Mastodawn

Honestly, I don't understand people freaking out over the game key cards, in relation to news of pokopia.

The only real downsides I see are:
1. You need to download it in order to use it
2. It is unclear how long they can keep the ability to download the game from the servers

It has a BIG upside from purely digital games in that it is not user-restricted. You can give the cartridge to a friend. You can resell it! I really love this system, from a technical standpoint

#pokemon #mewishthoughts #keycards #nintendo #switch2 #pokopia

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CinderSnivy

@MewishBab I think the main issue is that second downside. It *will* go down eventually, and when that happens, the game is gone. Poof. Doesn't exist anymore, aside from on the systems it's already on.

It's entirely a matter of preservation. If it can't be kept forever, it's not good enough. I happen to agree with them, but only to a point.

That point being... you can just make your own full game cartridge. That'll eventually be possible whether console manufacturers like it or not.

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Mewish Artist Nov 12

@CinderSnowflake Yeah, and that second downside I very much understand...
Though I didn't think that the second reason would cause such a huge reaction.

I guess the main reason why I am okay with game key cards is because they are way more useful than code in boxes (which I absolutely hate)

That being said, in the far distant future where said servers for downloading the game key card data go down... I can imagine big class-action lawsuits against Nintendo.

Mainly because of the fact that the key card data wouldn't be associated with any specific account, so it would more-so fit under a "buying" rather than a "glorified rent" of purchasing a purely digital game registered to your account.

I guess I am just unsure of what will happen at that point XP, rather than being explicitly knowing, as with the case of purely digital games.

THANK YOU for bringing up the last point btw. It is sort of hope-introducing X3