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[–] Flatfire@lemmy.ca 95 points 1 month ago (23 children)

It's been interesting, watching the lag here. This feeling was felt by many who played games on PC 15 years ago when DVDs were starting to become less common and games were expanding in size. I distinctly remember buying a game I was excited for only to learn now I had to spend part of my data cap on downloading it. What had even been the point of buying the boxed copy?

[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Resale. You can easily sell these again, which is not possible with a fully digital copy.

[–] Flatfire@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Hardly. If the only thing in the box is a code, then it ends up tied to an account. I know that's not the case with the Switch, but it wasn't what I had really directed the sentiment towards

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