Nintendo Switch Physical Vs Digital Full Guide!

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I only buy digital because i dont know any other switch gamers so i have no one to trade/borrow games from anyways

I was thinking of buying a switch and i couldn’t decide if I wanted to buy my games physical or digital, i dont wanna buy digital cuz I’m scared my account get hacked and I lose my games, tell me if I’m wrong

Ive got a switch lite and a 519gb sd card. I mosstly have digital but buy physical for games i feel strongly about.

Hi i am newbie to switch, does playing digital games need wifi connection everytime you play the game? TIA

I know this is from two years ago, but I feel that it still applies today, I prefer buying physical copies as opposed to digital because it feels like I don’t own the digital releases. Where is the physical copies. I know that I truly own them, it just feels more like I’m renting my games, because if I decide I can’t pay the subscription then I lose access to my own games that I paid for with my own money.

hello, i have a question.
if i have the game card for a game, do i still need to buy the digital one from the Eshop?

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I think the only reason to buy digital if they are on sale 😂

But digital copies have sales on eshop.., 😊

What is the difference between used physical games and not used?

In the near future I am going to buy my very first game and it will be physical copy (TOTK) and I don't have a SD or ANY storage, so I am very scared to buy the game and I can't even play it, so do I need storage to use or play a physical game?

I mostly try and get physical games but I do sometimes buy digital games as well if I don’t want to wait to play it. Overall Physical Games take up less storage and some are even cheaper than the digital version.

If I have a physical copy of sword could I buy the dlc on the e shop and have it on the physical game?

I don’t really care i just want the game

What I like about physical games is that it saves you storage and you don’t have to think about your SD card getting loaded that much.

Best to have a mix of both. I got Super Mario Odyssey and Super Smash Bros Ultimate for $40 each from buying them used. I'm about to buy Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the same price and totk for $55. In total, that's $175. If I were to buy them all digitally it would be $250. But for some games like Ori and the Will of the Wisps I missed the sale for it last time but it regularly goes on sale for under $10 on the eshop. So it all just depends on the game. I think the argument that its harder to travel with the cartridges is stupid because most people use a case or bag when taking the switch with them so they can easily throw a few cartridges in it. The only annoying this is switching out the games because its hard to open it at times. But for the ones I bought used, I should be able to sell them for almost the same price 2-3 years down the line if I want to.

The box arts are cool and the digital copies I know nothing about

Do I have to install the physical game like on other consoles or is that just for digital version of the game?

How lazy must one be to find carrying switch games around is an unbearable burden......get a case for them and put them in a bag if you need to travel. I'm so sick of people acting like they live a nomadic lifestyle and absolutely need everything digital and can't afford to carry anything, ever. How bout if you can't handle getting a physical copy of a game, you obviously aren't and shouldn't try to be a gamer. Go f yourselves.

All I need to know is that if I buy a physical copy, do I need to f*ck around with finding somewhere to connect to wifi to download half the god damn game? Wtf is wrong with these gaming companies these days. It's all about more profit for the higher ups instead of paying developers properly, and not living in mansions......gaming was better in the 90's......

So if I buy the game digitally, save it on the SD card, game is delisted from store, CAN I STILL PLAY THAT PARTICULAR GAME FROM SD CARD?

Hey im planning on getting a switch lite and I don’t want to get a physical copy of mk8 deluxe. Can I buy it digitally and still get the dlc tracks?

Physical is better because you can’t get ur switch hacked and delete it completely

Digital downloads that I have won’t let me play the game without wifi so I prefer physical games

Physical games also take up way less storage

If i put Games on my SD card, and they get delisted from the eshop , can I still download them and play them?

I go physical as much as I can I buy digital if it’s only available digitally or a game has a really good sale

Digital all the way 🙌🏽

I buy most of the time the physical version but I have to admit that I would have saved a lot of money going the digital route. I'm not talking about first party games but everything else. Physical Switch games tend to be very collectible and some of them are really hard to get. Digital games on the other hand seem to be more expensive at first but boy, when you are patient and there are sales, you sure are saving a lot of money. Of course you can resell the physical copy but I wonder if it's worth buying Chrono Cross for 50 bucks, when you can get it for 12 bucks on the eshop when there is a sale. I bought the physical copy anyway but I'm not sure if that was smart. For the 38 $ I would have saved I could have bought also 3 SaGa games which are physical about 150 bucks. Like I said, there are many collectibale games that are hard to get, especially if you are into niche games so going digital is something to consider.

In My Case, it doesn't matter if I have a Digital or Physical game.

Unlike most gamers, I'm not a collector, I only buy games that I'm going to play, so I don't buy games to expand my collection. I don't care about resell or trading physical games because I never do that at all with Digital is nice and convenient.

Sure some people are against Digital Games since they require you to have storage space on your Console, but Physical Games also require you to have space on your room. But it doesn't really matter if you prefer Digital or Physical Games, both have their Pros and Cons, as long as you play the game, everything matters.

There is no shame if you prefer both or one or the other it's your money you decide what to do with it, personally I don't care much about Digital or Physical. Regardless of where you prefer Physical or Digital Games, you should always buy the games you want to play so that you are saving space and money.

honestly with micro sd there really is no problem with digital games and space imo, idk i was a hardcore physical copies-only but not only are they more expensive but it’s too boring having to look for the game and getting the card inside the switch everytime. and let’s not talk about travelling and having to make sure they’re all good and none is missing. digital copies are more practical imo and many times even cheaper, not to mention instantaneous with it’s installation , so it’s my go to know.

I have the original Nintendo Switch, and I've been kinda thinking about purchasing digital copies of Switch games I physically own that I plan to sell...

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Anton Retro. I got both the Digital and Physical versions of the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild including the DLC which is on the Digital. How can I get the DLC to be on the Physical copy? Please tell me.

i prefer digital tbh

Physical can get second hand for cheap

Can you save physical games to a SD Card so you don’t need to carry multiple games cards

“Full Guide” - I would’ve thought it’d be a little more comprehensive mate but I saw the video length so my fault.

Good video still but I would just avoid titling it like that is all 👍🏻

Getting a digital game just doesn’t feel the same as getting a physical one, getting a physical copy of a game just feels more special

8 just bought the switch lite today, I bought assassins creed ,only to discover an empty case z& a piece of paper with a number on it , I was not a happy bunny, I am old school & l8ke 5o have something in my hand after shelling out £££ , & you can't trade a download. I will never buy another digital copy.

2 Me Nintendo Switch is better with Digital format because of the handheld form ofthe console, play your games anywhere at any time

Very helpful video.

question: if you were to buy a physical copy of a game, would you be able to buy downloadoble content for the game digitally?

I go digital even though I grew up with physical and here are my reasons, 1. You can't lose the game unless you lose the system itself which also makes physical copies unplayable too obviously. 2. No waiting for shipping or having to drive to the store and hope they have the game when you can instantly buy and download the game digitally. 3. Doesn't take up physical space, I hate having to look for and bring my games with me so I prefer only having to bring the console itself, and even though the games take up a decent amount of digital space, you can easily buy a half terabyte card for the same amount of a single game.

I have a question,how do you play digital games on multiple accounts? It wont let me play with another account coz i need to buy it again. Any answer?

What happenes if you don’t download a physical copy do you miss any other feature of the game for not downloading?

I only buy physical for exclusives and just buy everything else when they will be on atleast 80% discount on eshop. though im all digital for my ps coz they eventually sell their exclusives for cheap.

If I have a choice between cloud version or physical games , then for sure physical. Other wise digital . It is just faster easier , more portable ….it is future technology .