I’m surprised this article didn’t mention the fact that many physical game purchases still require downloading patches, sometimes to fix potentially game breaking bugs. When that’s taken into account, even the physical game itself and it’s DLC might not be playable at a future date. What good will a Smash Bros cartridge be in a decade when you can no longer download all of the additional content and characters? It won’t be a complete experience.
Additionally, we see some “physical” Switch releases being little more than a cart and a download code. The move to digital only form of media seems really inevitable.
Breath of the Wild... Mario Kart 8... Super Mario Odyssey... but yes, internet commenters, tell us more about how now is the time for Miyamoto to retire because of some rules about character design in Paper Mario. Rules that, if in fact completely correct with no nuance lost in translation, are a driving factor in how great the writing for this series has been.
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Re: Feature: Keeping It Physical In A Digital Age
I’m surprised this article didn’t mention the fact that many physical game purchases still require downloading patches, sometimes to fix potentially game breaking bugs. When that’s taken into account, even the physical game itself and it’s DLC might not be playable at a future date. What good will a Smash Bros cartridge be in a decade when you can no longer download all of the additional content and characters? It won’t be a complete experience.
Additionally, we see some “physical” Switch releases being little more than a cart and a download code. The move to digital only form of media seems really inevitable.
Re: Paper Mario Producer Says Team Is "No Longer Able To Graphically Represent Individual Characteristics" In Toad NPCs
Breath of the Wild... Mario Kart 8... Super Mario Odyssey... but yes, internet commenters, tell us more about how now is the time for Miyamoto to retire because of some rules about character design in Paper Mario. Rules that, if in fact completely correct with no nuance lost in translation, are a driving factor in how great the writing for this series has been.