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I will be getting the Switch 1 version just for the physical edition of the game.

@jetsetradion If resell ability is the only + of the GKC then by all means buy it but many people buy games physically to own them. To be more specific to own a playable build of the game on physical media.

I do not want to buy their version of a licence attached to a DRM plastic. I want a tangible BUILD of the software.

They push this crap to simply control the content.

Example of that is Bethesda's (Microsoft) latest releases. They push Denuvo in their games and that is why they do not even put a playable build on the printed discs. I can't support that in any shape or form.

Oh and I forgot that those digital releases only allow the devs and (corporations) to "Release now and fix later". This is how they mask incompetence and greed. And everyone wonders "OMG why people pirate games! Think of the poor multibillion companies!!!".

"What five games would make your 'Perfect Console'?"

I think the closer thing to perfect in terms of games and reliability for me is the Switch 1:
1. Castlevania Classics Collection
2. Castlevania Advance Collection
3. Castlevania Dominus Collection
4. The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
5. Dark Souls Remastered

And all of those are perfect on their tiny cartridges

@obijuankanoobie Yes those are the steelbooks for the games

I am playing Symphony of the Night ... again. It never gets old! Masterpiece!

And something new for me, Space Marine 2, although I have never played 1 or any Warhammer game before. The game looks amazing and filled with lore!

On the side I will play Skyward Sword

Happy gaming!

@Kroko They contain playable builds on them that can be installed offline.

But this is also about to change as we see discs from Microsoft and Ubisoft that do not contain playable game data on them.

ANY physical edition that requires servers to function/be playable is NOT physical edition. It is a plastic DRM.

@ShadLink Installation is fine. The reason to have a physical edition is to be able to play the game offline when you get it.

Installing is done with discs because they have slow reading speeds, so the question is why didn't Nintendo made installation cartridges? Because it is easier to control the content with servers

ANY physical edition that requires servers to function is NOT physical edition. It is a plastic DRM.

@H3X3NH4MM3R Maybe they should rename it to "DRM Plastic Release" It is more appropriate.

@TYRANACLES trial and error. After that I could beat the game every 15 minutes

Awesome times!

After DooM (2016) next is DooM Eternal to be 100%ed

On the side I will have God of War and Ocarina of Time 3D.

And recently I got a really nostalgic game for me, that many people really hate. Spider-Man The Return of the Sinister Six. I loved beating that game when I was a kid

Happy gaming!

"Companies really don't care if gamers pirate their games!"

Trust my source, bro

"So we would love to do a physical version, but it wouldn't be a Game-Key."

Music to my ears

Sacred 2 Remaster shipment was delayed so ...
It is shooter weekend!
After DooM 3 last week I am continuing with DooM 2016. I am aiming for 100%

On the side I have Wolfenstein Youngblood (even if I heard that it is a bad game) and Painkiller (the original, the good one, not that crap they released recently) on the Steam Deck!

Have a great gaming weekend people!!!

Human Made all the way!!!

@Nep-Nep-Freak Well it can do anything the Steam Deck can do so I play my GOG games on the Deck.

And the best part is the SteamOS, you can play DRM-free games from GOG.

Also that controller looks amazing!

@crazybenjamin well it is either incompetence or pushing to all digital so they can control market even more. If data is on the media it is harder to delist it in the future.

You want to tell me Nintendo R&D division did not thought about the slow reading speeds or the "expensive" storage options?

Also installation from the cartridge is something that has been happening since the Switch 1. Todaty I has a system update installed from the cartridge offline so my The House of the Dead could run. So it is possible but they don't want to do it, but act like they can't. Hmmm.

I bet that keeping servers is more expensive in the long run than printing cartridges with actual data on them.

They want to boost the sales of the game key cards with Pokemon because they know that even a turd with the Pokemon logo on it will sell well

Nintendo missed the golden opportunity to introduce the Installation Game Cards that functions like a disc but no, they are idiots.

Continuing with DooM 3 (because I rushed to finish Fallout 3 on the Steam Deck)!
In the meantime I will play little Tormented Souls and God of War 1.
I have to do it quickly because Sacred 2 Remaster is coming next week and it will CONSUME me!!!

Happy birthday!

As a HUGE Resident Evil fan, I couldn't care less about how they promote their games/products.

All I want are good RE games and amazing physical editions.

For me DooM 3, I started it again to make a nice screenshot journey

Then Castlevania Symphony of the Night along with Super Castlevania IV!

And I will spare little time in Bram Stoker's Dracula on the Mega Drive!

If Capcom is on board with LRG I guess we will get those Resident Evil games physical editions after all

I love the smell of desperation coming from MS

I am sorry but the Xbox as a brand is complete failure past the 360 later iterations.

• The OS is terrible and ugly.
• The offline capabilities are extremely limited. I had so many errors in the console menus.
• The screenshot functionality is terrible if you do not connect USB drive your screenshots are deleted in intervals. Also, the taking of screenshots does not work every time you press the buttons.
• Only reads discs up to 50GB.

Who would want to play games on this flawed ecosystem?

Xbox One, One X, Series S and Series X are complete failures.

I will go and say this - the Steam Deck is a better console than those Xbox will ever be.

@kmtrain83 I think I have almost all of them on my phone. (I rarely delete photos)

As for the image uploads I delete them after month or 2.

This weekend I am playing Wolfenstein II The New Colossus. I just arrived in New Orleans

On the side I have Vigil The Longest Night and Heroes of Might and Magic The Olden Era (DEMO) on the Steam Deck. It is a really nice game for any HoMM fan!

Happy gaming everyone!!!

@Medic_alert If it is a game key-card I would prefer for it to be digital only.

We do not need "Fallout 4 Nintendo Switch 2 plastic only edition".

17/21 and I am ok with it

While I prefer to play my DS game on 3DS and DSi XL the emulation way is really good. Especially on the Steam Deck.

On my original NES or on Steam Deck for screenshots

Last week I went through Miles Morales (my LEAST favorite of the new Spider-Man games).

This weekend I started Wolfenstein The Old Blood, but this time I am doing my screenshot journey

On the side I will have Little Nightmares III on the Switch 1.

Castlevania III Dracula's Curse on the NES and Pokemon Emerald for nostalgia injections

Have a great gaming weekend everyone!!!

This game has one thing that S/V does not a graveyard

@progx Old Blood is my favorite of the 3 games. It reminds me so much of Return to Castle Wolfenstein ... I miss the supernatural and creepy things in New Order and the New Colossus

@Wewewi The first release was from Bethesda themselves and the whole game was NOT on the cartridge. This release uses bigger cartridge so you do not have to download the game and it is playable from the cartridge alone.

I do not think that the DLCs are on this release.

@Rainbowjames Your physical version requires internet to download the rest of the game.

This RE-print includes ALL of the game on a 32GB cartridge.

This weekend I am returning to a playthrough of Blasphemous 2. Already completed it on the Switch but I am in the 1st part on PS5.

I will play some DooM on the Switch and for nostalgia play some Resident Evil 3 Nemesis

And I will continue to add to my sculpture of the Predator!

Have a nice weekend!!!

In few years the MiG card will be a very nice asset to my collection

I love Minecraft and the movie was mindless fun for relaxing. I wouldn't mind another 20 of those.

@Nintendontyouknow I know that is a Breaking Bad meme but I honestly do not understand it as I have never watched the show

I just did the math and JUST from the start of the Switch I have 252 physical games and maybe 70 from those are second hand.

So around 22 NEW games per year or around 1-2 games per month.

And that is just for the 8 years of Switch!

@Segakid That is the beauty of it! Everyone complaining about everything ... ahhh beautiful democracy

@JohnnyMind Some people, like me, are passionate about physical releases and collecting.

And GKC are terrible mistake that Nintendo CAN fix in the coming years by releasing installation cartridges that are cheaper but only time will tell.

@Segakid Again, the ignore button solves that problem. If there are the same people every time you are going to successfully filter the comment sections for you.

I am hugely in favor of the Ignore button, not for myself (as I like seeing what other people write) but for others that can't handle the repetitive comments for certain topics.

Or you are suggesting policing what people say by adding more stuff to the already created list from the NL staff?

@JohnnyMind Sure it is not informative at all, but you are getting irritated over nothing.

That is why there is an Ignore button which guarantees that those "obsessed with game key cards" will not bother you anymore.

That is like people complaining about me in Pokemon V/S articles when I post that the game is soulless piece of **** Just hit the ignore button and you will be protected from this information.

@JohnnyMind We can't dictate what people talk in those articles.

Can you imagine articles that have a warning:
"Only gameplay/story posts allowed!"
I couldn't, well maybe in North Korea

Well as long as it is civil it is fair game By civil I mean we shouldn't offend other people for deciding to buy certain media But that is all.

The physical edition is point of interest of every game so expect people to talk about it or release their "frustrations".

Also, a huge point that most people miss is that those releases that have already been released on other consoles could attract buyers only if there is a true physical form.

There are gamers that bought Silent Hill 2 on PS5 and will ONLY double dip if the publisher invests in a full physical release.

This is an interesting topic for example that should not offend anyone.

@JohnnyMind It is a matter of demand. If gamers love the idea of key cards, they will sell well and they have nothing to worry about in terms of business.

If not, then it is a bad call.

The best vote is the wallet one. I can't be responsible for someone livelihood if they don't make a product for me.

But I am just one gamer and, in the future, I can wait for extreme discounts to play a certain game. That is still some kind of support, I guess.

@JohnnyMind Ahh, you mean that half of the people are unhappy about the price of the game, and the other half are unhappy about the physical release? That makes sense and that is why I blame marketing researchers and Nintendo.

I would put 30% blame on publishers and 70% blame on Nintendo. They could've researched and create "installer" cartridges that would not require the high reading speed games need for ... well gameplay. But they decided to create a product NOBODY ever wanted.

And you are right there are MANY people that are vocal about this but that is because most of us are collectors. And I do not know a single collector that want a physical media that does not function. That is like trying to sell a physical book that has only one page and on that page, there is a key that allows you to access your book in a digital file.

At the end gamers will have games on the platform even if they don't want them

@mlt we need more games like this hidden gem! It is frustrating that there is so much cookie cutter in the industry

BUT ... Don't have negative thoughts. Remember your mantra.

This week I 100%ed Spider-Man 2 and it was a fun ride!

Now I am starting Kingdoms of Amalur that I have not played for a long time!

I will continue my playthrough of Resident Evil Village and enjoy the hidden brilliance of Faxanadu!

This will go nicely next to my Lego The Office set