Wolfenstein: Young Blood on Switch bought at retail will have a case with a download code.

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wtf is the point of releasing a physical cased "game" that only has a code and no cartridge?

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So the kids who can't access digital stores can still buy the game, while saving costs by not having to press discs.

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in order for the code to work

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They might have parental access passwords.... I did not say they don't have access to the internet. The method of payment is also a hurdle to lots of kids under 26

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So they would still need their parent's password in order to download the game

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Not if they have a redeemable code, no. The money has already changed hands, so the download is not restricted by the parental controls.

Once Jimmy gets home from Wal Mart after knocking off from his rent a cop job at the local YMCA, he won't have to yell at his mom to come downstairs and put the password in for her credit card to work.

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Are you guys sure Bethesda is capable of releasing an Elder Scrolls game that won't suck?

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What the hell does this have to do with anything?


For the record, I used to buy some PC games like this back in the day. It's nothing new and not a problem, but I don't think shoe's reasoning checks out.

Cost cutting is the only reason I can see for this. For it to be a way to get around parental controls, that seems like a shite storm nintendo isn't about. They're still doing friend codes for crying out loud. I though those were to protect the little ones from the ghouls?

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So damn, nintnedo. Thanks for helping Jimmy get around the already pain in the arse parental control settings you have.


Doesn't sound like their reasoning if you really think about it.

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Because some people like physical cases and a lot of people don't like putting their credit card info on these online marketplaces. There's a reason every electronics store has download codes/shop credit for sale.

This specific case though, is due to the price of the Switch carts. In order for a cart large enough to fit the full size of the game, it costs something like $8-12/cart, which is absurd pricing.