How To Make a Digital Only Gaming Market Work For Consumers?

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SanAndreasX said:

CaptainExplosion said:

Well there need to be laws in place to prevent that bullshit.

And I thought Game Key Cards were only able to be used once.

No. The license is tied to the GKC, not the console or the account holder. So it's fully transferable, just like an on-cartridge game is.

Once you finish Resident Evil Requiem on Switch 2, you can hand it off to your friend, or sell it. The recipient/buyer can plug the GKC into their Switch 2, download the game, and play it. Once you no longer have the GKC, you won't be able to play it. 

In that respect, GKCs are at least superior to code-in-a-box, which is tied to the account it is entered into and is not transferable. 

Of course the issue with GKCs is that you still depend on the online service and having a system that supports physical media. Those might or might not become issues in the future. Pick your poison, as usual.