daggermoon@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agoPlayStation will no longer be offering games on discblog.playstation.comexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1276arrow-down12 cross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.mlgames@lemmy.worldgames@sh.itjust.worksgaming@beehaw.orghackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setechnology@lemmit.onlineplaystation@lemmy.world
arrow-up1274arrow-down1external-linkPlayStation will no longer be offering games on discblog.playstation.comdaggermoon@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square69fedilink cross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.mlgames@lemmy.worldgames@sh.itjust.worksgaming@beehaw.orghackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setechnology@lemmit.onlineplaystation@lemmy.world
minus-squareArachnidbrilliant@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoDidn’t Nintendo already start doing this with the switch two?
minus-squarems.lane@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-25 hours 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.
Didn’t Nintendo already start doing this with the switch two?
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.