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harmonicarichard

@harmonicarichard@techhub.social

On the web since 1996. I am currently playing with PHP. I also play with Harmonicas but I can't play songs yet.

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atomicpoet, to random
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To me, what gets me about these “limited run” physical editions for Nintendo Switch is that most of these games aren’t even exclusive to the Switch.

Most of them were released on PC first—where they are sold for cheap.

“Oh, but this is physical while the PC versions are digital!”

All games are digital, and if I want my own “physical” copy, I can just store it on a hard drive or USB stick.

“But the art!”

Well, print out your own poster or sticker. It will have more sentimental value, and it will be less expensive.

Let’s just be honest. The reason most of these folks collect Switch games is because it looks pretty on their shelf.

harmonicarichard,
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@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.

The last thing I passed was a fidget spinner.

atomicpoet, to random
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I can’t watch these Nintendo Switch collections on YouTube anymore. It’s just too infuriating.

Many of these games I bought on Steam for C$1.00. For example, Super Meat Boy.

Yet, a CIB copy of Super Meat Boy on Switch averages around $42 because it had a limited run.

People tell me that PC gaming is expensive. Well, if you’re running Super Meat Boy, it isn’t. That game will run on a potato.

You can probably buy a laptop for the same price as the Nintendo Switch port of Super Meat Boy—and play that game on the laptop. I’m not kidding.

harmonicarichard,
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@atomicpoet i don't think they have "potato Pi" yet. Maybe one day.

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