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Switch port of The Outer Worlds delayed due to Coronavirus; physical version will now be on a cartridge
- Thread starter Yinyangfooey
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Original retail release plans were an empty box with a code to redeem the digital version.
So likely partial game on cart and massive download.
Does that even count as a "game" on a cart?
Does that even count as a "game" on a cart?
It's better than a code in a box because it's reusable, tradeable.
Exactly, and that's why it left my wishlist then, and came back to it today, just like that.
I want the game, but I don't like to get full-priced games digitally. Now I'm getting it for sure.
Too bad for Virtuos, though. Hope the staff stays safe from the virus.
Of course. I can loan it out to a friend, trade it in, sell it, give it away, whatever I want to do.
A code is one-time use. Once it's redeemed it's attached to your account forever.
I want to play it but know my brother will love it. Buying two digital copies wouldn't be worth it but buying him a physical copy I can then borrow is 100% worth it.
Are you asking how a box you buy in a brick and mortar store is physical?
What would the physical version be on if not a cartridge? A code in a box? That doesn't count as a physical release.
The box is physical, the game isn't. Which is obviously what people mean by physical release.
To me physical means "buy a box in store", first and foremost. As a pc gamer, buying a box with a code is pretty normal, and has been so for years at this point. EVen then, people still buy those boxes (especially here in Germany), because they don't want to buy online, prefer using cash or want to give them as a gift.
If the outbreak continues for a few more months, we're probably in for a huge wave of even more delays.
a number of switch games are code + physical box. It's like the old gamekey way but you get the actual game box with it now
True, though it probably has already had an effect on games coming out this year. Even 2-3 weeks of missing time can make a big difference depending on the game's schedule.
ok well in the context of console games, physical means that the game itself is on physical media.
Virtuos is HQ'd in China no? But they have teams all around the world. I'm assuming this implies it's a Chinese team on the port. Was Starlink Switch by a Chinese team at Virtuos? Because that was a very high-end port and turned out beautifully, and I assumed that was what got them the job for Outer Worlds' Switch port.
I REALLY hope this doesn't imply some of the team got infected by the virus. :'( But it's not definitely fatal right? There's no "cure", it's more like a cold, it has to basically leave the system overtime, but obviously under heavy medical moderation, from what some at my local hospital told me anyway.
Oh, that's reassuring. Sounds like the team is trying to be better safe than sorry.
That seems a bit redundant. Do you at least get the full amount of Nintendo points since it's a digital redemption?
