Nintendo is held to a higher standard

[u/JollyDogYT]

They just shouldn't tell people when the do this stuff apparently. Leave it off the front of the box like Sony and Microsoft.

[u/Appropriate-Let-283]

What does this mean? Almost very Ps5 game I've gotten takes at least an hour to download after getting it physically. Every Switch game I've gotten only takes a few minutes at most.

[u/JollyDogYT → u/Appropriate-Let-283]

A few physical Switch 2 games, will require an Internet download to play. But only 3rd parties and not all 3rd parties either. 

I believe the only games that do this so far are. Bravely Default, Elden Ring, and Street Fighter 6.

[u/sirarmorturtle → u/Appropriate-Let-283]

The chart is from the website 'DoesItPlay' which seeks out which physical games are playable and not playable right out of the box. Assuming I'm reading the chart right, by games they'ved tested;

70% of PS5 games are playable out of the box.
16% are playable but have noticeable problems without a downloaded patch.
3% are technically playable without a patch but its very difficult/annoying to do so.
11% of PS5 games they tested are entirely impossible to play off the disc and require a download.

source;https://www.doesitplay.org/methodology

[u/thebudman_420 → u/sirarmorturtle]

Was this tested while disconnected from the Internet by chance?

Edit. I know if connected some games force the day one update to play and you can bypass that by not connecting a cable then other games it doesn't matter. Update or you can't even play offline.

There is those games that allow playing before you get the update though with the launch anyway function.

[u/Deblebsgonnagetyou → u/Appropriate-Let-283]

I believe this means internet downloads. Because running games directly from a disc is abysmally slow, especially with the games we have today, the consoles installs the game from the disc to the hard drive. The disc does have all the content on it, you just have to copy it onto the system and install it. Switch games that come fully on the cartridge are small and running from a cartridge is much faster than discs, so they don't need to install.

[u/MintberryCrunch____]

I don’t get the whole outrage at all. Maybe I’m missing something but it’s better no?

The options:

Switch 1: physical, digital, physical box with digital code

Switch 2: physical, digital, physical box with keycard

Only difference is you can sell the keycard or lend it to a mate from what I can tell.

It seems to be 3rd party who want to reduce cost, like it was with Switch 1.

As I say maybe I’m missing something.

[u/VBHeadache → u/MintberryCrunch____]

Technically, both the Switch 1 and 2 have the "physical box with a key card". Several Switch games have boxes that say "Online download required" with either a big banner or small box (usually the big banner) that have a little blue earth on them. The game key card on the 2 seems to be the same thing, just given an actual name and a standard for the label on the box out of the gate rather than games flip flopping on what the branding should be.

[u/Disc_closure2023]

This has to be the dumbest and most useless infographic I've ever seen