LogFAQs > #914168630

DPsx7 posted...

They haven't altered the data though. You'd only need to play offline, uninstall the update, or otherwise start fresh and it would work as it did previously. If they rewrite your digital copy you're hosed.

Legally, if you continue to play your physical copy after they've revoked your right to do so, you're opening yourself up to fines, lawsuits, or other penalties. Even if you manage to practically circumvent that revocation, you're not getting around the fact that you no longer have any right to play that game. If you're disregarding the law like that in order to say that physical copies can't be taken from you, then you can no longer say that digital can be taken away from you at any time. In order to be logically consistent, you must then also be okay with pirating a copy of the game to replace the revoked digital copy. Do that, and digital becomes superior because you don't have to gimp your system by playing offline all the time in order to circumvent efforts to stop you from playing it.

LinkPizza posted...

Personally, I play multiple games at a time.

In the sense of "I am working my way through multiple games," sure. In the sense of "I am literally playing two games at once," not so much. If you're working on multiple games and they all get corrupted, you can download the one you want to play most immediately, then let the others download in the background while you play that one (and also overnight, because realistically, I doubt you'll be playing more than 2-3 games in a single day).

LinkPizza posted...

And love to have all my games ready and playable at a moments notice. Which is easier with physical. Barely any space taken, if any at all. And dont have to redownload for an hour if something messes up. Quick to switch out, as well. And I have a neat carrying case. Zelda themed...

Eh, you still have to carry them around, which increases the risk of something happening to one of them (in which case you're out the entire cost of the game, not just some redownloading time). Switching physical games is also always going to be slower than switching digital, given that you have to do more than just select a different box on the menu (possible exception: the switch's menu kind of sucks and just keeps expanding to the right indefinitely, so if you have hundreds of digital games you might be scrolling for a while). I've also got a carrying case, but that takes up too much room to fit in a pocket (as it stands, the Switch itself takes up all of a large jacket pocket), so it's not practical for taking out and about.