The world is certainly moving towards a more digital future for games, but why are some of us hesitant to embrace it? Twitter: / johnnyzaccari Discord: discordapp.com...
*Physical* • Good for collections • Able to switch games w/ friends *Digital* • Don’t have to go to GameStop • Don’t have to switch game cartridges I personally get both digital and physical
@@blakebackes lol, or when gamestop goes the fuck out of business, either way I dont care, it's not gonna break my heart if I can't buy physical copies of games anymore
ksizzle0605 you could always support your small local video game stores! They always have better retro stuff and have way better selections. Just try to support them soon tho as a lot are going out of business
@@ilhandaanish2381 holy shit, i can't believe it's been 4 months since this comment lol, but yea! they have one down here where i'm from called 8 bit hall of fame, evrything from old all the way to current
Kinda like movies, have the disc and digital copies inside, huge loss of money for the company’s but maybe charge an extra 20 or 30 for a disc and digital copy type system
Zenith Edge You’re right about the DLC. I only have 1 digital game but I’ve had to buy an SD card because I bought so many DLCs I’ve run out of storage the switch initially comes with. That being said, if you’re not going fully digital you can buy a cheap $20-30 SD card instead of the more expensive 400/500 Gb cards.
Y E S N’T Try putting in and playing a fresh game of Zeda/ Mario or Mario Kart without updates. It won’t work. You will have to options: “Update” or “Cancel”z When Nintendo’s servers go down, your Switch and it’s own exclusive physical library won’t be worth sh*t, unless you hack the console. The times we live in..
Physical cause I like growing a collection and actually feeling like I own something you know being able to actually hold it in my hand something tangible
@@AK-gt8zy I think it's more of the sentimental value in his case. I'm sure he doesn't collect everything he comes across, he just seems to care alot about his video games
@@AK-gt8zy Think of it like this, If you're old enough to understand what i mean. But what was your first record/casette/CD you ever bought ? and what was the first song you ever streamed ? thats the difference between physical and digital.
Physical: Doesnt take up storage. Is cheaper than Digital. Digital: Takes up storage. Is more expensive. The only good thing is that its faster to change games Well looks like ive started a war
Ch3kM4te Digital has sales more often for certain devs. For example, Bandai Namco had a sale for pretty much all of their DIGITAL games. Same for Capcom. Nintendo also has a thing where you can buy two first party games for $100 instead of $120.
For Digital you will never lose them as long as you remember your Nintendo eshop account, it is forever yours even if you lose your switch. You also don't have to leave the house to buy the games.
@@peterdavids31 I fogot my nintendo id password AND email for my 3ds... I can't even try to delete it and have a new one or it'll delete my ONE digital game that I play a lot
I prefer physical for games I'm expecting to get the bulk of my play in one session - mainly single player, story driven, stuff, and digital for stuff I'm going to want to keep coming back to, mainly multiplayer focused stuff.
Gizensha Fox I'm the opposite. Multiplayer games usually lose their value when the next version comes out a year later... Things like Zelda Xenoblade Mario persona Witcher which take 100+ hours with so much to do I'll get digitally since by the time I'm done with them I won't have any resell value anyways lol
Also, you can sell the game if you decide you don't need the Switch anymore. Not possible when buying it digitally (or you wanna sell your entire account, but don't recommend that)
I'm the same exact way as Fox! Longer form, story driven, single player experiences, anything like that, I usually buy physically. I'll play mainly that game until completion, then put it away until I go to start a new file. Also, they often come with stronger collector's editions. Primarily multiplayer experiences, or any kind of game where I'm more likely to want to jump into it for a few rounds or a short session(think Mario Kart, Smash, a multiplayer FPS, etc.), I prefer to have digitally, because the convenience of not having to find the game I want and switch it out for a couple hours tops is conducive toward that style of play. The market value of a game has basically no impact on whether I go digital or physical, as I rarely buy games that I plan to stop playing after a year. I do my research and purchase games that I'm going to want to come back to for years to come, so that means I don't ever sell my games. The ONLY time I sell games is when my judgement fails and I somehow buy I game that I hated, or older versions of games when superior versions come out later(remastered/revised/definitive editions, etc.), and even then, not always.
The way I do it is this: When the game is brand new and at full price everywhere, I lean towards digital simply for the convenience factor. If it's an older game that's oddly still full price on the eShop but like half the price on Amazon, you best believe I'm buying the damn physical version, 2x the price isn't worth the convenience.
@@115zombies935 well if your switch gets destroyed after nintendo shut down its services on digital you will lose your games on physical you will have to get a new switch
KALD3S Irrelevant point. By the time Nintendo shuts down online services for the switch it’ll be easy to emulate the switch and it’s games. That’s a non-issue.
@@115zombies935 some people prefer playing on an old console, some people still play their nes/snes + its hard enough to find roms/isos now because of nintendo
Well... make sure it doesn't accidentally get deleted, Especially for the future, when you might risk not being able to download the game again after they close their online store services.
Savannah Jones I got both physical and digital version of this game. I am saving the physical version unopened for the future... and I am using the digital version today.
Physical all the way. I love looking at cases on my shelf and it's good to know I actually own a game instead of "borrowing" it. I only buy indies digitally as most of the time, they don't have the money to produce physical copies. However, I'm never buying a triple A game digitally. I hope Nintendo can get 64GB cartridges soon or make 32GBs cheaper so that we don't have games suffer like L.A. Noire that need extra downloads.
LOL "borrowing"? you have the game whether its physical or digital, I don't want to start an argument because you might just prefer physical, but the information stored on your cartridge is the same as anyone else's SD card... The only difference is that people can re-download the game if they lose their data whereas a faulty/lost cartridge is gone forever.
DarshUK Gaming I understand but the difference is physical you own the game but digital is a license to play it. But yeah you're right, they are the same whether you buy physical or digital. I just prefer physical whenever possible
Sean Diamond The information in the video is completely wrong on this point. You do NOT own it either way. Whether you buy physical or digital, you only purchase a license to use the game. When you buy physical, you of course actually own the chunk of plastic. But the game inside the cartridge is still only licensed to you. Think about Overwatch or something. You can get yourself banned whether you bought digitally or physically. The author of a book cannot ban you from reading it after you've purchased it. Overwatch can ban you even after you purchase a physical copy. That is the easiest way to explain that you don't own it, that your use is subject to terms enforced by the other party. This is called a shrink-wrap notice now, terms later, chance to refund contract. You are contractually obligated to follow the TOS either way. That TOS says all sorts of stuff in it. Nintendo can revoke your right to play your physical copy of Zelda, they just need an internet connection to push that through (which is the same for digital anyway).
for those saying physical and digital are both "license" to play , what physical has to offer is that you can pass (or sell) that license to others and get the license back to you which what digital lacks. also for the overwatch example , banned and license are 2 different things. you can still play even you are banned. ID ban is different with license to play
I like physical games because I like the collecting aspect. It's just personally satisfying to have all of my game cases on display. Maybe I'm alone on that lol
Your definitely not alone, I love collecting physical copies, 1 because they take up no space on the switch and 2 because they’re cheaper. Also I like cases to be on display.
i miss that too. I remember Sonic and the Black Knight's. it was so cool. Id make sure to read the entire manual b4 even inserting the game in the console. it felt intimate really
The lower prices are bs, Switch have been having some crazy sales, bought Sonic mania for 7.99 and Little nightmares for 5.99 on digital. The physical copies were over £15
Damn you changed my mind when you showed that Wii store closing, and people losing the ability to re-download their games. I guess I’ll go with the physical cartridges.
Yoshibug20 thing is that’s what most adults would do. What about kids who play the games and while yes we have the internet kids still wouldn’t search up how to backup their games onto a pc so when they become older and want to replay the games and since as a child they didn’t backup the game they won’t be able to replay it
With the 3ds it didnt matter if you had physical or digital after the system was discontinued all games that werent downloaded before are now pointless so really theres no win situation in the long run
I love digital because it's more accessible, easier, and if you get robbed, games are saved on your account. Physical does have it's perks, but can be lost, destroyed, stolen, but does come with a box with art work on it, and sometimes a nice mini poster, manual, and advertisement.
@@jaythesizzler1691 same thing happened to my dad, they broke in his home when he was at work and stole his Xbox and games, and his tv and everything valuable basically...
@UCLborK-cvrlCGEtQa-ZqKZQ no one brings consoles to a playground... there are things called burglaries, where people break into other people's homes and take stuff... Or robbed. Stolen is stolen eh.
I realize that digital is way more convenient but I prefer physical because I like to have something in my hand. I like putting game cases on my bookshelf just to see then there. I like the satisfaction I feel when I go to the store and I walk out holding a new exciting adventure.
So here’s my take: I was moving to digital on switch until my sister got one and I got a secondary switch lite. Some games (the escapists for ex) I have to purchase per player even on the same console if that switch is my secondary. And I can’t share digital with my sister. They seriously need a family sharing for Nintendo games. Not that that’ll ever happen 😂
Tamara Girodie you can share! The way to do it, you have to jump a few holes. The person who owns the game cannot play on their own account. They have to play on a secondary account. Then the person who doesn’t own it can play on the owners account. The other option if you want to play on the same account is to have the original owner offline while the secondary player is online
Agree. That’s why I like physical not digital. If I have 50 games on my family acct, as long as only one copy is active at a time, we should be able to play whatever game.
same reason I am super glad I bought physical only the most important games I consider the best for Xbox One & get Digital only if crazy special, I have One S that family uses & One X & can only use digital if I am signed into account but with physical CD's I can have both Xbox's on at same time without being locked to profile for digital games. People with physical libraries can buy two systems or Switch & cheaper used Switch Lite just to have backup incase one of the switches break or can't read games anymore.
Being fair its far easier to back up games on PC in the event stores do what they do and remove it from their digital shelves. Not that you have much option for physical anymore on PC, but theres utility console doesnt have in addition to convenience.
I honestly thought by now our laws would have caught up and we would be able to resell both physical and digital games. We need to start demanding more rights with our digital goods.
i dont think it will ever be possible to sell digital games... what you are buying is a lisence to use the game, not the game itself so basiclly you dont own the game therefore you cant sell it (i cant even think of how you whould sell it, in what proccess) also: physical games have sales, and i know that there are eshop sales but physical games can be 40$ cheaper 3-4 years down the line (nintendo selects) for example if i buy Lego City: Undercover on the wii u physically my total whould be 20$, while digitally it whould cost 50$
An official nintendo trade in system, where you get ninteno eshop currency for a trade in? Can't see how hard that would be. At the moment returning games is extremely impossible and against everything nintendo wants for some reason. I could see people buying far more games digitally if they knew they could return them even at a fraction of the price later down the line.
Shipping on Amazon is now delayed because of virus 19. Sadly, some can't play Animal Crossing or Doom on their launch day. Huge benefit of digital games.
im actually debating on whether if i should hunt down physical copies online or just settle for a digital copy of animal crossing, can anyone help please? i really want to play acnh and i dont know what to choose.
I prefer physical games myself, even if i get that the Switch's design makes digital games quite tempting. Like you said, with a physical game, YOU own your copy of the game, rather than just having a license to play it. It gives you more freedom over what you choose to do with your copy. Plus i like to put game cases on my shelf and see them form a collection. It feels more satisfying rather than seeing a bunch of icons on a screen, even if the latter is more convenient to start up and play your games.
Jojje4567 You guys make it sound like downloading the game is just streaming it. You may not own the cartridge but you did physically download the game into the switch so yes you do you still own it. Like I said it’s not like you’re just streaming it off the Internet
I went digital for this console mostly because of convenience. While I will say you need a lot of storage (definitely an additional SD card), it’s been worth it so far. I have lots of games ranging from Super Mario Odyssey to Undertale. I have at least 15 games on there right now and my system seems to be going strong still. Although I’m not as big a gamer as I used to be when I was younger, this has definitely been enough to satisfy my gaming needs
I think one of the biggest factors is the actual game itself. Virtually all Mario games and other Nintendo originals retain the majority of their value even years after their release, so those games you most likely want to purchase physically so you can potentially sell them and make most of your money back in the future.
T Stanley when I buy games I never think about reselling. I don’t buy a game just to play though it once. I only buy games if I think I could play it over and over and still have fun. I have beat both super Mario Galaxy games 5 times and I still find them fun.
Physival game collection looks good and feels good to touch. Looking at the extra goodies like posters etc. Youll feel you own what you purchase. It will be there with you foe hundreds of years.
I CHOOSE NEITHER! with digital you have to use lots of energy to move your thumb to the home button and select another game I rather just not play my switch
how? for digital you either : - ask their username & password and any security they have until it is logged in at your console - ask for a family share (STEAM) which is cannot be played simultaneously even when they are playing a different game - borrow their console because Nintendo makes the ID bound to the console and not a login system like STEAM Family share is the most possible things to do, and it is limited with only one account can play (even for different game) and family slot is limited for physical you : - borrow the cartridge.
Physical is always best, regardless of it's problems, true ownership can never be beaten and getting out and getting a physical copy with all of its artwork is quite satisfying.
Physical all the way. Physical games are usually cheaper, They take up less space, and they look really nice on the shelf with the little boxes. If you want to pay sixty bucks for a piece of software you don't even technically own, that's fine as well.
Lots of games are more expensive digitally than the physical copies in stores. Physical games are on sale too, and even more often than the digital ones. Also, you can buy used physical games very cheap.
Physical, you actually own it and can get money back out of it down the line by getting rid of it. I never understood the digital argument for the switch, if you are taking the switch on the go then you have to have a case for it, and if you have a case then you have space for game carts, they are fucking tiny, why wouldn't they be with you?
Tu877 Did you not watch the video? There's still the possibility of it getting damaged, lost, or stolen if you take it on the go. I prefer physical as well, but you can't deny them, even if someone is normally careful about these risks.
What? The games stay with the switch in whatever case you are using. Meaning if the switch is stolen, everything is stolen. If anything that is more of a case for physical, because with digital if your console is jacked then everything is lost, some physical games you barely play anymore will be at home so you at least retain something. Lost, Damaged? I don't know, maybe if the person is retarded or their hands violently shake in the 3 seconds from case to switch and it gets thrown out a window.
I also didn't mention just how significantly cheaper physical is over digital. Digital can have sales but mainly you are getting fucked by nintendo. With Physical you can do best buy gamer club unlocked, amazon prime discounts, and just follow cheapass gamer for insane deals that are mainly physical on the console side. On day 1 I pay under 50 (before tax) on full priced games, unless it's a limited edition but even then I am getting a massive discount with GCU.
I go physical (primarily). I like having the case art on display, don't have to wait for downloads, i can swap games with friends, and i dont go through sd cards like toilet paper. I store all my carts in a holder that came with a switch case. Never lost, damaged or been confused about where a game is. That being said, i still have a couple of games that are great time killers if I ever get caught without my game case.
I know I'm in the minority but digital all the way. You don't have to worry about losing a copy or bringing the wrong games when you go on a trip espically with the portability of the switch. You don't have to get up, look for a game and switch it out. You don't have to worry about save data when cloud saving comes out, you could lose your whole switch and still have everything be there. Not to mention it's also better for the environment with less plastic being used. The only drawbacks are buying a micro sd card, and losing out on that sale on amazon, but you still get gold coins to reduce purchases and there are some great download only games
Dino-T I understand your point, but for me, something that’s really important is a sense of ownership. With digital games, you don’t own the game. You only own a license to play it, and that’s really frustrating to me.
What if you lose the switch on that trip or it gets stolen so will all your digital games all of that will be gone if you go physicall you will at least have some games and it is not better for the earth it is worse and you not buying something dosen't matter it is already made
Physical: Transferring data from an old switch to a new switch requires minimal effort with physical but digital is so much more complex. ( On the other hand, if you lose a switch, what ever cartridge was inside is lost forever)
Which is a shame if companies don't support physical games. Reason: They can ban you at any time from your account without giving a reason. Has happened to me and other people I know. Contact to get a reason to make sure it doesn't happen again or dispute, but the console companies won't allow you to. And them there's all the people that say "oh well you must have been doing something illegal or modding", and this is a poor assumption.
I don't have a switch but when I get one it'll always be physical. The reason is, I can always resell a game that I do not want. Even years down the line since they don't really decrease in price. Then again I say that for all of my mostly digital consoles.
Personally, I buy physical for a couple of reasons: 1. I’m paranoid and don’t want to potentially lose all my games. That’s unlikely to happen anytime soon with the switch but it’s still a consideration 2. Sometimes you can find physical games selling for cheaper on websites like eBay. Again, that’s less likely with switch games but it’s still possible 3. I like to be able to physically hold them and show them off on a shelf or whatever because I just like what it looks like That being said, I do have a couple of digital games and I completely understand the appeal of them. I just tend not to buy them in that format.
Physical, there’s something about that feeling of going to the store to buy a new game or opening one from the mail. Having a physical version of the game feels more like you own it then how it feels owning the game digital. Also I like it cause I could bring the game to any of my friends house and play it on their switch. All in all physical is the classic way to go and my preferred way
To be honest,why wouldn't you buy physical games?.... -BENEFITS: They can be a lot cheaper,if you look around and take much less space .You get a very cool cover or in the case of BOTW and Splatoon a guide,map,stickers etc. -DISADVANTAGES:you might lose 'em or your cat can eat them i dunno,you have to swap them all time which can be annoying and someone can break them easily very....easily. buuuuuuuuuut..... Digital games: -BENEFITS:quick swap,buy anywhere at anytime you choose and a massive collection of indi titles. -DISADVANTAGES: TWO WORDS (LIMITED SPACE),if you don't want to shell out from 50-250 $ then ma boi you gots to ration that space and that ain't cool you can't even fit 5 proper AAA games there,PRICES don't change that frequently i mean pretty much the main reason for me not buying Kirby Star Allies or BOTW right away when can get them a lot cheaper. Also why is there an argument about this if you don't live in the US then you don't have to deal with Gamestop,shipping can be free sometimes also like i've mentioned discounts and cool bonuses like the pixel pack in Mario+Rabbids:Kingdom Battle or a coin and some stickers for Super Mario Odyssey so what do you lose this is really POINTLESS TO ARGUE ABOUT OVERALL.
Denis Ramadanov losing them and switching them is the main reason i like digital. also when i leave home for a short time, a lot of the time i dont take the game with me and that gets annoying.
I prefer digital but because of the switches storage I try to get physical for big games. Like right now I'm trying to get Skyrim physical, but it's getting a discount for the European store so I'm hoping for a U.S store discount. Well I honestly prefer physical because I like the cases, but switching through chips on the go could be troublesome and getting games here in Kuwait is troublesome like for Skyrim it will cost 18KD=60.01 plus 3KD shipping about 10 dollars so I'm gonna hope for some kind of discount for it digital before I get enough to actually buy it physically. Hope this made sense
I like digital but i love the physical boxes for games plus it doesn't use as much storage space. Yes I know I can get Micro SD Cards but I still prefer physical.
For some reason on my switch i have all my games digital with an insane amount of storage because i like to take my switch out for traveling or whenever i leave my house so it's handy to have all my games in my switch without having to worry about cartridges
Been 100% digital for years and just got the Switch and bought a 256GB SD card. I never knew the Wii shop shut down so now you have me double thinking as I already bought 5 games digital 🤔
I went completely digital with my Switch. I don’t even have a single Switch Game Card. I have BotW, Odyssey, & 1-2 Switch, oh, and some demos for other games.
Well, it’s hard to say for sure, I used to have a 4 GB microSD card that’s definitely not the newer XC version, and it came from my mom’s old Nokia she used to have before she switched to the iPhone 4s, and I was using the card as a means to move my screenshots and screen recordings over to my iMac. So, sorry if that didn’t answer your question, you’ll have to look somewhere else, as I couldn’t really tell if the speed was any better than the old one, but it is definitely better in the storage capacity from the old one. So try looking for a video that compares the Nintendo branded one compared to a generic one.
Joshua Tobin Lol. no Nintendo branded is slower than a Samsung and costs 2x as much lol. Even the card that is in the Switch is garbage, (cant replace that sadly). Heres a tip, only 3 companies make those things. Samsung, Micron, and Hynix, Everyone else, EVERYONE ELSE, buys from those 3, and rebrands it. All the inners are made by one of those 3. Of which Samsung is King (for SD cards, for other ram/memory types it varies). Buy a Samsung card, you wont find faster. The Nintendo card, is a slower version than the newest Samsung's, re branded, Nintendo labeled and price doubled for fools.
I've found several of the games I wanted had discounted physical versions on amazon vs full price on the nintendo store, digitally. So not only do I not have to buy a microSD card, but I save money up front on the game. In those instances, it's no question.
I preffer physical media for movies, for much the same reasons, but also not requiring an expensive unlimited data plan to have access to streaming services is also a good bonus.
I’m stunned publishers even give a physical option at all. It’s added production cost, they gotta store/ship it, they gotta insure and forecast the inventory, they gotta buy the packaging/discs/carts… and then the gamer thanks them by selling it 2nd hand where MS/Sony/nintendo/the studio sees ZERO profit, or they hand it to 4 different friends/family who would have bought digital licenses. So yeah, the physical days are clearly numbered and have been. Eventually *even the console itself* will be digital, you’ll just be connecting to some rack mounted server in a data center collocated close to you, and all you’ll need is the smart TV with the client, broadband, and the bluetooth controller.
I prefer physical copyies and with me and my little brother both owning a switch it lets us play each others games. Our rule is whoever owns it gets say so of whe n they play and if there not playing it its fair game. Also to have the box and cartriage feels better the idea that I have control over it to do with it as I want. I put off getting Sonic Mania since its launch in hopes of a physical copy being released. Heck I still borrow gamecube games off friends of mine that I missed playing as a kid and I barrow switch games too. As for convience I still have to leave my house any way because I refuse to add my debt to my eshop because going to a store is my way of helping control how much money I spent or I would just impulse buy everything I slightly want and I would have to hitchhike to college.
I gotta say. High school taught me one thing. Never buy anything digital, unless it is an only option! You can sell those physical games/books/ or whatever afterwards and you get money from it, so the game and the console won't cost that much in the end!
I usually get indie games or smaller games on digital, mostly because they don’t sell physical copies of those, but yeah main games like BOTW, Mario Odyssey and Smash Bro’s ultimate I get physical just because i don’t want to keep buying more storage cards and the cases fit my collection perfectly
I'm just in the middle ground of it all. Both versions have their pros, and they also have their cons. It all just comes down to conviniency for the game in question that you're deciding on the version for, and whether or not it's better for said game to be a physical copy or digital download. Personally, I prefer multiplayer games (Smash Ultimate, Pokken, ARMS, etc.) to be digital because you'd be primarily using them as a host platform for multiple people. And single player games (BotW, SM Odyssey, Let's Go, etc.) are better as physical because you'd only ever be playing through the game's story on your own so you can decide which game you're feeling like playing by deciding to have that game's cartridge on hand more than other games. But again, that's just my opinion. 👌
Wish physical copies came with a digital backup. I always preferred physical but I switched to digital because my friend had his games stolen and if they were digital, he could've just downloaded them again.
longevity, until the unexpected natural disaster hits and ruins your games permanently. Unlikely? Probably, but anything could happen. I feel much safer having it all linked to my account. I think it's better for longevity because by the time the online store shuts down, the console will probably be super easy to hack/mod which would allow you to download anything again anyways that you might not be able to access legitimately anymore.
There’s something I wanna know, what happens if I bought a game from eshop, then put a cartridge of the same game into my switch? Will the saved data be erased? I wanna know!
I think the issue mainly is that physical and digital should be able to coexist however the company's the one they tell you that you no longer are allowed a choice that one day they will tell you you will have to digital and you will not be given a say in the matter.
I go all digital on my Switch and all physical on everything else. Got myself a nice big 200g microsd and I’m set. I like it because it’s a portable console and I automatically have all 20 or so of my switch games on demand.
It doesn’t matter if it’s physical or digital I cant afford either.
Me neither
im starting to save my money...
Piggyskull Ham lmao
Lmfao
Just steal
Physical, because you can lick the cartridges!
Palpas Out of all my 7 cardtriges our there,I haven’t licked no cardtrige cause I fear it will damage my precious progress I have on these games
Whenever I buy a physical game I lick the cartridge, it’s a shitty habit
Palpas yummy 👅💀
delet dis
what the hell I just found out this is a thing hahah
*Physical*
• Good for collections
• Able to switch games w/ friends
*Digital*
• Don’t have to go to GameStop
• Don’t have to switch game cartridges
I personally get both digital and physical
I'll go digital just so I don't have to go to GameStop
Fredsterface Gaming I don’t have friends and even if I did I’m possessive w my stuff and wouldn’t give anyone my 60 dollar game even to borrow lmao
I go to walmart its cheaper than gamestop
So lel
This man is smarter than us all and I deem him king. 👑
Can't change my mind.
nice summary
physical games give you the feeling that u actually owning them...
True
Kit Wong true
Sadly it’s only a feeling, since even Nintendo’s first party games now require updates to play.
Kit Wong that’s because you actually own them and digital games aren’t owned...
Vote Your Conscience that’s not true, I have multiple back ups of all my digital purchases. Those can never be taken away.
I only prefer digital on PC , everywhere else I want the physical copy.
Same
Same
Same. Plus, I love 'libraries' of cases.
Same
Digital games on pc are so gooooooood
Scary. Imagine all the digital games you own just disappearing once they close it down.
That's not what he meant. He said any games you deleted will not be able to be redownloaded when the service shuts down.
So you would loose a game afer 20 years or so ?
Luis Eduardo Murua no you wouldn’t
Cact I I mean they can you don’t own it you bought the right to play it not ownership
Oh fuck I bought smash bros ultimate digitally
id say physical, just because the thought of going out and buying a new game is always fun
ksizzle0605 just wait a few months until you can’t go to stores because of quarantine.
@@blakebackes lol, or when gamestop goes the fuck out of business, either way I dont care, it's not gonna break my heart if I can't buy physical copies of games anymore
ksizzle0605 same, that’s the greatest feeling ever.
ksizzle0605 you could always support your small local video game stores! They always have better retro stuff and have way better selections. Just try to support them soon tho as a lot are going out of business
@@ilhandaanish2381 holy shit, i can't believe it's been 4 months since this comment lol, but yea! they have one down here where i'm from called 8 bit hall of fame, evrything from old all the way to current
I wish there was a way you could get both without having to pay twice.
technically possible if you're fine with running custom firmware. No legit way of doing it though sadly.
@@Dynikus On the 360, you could download your disc game to your hard drive without CFW and I wish you could on the switch
Kinda like movies, have the disc and digital copies inside, huge loss of money for the company’s but maybe charge an extra 20 or 30 for a disc and digital copy type system
Cfw... dump tool... don’t do it though.. I did it and I got banned, please take my advice... it seems cool and promising but it’s not worth it!!!
I hear Frostpunk may change the human race for better.
If only I could Cyber and MS this punk...
1:21 decided the argument for me
Andy True dat
LMFAO
1:35 Is so true for me.
Who the hell plays on a couch I play in the chair 😂
Fatass
Physical because I don’t need to worry about storage
kim jong un But.. you do. Most Switch titles require you to download large part of the game regardless.
Flying Plant Whale nope the game is in the cartridge,it take forever to be full on data.
@@flyingplantwhale545 it only takes a few 100 mb unless you get a dlc that's big
Zenith Edge You’re right about the DLC. I only have 1 digital game but I’ve had to buy an SD card because I bought so many DLCs I’ve run out of storage the switch initially comes with.
That being said, if you’re not going fully digital you can buy a cheap $20-30 SD card instead of the more expensive 400/500 Gb cards.
Y E S N’T Try putting in and playing a fresh game of Zeda/ Mario or Mario Kart without updates. It won’t work. You will have to options: “Update” or “Cancel”z When Nintendo’s servers go down, your Switch and it’s own exclusive physical library won’t be worth sh*t, unless you hack the console. The times we live in..
Anyone else just buy a switch and absolutely love it?!
Goob Yep! Got mine not too long ago. Oh and by the way, I'm a fan. Love your vids!
Goob bought one but games are low key gay... Exceptions for mario games of course 90s games are dope to.
I want one
Low key gay? nonsensical comment.
Yeah, I got one for my birthday a couple of weeks ago & I love it already :)
Imagine being so lazy that getting off your couch to change a physical game becomes a struggle....
@@tetrapod64 yah this guy is just really lazy
me because i’m a lazy bitch 🤪🤪
I’m at this point in my life 😔
Truman Bear as you should b
I don’t have to imagine😂😂
Physical cause I like growing a collection and actually feeling like I own something you know being able to actually hold it in my hand something tangible
That's my exact reason
Materialistic much?
True
@@AK-gt8zy I think it's more of the sentimental value in his case. I'm sure he doesn't collect everything he comes across, he just seems to care alot about his video games
@@AK-gt8zy Think of it like this, If you're old enough to understand what i mean.
But what was your first record/casette/CD you ever bought ?
and what was the first song you ever streamed ?
thats the difference between physical and digital.
Physical: Doesnt take up storage. Is cheaper than Digital.
Digital: Takes up storage. Is more expensive. The only good thing is that its faster to change games
Well looks like ive started a war
Ch3kM4te preach bro
In my country
I feel like digital games are CHEAPER than physical games
But I still buy both
Ch3kM4te Digital has sales more often for certain devs. For example, Bandai Namco had a sale for pretty much all of their DIGITAL games. Same for Capcom. Nintendo also has a thing where you can buy two first party games for $100 instead of $120.
For Digital you will never lose them as long as you remember your Nintendo eshop account, it is forever yours even if you lose your switch. You also don't have to leave the house to buy the games.
@@peterdavids31 I fogot my nintendo id password AND email for my 3ds... I can't even try to delete it and have a new one or it'll delete my ONE digital game that I play a lot
I prefer physical for games I'm expecting to get the bulk of my play in one session - mainly single player, story driven, stuff, and digital for stuff I'm going to want to keep coming back to, mainly multiplayer focused stuff.
Gizensha Fox I'm the opposite. Multiplayer games usually lose their value when the next version comes out a year later... Things like Zelda Xenoblade Mario persona Witcher which take 100+ hours with so much to do I'll get digitally since by the time I'm done with them I won't have any resell value anyways lol
Also, you can sell the game if you decide you don't need the Switch anymore. Not possible when buying it digitally (or you wanna sell your entire account, but don't recommend that)
a true classic never goes out of style
I'm the same exact way as Fox! Longer form, story driven, single player experiences, anything like that, I usually buy physically. I'll play mainly that game until completion, then put it away until I go to start a new file. Also, they often come with stronger collector's editions. Primarily multiplayer experiences, or any kind of game where I'm more likely to want to jump into it for a few rounds or a short session(think Mario Kart, Smash, a multiplayer FPS, etc.), I prefer to have digitally, because the convenience of not having to find the game I want and switch it out for a couple hours tops is conducive toward that style of play.
The market value of a game has basically no impact on whether I go digital or physical, as I rarely buy games that I plan to stop playing after a year. I do my research and purchase games that I'm going to want to come back to for years to come, so that means I don't ever sell my games. The ONLY time I sell games is when my judgement fails and I somehow buy I game that I hated, or older versions of games when superior versions come out later(remastered/revised/definitive editions, etc.), and even then, not always.
I tend to go physical for triple a games and digital for indies
The way I do it is this:
When the game is brand new and at full price everywhere, I lean towards digital simply for the convenience factor.
If it's an older game that's oddly still full price on the eShop but like half the price on Amazon, you best believe I'm buying the damn physical version, 2x the price isn't worth the convenience.
I agree
But for things like indie games, they’re very often on sale on the Eshop for much cheaper
Physical. 10 or 20 years later, I can play my switch games just like I still do the same on a NES system.
Yes. The future nostalgia is worth it.
You can do the same thing with digital games.
@@115zombies935 well if your switch gets destroyed after nintendo shut down its services on digital you will lose your games on physical you will have to get a new switch
KALD3S Irrelevant point. By the time Nintendo shuts down online services for the switch it’ll be easy to emulate the switch and it’s games. That’s a non-issue.
@@115zombies935 some people prefer playing on an old console, some people still play their nes/snes + its hard enough to find roms/isos now because of nintendo
Physical totallly. I love having a game on my shelf
I’m getting the animal crossing Switch coming out in March, so I’m at least going digital for new horizons because I don’t ever plan on selling it lol
Well... make sure it doesn't accidentally get deleted, Especially for the future, when you might risk not being able to download the game again after they close their online store services.
Savannah Jones I got both physical and digital version of this game. I am saving the physical version unopened for the future... and I am using the digital version today.
La Lo what can you do about it if it happens? I bought the digital version bc it was cheaper and the others were almost all sold out
Brendons Forehead Animal crossing was cheaper digital?
xTwigzzz yeah digital ticket me €45 while the physical was over €60
“ you’ll probably put the 1st game in second game case”
When chiguy know you on a personal level
lol I used to do this when I was younger it made my dad so mad... now I do it right haha
Physical all the way. I love looking at cases on my shelf and it's good to know I actually own a game instead of "borrowing" it. I only buy indies digitally as most of the time, they don't have the money to produce physical copies. However, I'm never buying a triple A game digitally. I hope Nintendo can get 64GB cartridges soon or make 32GBs cheaper so that we don't have games suffer like L.A. Noire that need extra downloads.
LOL "borrowing"? you have the game whether its physical or digital, I don't want to start an argument because you might just prefer physical, but the information stored on your cartridge is the same as anyone else's SD card... The only difference is that people can re-download the game if they lose their data whereas a faulty/lost cartridge is gone forever.
DarshUK Gaming I understand but the difference is physical you own the game but digital is a license to play it. But yeah you're right, they are the same whether you buy physical or digital. I just prefer physical whenever possible
makes me wonder why do we buy games on pc since it's a digital license to play games aswell xD
Sean Diamond The information in the video is completely wrong on this point. You do NOT own it either way. Whether you buy physical or digital, you only purchase a license to use the game. When you buy physical, you of course actually own the chunk of plastic. But the game inside the cartridge is still only licensed to you.
Think about Overwatch or something. You can get yourself banned whether you bought digitally or physically. The author of a book cannot ban you from reading it after you've purchased it. Overwatch can ban you even after you purchase a physical copy. That is the easiest way to explain that you don't own it, that your use is subject to terms enforced by the other party.
This is called a shrink-wrap notice now, terms later, chance to refund contract. You are contractually obligated to follow the TOS either way. That TOS says all sorts of stuff in it. Nintendo can revoke your right to play your physical copy of Zelda, they just need an internet connection to push that through (which is the same for digital anyway).
for those saying physical and digital are both "license" to play , what physical has to offer is that you can pass (or sell) that license to others and get the license back to you which what digital lacks.
also for the overwatch example , banned and license are 2 different things. you can still play even you are banned. ID ban is different with license to play
I like physical games because I like the collecting aspect. It's just personally satisfying to have all of my game cases on display. Maybe I'm alone on that lol
James Reynolds your not alone
Your definitely not alone, I love collecting physical copies, 1 because they take up no space on the switch and 2 because they’re cheaper.
Also I like cases to be on display.
No more in depth game manual with physical case. Just case and cartridge. So sad
i miss that too. I remember Sonic and the Black Knight's. it was so cool. Id make sure to read the entire manual b4 even inserting the game in the console. it felt intimate really
Ikr? When I bought my Switch with botw, I was shocked when I saw no manual in the case :(
I remember the old metal gear 1 inch thick manuals.
Well, at least some games have posters and what not, there's also some art on the inside of the case. But nothing like say a decade ago.
Why would you need a manual though? Stfu.
more reasons to go physical:
-you can get lower prices at different retailers
-collector editions
-u can sell
What about gamesharing tho can u do that with physical game
@@DiegoGonzalez-ld8eg oh yeah u can
The lower prices are bs, Switch have been having some crazy sales, bought Sonic mania for 7.99 and Little nightmares for 5.99 on digital. The physical copies were over £15
I prefer physical because I like collecting the boxes but for small indies I like to get digitally Great video ChiGuy;)
Burnt Potato very passive aggressive
Do I care?
Why I waited on getting sonic mania so glad I did
People on ebay sell cases for 5 bucks.
me too
Damn you changed my mind when you showed that Wii store closing, and people losing the ability to re-download their games. I guess I’ll go with the physical cartridges.
Yoshibug20 thing is that’s what most adults would do. What about kids who play the games and while yes we have the internet kids still wouldn’t search up how to backup their games onto a pc so when they become older and want to replay the games and since as a child they didn’t backup the game they won’t be able to replay it
Emulation makes that a non-issue.
With the 3ds it didnt matter if you had physical or digital after the system was discontinued all games that werent downloaded before are now pointless so really theres no win situation in the long run
I love digital because it's more accessible, easier, and if you get robbed, games are saved on your account. Physical does have it's perks, but can be lost, destroyed, stolen, but does come with a box with art work on it, and sometimes a nice mini poster, manual, and advertisement.
Aaron Amaral exactly why I switched to digital on all devices. I had my old ps4 get stolen and lost all my games.
@@jaythesizzler1691 same thing happened to my dad, they broke in his home when he was at work and stole his Xbox and games, and his tv and everything valuable basically...
@UCLborK-cvrlCGEtQa-ZqKZQ no one brings consoles to a playground... there are things called burglaries, where people break into other people's homes and take stuff... Or robbed. Stolen is stolen eh.
I think losing your games in a robbery is the least of your worries...
AirBearsArrow but its still valuable..
I realize that digital is way more convenient but I prefer physical because I like to have something in my hand. I like putting game cases on my bookshelf just to see then there. I like the satisfaction I feel when I go to the store and I walk out holding a new exciting adventure.
I buy physical for big releases and usually just download the Indies
So here’s my take: I was moving to digital on switch until my sister got one and I got a secondary switch lite. Some games (the escapists for ex) I have to purchase per player even on the same console if that switch is my secondary. And I can’t share digital with my sister. They seriously need a family sharing for Nintendo games. Not that that’ll ever happen 😂
Tamara Girodie you can share! The way to do it, you have to jump a few holes. The person who owns the game cannot play on their own account. They have to play on a secondary account. Then the person who doesn’t own it can play on the owners account. The other option if you want to play on the same account is to have the original owner offline while the secondary player is online
Agree. That’s why I like physical not digital. If I have 50 games on my family acct, as long as only one copy is active at a time, we should be able to play whatever game.
same reason I am super glad I bought physical only the most important games I consider the best for Xbox One & get Digital only if crazy special, I have One S that family uses & One X & can only use digital if I am signed into account but with physical CD's I can have both Xbox's on at same time without being locked to profile for digital games. People with physical libraries can buy two systems or Switch & cheaper used Switch Lite just to have backup incase one of the switches break or can't read games anymore.
I like having a physical thing. Sense of ownership. Sharring a game. Physical all the way.
I find discounts far more often on physical. So yeah, that’s what I’m sticking with
Haven’t heard of steam sales huh?
@@lamanhkhoa4921 This is a video about the NINTENDO SWITCH, you know that right? Steam is irrelevant
@@vash_visionz I go with physical and digital I buy used games for 30 to 40 dollars and digital for indie games and games that are on sale
pc: Digital
Switch: Physical
yes
Being fair its far easier to back up games on PC in the event stores do what they do and remove it from their digital shelves. Not that you have much option for physical anymore on PC, but theres utility console doesnt have in addition to convenience.
I would like but its at 69
I honestly thought by now our laws would have caught up and we would be able to resell both physical and digital games. We need to start demanding more rights with our digital goods.
Exactly there is no reason this cannot be done for games or other digital products.
i dont think it will ever be possible to sell digital games...
what you are buying is a lisence to use the game, not the game itself
so basiclly you dont own the game
therefore you cant sell it (i cant even think of how you whould sell it, in what proccess)
also: physical games have sales, and i know that there are eshop sales but physical games can be 40$ cheaper 3-4 years down the line (nintendo selects) for example if i buy Lego City: Undercover on the wii u physically my total whould be 20$, while digitally it whould cost 50$
An official nintendo trade in system, where you get ninteno eshop currency for a trade in? Can't see how hard that would be. At the moment returning games is extremely impossible and against everything nintendo wants for some reason. I could see people buying far more games digitally if they knew they could return them even at a fraction of the price later down the line.
I put my cartridges in a holder that rests on my dock. I just 3D printed it for 3 bucks.
Man of Matt Any link for the Stand?
A 3 dollar 3d printer? Sign me right the fuck up
He didn't say he spent $3 on a 3D printer or even owns a 3D printer.
Phil Nolan Woooooosh
Kevin Spanish There was no whoosh.
Shipping on Amazon is now delayed because of virus 19. Sadly, some can't play Animal Crossing or Doom on their launch day. Huge benefit of digital games.
Thank goodness for digital games in those case
im actually debating on whether if i should hunt down physical copies online or just settle for a digital copy of animal crossing, can anyone help please? i really want to play acnh and i dont know what to choose.
@@FelonyFELONY digital is better as long you're got enough space and it's always with you without worrying losing your physical games
Martell Tha Cool
thank you! after watching some other videos and such i will definitely choose the digital copy for acnh!
@@FelonyFELONY no prob 👍😎👍 make sure to buy an SD card as well
I prefer physical games myself, even if i get that the Switch's design makes digital games quite tempting. Like you said, with a physical game, YOU own your copy of the game, rather than just having a license to play it. It gives you more freedom over what you choose to do with your copy.
Plus i like to put game cases on my shelf and see them form a collection. It feels more satisfying rather than seeing a bunch of icons on a screen, even if the latter is more convenient to start up and play your games.
Jojje4567 You guys make it sound like downloading the game is just streaming it. You may not own the cartridge but you did physically download the game into the switch so yes you do you still own it. Like I said it’s not like you’re just streaming it off the Internet
I prefer physical
LETS GET PHYSICAL, PHYSICAL
Madison A You’re welcome
Someone's in their 40s
I went digital for this console mostly because of convenience. While I will say you need a lot of storage (definitely an additional SD card), it’s been worth it so far. I have lots of games ranging from Super Mario Odyssey to Undertale. I have at least 15 games on there right now and my system seems to be going strong still. Although I’m not as big a gamer as I used to be when I was younger, this has definitely been enough to satisfy my gaming needs
I think one of the biggest factors is the actual game itself. Virtually all Mario games and other Nintendo originals retain the majority of their value even years after their release, so those games you most likely want to purchase physically so you can potentially sell them and make most of your money back in the future.
T Stanley when I buy games I never think about reselling. I don’t buy a game just to play though it once. I only buy games if I think I could play it over and over and still have fun. I have beat both super Mario Galaxy games 5 times and I still find them fun.
Physival game collection looks good and feels good to touch. Looking at the extra goodies like posters etc. Youll feel you own what you purchase. It will be there with you foe hundreds of years.
I CHOOSE NEITHER!
with digital you have to use lots of energy to move your thumb to the home button and select another game I rather just not play my switch
Jolia 👌🏻
so you dont wanna play video games at all?
Im gonna get whoosed arnt i
Sir Bob Whooooooosh!
Yub! :)
yay
I know nobody will see my comment. But sometimes when i am bored, i go into the garden and cover myself in earth, and pretend that i am a carrot
I swear i’ve seen this type of comment before and it wasn’t from you
You do you
Same
🥕
captainsmackahoe g me too bro
I prefer digital since I’m lazy 😹 but also prefer it because you can’t lose them, and you don’t have to take them all with you.
o you lose them her account hacked good buy these things happen often to your less likely to be stolen from then hacked
Physical because I like actually having the game and also seeing your library of games ordered on a shelf just feels good
Physical
So i can bug my friends to borrow a game from them
I can do the same with digital
how? for digital you either :
- ask their username & password and any security they have until it is logged in at your console
- ask for a family share (STEAM) which is cannot be played simultaneously even when they are playing a different game
- borrow their console because Nintendo makes the ID bound to the console and not a login system like STEAM
Family share is the most possible things to do, and it is limited with only one account can play (even for different game) and family slot is limited
for physical you :
- borrow the cartridge.
physical games whenever possible on switch, baby,...
Physical is always best, regardless of it's problems, true ownership can never be beaten and getting out and getting a physical copy with all of its artwork is quite satisfying.
I go digital for pre-orders (or if it’s just cheaper digitally) and physical for everything else.
Physical all the way. Physical games are usually cheaper, They take up less space, and they look really nice on the shelf with the little boxes. If you want to pay sixty bucks for a piece of software you don't even technically own, that's fine as well.
Everything you buy isn't yours until you give them the cash.
Physical games are cheaper? Have you heard of steam sales and g2a?
Lots of games are more expensive digitally than the physical copies in stores. Physical games are on sale too, and even more often than the digital ones. Also, you can buy used physical games very cheap.
Haich _ what make shit talking digital helpful?
I like both, some of the physical ones cost cheaper but sometimes the digital ones have discounts that cost way cheaper than the physical ones
Physical, you actually own it and can get money back out of it down the line by getting rid of it. I never understood the digital argument for the switch, if you are taking the switch on the go then you have to have a case for it, and if you have a case then you have space for game carts, they are fucking tiny, why wouldn't they be with you?
Tu877 Did you not watch the video? There's still the possibility of it getting damaged, lost, or stolen if you take it on the go. I prefer physical as well, but you can't deny them, even if someone is normally careful about these risks.
What? The games stay with the switch in whatever case you are using. Meaning if the switch is stolen, everything is stolen. If anything that is more of a case for physical, because with digital if your console is jacked then everything is lost, some physical games you barely play anymore will be at home so you at least retain something. Lost, Damaged? I don't know, maybe if the person is retarded or their hands violently shake in the 3 seconds from case to switch and it gets thrown out a window.
I also didn't mention just how significantly cheaper physical is over digital. Digital can have sales but mainly you are getting fucked by nintendo. With Physical you can do best buy gamer club unlocked, amazon prime discounts, and just follow cheapass gamer for insane deals that are mainly physical on the console side. On day 1 I pay under 50 (before tax) on full priced games, unless it's a limited edition but even then I am getting a massive discount with GCU.
you said you have to have a case? i dont have one. so physical games do get annoying in that aspect
That is weird, cases are really cheap and hold everything compactly
I go physical (primarily). I like having the case art on display, don't have to wait for downloads, i can swap games with friends, and i dont go through sd cards like toilet paper.
I store all my carts in a holder that came with a switch case. Never lost, damaged or been confused about where a game is.
That being said, i still have a couple of games that are great time killers if I ever get caught without my game case.
Physical takes less storage and can be around 20 USD cheaper
My man im pretty sure they're the same price
@@oblivion908 Not really, physical can be cheaper.
@@JONAClDE the used ones
@@UnfitRuler they are usually much cheaper on amazon
For me physical is pretty much 10 aud cheaper, everytime so that’s why I get physical copies unless I want indie games.
I know I'm in the minority but digital all the way. You don't have to worry about losing a copy or bringing the wrong games when you go on a trip espically with the portability of the switch. You don't have to get up, look for a game and switch it out. You don't have to worry about save data when cloud saving comes out, you could lose your whole switch and still have everything be there. Not to mention it's also better for the environment with less plastic being used. The only drawbacks are buying a micro sd card, and losing out on that sale on amazon, but you still get gold coins to reduce purchases and there are some great download only games
Gold coins are a joke and they delete your save data once your subscription is over
@@zectric4145 they aren't much but they're something and good thing I'm not going to let it run out
Dino-T I understand your point, but for me, something that’s really important is a sense of ownership. With digital games, you don’t own the game. You only own a license to play it, and that’s really frustrating to me.
@@sajanpatel4956 Wdym you own a license to play it?
What if you lose the switch on that trip or it gets stolen so will all your digital games all of that will be gone if you go physicall you will at least have some games and it is not better for the earth it is worse and you not buying something dosen't matter it is already made
Physical: Transferring data from an old switch to a new switch requires minimal effort with physical but digital is so much more complex. ( On the other hand, if you lose a switch, what ever cartridge was inside is lost forever)
Which is a shame if companies don't support physical games.
Reason:
They can ban you at any time from your account without giving a reason. Has happened to me and other people I know. Contact to get a reason to make sure it doesn't happen again or dispute, but the console companies won't allow you to.
And them there's all the people that say "oh well you must have been doing something illegal or modding", and this is a poor assumption.
I have always preferred physical over digital and I'm never going to change my mind about it.
I don't have a switch but when I get one it'll always be physical. The reason is, I can always resell a game that I do not want. Even years down the line since they don't really decrease in price.
Then again I say that for all of my mostly digital consoles.
In terms of gaming, I have always preferred the physical copies of the games I play
Personally, I buy physical for a couple of reasons:
1. I’m paranoid and don’t want to potentially lose all my games. That’s unlikely to happen anytime soon with the switch but it’s still a consideration
2. Sometimes you can find physical games selling for cheaper on websites like eBay. Again, that’s less likely with switch games but it’s still possible
3. I like to be able to physically hold them and show them off on a shelf or whatever because I just like what it looks like
That being said, I do have a couple of digital games and I completely understand the appeal of them. I just tend not to buy them in that format.
Physical, there’s something about that feeling of going to the store to buy a new game or opening one from the mail. Having a physical version of the game feels more like you own it then how it feels owning the game digital. Also I like it cause I could bring the game to any of my friends house and play it on their switch. All in all physical is the classic way to go and my preferred way
To be honest,why wouldn't you buy physical games?....
-BENEFITS:
They can be a lot cheaper,if you look around and take much less space .You get a very cool cover or in the case of BOTW and Splatoon a guide,map,stickers etc.
-DISADVANTAGES:you might lose 'em or your cat can eat them i dunno,you have to swap them all time which can be annoying and someone can break them easily very....easily.
buuuuuuuuuut.....
Digital games:
-BENEFITS:quick swap,buy anywhere at anytime you choose and a massive collection of indi titles.
-DISADVANTAGES: TWO WORDS (LIMITED SPACE),if you don't want to shell out from 50-250 $ then ma boi you gots to ration that space and that ain't cool you can't even fit 5 proper AAA games there,PRICES don't change that frequently i mean pretty much the main reason for me not buying Kirby Star Allies or BOTW right away when can get them a lot cheaper.
Also why is there an argument about this if you don't live in the US then you don't have to deal with Gamestop,shipping can be free sometimes also like i've mentioned discounts and cool bonuses like the pixel pack in Mario+Rabbids:Kingdom Battle or a coin and some stickers for Super Mario Odyssey so what do you lose this is really POINTLESS TO ARGUE ABOUT OVERALL.
Denis Ramadanov losing them and switching them is the main reason i like digital. also when i leave home for a short time, a lot of the time i dont take the game with me and that gets annoying.
Denis Ramadanov buuuttttt if ur switch dies u have to buy the games again what can be a lot of money ;)
Hooping Bug no you dont
Samster Birdies imagine being as lazy as you, kinda sad.
reversealex why spend the effort into physical games when there's no benefit other than selling it?
I prefer digital but because of the switches storage I try to get physical for big games. Like right now I'm trying to get Skyrim physical, but it's getting a discount for the European store so I'm hoping for a U.S store discount.
Well I honestly prefer physical because I like the cases, but switching through chips on the go could be troublesome and getting games here in Kuwait is troublesome like for Skyrim it will cost 18KD=60.01 plus 3KD shipping about 10 dollars so I'm gonna hope for some kind of discount for it digital before I get enough to actually buy it physically. Hope this made sense
Isn't the Switch region free? So couldn't you get it off the European stores?
Endrick It is but you can't use let's say a U.S digital card on the EU shop
Well that sucks...
i love physical way more for their box art but i find myself playing then way less than my digitals
I buy physical copies for Nintendo Exclusives for collection purposes.
I buy digital during sales
I like digital but i love the physical boxes for games plus it doesn't use as much storage space.
Yes I know I can get Micro SD Cards but I still prefer physical.
For some reason on my switch i have all my games digital with an insane amount of storage because i like to take my switch out for traveling or whenever i leave my house so it's handy to have all my games in my switch without having to worry about cartridges
I’m physical all the way, I am old-school like that
Physical games for switch and digital for pc
I'm in the same boat
*_yos_*
How can you play physical games on pc ???
Well you don't really have a choice for pc
@@littlecesarv2500 a cd hahahah
When both options are available I always go for the physical!
Been 100% digital for years and just got the Switch and bought a 256GB SD card. I never knew the Wii shop shut down so now you have me double thinking as I already bought 5 games digital 🤔
I'm not really good at keeping things especially small ones so digital for me
I went completely digital with my Switch. I don’t even have a single Switch Game Card.
I have BotW, Odyssey, & 1-2 Switch, oh, and some demos for other games.
101ToonLink what sd card do you have
I have an Officially Licensed SanDisk Nintendo Branded 128 GB microSD Card.
101ToonLink is Nintendo branded any better?
Well, it’s hard to say for sure, I used to have a 4 GB microSD card that’s definitely not the newer XC version, and it came from my mom’s old Nokia she used to have before she switched to the iPhone 4s, and I was using the card as a means to move my screenshots and screen recordings over to my iMac.
So, sorry if that didn’t answer your question, you’ll have to look somewhere else, as I couldn’t really tell if the speed was any better than the old one, but it is definitely better in the storage capacity from the old one. So try looking for a video that compares the Nintendo branded one compared to a generic one.
Joshua Tobin Lol. no Nintendo branded is slower than a Samsung and costs 2x as much lol. Even the card that is in the Switch is garbage, (cant replace that sadly). Heres a tip, only 3 companies make those things. Samsung, Micron, and Hynix, Everyone else, EVERYONE ELSE, buys from those 3, and rebrands it. All the inners are made by one of those 3. Of which Samsung is King (for SD cards, for other ram/memory types it varies). Buy a Samsung card, you wont find faster. The Nintendo card, is a slower version than the newest Samsung's, re branded, Nintendo labeled and price doubled for fools.
I'm one of the people that likes physical more >.>
1:22 did not need to get called out THAT HARD
I can share my game with a hot girl and get physical or be selfish with digital and get nothing
Same. But I am the hot girl. Just kiddin
Bros hide out your girlfriends, here comes the chad.
Xyan Nail hahaha
Mr Meme so is this hot girl imaginary?
Lmao
I'm lazy but I like looking on at a physical collection...
I've found several of the games I wanted had discounted physical versions on amazon vs full price on the nintendo store, digitally. So not only do I not have to buy a microSD card, but I save money up front on the game. In those instances, it's no question.
I preffer physical media for movies, for much the same reasons, but also not requiring an expensive unlimited data plan to have access to streaming services is also a good bonus.
I prefer physical
I think for the PlayStation 7 it would be like:
Stream vs. Download games
I’m stunned publishers even give a physical option at all. It’s added production cost, they gotta store/ship it, they gotta insure and forecast the inventory, they gotta buy the packaging/discs/carts… and then the gamer thanks them by selling it 2nd hand where MS/Sony/nintendo/the studio sees ZERO profit, or they hand it to 4 different friends/family who would have bought digital licenses.
So yeah, the physical days are clearly numbered and have been. Eventually *even the console itself* will be digital, you’ll just be connecting to some rack mounted server in a data center collocated close to you, and all you’ll need is the smart TV with the client, broadband, and the bluetooth controller.
I prefer physical copyies and with me and my little brother both owning a switch it lets us play each others games. Our rule is whoever owns it gets say so of whe n they play and if there not playing it its fair game. Also to have the box and cartriage feels better the idea that I have control over it to do with it as I want. I put off getting Sonic Mania since its launch in hopes of a physical copy being released. Heck I still borrow gamecube games off friends of mine that I missed playing as a kid and I barrow switch games too. As for convience I still have to leave my house any way because I refuse to add my debt to my eshop because going to a store is my way of helping control how much money I spent or I would just impulse buy everything I slightly want and I would have to hitchhike to college.
I gotta say. High school taught me one thing. Never buy anything digital, unless it is an only option! You can sell those physical games/books/ or whatever afterwards and you get money from it, so the game and the console won't cost that much in the end!
owning vs not owning the games
I like to split physical and digital into categories:
1. Nintendo Triple A games - Physical
2. Casual games - Digital
3. Remasters & Ports - Digital
The question is , since the New Xenoblade is both a triple A nintendo title AND a remake, what would you have gotten? 😂😂😂
Juan Dlc True, however if you are a big fan of the series, buy it physical. Otherwise it will fall under the same digital remake category.
I usually get indie games or smaller games on digital, mostly because they don’t sell physical copies of those, but yeah main games like BOTW, Mario Odyssey and Smash Bro’s ultimate I get physical just because i don’t want to keep buying more storage cards and the cases fit my collection perfectly
Btw when I say smaller I mean like Undertale or hallow knight
I'm just in the middle ground of it all. Both versions have their pros, and they also have their cons. It all just comes down to conviniency for the game in question that you're deciding on the version for, and whether or not it's better for said game to be a physical copy or digital download.
Personally, I prefer multiplayer games (Smash Ultimate, Pokken, ARMS, etc.) to be digital because you'd be primarily using them as a host platform for multiple people. And single player games (BotW, SM Odyssey, Let's Go, etc.) are better as physical because you'd only ever be playing through the game's story on your own so you can decide which game you're feeling like playing by deciding to have that game's cartridge on hand more than other games. But again, that's just my opinion. 👌
Wish physical copies came with a digital backup. I always preferred physical but I switched to digital because my friend had his games stolen and if they were digital, he could've just downloaded them again.
Ken Francis then people would just resell the physical copy and keep the digital, double revenue.
@@iJoshuaVentura yes some would. However that has never stopped DVDs and Vudu digital copy.
Mix of both, I really just get whichever is cheapest at the time
I went physical because I like the longevity and looking at my collection!
longevity, until the unexpected natural disaster hits and ruins your games permanently.
Unlikely? Probably, but anything could happen. I feel much safer having it all linked to my account. I think it's better for longevity because by the time the online store shuts down, the console will probably be super easy to hack/mod which would allow you to download anything again anyways that you might not be able to access legitimately anymore.
There’s something I wanna know, what happens if I bought a game from eshop, then put a cartridge of the same game into my switch? Will the saved data be erased? I wanna know!
No , your save data will still be usable in both your cartridge and the digital copy
“You’ll have to get your fat ass of the couch to change cartridges” 😂😂
You can sell them back for a lot of money compared to other systems like PS4. Switch games just hold value better.
money does add up, $10 dollars every month vs $60 forever.
Sure, you can damage your physical games, but you could lose or damage your switch as well and then all your digital games are gone.
That's a lie you're digital games are linked to you're account..
usually i like physical but when it comes to the switch I want digital
I think the issue mainly is that physical and digital should be able to coexist however the company's the one they tell you that you no longer are allowed a choice that one day they will tell you you will have to digital and you will not be given a say in the matter.
I go all digital on my Switch and all physical on everything else. Got myself a nice big 200g microsd and I’m set. I like it because it’s a portable console and I automatically have all 20 or so of my switch games on demand.
Exactly!!
Resale value outshines everything digital untill they drop the price by 20 bucks om digital the physical copy of the game will always win
This is true. It's pure greed that the digital versions costs so much compared to the physical versions.
@@robertmarder126 well unless you litterly have no option to go out and buy the game theres no reasn to buy digital.
and especially for nintendo
nintendo games keep their value for years
Most people who buy games don’t buy them thinking “I will finish this game and resell it”!