Rumour: Red Dead Redemption May Be Getting A Rubbish 'Code-In-A-Box' Release

Dont care give me rdr 2 on switch 2

Why do they even bother with codes-in-box at this point? What a bunch of plastic waste for something that could have been bought on the eShop.

..... still better than game key card, I don't care what anyone says.

Nothing beats pure full on physical though.

@Yosher I know a hot take when I see one, and this one is pretty hot.

As much as I'm not a fan of GKCs, code-in-the-box is worse IMO. At least the former aren't one time use, aren't as much of a plastic waste, and can be sold or traded.

That said, I think I'll stick with my physical Switch 1 copy, thanks.

Welcome to last year, when they did this for Switch 1.

@CurryPowderKeg79 I can understand the store credit part. But even then, codes in box are a very sorry excuse and could just have been generated digitally, as well by said store. Also, I think the margins for codes in box are pretty bad, on top of the fact that it's a whole bunch of plastic for nothing. The same could be said for GKC, but those are tradeable at least. If you are done with your game you can't resell your code in box game, once redeemed.

"Don't get too excited though, because it sounds like the Switch 2 version will be a 'code-in-a-box' monstrosity, meaning no cartridge will be included, only a poxy sheet of paper with a download code printed. Boo."

This reads exactly like the guy from Physical Paradise on YouTube speaks 😂

@Yosher yeah, all the ease of digital letting you just play without putting a cart in, the inconvenience of having to download, and a useless box for collectors.
Versus game keys' all the inconvenience of having to put the physical cart in, plus the inconvenience of having to download, in exchange for a somewhat less useless box. If you do trade, sell, pass on games, GKCs are clearly superior. But if you don't? I think I also have to go with they're even worse to use.

Great, no game-key cards to worry about!

Oh, crap...

Didn't switch 1 version come on a cart? I'm sure i have one. And wasn't the update to switch 2 cheap or free?

Genuinely I don't mind game key cards, but this is just terrible. What is the point of this?? Especially when game key cards exist, there is absolutely now reason for the code-in-a-box to still be around.

I don’t mind a code in a box as long as the price reflects that.

I purchased Crusin USA as a code in the box from Amazon for £12 and I prefer a download anyway. On the eshop It was £35 which I refused to pay. Checking Amazon really paid off.

Just buy the cartridge for Switch 1 and download the update, which I don’t think is that big to begin with (under a gig?).

@VeganH it was free.

@Solid_Python honestly every time a company does a Switch 2 code in a box I come around just a little more on gkc.

@Yosher where are those? never seen one in the wild...

I already got my fill with the Switch physical version so I don't need this.

Complain enough about GKCs and you get code-in-a-box. Complain about code-in-a-box, you get a digital-only release. Complain more, get a Cloud-version or no release at all.

What's the point? There is already a code-in-a-box release for the Switch and the upgrade pack is free.

@jsty3105 Then the dev cries why we only pirate their game.

Glad I have a physical cart for the Switch 1 version

@jsty3105 “Complain more, get a Cloud-version” Hell on earth. 😄

I’d go for no release at that point.

I cannot stand rockstar

@Serpenterror I personally don't think people who pirate need particular reasons to justify piracy. There'll always be a reason that makes perfect sense to the person pirating a game and those reasons are never-ending.

@TheRazor I edited my comment a few seconds after posting to also factor in an option that effectively translates to 'heck no'

@SwitchplayerJohn ill take game key card over code in the box anyday.

Rockstar and Take Two are small indie companies. Please, understand.
Kek.