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Nintendo briefly opened a survey to ask players their opinion on digital and physical games – could there be changes after the negative response to Switch 2 Game Key Cards? (www.techradar.com)
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[–] zhenbo_endle@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I can't understand it either.

I'd consider the digit key cards as a physical cartridge requiring a huge first-day patch (as large as a full game).

Okay, I guess some of the anger comes from the limited storage of console and the high price of fast SD card

[–] Phelpssan@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I’d consider the digit key cards as a physical cartridge requiring a huge first-day patch (as large as a full game).

People overrate how relevant this is. doesitplay.org tracks how games play "out of the box" and ~80% of Switch 1 games and ~70% of PS5 games they tested don't require any downloads/patches/internet to be finished.

If the same 20-30% of the games were being release as GCKs we wouldn't see as many complains. The problem is that this number right now is 80%+ of the 3rd party games.

Okay, I guess some of the anger comes from the limited storage of console and the high price of fast SD card

This an interesting fact most people don't realize - GKCs are a "hidden" price increase since they push the storage cost to the buyer.