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MarioMan10/01/20241 replyview on HN

I was shocked to learn there was a short period in the '90s when even reselling your physical games was outlawed in Japan. At the time, Nintendo put "no resale" icons on the back of all their games.


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favorited10/01/2024

We'll be back to that same state of affairs, once physical game media is phased out. The PlayStation platform has gone from the PS4 (universal optical media) to the PS5 (cheaper model without optical media) to the PS5 Pro (no optical media without a separate accessory). Hell, it's already happened for PC games.