@atomicpoet There is the other side of the topic, for the children of the 80s and 90s. Every CD, every game, every DVD, every VHS, every minidisc was physical. We would buy the disc, rip it, and then listen on an MP3 player, minidisc or other.
By being able to buy digital copies we skip the need for plastic disks that had to be transported on ships, trucks, trains, and we cut out the trip to the physical shops.
Nostalgia is rational, but if we want digital copies then it makes sense to get digital copies. When a digital copy of a Switch game is reduced the carbon footprint isn't amplified.
When we were children we were so worried that our materialism would have a huge environmental impact, but by switching to digital the impact is much smaller. Less to recycle. Less space in our homes.
I still buy physical game media, when it's cheaper than the digital version, and when I might pass the physical game media to a niece or nephew.