It’s all personal preference. For me, I gotta go physical. Especially if you only play select games and don’t need additional storage. Let the game hold the data for you. Plus resale value if you don’t keep your games after being done with them. Nintendo games hold value since they rarely go on sale. Edit to add: What if you’re buddies wants to swap games but doesn’t want to buy it. Boom super simple. And I pre-ordered skyward sword and it arrived at my house the day of release before the game store even opened.
...and you can't play your digital games if you're not connected to the network. Wanted to play minecraft camping with the kid. Super surprised to discover that and very disappointed.
Has it's conveniences. But in 20yrs time when I'm a 60yr old man and I buy a vintage Switch and the eshop is closed.... I can still grab a cart and play a game. Both have perks.
I went all digital on ps3,ps4,xbox 360 an xbox one bc If the console ever breaks or whatever you can just enter your acc info an have your games plus disc get lost, stolen scratched damaged ect so digital has always been a personal preference an my last ps4 was a limited edition ps4 pro 2tb which allowed me to store more digital games
Digital for game's that you'll play frequently. Physical for games that you'll eventually finish and less likely to replay again ex: single player JRPGs.
For me the keepers like Smash Bros can be digital so they'll always go with me if needed, but 100+ hour RPG spectacles and similar games that I will play only once I buy physical so I can then trade it for something else. Sure I'd like to have a wall full of games but I can't spare the space for that stuff.
That’s exactly what I do. Animal Crossing, Smash and other staples I buy digital. Go physical for things I’ll play till I beat then I add to my collection or sell.
So far, I've been going all digital, except for one game. I highly recommend you get one physical game (or keep one if you're getting rid of them). Why? You can keep the one physical game in the Switch all the time. It can be your go-to game, or just a game that has a big file size. It's one less game you have to have on the Switch memory or SD card. But it's still always there. No reason to let the cartridge reader go to waste. And you won't lose the cartridge because it never leaves the Switch. Even better if it's a game you'll always go back to, because even if you switch out SD cards, it'll still be there for you.
@@troopzaftv0 what you mean? Here thr local game store or i mean most physical game store has a lot cost right, i dont think they can cut their ohyicsl5vame prodcut to 80% off
@@NetvoTV the problem is that the e shop never cuts the price anyway so any deal is a better deal than the e shop mario odyssey released 5 years ago still stands at its full price
@@troopzaftv0 but i see a lot videos everyday about great deal on the games, indie and big title too, i never own a handheld, their beautiful yellow switch branded sandisk 256gb sd card make me interested, never experienced owning catridge game and now the gyro joycon too, wonder should i get one, i play mainly third party game, first party only the sport game and the 5q board game, rest lilely i can play with better performance on steam deck, but will be different experience for sure, not really like nintendo and other console now where you need to pay to online, i still own a ps3 and havent own anything beyond that, hope I got that kind of money and freedom to enjoy game again soon
That’s funny that you dread getting up to change switch games. Walking over to my physical collection to pick up and look through the games is so therapeutic for me. I could for sure see the convince of all digital though.
With Switch I personally prefer buying physical cartridges. Sometimes I buy games digitally, but still prefer physical copies. It just brings me back to my childhood when I bought my first psp and went to the stores every weekend and looked at the shelves with games. Then when you buy a game, you can literally touch it :D I mean the box of course, but that feeling is so cool for me. So yeah, digital games have a lot of advantages, but I prefer to keep physical boxes on my shelf unit. Somewhat a collection :D
Dude it is such a pain to use 2 switches. I tried using a lite and the og back and forth and certain games do not support cloud saves. This isn’t the way you want to figure out how many games fall into that category like I did lol. The only thing that makes me skeptical about digital games is the inevitable closure of the switch store like we’ve seen with every other console other. I really wish backwards compatibility was guaranteed or something. The best part of physical nintendo games is they hold their value which is nice
so here is my story. RE4 is coming out this friday and it’s only for series X/S. I still have a one. I want the disc drive but don’t feel like spending double just to play one game. I got RE8 on black friday for $20, I beat it then took it to gamestop to sell it, Gamestop wanted my FINGERPRINT to sell because of criminal activity stealing games and selling them elsewhere. God has spoken. I am getting the S and F gamestop lol. Look at Netflix, they were once physical like gamefly, but they went digital and look at them now. Thank you for your truth on digital gaming.
I agree especially being in college with no stores around me my only real option is to have physical games shipped and hope it arrives when I want it to and hope they can actually find my address to deliver it had that issue multiple times
I would love to go all digital. But I'm part of a Family of 5 & everyone has their own switch so only one can play a digital game at a time. I wish Nintendo would change that so it's best in my situation to have physical games.
I agree with you. I have started selling some of my Switch physical games and buying them digitally. I have a 1TB SD card. It's about half full. I also have most first-party Nintendo games, and I am very tempted to sell them. Currently, about 90% percent of my recent purchases are digital. I find my physical games take up a lot of space, and when I get married in the future, I'm sure I will need the space. In the end, I think it's whatever works best for each person. I really enjoyed your take on the whole physical vs. digital debate.
When I bought my Switch it was during holidays. There were lots of sales on eshop. Got 6 digital games with %60-%80 less price than the original. Seriously. I can't find any reason to say, it's not worth it.
I only buy physical when I really love the game since I prefer digital (got so spoiled being a PC gamer) as most of the time it is much cheaper for me to wait for a sale, I wouldn't worry too much about e-shop closing in the future because by that time it'll be much easier to hack the switch like how the past systems like 3DS, and oh yeah most of the physical will be useless too as you won't get the updates as well the DLCs, so it'd be better to do both rather than be a purist.
Digital is convenient but I like physical games sometimes, like if it’s a huge genre defining game or something really important to me personally, but other than that I like digital games most of the time
I’m in a hybrid situation. I’ll buy some games digital, but mostly physical because my son may want to play it too. I don’t want to have a situation where only one of us can play a game at a time because Nintendo is stupid about it. All Zelda and Xenoblade games are physical though. That’s not even an option.
I don't mind digital if it's the only way to buy the game rather than physical. Though I find digital on eShop to be expensive where as physical copies, I can usually get at $40.
I do not agree, I never forgot when I bought Marvel vs Capcom 2 on my PS3 and went back to play it and it was gone because of license. Also games like grand theft lose the rights to music which add the mood the games.
Funny I bought the Forza Horizon 2 disc only to find out that the license had expired on much of the content and that the game was virtually unplayable. Seems both ways don't work over time. Sad.
Interesting, my brother gave me games from his old ps4 and one in particular was Sleeping Dogs the definitive addition (disc) I was playing it and in the middle of the gameplay it just froze because the disc was scratched bad on one side. Physical can easily get damage, I lean towards more digital
i did the same my 300+ physical ps4 games are for sale and i went all digital on PC got me a really nice gaming laptop, playing on really nice quality and smooth fps
You're going to like having a case with those game slots sooner or later. Cartridges might not be in there, but SD cards will be. I already have one in mine that I'm about to start needing.
There’s no 2 TB, but you can turn the switch off leave the game you have on your current one terabyte insert another 1 TB format it and you can hot swap it with the system off
I wish the digital code came with the cartridge. Kinda like when blue rays first came out... I'm going to go full digital for now until they come up with a new Nintendo console. Then decide if id like to buy a used hard cartridge of my favorites that id replay for back up. Nintendo will probably continue to put the best of the best on the server like the old nes, snes, and n64 games in the future. Playing nostalgic games for me is kinda only one night thing a year. After that id probably play whatever is new out.
I'm just about all digital as well. My biggest fear is what happens after they shut down the eshop. If my Switch breaks after the eshop goes down and I buy a new one I won't be able to get all my games back.
Im guessing that by then you'll be able to install CFW on a switch and re-install all the games you previously owned... It ain't piracy if you only install what you own.
I guess for me, I would only buy physical versions of games for a few reasons like collectiblility, just to have,or cause I really like/love the game, other than it I'd go for digital because they are cheaper but a problem I see with only buying digital is that you'll need to buy bigger micro sd cards and what if they close the Switch Eshop, you can't get those games back
another gripe I forgot to mention with Switch games is that they consume alot of space, however for me that's not the problem, my problem with that is that the case is huge and the majority of the time, it doesn't come with anything, unlike let's say Killer Queen Black or even The Witcher 3, like can we at least bring back cheat codes for games or if not that then instruction manuals or something, dang!
Personally, I wouldn't worry about it (closing of e-shop) as when that time comes NSwitch will be easier to do homebrew like how 3DS and other past systems goes right now, no point having everything physical since most of the game right now requires a download make it an update or a DLC.
Not having to get up to change a game, not having to worry about storing all of the games you want to play on you. I also think it's a neat idea that you could just download them onto different SD Cards, so you essentially have physical backups as well as the digital backups from nintendo. One thing that I find very appealing, imagine if your switch got stolen, and you have no physical games, you can just pick up a fresh switch from the store and be right back to playing video games.
I prefer to go digital, and if I really loved the game, I would buy the games amiibo or a figurine to represent that game. Amiibos/figurines look much better on display than game cases.
Well for me I always stick with the physical copy because the library don’t do digital copy games but the only use physical copy only & I buy games on launch day just for Nintendo company respect & I do get digital copy only for dlc & I have to double check the game on Nintendo e shop if the game have dlc or not & it is a normal game get physical copy & it is have dlc get digital copy
Pros and cons on both sides. If you dont care about physically holding the game, storage space, or the risk of eventually losing access to the games, then digital is great. It is convenient, there are usually steep sales, and many indie games are only in this format. Great for physical storage space too. Downside, at least with sony and xbox they proved they can and will revoke access to digital media. It is why I am moving away from them altogether now (and possibly gaming in general long term). You do not actually own the digital games. If that is fine with you long term, then definitely enjoy those sales and all! But if you want to keep your games (or have a chance at it at least), then physical is the answer. It is satisfying to see your collection, thrilling if you find a good deal too. You can hold the game, share it, resell it too. Downsides are they take physical space, less convenient in terms of switching games, less likely to go on sale and usually not as steep on sales either. Plus, some games become insanely expensive for some unknown reasons.
I like to have most of the Games physical. Single Player RPGs especially, because I like to give games to friends and swap back after finishing a game without a lot of replay potential. I also like to "collect" games in RL 😄 when the online stores shut down a few years after the new consol comes out u can still play the cards
I do all digital cause I like saving space. That’s the same reason I read all my books on my Kindle. Having lots of stuff stresses me out. I got the 512gb so card and am loving to fill it up. Also with digital games you get sales, like I just picked up Hogwarts Legacy deluxe edition on my switch oled for 20 bucks. Can’t beat the digital game sales.
“Dealing with Gamestop” hahah THANK YOU. Did you hear my rant about my visit the other day? I went on Tuesday and it was BADDDD hahaha. Also once I realized I can archive games, that was a game changer. They still show up by I just have to download em to play. I feel you on the Luigi’s Mansion thing. There are games I’ll never wanna play again. BUT. Three years down the line I just might be like WAITTT. Musics that same way isn’t it
No. Why would you limit yourself to only buy games from one place, not being able to buy used games, not being able to borrow or resel the games. Big NO.
I don’t need money so bad that I have to depend on the $15 and a paper clip that GameStop will give you for your games. Nintendos used games are not much cheaper. Prices remain stable. There are years old Nintendo switch games that are still full price.
Its also convenient when traveling, you don't need do bring dozen of cards with you, just the device alone. I think digital is the logical evolution of phsyical. Physical games where invented because many devices did not have enough storage and the internet didn't exist/wasn't fast enough to deliver games online. So it was a solution for different times. Nowadays its possible to save the games directly on the system, no need for physical medium anymore.
sad to say man but there no such thing as 2TB micro SD at all yet. that only 1TB Micro sd cards and the bad thing is that two people can't play two diffrent digital games at once on the same account.
This is such a divisive topic. I'd rather be in actual control of my software. I do not want to have to be verified online to use what I spent money on. That said I get the other side too. I only want to support indies for digital purchases... Look at all the digital shops closing... What happens after that? U threw your money away at that point.
It's so hard to decide. On one hand, physical copy means having to switch out carts. Then again, I find myself wanting to and usually selling a game I believe I'm done with.Sometimes I regret this, sometimes not, but I have the option. Digital means having a massive selection on the go which is great as I play a lot in handheld mode. Also know I'll always have the game as long as I have my Switch console. Hmm. Despite having done so many times now, it really hurts to spend $90 on something I will be effed out of if my console fails or is stolen or something.
You don't lose your games whatever happens to your console, as long as you remember your switch account tied to all your purchases, your games will still be there.
I've got 20 games on my switch and 6 of them are physical. I found myself rarely playing the physical ones anymore (and the physical ones are AAA titles like SSBU, BoTW, Odyssey, etc). Going digital is just way more convenient. I'm thinking of eventually selling my physical ones and buying the digital versions down the road.
I don’t mind the digital but the way Nintendo does the rights for the game sucks. It makes it complicated to play games with my son and on different switches in the family. Even with the expansion of games you bought physical and a digital expansion they mess you around. So until they fix how messed up they do that I’m not going to give up physical. If I was the only one playing the games then maybe it would make more sense to be all digital.
I really wanted to but in Australia the digital store prices are crazy high all of the time. You can get most of the physical copies for 1/2 the price here. I'd love to go all digital but it's just a load of bullshit here. I noticed on the us store that tales of vesperia definitive edition was $14us it's $79 aud here. Same with ni no kuni etc...
I agree, yet as owner of 3 switches with 2 other family members playing on Switch. It’s easier to buy physical games. My Xbox series X is 100% digital. Nintendo needs to let us share games like on Microsoft
I like your honest opinions, I’m sort of both, plus sometimes there’s a game that doesn’t even have a physical version like the second game of Batman the telltale series at the time both games were on sale on the eshop so I bought them like that and sometimes the digital version is cheaper cause of the sales, I recently bought the digital edition of Animal crossing cause I got sick of have to change the cartridge every day but now I only have the other game I’m currently playing in the slot all the time until I finish the game or get tired of it so I got some inspiration from this video so I’m both mainly physical collector but have some digital games i do have the 1TB micro so card cause I like the peace of mind of not having to worry about storage so I’m pretty happy with the set up, thank you for another great video keep it up 👍
1st party Nintendo games.. Pokémon/Mario/Xenoblade/Zelda etc... Physical (They'll gain value overtime and are easy resell) Everything else digital. Really enjoy your videos btw keep it up!
I don’t know if this applies to this specific case but my first switch was the lite and I had botw digitally there (bought through a 2nd account hehe) and I noticed that it would overheat a lot. Now I own a v2 one and I have the physical version of botw. It doesn’t overheat at all!! soooo idk if its because it was a lite or the game was too heavy and it was all digital but I feel like having the game physical makes it lighter hence my switch doesn’t overheat??? I think it would be cool to go all digital but this prevents me from doing so
I buy most of my main first party games and big titles physical because I like to own them physically so later on when Nintendo does not allow downloading purchased games when the servers are down I know I will always have my games. But for games from other triple a devs and indies I typically buy them digital when they have good deals because with first party games there are not many deals anyway so I might as well go physical
I just got a physical version of Skyward Sword hd which was a weird decision for me but I think I’m holding on to any opportunity to own “older” physical games because I know I won’t be buying hardly any more new physical games
The way we game is changing, but I am still leaning towards physical more especially on important popular games (including hidden indie gems that can become important too in the future) but looks at digital as last resort or alternative to get games. 1. Owning a handheld console such as a Switch means you hold it close to your person more often so you can never go lazy switching game cards, would you. 2. Owning multiple switches at your household can utilize sharing the physical game much more. 3. Holding on to a tangible property makes you feel like an absolute owner of the game forever. 4. Stacks of Switch game box cases looks good on a display cabinet. 5. Save some of that micro SD storage space. 6. Keeping them at the thought of being able to sell them in the future is a big plus, heck keep an unspoiled Nintendo Switch system too (maybe a hdmi TV too). Only things I worry about physical is: 1. When you lost them. 2. That a game won't start without a compulsory download (gotta sell that game up now if that's the case). 3. That a Nintendo Switch won't function in a distant future date. 4. That SD cards of 1 or 2 TB will suddenly become cheap.
I like physical games because I can re sell the games I don’t think I’d play again and buy new games. Other than that I would do more digital games just for the convenience and I usually do indie games digital tho because they don’t resell for much physical anyways.
I am thinking of getting a Nintendo switch oled and I am only going to buy physical games so do I need extra storage if I buy a lot of games or do the games hold it
I have both but more digital and yes more convenient in all aspects my only problem is I have a 128gb ..2 256 gig cards and a 400 gig card ...wished I had a terabite card but to high ..so I'm still swappin out micro SD cards
So... imagine, one day the internet gets shut down or... turned off, or hacked, or there will be problems with licences. Your games are all gone. I have got 589 games, from PSX, to PS2, WiiU, Xbox to Series X, I cannot imagine a day when I would not be able to play them... sure if the power goes down, or my system breaks, but... digital? No way.
This was definitely a useful video! However, I'm wondering, have you or anyone notice a difference in image quality between physical copy and digital copy on the switch? It might just be my imagination but I feel the image is sharper on physical copy but not sure haha....
Going physical is great if you're in a 3rd world country. You can pretty much sell your copy after you finish playing the game, at a discount of course, usually about $10. But it's like playing a Triple A game for $10.
You DO NOT OWN anything you purchase digitally, you merely rent it. I have my 1988 copy of Mario/Duck Hunt for NES, it works perfectly fine and it will work for the rest of my life. Do you think Nintendo will keep their servers up forever?
@@DripMediaGaming Hmm, I think you missed the point. My copy of Mario is MINE, my dad bought it for me when i was 7 years old, it's still here with me, I can sell it, lend it, play it, display it, etc. Digital games will only be playable by you as long as Nintendo stores it on its servers, that's it, it means you did not purchased it, you rented it, like watching a movie on Netflix.
@@theodoremosby6491 I get your point. My point is I can figure out a way to play it 20 years from now if I need to I’m sure. I’m not that worried about owning a piece of plastic. It’s fine that you are I’m just not 🤷🏻♂️
I guess that with old games it's something else, i I had GameCube discs for example (which is newer than snes) and in about ten/fifteen years maximum they stopped working or broke down, it would have been more convenient if they had been digital
It’s all personal preference. For me, I gotta go physical. Especially if you only play select games and don’t need additional storage. Let the game hold the data for you. Plus resale value if you don’t keep your games after being done with them. Nintendo games hold value since they rarely go on sale.
Edit to add:
What if you’re buddies wants to swap games but doesn’t want to buy it. Boom super simple.
And I pre-ordered skyward sword and it arrived at my house the day of release before the game store even opened.
I can’t argue with any of this. To each their own
...and you can't play your digital games if you're not connected to the network. Wanted to play minecraft camping with the kid. Super surprised to discover that and very disappointed.
Digital Gang and Physical Gang 🤝
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Has it's conveniences.
But in 20yrs time when I'm a 60yr old man and I buy a vintage Switch and the eshop is closed.... I can still grab a cart and play a game.
Both have perks.
by that time you will own a jailbroken switch system or emulate those games
not really, most phisical games nowadays require an additional donwload
By that time you probably wont even care about owning a physical piece of video game or movie plastic. :P
By that time prob every Switch will be dead recycled plastic
I went all digital on ps3,ps4,xbox 360 an xbox one bc If the console ever breaks or whatever you can just enter your acc info an have your games plus disc get lost, stolen scratched damaged ect so digital has always been a personal preference an my last ps4 was a limited edition ps4 pro 2tb which allowed me to store more digital games
Digital for game's that you'll play frequently.
Physical for games that you'll eventually finish and less likely to replay again ex: single player JRPGs.
For me the keepers like Smash Bros can be digital so they'll always go with me if needed, but 100+ hour RPG spectacles and similar games that I will play only once I buy physical so I can then trade it for something else.
Sure I'd like to have a wall full of games but I can't spare the space for that stuff.
That’s exactly what I do. Animal Crossing, Smash and other staples I buy digital. Go physical for things I’ll play till I beat then I add to my collection or sell.
So far, I've been going all digital, except for one game. I highly recommend you get one physical game (or keep one if you're getting rid of them). Why?
You can keep the one physical game in the Switch all the time. It can be your go-to game, or just a game that has a big file size. It's one less game you have to have on the Switch memory or SD card. But it's still always there. No reason to let the cartridge reader go to waste. And you won't lose the cartridge because it never leaves the Switch. Even better if it's a game you'll always go back to, because even if you switch out SD cards, it'll still be there for you.
I'm with you there, especally the time to save and less worry of losing them. Though, physical copies can be cheaper than digital games at times.
Really? I thought physical store rarely discount their stock?
@@NetvoTV not on the switch where the online deals are rare and the physical deals are plentiful
@@troopzaftv0 what you mean? Here thr local game store or i mean most physical game store has a lot cost right, i dont think they can cut their ohyicsl5vame prodcut to 80% off
@@NetvoTV the problem is that the e shop never cuts the price anyway so any deal is a better deal than the e shop mario odyssey released 5 years ago still stands at its full price
@@troopzaftv0 but i see a lot videos everyday about great deal on the games, indie and big title too, i never own a handheld, their beautiful yellow switch branded sandisk 256gb sd card make me interested, never experienced owning catridge game and now the gyro joycon too, wonder should i get one, i play mainly third party game, first party only the sport game and the 5q board game, rest lilely i can play with better performance on steam deck, but will be different experience for sure, not really like nintendo and other console now where you need to pay to online, i still own a ps3 and havent own anything beyond that, hope I got that kind of money and freedom to enjoy game again soon
That’s funny that you dread getting up to change switch games. Walking over to my physical collection to pick up and look through the games is so therapeutic for me. I could for sure see the convince of all digital though.
With Switch I personally prefer buying physical cartridges. Sometimes I buy games digitally, but still prefer physical copies. It just brings me back to my childhood when I bought my first psp and went to the stores every weekend and looked at the shelves with games. Then when you buy a game, you can literally touch it :D I mean the box of course, but that feeling is so cool for me. So yeah, digital games have a lot of advantages, but I prefer to keep physical boxes on my shelf unit. Somewhat a collection :D
Dude it is such a pain to use 2 switches. I tried using a lite and the og back and forth and certain games do not support cloud saves. This isn’t the way you want to figure out how many games fall into that category like I did lol. The only thing that makes me skeptical about digital games is the inevitable closure of the switch store like we’ve seen with every other console other. I really wish backwards compatibility was guaranteed or something. The best part of physical nintendo games is they hold their value which is nice
so here is my story. RE4 is coming out this friday and it’s only for series X/S. I still have a one. I want the disc drive but don’t feel like spending double just to play one game. I got RE8 on black friday for $20, I beat it then took it to gamestop to sell it, Gamestop wanted my FINGERPRINT to sell because of criminal activity stealing games and selling them elsewhere. God has spoken. I am getting the S and F gamestop lol. Look at Netflix, they were once physical like gamefly, but they went digital and look at them now. Thank you for your truth on digital gaming.
I agree especially being in college with no stores around me my only real option is to have physical games shipped and hope it arrives when I want it to and hope they can actually find my address to deliver it had that issue multiple times
There's nothing wrong with all digital. I have a lot of digital games and it's super convenient.
I would love to go all digital. But I'm part of a Family of 5 & everyone has their own switch so only one can play a digital game at a time. I wish Nintendo would change that so it's best in my situation to have physical games.
For me is a mix of both physical and digital....it depends on the price....
I have the exact same thing. I'm also completely digital with all my games. On my switch and ps5
I agree with you. I have started selling some of my Switch physical games and buying them digitally. I have a 1TB SD card. It's about half full. I also have most first-party Nintendo games, and I am very tempted to sell them. Currently, about 90% percent of my recent purchases are digital. I find my physical games take up a lot of space, and when I get married in the future, I'm sure I will need the space. In the end, I think it's whatever works best for each person. I really enjoyed your take on the whole physical vs. digital debate.
What about letting the kid nextdoor borrow your copy of mario kart 8 to walk your dog while your on vacation?
I would never go digital just for the fact that I could sell the game if I were not interested in it anymore.
Not to mention, if you go digital, or you will never truly own it
When I bought my Switch it was during holidays. There were lots of sales on eshop.
Got 6 digital games with %60-%80 less price than the original.
Seriously. I can't find any reason to say, it's not worth it.
I only buy physical when I really love the game since I prefer digital (got so spoiled being a PC gamer) as most of the time it is much cheaper for me to wait for a sale, I wouldn't worry too much about e-shop closing in the future because by that time it'll be much easier to hack the switch like how the past systems like 3DS, and oh yeah most of the physical will be useless too as you won't get the updates as well the DLCs, so it'd be better to do both rather than be a purist.
I prefer physical cartridges because if I don’t like a game, I can easily sell or give it away. I guess that’s my preference.
Digital is convenient but I like physical games sometimes, like if it’s a huge genre defining game or something really important to me personally, but other than that I like digital games most of the time
I’m in a hybrid situation. I’ll buy some games digital, but mostly physical because my son may want to play it too. I don’t want to have a situation where only one of us can play a game at a time because Nintendo is stupid about it. All Zelda and Xenoblade games are physical though. That’s not even an option.
I don't mind digital if it's the only way to buy the game rather than physical. Though I find digital on eShop to be expensive where as physical copies, I can usually get at $40.
Not true they have deals on games trust me
I do not agree, I never forgot when I bought Marvel vs Capcom 2 on my PS3 and went back to play it and it was gone because of license. Also games like grand theft lose the rights to music which add the mood the games.
Funny I bought the Forza Horizon 2 disc only to find out that the license had expired on much of the content and that the game was virtually unplayable. Seems both ways don't work over time. Sad.
Interesting, my brother gave me games from his old ps4 and one in particular was Sleeping Dogs the definitive addition (disc) I was playing it and in the middle of the gameplay it just froze because the disc was scratched bad on one side. Physical can easily get damage, I lean towards more digital
i did the same my 300+ physical ps4 games are for sale and i went all digital on PC got me a really nice gaming laptop, playing on really nice quality and smooth fps
You're going to like having a case with those game slots sooner or later. Cartridges might not be in there, but SD cards will be. I already have one in mine that I'm about to start needing.
Digital is more convenient . But sometimes I buy both , mostly indie games because those are just more rare .
I just get whichever version I find cheaper...😊
Dropped $600 worth of games on a plane.... hope it went to a flight attendants child. 😆
There’s no 2 TB, but you can turn the switch off leave the game you have on your current one terabyte insert another 1 TB format it and you can hot swap it with the system off
I wish the digital code came with the cartridge. Kinda like when blue rays first came out...
I'm going to go full digital for now until they come up with a new Nintendo console. Then decide if id like to buy a used hard cartridge of my favorites that id replay for back up.
Nintendo will probably continue to put the best of the best on the server like the old nes, snes, and n64 games in the future.
Playing nostalgic games for me is kinda only one night thing a year. After that id probably play whatever is new out.
I'm just about all digital as well. My biggest fear is what happens after they shut down the eshop. If my Switch breaks after the eshop goes down and I buy a new one I won't be able to get all my games back.
Im guessing that by then you'll be able to install CFW on a switch and re-install all the games you previously owned... It ain't piracy if you only install what you own.
@@dorayaki5494 That's what I'm hoping for.
I guess for me, I would only buy physical versions of games for a few reasons like collectiblility, just to have,or cause I really like/love the game, other than it I'd go for digital because they are cheaper but a problem I see with only buying digital is that you'll need to buy bigger micro sd cards and what if they close the Switch Eshop, you can't get those games back
another gripe I forgot to mention with Switch games is that they consume alot of space, however for me that's not the problem, my problem with that is that the case is huge and the majority of the time, it doesn't come with anything, unlike let's say Killer Queen Black or even The Witcher 3, like can we at least bring back cheat codes for games or if not that then instruction manuals or something, dang!
Personally, I wouldn't worry about it (closing of e-shop) as when that time comes NSwitch will be easier to do homebrew like how 3DS and other past systems goes right now, no point having everything physical since most of the game right now requires a download make it an update or a DLC.
I can go both ways. Though digital games has more perks than physical copies. Like less physical waste or e-waste or whatever it's called.
Who are y'all selling your used physical games to that gives you enough money back to make the trade-in worth it?
Not having to get up to change a game, not having to worry about storing all of the games you want to play on you. I also think it's a neat idea that you could just download them onto different SD Cards, so you essentially have physical backups as well as the digital backups from nintendo. One thing that I find very appealing, imagine if your switch got stolen, and you have no physical games, you can just pick up a fresh switch from the store and be right back to playing video games.
I'm still torn on which I think is best, if it was cheaper and easier to get massive storage I would 100% say digital
I prefer to go digital, and if I really loved the game, I would buy the games amiibo or a figurine to represent that game. Amiibos/figurines look much better on display than game cases.
Well for me I always stick with the physical copy because the library don’t do digital copy games but the only use physical copy only & I buy games on launch day just for Nintendo company respect & I do get digital copy only for dlc & I have to double check the game on Nintendo e shop if the game have dlc or not & it is a normal game get physical copy & it is have dlc get digital copy
Pros and cons on both sides. If you dont care about physically holding the game, storage space, or the risk of eventually losing access to the games, then digital is great. It is convenient, there are usually steep sales, and many indie games are only in this format. Great for physical storage space too.
Downside, at least with sony and xbox they proved they can and will revoke access to digital media. It is why I am moving away from them altogether now (and possibly gaming in general long term). You do not actually own the digital games. If that is fine with you long term, then definitely enjoy those sales and all!
But if you want to keep your games (or have a chance at it at least), then physical is the answer. It is satisfying to see your collection, thrilling if you find a good deal too. You can hold the game, share it, resell it too. Downsides are they take physical space, less convenient in terms of switching games, less likely to go on sale and usually not as steep on sales either. Plus, some games become insanely expensive for some unknown reasons.
I like to have most of the Games physical. Single Player RPGs especially, because I like to give games to friends and swap back after finishing a game without a lot of replay potential. I also like to "collect" games in RL 😄 when the online stores shut down a few years after the new consol comes out u can still play the cards
I do all digital cause I like saving space. That’s the same reason I read all my books on my Kindle. Having lots of stuff stresses me out. I got the 512gb so card and am loving to fill it up. Also with digital games you get sales, like I just picked up Hogwarts Legacy deluxe edition on my switch oled for 20 bucks. Can’t beat the digital game sales.
“Dealing with Gamestop” hahah THANK YOU. Did you hear my rant about my visit the other day? I went on Tuesday and it was BADDDD hahaha. Also once I realized I can archive games, that was a game changer. They still show up by I just have to download em to play. I feel you on the Luigi’s Mansion thing. There are games I’ll never wanna play again. BUT. Three years down the line I just might be like WAITTT.
Musics that same way isn’t it
No. Why would you limit yourself to only buy games from one place, not being able to buy used games, not being able to borrow or resel the games. Big NO.
I don’t need money so bad that I have to depend on the $15 and a paper clip that GameStop will give you for your games. Nintendos used games are not much cheaper. Prices remain stable. There are years old Nintendo switch games that are still full price.
just think that the Resident Evil triple pack has the 4 in the physical version and 5 and 6 downloadable with the code, so...
Nice collection... some of those games might go on to be rare collectables one day...
Its also convenient when traveling, you don't need do bring dozen of cards with you, just the device alone.
I think digital is the logical evolution of phsyical. Physical games where invented because many devices did not have enough storage and the internet didn't exist/wasn't fast enough to deliver games online. So it was a solution for different times. Nowadays its possible to save the games directly on the system, no need for physical medium anymore.
sad to say man but there no such thing as 2TB micro SD at all yet. that only 1TB Micro sd cards and the bad thing is that two people can't play two diffrent digital games at once on the same account.
This is such a divisive topic. I'd rather be in actual control of my software. I do not want to have to be verified online to use what I spent money on.
That said I get the other side too. I only want to support indies for digital purchases... Look at all the digital shops closing... What happens after that? U threw your money away at that point.
It's so hard to decide. On one hand, physical copy means having to switch out carts. Then again, I find myself wanting to and usually selling a game I believe I'm done with.Sometimes I regret this, sometimes not, but I have the option.
Digital means having a massive selection on the go which is great as I play a lot in handheld mode. Also know I'll always have the game as long as I have my Switch console. Hmm. Despite having done so many times now, it really hurts to spend $90 on something I will be effed out of if my console fails or is stolen or something.
You don't lose your games whatever happens to your console, as long as you remember your switch account tied to all your purchases, your games will still be there.
I need to go digital with my games slowly and surely soon. P.s. I don't have friends nor give/trade my games away
I've got 20 games on my switch and 6 of them are physical. I found myself rarely playing the physical ones anymore (and the physical ones are AAA titles like SSBU, BoTW, Odyssey, etc). Going digital is just way more convenient. I'm thinking of eventually selling my physical ones and buying the digital versions down the road.
I don’t mind the digital but the way Nintendo does the rights for the game sucks. It makes it complicated to play games with my son and on different switches in the family. Even with the expansion of games you bought physical and a digital expansion they mess you around. So until they fix how messed up they do that I’m not going to give up physical. If I was the only one playing the games then maybe it would make more sense to be all digital.
I am thinking about going digital. If I do buy the game from the online shop do they stay on the switch after the eshop has closed?
I really wanted to but in Australia the digital store prices are crazy high all of the time. You can get most of the physical copies for 1/2 the price here. I'd love to go all digital but it's just a load of bullshit here. I noticed on the us store that tales of vesperia definitive edition was $14us it's $79 aud here. Same with ni no kuni etc...
I agree, yet as owner of 3 switches with 2 other family members playing on Switch. It’s easier to buy physical games. My Xbox series X is 100% digital. Nintendo needs to let us share games like on Microsoft
But changing catridge is an experience itself too and its something will be gone in the far future isnt it?
I like your honest opinions, I’m sort of both, plus sometimes there’s a game that doesn’t even have a physical version like the second game of Batman the telltale series at the time both games were on sale on the eshop so I bought them like that and sometimes the digital version is cheaper cause of the sales, I recently bought the digital edition of Animal crossing cause I got sick of have to change the cartridge every day but now I only have the other game I’m currently playing in the slot all the time until I finish the game or get tired of it so I got some inspiration from this video so I’m both mainly physical collector but have some digital games i do have the 1TB micro so card cause I like the peace of mind of not having to worry about storage so I’m pretty happy with the set up, thank you for another great video keep it up 👍
1st party Nintendo games.. Pokémon/Mario/Xenoblade/Zelda etc... Physical (They'll gain value overtime and are easy resell)
Everything else digital.
Really enjoy your videos btw keep it up!
I don’t know if this applies to this specific case but my first switch was the lite and I had botw digitally there (bought through a 2nd account hehe) and I noticed that it would overheat a lot. Now I own a v2 one and I have the physical version of botw. It doesn’t overheat at all!! soooo idk if its because it was a lite or the game was too heavy and it was all digital but I feel like having the game physical makes it lighter hence my switch doesn’t overheat??? I think it would be cool to go all digital but this prevents me from doing so
yep. Because its Lite.
I never get rid of my physical
That’s fair. I’m just moving on from it that’s all
@@DripMediaGaming I will do when the time comes soon every game will be digital no more physicals
I buy most of my main first party games and big titles physical because I like to own them physically so later on when Nintendo does not allow downloading purchased games when the servers are down I know I will always have my games. But for games from other triple a devs and indies I typically buy them digital when they have good deals because with first party games there are not many deals anyway so I might as well go physical
I'm trying to go physical so I can sell them when I'm done with them
I just got a physical version of Skyward Sword hd which was a weird decision for me but I think I’m holding on to any opportunity to own “older” physical games because I know I won’t be buying hardly any more new physical games
The way we game is changing, but I am still leaning towards physical more especially on important popular games (including hidden indie gems that can become important too in the future) but looks at digital as last resort or alternative to get games.
1. Owning a handheld console such as a Switch means you hold it close to your person more often so you can never go lazy switching game cards, would you.
2. Owning multiple switches at your household can utilize sharing the physical game much more.
3. Holding on to a tangible property makes you feel like an absolute owner of the game forever.
4. Stacks of Switch game box cases looks good on a display cabinet.
5. Save some of that micro SD storage space.
6. Keeping them at the thought of being able to sell them in the future is a big plus, heck keep an unspoiled Nintendo Switch system too (maybe a hdmi TV too).
Only things I worry about physical is:
1. When you lost them.
2. That a game won't start without a compulsory download (gotta sell that game up now if that's the case).
3. That a Nintendo Switch won't function in a distant future date.
4. That SD cards of 1 or 2 TB will suddenly become cheap.
I like physical games because I can re sell the games I don’t think I’d play again and buy new games. Other than that I would do more digital games just for the convenience and I usually do indie games digital tho because they don’t resell for much physical anyways.
The only game i botter buying the physical media is Pokemon.
(I only play Pokemon actually lol)
All digital saves a lot on space and in prices with sales I'd just recommend going 1tb from the start only took a few months to fill my half a TB card
Yeah I started with the 400gb and wiped that out quick
I am thinking of getting a Nintendo switch oled and I am only going to buy physical games so do I need extra storage if I buy a lot of games or do the games hold it
Just subbed cause all this is very true and I have adhd too
5 to 10 years from now some game is going to sell for 3 grand or more. should keep your games.
it all comes down to preference in the end so which ever suits u better
i go digital with indie games only. It all comes down to preference.
holy shit. Did SD cards go up that much? I got my 256 GB one for like 30 bucks when I got my switch.
I have both but more digital and yes more convenient in all aspects my only problem is I have a 128gb ..2 256 gig cards and a 400 gig card ...wished I had a terabite card but to high ..so I'm still swappin out micro SD cards
You cant play digital if your not connected to the internet. Absolutely unacceptable especially for a portable system.
Hi I prefer a physical switch not digital
That’s fair. I just don’t like the physical games but it’s up to you in the end what you want to do
So... imagine, one day the internet gets shut down or... turned off, or hacked, or there will be problems with licences. Your games are all gone. I have got 589 games, from PSX, to PS2, WiiU, Xbox to Series X, I cannot imagine a day when I would not be able to play them... sure if the power goes down, or my system breaks, but... digital? No way.
What if I no longer have electricity? same extreme risk
Don't forget the cost of gas and time. It's huge.
Two words...Resale value
two words
don't buy
I guess these people never truly want to own the games they buy that’s just sad
What’s the best 1tb and card to get for switch?
Idk seems like not being able to resell your games is a pretty big downside
I prefer physical games, because it's the best way and the only way to play games.
So I'm mostly a physical collector.
How is physical the only way to play games?
@Hussein Al-Safar
You mean before 2006
When games were only physical
Why all switcher youtuber use skyward joycon
No you shouldn't buy all digital. that is paving the way for hell.
This was definitely a useful video! However, I'm wondering, have you or anyone notice a difference in image quality between physical copy and digital copy on the switch? It might just be my imagination but I feel the image is sharper on physical copy but not sure haha....
Hey man, had you checked my email yet about my logo design offer? Still waiting for your follow up! :)
Are you able to play digital offline??
Yes 🙂
There's a 2tb micro SD card?
Where them terabyte micro sd cards you speak of 🤔
La noire is a great game to get digital
Going physical is great if you're in a 3rd world country. You can pretty much sell your copy after you finish playing the game, at a discount of course, usually about $10. But it's like playing a Triple A game for $10.
You DO NOT OWN anything you purchase digitally, you merely rent it. I have my 1988 copy of Mario/Duck Hunt for NES, it works perfectly fine and it will work for the rest of my life. Do you think Nintendo will keep their servers up forever?
Probably not. But do I need a 1988 copy of Mario/duck hunt to play either of those games? 🤔
@@DripMediaGaming Hmm, I think you missed the point. My copy of Mario is MINE, my dad bought it for me when i was 7 years old, it's still here with me, I can sell it, lend it, play it, display it, etc. Digital games will only be playable by you as long as Nintendo stores it on its servers, that's it, it means you did not purchased it, you rented it, like watching a movie on Netflix.
@@theodoremosby6491 I get your point. My point is I can figure out a way to play it 20 years from now if I need to I’m sure. I’m not that worried about owning a piece of plastic. It’s fine that you are I’m just not 🤷🏻♂️
I guess that with old games it's something else, i I had GameCube discs for example (which is newer than snes) and in about ten/fifteen years maximum they stopped working or broke down, it would have been more convenient if they had been digital
@@__kev__ That's straight up bad luck, I have Sega CDs from 30 years ago that work 100% good.
Digital ftw
Umd all day
Congratulation on going all digital now, you will never own your games
NOT FIRST
Nailed it
For all collectors youre a desateur😂