“I never made much progress on this idea” - It’s looking increasingly likely that the future of console gaming is going to be digital-only, as Sony has just …

  • arcine@jlai.lu
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    14 hours ago

    If I had to make a platform with physical media, I would distribute games on SD cards.

    Games would come on a micro-SD card, coming inside the box inserted inside a full-size SD adapter for compatibility’s sake.

    The boxes would probably be around 3DS box sized to enable including a manual, proper box art and a back cover, while being compact.

    I know this is controversial but I would make the boxes out of cardboard. Collectors can keep them, and non-collectors can just throw them in the recycling.