Frogger on 13 March 2016
| maxleresistant said: NFC card could become a thing. We're certainly moving into a Digital only gaming environment. And I can imagine a future where instead of disc, you have a NFC card that holds the authorization to download and play the game. |
I'm like 80% that's what Nintendo plans to do with the NX in order to keep a retail presence. Only it will only be used to unlock the games. Which is what the XBO was supposed to do with its discs.
...Which fai- ANYWAY.
That other 20% of me thinks they'll just say "fuck retail," they'll sell our consoles anyway, and just go all digital without it. But when Reggie said "physical thing," but wouldn't specify physical media, while preceding to reject the notion that it adds any security to your purchase or your game to buy it physically, I immediately thought of amiibo.
And then I cringed.
And then I remembered this:
And then I thought "Meh, not so bad."
