Why do Disk Drives matter?

[Chrkeller]

Wman1996 said:

Chrkeller said:

Ps5 pro, disk drive optional. I still think the ps6 is digital only. I believe physical games will be dead by the switch 3.

Coin toss on PS6 not having at least the add-on disc drive. Switch 3, we'll have to see. Japan is Nintendo's homeland and one of their biggest markets not only as a whole but for an individual country and Japanese gamers still flock to physical games. 

Perhaps even by the time Switch 3 releases, that trend will change a lot in Japan or Nintendo won't care enough anymore to support physical games. 

Nintendo Life had digital on the Switch growing 20% last year.  It is almost 50/50 at this point.  I assume the S2 launches in 2025 which puts a S3 in 2032.  I could see digital being dominant by that time, even with Nintendo.