even though most of my purchases are digital, I'd still opt for the ones with a slot.

I only buy digital for games that are either only digital, or they have huge sales that make it kinda pointless in picking up the physical version. My stance is that I won't buy anything digital above $30 or if its only digital. The cost of buying something digitally at $40 or above makes it feel like I'm throwing my money to the void when I have a game I can hold in my hands for the end of time

Might just be because I'm an old git, but I always prefer to have a hard-copy of something - just had too many bad experiences with digital media over the years, like for example steam games I bought that have been taken off the platform, and the same has happened with other mediums like netflix losing tv shows/films.

Why wouldn’t I go full digital with a company that shuts down a consoles digital store after 10 years, seems like a no-brainer to me

I think it would be a bad idea for Nintendo to have an all-digital option. I understand that they may be wanting to test the waters with it, but Microsoft and Sony already have. I want Nintendo to have just one Switch 2 model. I want them to either stick with physical or go all-in on digital. But if they go all-digital, then they really should give the Switch 2 at least 1 TB of internal storage.

No, I have so many physical games for Switch which I'd love to play on Switch 2 (assuming its backwards compatible)

Always going physical. To each their own ig.

Not sure.
There can be some unexpected problems with the internal storage, financial problems... Or, licensed games. They can be no longer available for digital purchase, so... Tracking down a physical copy can be the only way to play them.

Why not? I already own a Steam Deck that is digital only, so if the Switch 2 was backwards compatible, then I think I would go for it.

I probably wouldn't buy many games at full price - but that's how it's been for years now (there's simply not that many new games I find worth buying at full price anymore).

The vast majority of my switch games are bought from the eshop simply because the discounts are rarely replicated on physical games and most of them don't even have a physical release. I've also got zero interest in paying a boutique retailer 40 quid for a game that costs a quarter of that even at full eshop price.
That being said, if this rumour is true (which on sceptical about because the component costs pennies, doesn't take up much space in the device and would break backwards compatibility to an extent) I'd still probably pay the extra for a cartridge slot just so that I've got the option there. Also means that my son and I can easily lend games to each other. And the price difference between units isn't really much over the life of the console.

@YugamiSekai I'm pretty sure modern cartridges have faster loading times than Blurays. The only reasons why PS5 and XBoX Se: X have faster loading times than Switch is because they have a more efficient architecture and are several times more powerful in-terms of their CPU, GPU, and other processors. The most comparable consoles to Switch are the Wii U, PS3, PS4, and XBOne and all of them have WAY longer loading times than Switch.

I wouldn't bother with one until after a few years, digitally I don't buy new games day one as i wait for a sale instead but with Nintendo their games hardly ever go on sale, and when they do it's not much of a sale.

Most digital games cost between £50-£60 yet for the same game but physical you can get it for £35-£40, so yeah if I'm spending more on games then less games are getting played. Plus there's the added bonus of getting some of my money back by selling games im done with on ebay.

And an all digital future will lead to games getting less sales at launch and most people waiting for sales meaning less money for the developers in the long run.

I do have a 1TB micro sd card, but I also have around 80 physical games, so no dice for me rofl

I would go with a digital only system, but only if the system was cheaper then one that included cartridge play. I tend to go digital these days anyways.

I'm not a collector. I typically don't revisit games once I'm done with them. For me, it's an easy decision. The only thing I wish they had, was a family download or something. We tend to have 3 copies of a ton of games because we play against or with each other.

@UltimateOtaku91 What if you could sell your games for eShop funds at half their original cost on the eShop and be blocked from playing the game unless you buy it again? That might be an interesting way of doing it, though admittedly I do prefer physical still stick around.

never, i am a psysical media forever and will die be a psysical media guy, the trough of a all digital future give me uneasy, also this rumor is completely false

Depends, how much cheaper would the system be?

All the people saying they would never buy a Nintendo all digital console are such liars. You know the second 1 of their must have games released, whether it’s Mario, Zelda, Splatoon or Metroid, they would buy one.😂

I have thought about Nintendo going all digital but there really is no reason too. It doesn’t save them enough $ or space like the PS5 and Xbox models do, and they have to put a slot in anyway for SD storage b/c they would never sell a console with enough storage. So why have 2 skus when 1 will do?

Now they could make the Switch 2 Lite digital only, but I still think they need a slot for storage and it probably only costs them $5 for the game slot so might as well.

But if it is digital only, it will still sell, but it won’t be. Not at first at least, Switch Go a later cheaper possibility.

Yes if it is backwards compatible!

I don't even know if I want a Switch 2 in the first place. Even if I never buy another game, I have a backlog and a fantastic library on my current Switch to last a lifetime. TOTK scratched the last really big itch for me for gaming.

as someone who usually ends up buying digital games....

no, i always love having the option of physical media, plus having more options in how to purchase or consume media is always welcome in that it makes the games more accessible.
Its similar to how i play the vast majority of my time on switch using handheld mode but love having the option of being able to play the games on the TV.

of course i wouldn't be opposed to one existing as an option.

So this depends on a lot of factors…. I’ll use Xbox as an example and Steam. We know now going forward our digital collections are pretty darn safe, the next systems will be able to access our past titles…. Something Nintendo hasn’t shown a stable concurrency with, every 2 gens we loose a Gen at the very least or in the case of Switch a fresh start completely (this is understandable though, and Nintendo has done very well to port Wii, Wii U, DS, etc forward)….

So that would be number one, assurance our collections wouldn’t just go belly up every Gen or every other Gen. A continuous ecosystem just like Xbox and Steam.

A way to transfer, even with a small cost, our physical titles over to digital would be nice as well - but not a deal breaker.

Storage / Storage Options. Nuff said.

Ability to share my digital titles with my family as I would a physical cart. I think should already be an option for NSO+ Family Subs. Any member under the plan that buys a title, all have access too while the sub is active.

Digital and Physical options, like Ps5 and Xbox.
Not everyone wants a digital only machine, myself included. But I’m not wholly against a digital only console.

If these things were in place, I’d be more tempted to buy a digital only console. Heck, I own probably 4x-5x as many titles digital than I do physical.

@blindsquarel It wouldn't be, unfortunately. Nice TDI avatar btw! 🤓

No, I still buy physical copies whereever available. These days not so much for the resell option.. just because I like actual objects. If it's a game I love I want it to be something permanent.

If one day Nintendo abandons physical copies I'll have to bite the bullet, because who am I kidding, I won't suddenly stop playing their games. But let's hope that day is far away.

I'm digital only as I like the games fully installed so I can swap between them easily.

Anyway what's the point with buying big Switch games on cart when you have to download most of the game.

We should welcome digital only as less plastic being used.

if it was for 200 bucks i would still not buy it...

i' am a 100% physical gamer unless i have no alternative..

No. (that's it, just "no.")

@LilyGoMEOW Even with a faster CPU, the tech in the cartridges would still be slower than an SD card. The cartridges prioritize life span over speed, which isn't bad in practice, but games are only getting bigger and need faster storage.

I enjoy being able to swap cartridges with friends or even re-sell my games. If Nintendo came up with a way to do that which is all-digital, maybe I'd be interested, but the benefits from cartridges are too great for me right now. They really aren't that big and I don't care about carrying them around. It's not that much of a hassle.

Nope. Something about popping that cartridge in and playing right away that appeals to me.

I would never buy a digital-only system. If a company doesn't want to sell me their games (ie, only wants to "rent" them to me), I'm more than happy to never buy their games.

.... I will play the games, I just won't BUY them. arrr.

But if they sell me the games physically, I will always buy them. Simple as that. Your move, game industry.

50$ less? No. I like options and 50$ won’t superseed that. $100? Maybe.
If there’s no back-compatibility? Totally, I’m 90% digital anyway.

I don't get why anyone cares about physical switch games. The boxes are too small to read the spine on a shelf and they have nothing of interest in them except for a physical cart.

Its especially annoying with handhelds, as you're not necessarily anywhere near your physical collection. If a physical game isn't in my switch the odds of me ever playing it are slim.

Also for multi switch households, you have to buy 2 physical copies to play online together. Madness

I would only consider it if I could convert all my physical Switch games into digital eShop copies, and transfer them onto the Switch 2.

I'm all for digital only. As the oldest of 5 in my family, it saves me the trouble of having to keep track of physical game cartridge. I care about the game, not the shell it may come in.

Let physical cartridges die and digital media take over. ^^

@LilyGoMEOW Yes that would maybe persuade me to get a digital system, or maybe a subscription service like gamepass/ps plus would also be a seller for me especially if all first party games were there day one.

That's why the digital versions of the PS5 and series S are more viable as they have a subscription service that you can downlaod hundreds of games from straight away onto your digital console, so makes more sense. But for Nintendo they don't offer anything like that and their games don't go on sale much so would not be worth it for me.

So While I am currently all digital might go physical next generation the lack of space on a micro sd card is a big problem. Wish Nintendo would let us use a portable hard drive to store games at least. Or multiple sd cards but the system seems to erase the sd card on install so nope I can’t have all my library available… they need more onboard memory or something definitely if this next system is a 4k system a max micro sd card would be full with maybe 5 4k games…

I do like the eShop sales but first party Nintendo titles are rarely if ever included, whereas there is always a chance that physical games can be picked up at a reduced price later down the line. Why then would I buy a digital only console, and miss out on decent sales at online retailers? No thanks, so as Deborah Meaden, would say, “I’m sorry, but I’m out..!”

No. Digital is convenient but I will always prefer owning games physically.

@Big_Fudge Well for one physical copies are often cheaper than digital at launch (in the UK anyway). Can sell them- can’t get a penny back for the digital games I’ve bought but I’d get hundreds for the physical collection I have, or I can just sell a game if I don’t like it. Can lend games to friends. Will still be able to play many games from cartridges long after the eShop has closed etc

I don’t have a huge physical Switch collection… maybe 30-40 cartridges?
If BC is a ‘thing’ then I’d definitely shell out for the physical more expensive Switch 2. If BC is off the table completely, I’d probably look to go full digital ….. unless of course the digital Switch 2 has lesser spec vs the physical version (like Series S being underpowered vs Series X..)

So basically, if there is no BC + no spec difference between the 2 units, I’d probably be fine to go full digital

Gee that 11% discount to give up all ownership is tempting, but no thanks.

No serious regrets with my digital only PS5 so five. It’s neat and tidy having everything inside the box. You’re completely at the mercy of the platform holder for getting game bargains however (hidden plus side, rise in the cost of gaming means I actually have to be sure I want the game).

I honestly thought Nintendo might do this with the original Switch (back when it was the NX) in order to save on manufacturing costs. However, the Switch has become my retro-game / preservation machine, so while I buy a lot of digital titles on sale, I still prefer those physical cartridges.

@Axecon This!

I probably have another hours of gaming to outlast my lifetime of time I'd spend gaming.

Most of my games are not chosen for graphics but gameplay.

I had a PS5 though got rid as it was just not necessary for me. I'd seen most of what it offered before and those indies and more innovator titles are mostly on Switch (with a very small number of exceptions.)

I'd 100% go digital only. I already am all digital by choice, firstly physical space isn't unlimited and I'd rather use it for books/CDs, second physical media come with a carbon and physical resource cost which I'd rather confine to CDs and books, and thirdly, if it needs a patch to be up to scratch, as most software does now, I might as well go digital. Got an all digital PS5 as well.

I just hope the next Nintendo console is backwards compatible with digital games.

If yes, I'd eventually buy one so that I can play:

Elden Ring
Baldur's Gate 3
Cyberpunk 2077
Red Dead Redemption 2
Crusader Kings 3

Anno 1800
Dead Space Remake

@Shade_Koopa
Oh, no you don't.
I voted physical over digital.
Let's get physical, physical.
#physicalgamesforever 🤟

Who would be stupid enough to buy a digital only console, you're only going to get disappointment if Nintendo ever decided to pull a Super Mario 3D All-Stars like situation where you only had a limited periods to buy and download the game and missing out on that means you'll never get the game due to it being delisted forever. Also license games would be in jeopardy of delisting if you're a digital only console owner so games like Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot 2, Project X Zone 3, Injustice 3, Mortal Kombat 2, Scott Pilgrim 2, Capcom vs. SNK 3, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom 2, and Marvel vs. Capcom 4 if those exist have license properties/music/characters/IPs in them, once those license expired then those games would be delisted from the digital shop forever and those who own a digital only console if they had never bought those in their life then they would never get the chance to get those games ever again.

When physical media dies so does gaming itself.

No I do not support a all digital console and a all digital future

No way Jose (not the wrestler)

Nope, I have avoided digital games as much as possible for the last 3 years. I was burned due to licensing issues with game I got. I had a game based on an anime I liked, the game wasn't anything special, but I enjoyed it for what it was, and when it the license expired, it was gone. I got a refund but the game was no longer playable.

I then went on to buy the Japanese Physical copy (Which I'm learning Japanese anyway so that's fine) and now nothing can stop me from playing it. The day digital only consoles are the only option is the day I find a new hobby.

I did go all digital for a while but the price of games in recent years have gotten me back into buying physical copies. Not only can you find them much, much cheaper even at launch, but you can trade them in afterwards/lend them to friends.
Buying a disc version of the ps5 has saved me a lot more money than if I had just bought the digital version.

@LilyGoMEOW
Thanks, I have to represent my favorite character. Always nice to find another TDI fan!

Yes. I would buy a digital only console. I prefer less physical clutter and usually regret selling off my games. I just finalized my 3DS library prior to the eShop closure. I think an optional cartridge reader add-on would be agreeable.

The problem that a lot of people here seem to not realize is that disks and cartridges are nothing more than keys that allow the console to access the software, so it literally doesn't matter whether you get an all-digital console or not, it all leads to the same conclusion.

The speed to switch from game to game is the reason I have went digital. If there were some sort of “cart changer” like a cd changer I could see myself going back to physical, but the convenience of being able to switch games on the fly far outweighs the value I would have of physical media.

This is akin to CLOUD GAMING everyone ahore already what do they think we are stupid or something. My response is no Digital Switch either support BC and cart factor or stop making Switch and become miscrosoft. If you want digital go Sony BS or Xbox. Leave Switch out of this Scam. The load speed is CPU based not the slot issue - I have a large backlog to still game with. And with sd memory capacity not larger then 1tb I am not going change to Digital. I have Splatoon, Pokémon, TOTK OLED and will never give those up. They are doing just fine and if they cart Switch I'll buy it don't have it forget it.

The day they release a digital-only system without any kind of physical option will be the day I quit gaming on Nintendo.

I'm totally fine if they release smaller games as digital-only, such as the BOXBOY! games or The Stretchers, but not for games such as mainline Marios, Zelda or Metroid.

No thank you. I would never buy a digital only system.

No thank you. (This reminds me of that PSP that is a digital only console)

No, having the room on the edge of the Wi-Fi has taught me that all digital/always online is just terrible.

I still would, main reason why I buy new hardware is because of the new software. It would suck not having a cartridge slot, but it wouldn't make me miss out on all the games the Switch 2 would get.

With that said, there's no chance Switch 2 will be digital only. I suppose there's a chance that there will be a digital only SKU, but yeah, the main SKU will definitely have a cartridge slot.

Having just spent a week with no internet, unable to download games or even play the ones a I’ve already downloaded on my Xbox with Gamepass… I’d rather not have digital only.

Also, given how big some games are, it’s a real faff to have to delete and re-download them.

Would suck. And wouldn’t be fair for a lot of people. But no issue for me. I’m currently full digital. This has 3 advantages:

1) I can play all my games wherever I am without caring all cartridges or leaving the wrong game at home.
2) I can’t loose a game on the go.
3) I can play the game on 2 switches without buying it twice.

The only reason I'd say no would be if I can't play my current Switch cartridges on it. I have quite a lot of physical games and it would be a shame if I couldn't play them on the new switch. But then again I could always keep my Switch and use it separately...hmmmm.

I am mostly digital nowadays but I have a fair number of physical as well (75-25 I think). I'd actually pay higher to have that freedom. Physical and digital, yeah. The Switch 2 should have OLED as standard for all models (please)

For reference I bought the PS5 with the disk slot and the only physical games I bought were the two I bought at the same time as the console. Since then every single game has been digital, including the ones for my Switch.
So, short answer, if both options are available and the digital version is ~$100 cheaper, that is for sure the option I'll go for.

Most of the non-indie games I own are physical so no, not a chance.

I wouldn't buy a digital only console and I reckon Japan wouldn't either. So I think I'll be ok.

I buy physical Switch games whenever possible, but for entirely impractical reasons. So I might buy a digital-only Switch U.

Given the choice I'll always pay more for a physical option. Games go on sale often at various retailers even when the digital versions don't, plus I still borrow/trade games with friends etc.

Always good to have the option.

I would abandon Nintendo if they go Digital only.

1. I buy all Nintendo First Party games on cartridge, as I don't trust Nintendo to keep any digital shop open!
1.1 I went Digital on Wii-U and that's all but abandoned.
2. I still want to play my games in 20 years time! I still play my massive collection to GB & GBA games today, no "eShop" needed!
3. I share the occasional game with my nephew, then he cons his parents to buy the game if he likes it. (win win for Nintendo)
4. I buy all my cross platform games digital on Xbox, as for better or worse Microsoft seem to support retro and keep stores open (I could be proven wrong!).
5. Nice Box Art for a case can be really impressive to display!
6. I actually like to go off grid once in a while, digital "always connected" games suck then!

Given the choice, I'll buy a version with a cartridge reader. But aside from saving the amount of digital storage space that would be occupied by game downloads, physical media does not represent the same advantage over digital that it might once have. It is rare for a game not to have updates, patches, or DLC, meaning that most cartridges do not actually contain entire games. Nintendo has given no guarantee that they will maintain old digital platforms indefinitely, so relying on cartridges is a poor form of game preservation. Especially since physical game media will not last forever; the only way to ensure the continuation of data is to back it up... digitally. I am also unlikely to commit on principle to buying a physical game for 10x (or more for games with limited print runs) the price of the same game in digital form, as often becomes the case with eShop sales offered from time to time. I love retro gaming on original hardware — it's a joy to just plug it in and start playing — but I think it's unrealistic to expect consoles from the online era to consistently work the same way in the future.

I think leaving both options available is better. If people are fine digital-only, good for them. I like to have all my options available.
Physical games are much cheaper and you don't run out of storage space. They can be shared, borrowed and sold.
Having the games in sight is actually something that makes me happy. Why take this away and let me see the games only when I'm looking at the console. Why remove videogames from stores? So people forget about them? No longer buys them as gifts? How about collector's editions then?
There are for sure pros and cons with both, so just leave both available please.
I have about three times more physical games than digital. After trying digital-only with the Wii U, I'm not interested to do that again.

Ollie Reynolds, staff writer:

"Much like Gavin, my Switch collection is mostly digital, owing to the fact that I am now in a significantly different place than I was 5 or 10 years ago. I'm married, have a child, a dog, and a house to call my own; needless to say, space has become a rather important commodity, and not one I'm willing to fill with plastic cases."

How big are YOUR Switch cases?

I still prefer physical games so I would not buy a digital-only Switch. Also I need the Switch 2 to have backwards compatibility so if it can't play physical Switch games then that's also a no from me.

The original Switch is also only digital, you can't play analog games on it.

And honestly, I already have eShop versions of most games. For me it wouldn't be a problem.

I would be OK with it with and only with Absolute assurances from nintendo about a permanently unified and futureproofed eshop that will never close.

I’m already all digital with my Switch.
Only concern is they need to allow for memory expansion like with the Switch and micro sd cards.
I’m sure they have thought of that. But if the internal switch 2 memory is a lot faster than a micro sd card then you may have load games in and off the internal memory and micro sd card.

@OldGamer999 They should add a M.2 2280 bay to the Switch 2, those SSDs are compact enough and can be really fast.
(next to internal storage and MicroSD)

NOPE!

I don't like the idea that a games company can stop me from buying games secondhand.

Also, my eShop copy of Double Dragon Neon REFUSES to work and I've Googled it and tried everything.

Even Nintendo don't know what to do.

Thankfully, I do have it physically (via Limited Run Games) so it's not too much of an issue but imagine if my whole digital library didn't work!!!

No, thanks. The 3DS and Wii U shop is already dead. What am I supposed to do with dead gaming? The prices are much cheaper and I do not have to wait for the game to download. Physical game collecting is fun.

Gaming will stay alive.

Until eShop purchases can be shared between everyone in my family account, don’t even bother asking me about digital-only.
90% of my Switch games are physical, and I really hope they’ll carry over to a more powerful console, but we’ll see.

I think (in Japan, especially) most shoppers of a certain age appreciate the tangible benefits of physical media, especially when they charge the same for a digital “license.”

Another gen or 2 of consoles with cartridges would be good enough for me, then I can retire from contemporary gaming.

I'm curious to see whether there's a correlation between answers and age. I selected "Absolutely not!" and wonder what portion of the currently 54% that did as well also remember when the NES was Nintendo's only console as I do and thus might just be used to physical media.

Conversely, several of my friends even older than me have gone fully digital on nearly everything, so I could just be imagining the connection.

It's a no for me. I don't need options taken away when including a physical slot really only costs Nintendo a few pennies.

My game collection tends to be a physical-digital hybrid. There are pros and cons to both, but the main advantage to physical games is that they last longer. You can resell them, which is especially important when Nintendo inevitably closes down the digital store.

Owning a digital-only console after an eShop shutdown would be the epitome of buyer’s remorse.

Eh kinda like getting most of the big name titles on physical & saving the eshop on stuff that doesn't have it as an option.

Unless the games come with a lower price tag or some other perks, I'd have to say "no".

I don't think Nintendo would go digital only especially because of several Nintendo published games that are physical only

Absolutely not. I've bought scarce few digital titles, generally only a few Indies that didn't have physical releases at the time.

A digital only Nintendo platform = My interest in consoles ends there and then.

I'm fortunate enough to have the space for a physical library and have sold on many a collection to make way for a new generation over the years. I mostly paid for a flagship Sony TV with the proceeds of my 3DS collection of the day! Plus Nintendo's repeated rumblings hardly inspires confidence in the long term prospects for a digital library that is largely out of your hands.

@Kekshook Ok, not all people, but all is just so much easier than typing a lot of. 😂

Absolutely not, I prioritize physical versions where possible. Don't go as far as importing though (it's sad that Capcom didn't bother doing Mega Man Switch physical versions for Europe for example).

I only buy games digitally, but I'd get a version with a cartridge slot just in case...

@sanderev
Well if they do they need some way of expanding the internal storage with some sort of memory card solution, PS5 or Series x type of solution.
If they don’t then that will be the most daft design choice I would have ever seen.

Im mostly a digital guy now but ill buy the right to have a choice for $50 (if rumors are to be believed)

Digital Model, no not that one for me better the Physical one maybe in the future the consoles will be only Digital. Right now in this time Physical it is still way better.

I'm mostly digital, like 80/20, but I would only buy a digital only console if there was no other option.

I hope that at least the more expensive model would have an OLED screen, if we can't have it for both. But I don't see why we can't, since I don't know how using an LCD would save you that much more money. Didn't the OLED Switch cost them only $10 more to manufacture over the original model?

If this was any other vendor(I preordered day 1 the playstation portal), I would say absolutely. However, this is nintendo and their digital rights system is at best horrible. I have 2 switches, one for me and one for my daughter. We have a family switch online account, but the inability to play non physical games across accounts is horrible. (ie. I cant play a digital game from my library while she plays a different digital game from my library, but we can do that with carts)

So Id have to research to see if they implement a solution that allows us to play games across family accounts. (but not the same game at the same time)

absolutely not.

Not after Nintendo killed the 3DS and Wii U eshops (and Sony killed the PS3/Vita stores). I have no faith in long term access to digital libraries. I've moved back to buying mostly physical as a result

I have a digital Xbox, but only because I use it for Game Pass. I don't actually buy any games on it

It would depend on price, memory size and whether or not the successor console has a card slot for backwards compatibility.

If I can share the digital games in my family group then I would be OK with full digital. Today I buy physical for two reasons: I find a cheaper price for the cartridge than the digital version or this is a game that will also interest my kids.

Yeahh, I’m not going to buy a digital only console. I have a ton of physical games that I still would want to play on the next system, assuming it’s backwards compatible.

The day the gaming industry goes fully digital is the day I stop buying video games.

I only buy my games digitally anyway, so I'd be up for this.

I only buy digital for shorter games that I feel don't justify being bought full price physically, or the occasional long game with a very generous discount (like I did with Disgaea 5 Complete back then), so a digital-only console wouldn't appeal to me.

True, the ability to bring all your games with you everywhere is quite convenient, but you only ever play one game at a time anyway. If you have very little focus (or attention span) that you need to constantly switch to a different game each time you boot up, then I don't think the console is the one lacking features.

Yes. I stop buying physical games years ago.

Physical for me please!

I really don’t see Nintendo selling a console at anything over $350 ever. Their entire mantra is Gunpei Yokoi’s ‘lateral thinking with withered technology’. It pervades everything the company does and has lead to your large pile of cash they are currently sitting on. If they launched a new console at $450 It might attract the sort of gamer who is considering a Steam Deck or ROG Ally but there is no way they’d be doing Switch numbers with it.

The last console Nintendo launched at a high price was the 3DS and that got cut within months of launch and led to a huge increase in sales. They won’t make that mistake again.

The only way it might work would be to sell the dock separately and offer the core handheld component at $300.

I would buy a digital-only one, but I'm aware I'm a minority here. If anything, that should be only an option. I'm a heavily mobile person and that's the only reason why I avoid physical games. I know my lifestyle comes with its cost though.

I honestly don't see any advantage to digital over physical. Physical is always cheaper and you can sell it on or lend it to a mate. Plus, if you buy digital and hate the game, you're stuck with it.

No, unless Switch 2 was digital only, then I'd have no choice.

@Serpenterror Exactly, if there was a digital only Switch, and you owned one, you'd never be able to play Super Mario 3D AllStars, ever (if you didn't already buy it)....and those Black Friday sales? You'd better pray the publishers sales are as generous as Walmart, Target and Best Buy are (hint: they aren't).

Yes. Im just to lazy/busy now, im all digital. BUT, i would like to see the game industry offer some kind of 2-4 hour trial for each game to prevent alot more regrets without return option. And in some way, we have to solve the problem with servers/shops shutting down after x years. We should be able to play all of the games modes forever without compremise, and be able to access everything.
Would be cool to have the option to sell and buy used games through digital also.. if not through the system, than have a code or something unique connected to the game you have bought and bein able to sell that to the next.

First, they came for the newspapers and nobody spoke for the newspapers.

Second, they came for the music and nobody spoke for the music.

Then they came for the movies and nobody spoke for the movies.

Finally, they came for the video games and not enough spoke for the video games.

Who, my friend, will speak up for you when nobody is left?

TBF - The market has embraced medium-less media. Online news, spotify, netflix, game pass etc.

From a consumer PoV, the noisy minority are swimming against the tsunami of the participating majority.

Digital games, like music, movies and newspapers are fine. They are better for the planet, available on demand (often on sale), and saves time in logistics/portability etc.

First party games, when they do become fully digital, could be cheaper.

The economic side of a physical collection could be argued though it is just more stuff for your family to put in a skip when you are gone.

Enjoy your 15 minute city.

Since we've become a four Switch household, I'm buying less digital and more physical than I have since the DS. Nintendo need to find a way that we can easily share purchased digital games before that will change now...

No way am I going digital only in a multiple switch household when you can't play other peoples digital games online at the same time as them. Getting physical copies completely negates this issue.
That and physical copies are often cheaper here, and the price of a giant SD card to store games will cost as much as the difference in price between the consoles anyway. There is literally no incentive for me.

I’m still pretty old school, most of my games are on cart, and I will wait for a cart if there is a digi initial release.

It’s a no brainer for me, I feel I properly own the games, and when it comes to upgrade I can sell on hardware and software.

It’s an investment to own them in cart, it’s a gamble to be digi online.

Hell nah dawg.

In a word... Nope.

No, and I assume many people would feel the same way I do.

Does everyone have brain fog and remember what has happened to the 3ds and Wii u eshop? Your switch 2 would become a doorstop at the end of the consoles cycle, no thanks would I want a console tethered to Nintendo eshop 😡😡

Like the staff most of my Switch library is digital. I only tend to buy first party games on cart because indie games are almost always cheaper digital AND actually available at launch.

If it was significantly cheaper I would consider a digital only. Nintendo products are my secondary consoles and the realities of me returning to a physical library down the road is highly unlikely.

There is definitely a stubborn part of me that likes having physical games still, but it's just increasingly impractical.

Only if Scalpers take up the whole "Physical Version," and Digital is the only option. I hate being forced to adapt to the All-Digital Future with the MInimalist Lifestyle!

I literally booted up my 3DS XL last night to download the original Pokemon games for my six year old only to find that the service is discontinued.

The good thing is that I can still purchase these games secondhand — the same cannot be said for all the fantastic games that were download only on this service. Thankfully, I was still able to download all my purchased software that wasn't still installed.

When Google Stadia abruptly shutdown, it became clear that DRM, digital only games has the potential to be a temporary license purchase. I've since started purchasing my digital PC games DRM free if/when possible.

Thankfully, online consoles have allowed the majority of purchased games to remain playable so far!

Make digital games half the price of physical games* and I’ll consider it.

• after all, digital games are much cheaper for them, less shelf space, don’t have to give shop keeper cut, and prevent second hand sales…

I'm all for it, as an option for other people. And if the Switch 2 is digital only, so be it. But luckily for me I'm doing well enough these days that the idea of sacrificing functionality to save a couple of bucks is just ludicrous. I'll pay the full price for the full console, thank you very much.

@Matl just out of curiosity, what are the benefits of a physical collection in your opinion?

@JalapenoSpiceLife the e-shop going down doesn't mean that you can't play your games anymore. Just that you can't buy more.

I bought a PSP Go, I've been ready for digital-only for quite some time now.

Absolutely not!

@Nico85 Digital copies have ZERO resale value and ZERO collectible value. There is no benefit to digital version, IMO.

Maybe. I’d need more than one micro-SD card slot on the console itself because current affordable cards are not going to be enough - got a 1-tera at 98% full before even looking at my cartridges - and a dock with hefty storage on board and at least one micro-SD slot that I can swap stuff back and forth from. That, or compatibility with external storage so that I can hook up like a 5-tera portable drive or a NAS.

By the way, did anyone else get a survey from Nintendo after playing Metroid Prime Remastered which asked if you bought it physical, and then asked you why? I found that very interesting, both as an insight into Nintendo and as an honest thought experiment for myself.

NO! And they shouldn’t do that since most people have big physical library and in Japan physical sales are up to 70% so it would be stupid to release digital only. They can offer both at least.

Switch is probably the first system where most of my games on the system have been digital. It wouldn't really affect me to not have the ability to play physical games.

That said, I'm not sure if I would want a digital only Switch 2. I wouldn't rule it out. But if it's significantly cheaper, I'd say it's a good thing, because it would definitely help more people get their hands on one.

I would buy the physical edition, no doubt. I get a lot of games digitally (especially if they're round-based MP that I'm popping in for half an hour at a time), but I still love my physical collection, and swapping physical cartridges with friends is a simple way to save money.

With the exception of a few specific titles, I've got almost all of my switch games physically. The first party titles almost never go down in price digitally enough to justify going digital on them. Feels like a far cry from the 3DS/Wii u era, when the Selects range, combined with the occasional My Nintendo discount, meant you could download some evergreen titles for very reasonable prices

I have been digital only since the PSP allowed it. Don't see why I would change now.

Oh 100%. I'm already all digital with the Switch anyway. I have absolutely zero attachment to physical media.

Absolutely. I'm all in on digital. I've even been selling a bunch of my physical games to get digital versions instead. I'm honestly just not that worried about all that "doomsday" stuff. Seems like something that won't be a problem for a LONG time, and even then, only if my console breaks AND I still care about playing the games at that point.

Digital is more convenient, takes up less physical space, and is just a click away (until it isn't, of course). I like those benefits.

I would like for Nintendo to remain physical but if switch2 go all digital, nintendo had to either remove hardware lock on sd card or allow to make backup un usb drive without encrypting and hardware locking the usb drive so that we can easily manage backup on pc or at least have two sd card slot.
All of my oldest sd card are now unusable so I'm quite concerned to keep my library on without piracy on nintendo console when eshop will be shout down.

If all other hardware specs are the same, I'd go digital only. I'm not a collector, I don't need to keep the games 50+ years. As a PC gamer, I've long since grown accustomed to digital only. Most of my current switch games are eshop purchases. It's convenient to have all games with you on a portable system and not have to swap them out. I'd take the extra $50, buy a large micro sd. It helps that Switch games are so darn small. I think my biggest Switch game isn't even 30gb, and the average size is far smaller. Also, the less plastic junk cluttering up my house, the better.

I bought a PS5 Digital Edition, which has worked out fine for me, so I would buy a digital only Switch 2.

No thank you. The day Nintendo goes all digital is the day I turn into a pirate.

No. The hours of my life are finite. I sacrifice most of them working in order to maintain a living. The dollars I get in exchange are valuable and when I spend them on something, I prefer to actually own it. This includes my library of games. Forever physical! (No I did not just plug Limited Run Games.)

It will depend if the internal storage is 1TB or more. I struggled with the measly 368gb of the Series S’ storage and didn’t wanted to spend premium on their proprietary expansion

@CartoonDan you still have to download to play 🤷🏻‍♂️

I had to send in both my Wii and Wii U for corrupted mmc flash, so I'm not inclined to want digital only.

No, not really.

Not a chance. Nintendo's digital experience is awful.
They very rarely put their games on sale, and I'm not paying £50 or £60 per game.
They also have no way to refund purchases if the game is broken or bad.
And they've shown that they're quite happy to discontinue old eShops, so you'll eventually lose access to games you paid for.

Buying a digital-only Switch locks you into buying from a single store, eliminating competition, removing the ability to return or trade in a game, and has no guarantee that you'll even be able to keep accessing your content. Like I said. Not. A. Chance.

I have multiple switch and for digital games, apart from the main console, the rest needs to stay online to play. Hard to say it is convenient. I prefer physical games

@Jayenkai your comment brings back memories lol

If the big 3 companies make a digital only console with no option for physical games, I hope their sales suffer. It’s just a way to scam us out of money. What would stop them from blocking access until we buy their newest console? Or once the console’s lifetime is over, they will shutdown the servers and we can’t access our games.

Nope.
I buy mostly physical for 3 reasons:

• low amount of internal storage space and only being able to expand via a microSD.
• I can resell games I'm done with and on the rare occasion I've bought a used game as well, especially when the digital version never goes on sale.
• Most importantly: we are a 2 Switch household, will probably be 3 at some point when my other kid gets a bit older. Physical games allow the game to be played on multiple Switches, and since we play primarily not at home, going online isn't always convenient.

I also use the library across the street from my house sometimes to try games to see if I want to buy them.

Absolutely not.

An absolute no from me. I buy a lot of digital games but I buy a lot more games physical. I'd never buy any console that was digital only honestly not just the switch 2.

I would totally do that if it meant getting an OLED screen or it was considerably cheaper but like the PS5 without the disc drive is so underwhelming in the price difference that it doesn't make sense.

Depends if Nintend keeps doing the buy 2 games for $100 deal. I am always about saving money. I will get digetal games if they are cheaper. But if I can find the physical for cheaper I go with that. But most of the time Digital is always more expensive or does not see as big of sales as physical. I even sometimes buy the cheapest when its on ebay for example.

Nope.

I like the fact that cartridges are not tied to online accounts, and that I can still play them if, for whatever reason, I lose access to my Nintendo account. And I've lost access to an app store before and had to re-buy stuff ages ago.

My Switch collection is 99% digital, so I’d be okay if I had to go 100% next time.

Over time i have moved over to more digital its easier and convenient then lugging around little carts but i still want physical for switch for some games.... when i upgrade my ps4 pro however i may go all digital as it makes no sense on PlayStation for physical as the discs are useless and take extra time to just verify i own it vs digital is good to go ..

I'd consider it since I've mainly gone digital.

However, I suspect Nintendo won't actually do this because their previous lower-priced models (the 2DS and Switch Lite) were designed specifically for children. They'd risk parents buying the cheaper digital-only system and games for it, then getting angry when those games won't go in the console.

Ever since the ps3/360 generation introduced an online digital store for purchasing products, it felt like only a matter of time(and the data compression on discs not keeping up) before we went fully digital.

And that was in an era of 10/20gb hard drives.

I'm not saying it's good, right or anything. It has been a direction we've been generally pulled in for a very long time.

And it's not like going totally physical safeguards you from anything anymore. Most games these days, only a portion of the data is on the disc.

What good does that do you when the storefront and online functionality goes away?

I wholly respect the physical only crowd and I at the very least buy the physical media machines as well just to split my options. But we have to brace ourselves for the day that "the PS6/NeXtBOX/Switch 2 will be digital only" won't just be a rumor or talking point, but reality.

And do with that what we will.

Not just no. F- no. Unless they guaranteed we’d never lose the right to redownload games for all time.

Doesn't matter if your either for or against games all going digital, fact is, when they do, we'll all be paying premium prices for games, especially new ones.
Wont be any more cheaper options through big w, used copies etc.
You'll always have to wait for sales on digital only

When Breath of the wild and Mario Kart 8 are still $60 on digital, I would never buy a digital only Nintendo machine.

I'm a traditionalist. I prefer physical media. Granted, a lot of physical media for games are basically just glorified installation discs, and don't hold any data on them.

But when it comes to the specs of the system, I want better processing power, better storage, better RAM, and a more powerful graphics card to give the system better speed. I don't care about an OLED screen as much as I do the internal specs.

Heck, I just got the new iPhone 15 Pro, and it can run Genshin Impact just fine on normal graphics settings. My iPhone 8 could barely run it, even on the lowest graphics setting. I would hope that the successor to the Switch is at least on par with the later iPhone models.

Only if Nintendo actually allows gamers to play Switch 2 digital games on the Switch 3, otherwise, no. I need physical games to sell if I can't play them on the next console.

The only games I have played on Switch have been rented (for free) from the library- not possible with digital

No way. Switch digital only sharing isn’t trustworthy across multiple devices.

The more expensive model's extra price would pay for itself after a handful of physical purchases.
Physical games are usually £10-£20 cheaper than the digital version.

These same people saying no to digital Switch2 will be lining up to buy it. Physical media is a thing of the past. Just look at movies and music. I can't remember the last time I bought a DVD. Heck, Netflix just ended their DVD service. I purchase most of my PS5 games digitally. On PC, it's not even an option to buy physical. Nintendo is really the last holdout but even they see the writing on the wall and the profit in digital games.

I have a digital-only PS5 and no regrets. Ever since PS4, all my games have been digital purchases, so yea, I would go for a digital-only Switch 2.

However, Nintendo must improve its policy regarding past-gen games in the digital store. Both Sony and Microsoft already have a history of improving their online stores and keeping past-gen games playable by now, but Nintendo still has to prove that we won't lose our games once Switch 2 comes up.

If it was the only option, sure. But I love the collection I've amassed on Switch.

Here's the thing: I get not including a Blu-ray drive in an Xbox or Playstation console. They definitely add to the cost of the unit, they decrease reliability because moving parts break, and there are licensing fees to the folks that own the Blu-ray format or whatever, and they do force the unit to be bigger in some way to accommodate the size of a disc.

But none of those reasons apply to these little Switch cartridges. So let me ask you this: would an all-digital Switch "2" include a MicroSD expansion slot to increase storage capacity? I think most people would say that it's both insane and unacceptable not to because the internal storage isn't going to be enough to an all-digital library. So at the point that they have one little slot for external cartridge storage that you can install games on... what's the argument for how a slot for the actual game cartridges is the straw that broke the camel's back? Heck, at that point I'd sooner take a system with a slot for cartridges and NO MicroSD than the other way around. An all-digital unit just doesn't make any sense, to me at least.

I can't be sure I'd 100% say no since I do much of my gaming on an (obviously) digital-only Steam Deck these days. But I would be quite hesitant. Digital is the better option if companies didn't have a penchant for closing down shops and servers making games unplayable in the future. Of course, patches, DLC and the like rely on the internet too even on carts, so... it's hard to say.

Eh, maybe it's not. I have about 17 physical Switch games and over 100 digital ones. I'm just in denial.

Here's a stories those thinking all Digital is better watch and learn from why history isn't kind to Game Devs. And to the few on here talking as though they think Digital is the rage - in your Alice in Wonderland but not the Real world we live in. This Video makes this debate Mute already. Remember your Digital games requires sd storage space you can't overcome that fact and if you delete or remove the game you still have to re-download to reply it again? There is no microsd 10gb cart in the foreseeable future. All this talk of Digital fail to mention this elephant in the room talk. And storage on the Internal is only so big. Your moving deleting and redownloading again when all you have to do is insert the physical cart and start gaming. So whom is the ultimate fail here now? Also remember you pay MSRP for Digital regardless how long the games been out they determine the price not you or the market. I guess you like paying MSRP every time.

Digital Distribution Vs Physical Media and True Ownership
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdsWQGAlopk

@Dman10 Guess you don't get to your local Public Library much. PC still have Physical games of past so they still exist. Not everyone can afford internet prices and streamers control your content not you. You pay their subscription prices not the other way around. They Raise the priced and you pay or not pay and get nothing. Just take this your ISP is your internet free most likely not. To Stream requires a ISP without that forget talking about internet here.

I feel sorry for all the people using the sunk-cost fallacy as a reason to justify physical. It would be amusing to the point of being hilarious if the digital option didn't carry so many problems of its own.

As long as I don't own my own space, I will never consider buying a physical unless it's for a game that had a limited release and it's the only way to get a hold of it. I've learned that lesson once and that's enough. If Nintendo dares to close the eshop then I'll emulate the games, and I won't lose a thing.

To answer the question, I will not buy a digital-only unless it was cheap enough, and I'll trade it in for a Switch 2 with both options as soon as I'm able.

ABSOLUTELY NOT !!

F*** the only digital !

It depends. I think there needs to be regulation in place to ensure that if you purchase a game, it is yours and can access it forever. No game should require internet to work (Steam Deck is great, but single player games needing an internet connection to play is absurd)
If those conditions are met, I am fine with it. If they aren’t then I will try and remain physical as much as possible

Most of my games are digital, but I have a small handful that are physical and I'd be irked to not be able to play them on a new console.

Ultimately, though, if a new console comes out and is in any way not backwards compatible then I ain't buying it.

Only setback is the amount of games being limited.

Anyway it would be just 1 big cartridge with X amount of games that you can choose on your own vs preinstalled ones.

With external cartridges tho there is no limit vs the one cartridge version of digital only games, etc.

Yet also with the digital only = same with other cartridges as all are anyway digital inside thus with the system you get a tv like screen to see and play the installed cartridge games with.

Not only should the “Switch 2” have a cart slot, it better have a 3DS cart slot.
I used to think that would become a thing at some point but now that Luigi’s Mansion Dark Moon is getting a proper port, and some other games are getting remasters, I don’t think they want to cannibalize their own sales for people who can just play the original.

Most of my Switch games are digital, but I also like to borrow games from the library, and I don't want the larger games taking up all my Switch's internal or SD card space. I don't know if Switch 2's lack of cartridges (or possibly other form of physical media) would be a straight deal breaker, but it would be a much less convincing purchase.

No, I would not buy an all-digital Switch 2.

If it is backwards compatible I’ll buy the one with a card reader. Otherwise I’ll go digital only, since I’ve already planned to stop hoarding games after the Switch generation.

The biggest impediment to me buying a download-only model is that physical games are cheaper! It's at least $10, and sometimes $20. We're also now learning that Nintendo can switch off a game service any time. With the recent announcement of 3DS online shutting down, I laughed and thought, "So what, most of my games are physical". If my 3DS dies, I just plug a cartridge into another one. This unknown world of download-only is fast becoming known, and it does not look good!

I'd be really disappointed if Nintendo released separate models. The only caveat being is if they go down the path of a subscription model like Game Pass, then you're already buying into the option of not owning your games, and so it might be worthwhile. I'm considering doing this with Xbox (especially if a cheaper, slim model arrives), so I'm not closed to the idea. I just like the option of deciding for myself, and never be locked into not physically owning Nintendo games. Even if it was only a small amount to purchase physically in the future, I own every Metroid game and would definitely want to keep that tradition going.

I buy all my games physically so there is no way I would buy a Switch 2 without a cart slot. Buying games digitally is just throwing your money away they have no resale or collectible value. If I am going to spend $60-$70 per game I expect to retain some of that value.

@tseliot ah ok, i’ve never resold a game in my life. I can see the collectible argument but at the same time, the physical versions i own just sit there not giving me any particular joy or pride… so i guess i prefer having a digital library and being able to play the game at midnight etc. to each their own

No. I rather die than buying a digital-only game console.

Ya know, I don't always agree with Anti-Matter... but today is a day I'll stand with them and say HELL NO!!!

I want the option of both. My library is probably close to an even split, other than indie games.

Why do people love the idea of being digital only and screwed over by companies? Of course I wouldn't buy it!

@rjejr How nice of you to broadbrush all of us as liars. Speak strictly and only for yourself as one.

@a_brave_new_geek Except that there are still physical books and music and movies being sold. So you have no clue what you are talking about.

@JalapenoSpiceLife Um what? I think you're confusing eshop with NSO. NSO is a rental service. Eshop you purchase games. I can still play mine on the WiiU and 2DS.

Hell to the no. Nintendo Games are too expensive for me to buy them even at 33% off and then have them rot on my system. I need to sell them to get funds back, or at least be able to borrow them from friends or the library.

When it comes to the Switch 2 the conversations usually gravitate towards frame rates, processing power and resolution. But for me storage is one of my biggest issues. My life at present involves a fair bit of moving around and I can't really lug a ton of disks, cards and cases with me, nor do I have a permanent "base" to store them in so digital is the best option for me, something pushed further by the fact that you generally only get a portion of the game files these days, with all the patches, DLC and even full-installation (surely many physical games will be unplayable too in the future when essential files can no longer be diwnloaded?). The problem is that the Switch's entire life-cycle seems to have almost passed and the largest capacity storage card it supports hasn't even been released. So game sizes seem to be growing quicker and larger than the storage needed to support them.

My Switch 1 is already a practically digital only system so yes, without a second thought. I have very limited space and digital is just zounds more comfortable than physical.

Absolutely not, physical games are way cheaper in my country, like $40 vs $60 cheaper, mario wonder is $42 physical, $60 digital, I don't want to buy digital. Also nintendo games, unlike sony and others, rarely discounted, so I can't just wait 1-2 years and bought their 1st party games discounted.

The only exception is some titles like mariokart 8 deluxe that I bought digital when it's discounted so I can play it whenever I want without cart.

The only digital place I trust is on pc, with steam and gog.

Backwards

Compatible

@Nico85 The primary benefit is actually having a tangible item to own, and the benefits that brings with it - you can resell the game down the line if you want, they make for great display pieces, its just fun to have a collection of physical games and feel genuine attachment to your collection whatever size it may be. Then there's the obvious safeguarding against digital store closure, and the potential of nintendo just going "no you can't play that now" and them revoking your license for a game.

A lot of the issues people bring up with having digital games tend to be very pointless in my eyes - like "I have to go and get another game from a case and put all that effort into swapping cartridges" is just a stupid argument imo; if that is a genuine issue for a person that suggests to me that they do not have their physical games stored in a decent way, or are extremely lazy. The complaints of not having enough room only really stems from if a person has a lot of physical games, which I simply do not feel like most people have very many nor is it much of an issue to actually store them 9 times out of 10. You just need a shelf. Simple as. Maybe two shelves if the average person has a good handful of games.

There just doesn't seem to be any decent reason why digital is any better than physical outside of convenience, but I really do not think that carrying a few game carts around with your switch in a case is much of a hassle - and be honest, would there even be any reason why someone would absolutely NEED to carry more than a few carts with them on any trip? Digital costs more, requires more investment into storage, the titles can be revoked at the publisher's whim at any time if they want to, there is no genuine attachment to a digital collection - the list of drawbacks goes on.

Nope. Part of me would be relieved actually, my spending on new games has slowed down a lot in recent months given my ever-growing backlog, and this no longer playing physical carts would finally free me from the cycle of going and buying new stuff.

Here's another example of how Digital makes a bad choice. I supported games for Switch on KS. And low and behold to my surprise I come to hear the company that published the games for the Indie maker whom I supported comes out and makes a Physical version of the game. But here's the kicker-the Indie that I along with many supporter to get the game going never got even a hint that this happened. I found most of this from Twitter aka X instead. How does that make one feel like a dumb***& that we support and never got a chance to buy this version. I reposted those news to the KS indie and so far they excused as it was up to that publisher to do that. But I told them we helped you get your game going and this is were treated for doing our part in funding that game so it could be produced.

For me, videogames on Switch are overpriced. I have a steam deck and the same games are much cheaper on steam. With steam, seeing as you can't sell old games, I wait for the game to be similar to the price of a rental, like 90% off, and that can be done on steam regularly, but it can't on a Nintendo platform.

I definitely would in theory - my 1st gen Switch only reads about half my cartridges at this point anyway for some reason.

In practice, the issue surely comes down to space. Assuming switch 2 will be capable of playing games that get close to 100gb, you’d be looking at needing, what, at least a 2tb hard drive and the option to expand…in a portable?

And because it’s Nintendo who think it’s still 1993, they’ll get it wrong. It would have like 500gb with a 500gb expansion limit, and then after 6 months they’d be releasing a direct explaining to people how to save data to the cloud so you can uninstall and reinstall games as needed

So, yes I would, but I doubt it’s a thing.

I think if theres one thing that finally got my to ditch my support for Nintendo hardware, it would be this.

If Nintendo went digital only, I'd throw my lot in with Steam Deck and wave goodbye to Nintendo. I'd also seal film all my physical Nintendo games because they'd be worth a small fortune before long.

I don’t have game cartridges for my phone so why would I object if my Switch 2 didn’t either?

Of course, why would I want a cartridge slot? I never used the one on my Switch, physical games cost twice as much if not more as digital ones and waste a lot of space

For me, and others have said this, a HUGE factor is whether or not the physical one allows me to play current gen Switch Games. Like the PS5 being able to play PS4 discs.
If it only plays Switch 2 games then idc either way but I would still probably buy the physical one because it just gives you options, second hand, trading, selling on once done, etc.

If the next switch was digital only, that would be the point where I would permanently part ways with Nintendo after a solid 35 years of loyalty.

@Matl sure, on the other hand we could argue that at most “own” a physical support for a virtual product. Collections are only relevant as long as they “spark joy” i have a collection of thousands of comic books and manga. They were my pride and joy for years, now i’m putting them in boxes and giving them to my brother with no regrets. Things change. I’ve never had a problem re-downloading a game, I’m not a huge fan of retro gaming and don’t really care for super old stuff I’ve already played. I have however had a switch with over 10 physical cartridges stolen on one of my trips. Like i said, to each their own.

Absolutely yes I would. I only have 2 cartridges anyway and that's only because they were cheap from CEX, otherwise I'd already be fully digital.

Its good to have that option to choose.
Some people will go, for just the lower price tag. I personally like to put my cartridge in my console. Also to be able to buy games second hand. And we saw what they did with the wiiU eshop closure, thats also why i am scepticle about a digital only. So for myself its the more expensive one. And it needs a oled screen.

As someone who owns nearly one hundred Super Nintendo cartridges, I get the mind set of the physical collector. However, my switch collection is 99.98% digital. Cartridges are not what they once were. They are incomplete, basically every game requires an immediate download and update. My Super Nintendo cartridges all work offline 30 years running. I’m not sure modern cartridges will boast the same longevity, especially considering issues with memories becoming corrupted.
I love the new games I’ve experienced in digital form just as much or more than carted games of yesteryear. I certainly hope I’ll be able to play them many years from now. We’ve seen digital services being shutdown every couple months. This is the primary issue with digital purchases. Just how long do the big guys owe us the service for which we’ve paid? I personally feel like the current model for eshop life spans is criminally short.
Despite inevitable shutdowns, the benefits of my all digital switch library outweigh those of physical. They don’t take up any space, I never have to dust them off, they don’t smell and I love having a couple hundred games in my menu ready to load with the press of an ‘a’. Am I worried my games will be taken away? Maybe a bit. Then I remember that a good portion of collectors are playing emulated ROMs.

Digital-only consoles are USELESS to me, especially since I like to buy pre-owned/ share my games occasionally. All-digital eliminates pre-owned games and makes sharing your games a living hell. Xbox can suck my left nut before I buy a Series S/ all-digital Series X.

@Chojimaroji yeah, ROMs that they either downloaded or dumped off their cartridges/NAND.

@papa_frezz 1TB microSD card: am I a joke to you?

MicroSD card swapping as a concept: at least he acknowledged you, I'm chopped liver!!

@Warioware to be honest with you, I have over 100 games on my Switch and have only consumed about 300GB of my 1TB card (ofc I have my NAND about half full, any games I play often goes here, otherwise I prefer to keep it free for system updates).

well , normally i would say yes, i only buy digital , but than i remember the only case i was obligated , dying light available only physical in uk because was banned in Germany and the e-shop with a stupid mentality because is hosted in that country is not allowed to sell it even in other countries in Europe territory ever , IF I did not have the cartridge slot i would never be able to play that great game , now the next switch will be more powerful means a lot of third parties from the last gen and maybe a good amount from the actual gen will be port it , tomb raider trilogy, Deus ex, fallout 4 etc,, for sure they will be there to make money now.... what if there are more games banned in Germany ? I wont be able to play it, so it is a big NO for me to a only Nintendo digital console as long they have this big problem

@Zucaritas
i Belive you were sarcastic with your comment but i can add this as well:
you want it to play those games who cannot be available on the e-shop , did you never notice dying light is missed in the European e-shop? that's because is banned in Germany , Nintendo HQ Europe is based on that country as so are they server so for a stupid reason they cannot sell it even to other countries e-shop in European territory ,even for the new switch 2 anything banned there you wont be able to play it, unless do the gimmick to create a new account in USA territory (to much gimmick and complexity for me), so cartridge slot forever!!!!

I bought a Steam Deck so yeah maybe.

I play a ton of indie games. Indie devs don't have the budget for physical releases outside of companies like Limited Run, so it's not like I really have a choice. But, I'd still buy the version that can take physical games just to keep my options open.

@Aiodensghost yeah I guess it depends on the games really. Some of them like the MK games, X Com, Borderlands, Assassin's Creed, Doom, Wolfenstein and oddly the Final Fantasy X collection take up tons of space. I probably wasted far too much cash on games pre covid when my business was booming! But I have filled two 1TB cards and have an old 500GB card catching overspill. Games are generally getting bigger and whilst some of the compression on Switch has been impressive, if it goes to PS4 levels for the next console then I can see games heading up to 100GB in download size like on other consoles, so only ten big games per card. I realise this is very much an unimportant problem but like I said I travel around a fair bit and don't always have great internet so constantly downloading large files can be a problem for time and bandwidth. But I think it's a good few years before 2TB cards are affordable (incidentally 1TB cards can be had for about 70 quid these days if you shop around a bit).

Whilst I'm ranting though, I really hope that Nintendo fix their awful save data deletion system in the next model - no idea how much of my system memory is being wasted by demo saves, finished games and the like because after six years it can take five minutes to delete one 8MB save! Please let us delete multiple saves!!

The only way I'd buy an all-digital console is if that was the only option. (for example, the Steam Deck) Though if the option is there then all the better. More choices can only be a good thing, like the Switch Lite. I'll never buy one, but for the people who only want a handheld it's the better option.

Maybe. I'm about half digital as is and getting sick of lugging several dozen boxes of games every time I move. But that does mean I would buy all my games on sale (starting to do that now anyway). It would really depend on if BC was a thing.

Eww no way! That would be terrible imo

I'm digital only anyways so

I'm not a collector of physical games and I've already got a digital PS5, so I can see myself getting a digital Switch too.

But I also see why many people won't get digital-only console.

I did love my PSP Go. 16gb in 2009 was pretty good. The idea of all my games in my pocket was enticing, so I bought one. Didn't regret it for a second.

@N64-ROX sigh 🙄 you still will not be able to redownload them no matter what, yet with my PSN libraries I can still redownload all of my old legacy titles in some shape of form can you say the same for the eshop? With previous generations all gone offline as soon as a new console comes out Your willingness to defend such practices seems to shine just like the other individual who defends this, smh

@Tempestryke no I'm not and clearly you can't seem to understand or comprehend what I'm talking about? How many articles have come out regarding this matter about the 3ds and Wii u eshop right now? I feel that I'm loosing my patience with ignorance, time and time again, foolishness seems to shine for Nintendo fans who invest into the digital ecosystem and are the ones to fall when Nintendo pull the rug from your feet soon after, are you willing to be that stubborn to admit it's flaws with how Nintendo handles digital software on all fronts and their consoles?

It depends, though most of my Switch games are digital I have a fair amount of physical Switch games, so if the new one is backwards compatible I'd like to be able to use my cards on it. I'm pretty price sensitive these days though with my growing family, so if the digital only version is significantly cheaper (say $100) then I'd probably just suck it up and go with that, and just play my physical Switch games on my Switch. If it isn't backwards compatible it wouldn't matter, 95% of the games I buy now are digital and wouldn't mind going 100% for even a small discount on the new system then.

@JalapenoSpiceLife "with my PSN libraries I can still redownload all of my old legacy titles in some shape of form can you say the same for the eshop?"
... Yes, I can still redownload games I own on the Wii U, 3DS, Wii, and DSi

@Chojimaroji Completely agree, I collect SNES, N64, GCN, GB, GBC, and GBA games, but today's environment for physical games is completely different. The game cards for the Switch (they're not even technically cartridges), are nothing but digital games on their own fancy read only SD card, they still have updates and patches the same way as digital games, except those patches are downloaded to the console instead of the card. The game cards provide no better longevity than digital, actually possibly worse because of deterioration and inability to easily make backups.

No.

Came here just to say NO

@Sisilly_G well they did not get the games it's all linked to my account.
Really at the end of the day it's a no win if you download only.

@Tempestryke I agreed that there will be exceptions to physical reference as you reference.

My main point (that the data supports): The majority of media consumed today is digital and that this transition has only increased in the medium term (5-10 years)

Whether you think I have a clue or not or whether you do not wish the data to be true, I am just stating market data.

I assume your least favourite switch game is:

https://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/trollhunters_defenders_of_arcadia

Absolutely not. 😤

...well, ok if it was the only option available, I wouldn't abandon Nintendo altogether. But I'd be really annoyed (as I also will if its not backwards compatible with all my Switch games) to the point that I'd probably say I wasn't going to buy one... and then finally give in a year or two down the line and get one second hand or on sale... but I'd still resent it! 😂

"Sony's diskless PS5 offers exactly the same specs for $100 less than the $500 version with the Blu-ray disc drive." haha unfortunate timing... the newly anounced replacement models for the PS5 have the digital only version at just $50 cheaper. Madness!

People keep talking about an inevitable all-digital future even though it's arguably illegal. The point would be for them to monopolize sales through their own eshops, but that would be flagged as anticompetitive by regulators. So some third party digital store would have to be created to compete I suppose.

MicroSd card swapping is just like Physical game cart swapping? How delusion is that? That means it's Cart game not Digital as alot want to talk about. Like I said microsd storage is the elephant in the room that no one wants to talk about. So if you swap microsd that the same as physical cart swapping. Doing this invalidates all those I want games only Digital but your using a physical medium to store and run the game? How hypocritical is that for spinning on your head.

Way late but, I prefer it not to be digital only, but if I must, I'll join the inevitable movement. All I ask is for some serious internal memory at this point.

Yes, I only buy digital games.

But it needs backwards compatibility, otherwise this becomes an irrelevant issue.

@Anti-Matter Physical media will NOT last forever. The gaming companies already know digital is much cheaper to produce. It's only a matter of time.

PC gaming is a digital only media. Console gaming WILL follow suit.

In a parallel universe, kids are rocking 4k mini-Blurays the size of PSP UMD discs in their SwitchPro

2 words, never ever.

@Shade_Koopa
And that's the reason I keep supporting physical games.
Physical media will NEVER die.
#physicalforever 🤟

I like being a part of no closed ecosystem, able to buy and sell games in the future to various people. Nintendo games often retain their value, and it's nice buying a game and knowing that I can resell it for about the same I bought it for. Or at least I like having that option so I'd always go physical.

part 2 is kinda ridiculous. I never look at my screen as it is, why would I want to pay extra for a nicer looking screen? It would be like adding a monitor to my graphics card that sits inside my pc case that I can't see from my chair. I try not to just throw my money away if I can.

Im fully digital for over a decade and Switch is no different. Actually when I have bought Switch I have bought it with 7 physical games because I didnt even know about eshop. Within month I have trashed all physical games and I have rebought them in eshop. I dont see point in physical media, apart from taking space and catching dust and not being practical in any way (at least I didnt need physical media for 10 years now, be it games, music or movies).

I dont lack money, I have a decent job, I dont need to resell things I buy...

All this leads to one point. It's your choice not your choice to put onto others how and what they decide how they game. Nintendo survives because those wanting physical options insure they keep making game. If you want Digital get digital and those wanting physical should get their own choice. Physical is how games started and Digital survives because physical buyers pay so those digital buyers can buy the game. Think about that if there was no physical cart buyers you pay whatever prices they charge for digital they have no monetary gains to lower the prices. Remember they determine the price you pay for Digital excluding indie devs/KS devs they have budget limit not for Massive Devs who command price they want. And as I mentioned before I've already seen games that were digital become physical take for example Lost Ruins a KS game now their publisher is producing a physical game so if that wasn't because they wanted money then what other reason was for that publisher partner to make it physical?

I'd rather buy another Nintendo Switch than a new, but only digital, model of the gaming console.

Twitter story of why physical will never go out of fashion..

https://nintendoeverything.com/have-a-nice-death-getting-physical-release-on-switch/

Just one word NO

I don't think this digital version strategy make sense for Nintendo. Since already moving up from a base price of $299 for the original switch, A digital $399 and with cartridge slot for $449 will result in people thinking they have to pay extra for cartridge slot rather than people feeling they are getting as discount for going all digital. Such a pricing structure is very reminiscent of Wii U's two SKU launch and has potential to have similar effect.

I suspect Nintendo will want to release a Switch 2 Lite and Switch 2 OLED/Pro down the line. Already having two base models will add more confusion.

A cartridge slot on Switch 2 doesn't take up much space and doesn't cost Nintendo $50. The added $50 will alienate families who would want to purchase multiples switches so they can share games between themselves. I think many people are moving to all digital/majority digital without deleting the cartridge slot on a slightly lower priced model.

If Nintendo offers both a digital only console and a console that can play physical games like what Playstation and Xbox have done, I'd 100% go for the one that can play physical games

Heck yeah! I don't own a single cartridge for my Switch!

Most of new/used main physical titles (Mario, Zelda etc.) are cheaper than digital versions lol (Poland). Even after some e-shop discounts - it's better to spend more time looking for cheaper physical copies.

I mean- I'd BUY it. It's a Nintendo system. I have to. I'd be very grumpy about it, though.

The survey might be a random of people but that speaks volume of where the majority of buyers are and as some said you can't gift away or resell no longer played games. Regardless of the cost for Digital are tied to the eShop account you can't move those and if you don't like it you have no recourse to recoup some value back. Only time I would by a Only digital Switch is at massive discount as if I can't use my physical cart then it's wasted money.

I'm not opposed to it, especially since in the long run that will be the direction things wind up at eventually. I do think though if companies want to incentivize people towards that route the digital games have to be cheaper than physical. You take out say $5 - $10 and that will make them in general more appealing. I also think though that if you have more than one system (like say a parent and child) having a registered cloud system in place to enable limited sharing should come into play (say max registered systems 3, with a financial penalty to remove systems)

If it was literally the only option, I would do it because I have no choice and simply enjoy Nintendo games enough to still buy the console, but it definitely wouldn't be a day one purchase.

If the rumour of two models is true (which is plausible but doesn't sound like Nintendo's style), I would definitely pay the extra for a model that can play physical cartridges. My Switch library is probably about 50/50 and, while digital is more convenient for a lot of reasons, having no ability to play physical would be maddening.

I laughed out loud at the second question/ response.

@Scposteel I'm not opposed to it, especially since in the long run that will be the direction things wind up at eventually. I do think though if companies want to incentivize people towards that route the digital games have to be cheaper than physical.
I'll say this again this Video tells all what you need to know. Streaming your at their mercy you pay and give them what they want not what consumer wants. Long run everyone will have Embedded chips inside their head to get wifi no more devices that's what were going to be headed towards.

Digital Distribution Vs Physical Media and True Ownership
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdsWQGAlopk

I probably wouldn't, while my Switch library is mostly digital, I do have a small handful of Physical Switch carts I wouldn't be able to use on the next system if I went digital-only.