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Topic: Can you "activate" retail games so you can download them in the future?

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uofitorn

Hi all,
I'd prefer to download games, mostly so I don't have to swap disks, but the download prices are usually much higher than retail (especially shopping at Amazon.com) that I can't justify buying the eShop version. My question is, if I buy a game retail, can I "activate" it to my account so that I can then download it, now and in the future? Kind of like how you can activate a game on Steam, and then it's forever tied to your Steam account allowing unlimited downloads.

TIA

uofitorn

Reala

No is the answer I'm afraid.

Reala

SkywardLink98

Nope. Nintendo doesn't allow that.

My SD Card with the game on it is just as physical as your cartridge with the game on it.
I love Nintendo, that's why I criticize them so harshly.

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uofitorn

Nuts. Alright thanks.

uofitorn

DefHalan

No consoles offer that feature, Xbone was going to but everyone complained about the DRM so they had to take out that feature when they took out the DRM

People keep saying the Xbox One doesn't have Backwards Compatibility.
I don't think they know what Backwards Compatibility means...

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LunaticPandora

DefHalan wrote:

No consoles offer that feature, Xbone was going to but everyone complained about the DRM so they had to take out that feature when they took out the DRM

So nice of you to leave out the part where once the Xb1 game is installed to your console, the disc becomes worthless.(well not anymore obviously)

LunaticPandora

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