Nintendo Reveals Fate Of Physical Switch Games As Sony Shifts To Digital

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One of the biggest question marks in video games right is what the future holds for physical media. Sony set the stage for an all-digital future on consoles by saying it will no longer release PlayStation game discs starting in 2028, and the reaction to the announcement has been divisive and heated. But while Sony rival Microsoft determines their own future strategy, a higher-up at Nintendo confirmed that, for now, physical games are here to stay for the Switch 2.

Bill van Zyll, vice president and general manager of Nintendo Latin America, talked about game pricing and physical versus digital releases with YouTuber Coelho no Japão.

"Historically, we’ve been very agnostic, right? We go off what the consumer prefers, and take that into account very heavily. We also have a platform that just launched. We’re barely just over a year into NS2. It’s got both digital and it also has...

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