daggermoon@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoPlayStation will no longer be offering games on discblog.playstation.comexternal-linkmessage-square142linkfedilinkarrow-up1457arrow-down15
arrow-up1452arrow-down1external-linkPlayStation will no longer be offering games on discblog.playstation.comdaggermoon@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square142linkfedilink
minus-squarems.lane@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoThe opposite, with Switch1 there were a bunch of games where third parties cheaped out and just put a code in a box. Switch2 added game-key cards to replace the code-in-a-box with a license dongle in the shape of a cart. It still requires the eshop to download the game, but it’s not tied to an account, it’s tied to the card, which can be resold or lent out. Solves a few of the issues with digital while doing nothing for preservation.
minus-squareSlothMama@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThere are still code in a box games, I have one
The opposite, with Switch1 there were a bunch of games where third parties cheaped out and just put a code in a box.
Switch2 added game-key cards to replace the code-in-a-box with a license dongle in the shape of a cart.
It still requires the eshop to download the game, but it’s not tied to an account, it’s tied to the card, which can be resold or lent out.
Solves a few of the issues with digital while doing nothing for preservation.
There are still code in a box games, I have one