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		autoexec on Jan 16, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video] > You can buy physical game cartridges and resell them, which is a big advantage for fans of physical media. This isn't much of an advantage anymore since they used NAND memory and you get like 10 years of shelf life before bit rot starts to set in. https://www.nintendolife.com/forums/nintendo-switch/switch_a...

ikr678 on Jan 17, 2025 [–]

I can't buy steam games second hand, and I can't let my kids trade steam games with their friends, and I can't sell a steam game and get some $$ back if I decide I am not likely to play it again.

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