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Steam does what Nintendoes and Nintendon't
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With switch you can real own a game, with steam you only have a license.
not with switch 2 though, the cartridges are only keys for the digital download as far as I've heard
This is misinformation, cartridges with Key will replace only gift cards
Right up until nintendo turns the switch 2 store off.
3ds store are of, and I buyed a game last month
Plus, steam dont will last forever
First-party games are still fully on the cart and the Game-Key Cards are a cheap option for third parties, for now.....
I personally don't trust Nintendo to not try this on their first-party titles at some point though.
At least the game key cards are still transferable and not tied to any one account or device
Nah, Japan and Nintendo particularly has a big culture around physical ownership. That's why they were so behind on an online store and why the current one is also bad - they don't put an emphasis on it.
Even the game key cards are novel - it's technically a way to sell digital copies of games via physical hardware, which no other company has ever done (I don't think there's any other big companies that offer you seem digital copies at all actually) - at least, while servers are around. You can even let friends borrow them.
I thin this is mostly for games like Elden Ring and Cyberpunk 2077, which are too big to actually fit on a cartridge.
CDPR already released a statement that CP2077 will be released on a 64GB cart. Safe to assume the whole base game will be physical which is a plus.
Not with the Switch 2 bringing back dongle DRM and applying it to downloaded games ala the Game-Key Card.
You could use other game stores
GOG and itch is the only I know, but is a little dificult get them on steam deck