| KLAMarine said: Very interesting. Of course, I do wonder what overhead comes with a physical unit vs digital? |
It's a substantial amount, like $16 per 64GB cartridge alone according to developer Arc System Works, versus obviously no physical cost for digital.
As always that's been the problem with carts since even the 80s when Nintendo got frustrated with carts and tried to shift the Famicom entirely to disk games (the Disk Drive was meant to be the future of ALL Famicom games, not just an add-on).
When carts are too expensive it's a problem, someone has to pay the premium overhead, either the publisher or the consumer or both. I get that some people are really want everything on a cart, but in that case they should also just pay the extra cost of the cartridge.
So a $69.99 game on the digital shop, should be $85.99, and a $79.99 game should be $95.99 for a physical cart version to cover the cartridge cost, and that's assuming 64GB, 128GB if it even happens is probably $20+.
Last edited by Soundwave - on 28 August 2025
