Reggie hints at the future of Digital games on their platforms.

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spemanig said:

SuperNova said:

Reading through OP my first thought was Amiibo as game keys?

I don't really think that would happen though. Reggie shows at least a basic understanding of why people buy physical. It's not just about collecting stuff and having a glorious shelf to show off. They're afaid of data-loss, of actually loosing their game and not being able to play it anymore. Physical is safer because it wont just vanish off the face of the earth if a publisher says so (looking at you konami). His quote implies that he understands that. So an actual physical NFC key to a digital game is not very likely IMO since it would accomplish nothing to relieve those concerns. It's literally just a collectors Item.

He also makes it clear though that he thinks that thought is absurd. It doesn't happen. Digital games are more secure than physical games, not less.

How do you figure that? We don't know what the future holds for Digital games, how long will you be able to re-download them? HDD crash and burn all the time. If you have a physical copy and a machine to play it on you can play that game for decades.  I still have a working NES and all my carts from when I was a kid.  Granted some carts need the battery replaced, but outside of that they still work 30 some odd years later.  I just don't see any of these guys (Nintendo, Sony, MS) keeping download servers running for 3 or more decades for systems that they long since stopped making money on...