Physical copies of GTA 6 confirmed to be a code in a box. I wrote about Switch 2 Game-Key Cards a while back. Got shit for this from some quarters. But I stand by the angle that a code-in-a-box is the worst of all worlds – and that physical media should be yours forever. https://www.stuff.tv/features/nintendo-switch-2-game-key-cards-are-the-worst-of-all-worlds-physical-media-should-be-yours-forever/
Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Cards are the worst of all worlds. Physical media should be yours forever

Game cards without the actual games on them are set to multiply on the Switch 2, leaving you with a collection of games you’ll never fully own

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@craiggrannell if I'm not mistaken, the first time this happened (to me at least) was with Half Life 2 for PC that was just a code for Steam (which I think Valve had launched literally in time for HL2's release, but I may be misremembering)
@patrick_h_lauke No I think you’re right. My memory is it was launched specifically for Half Life 2.
@foobarsoft i still have the nice metal "orange box" in my shelf to this day... good times