Appreciate the mention. Thanks for giving people advice on this hobby we all love. Respect the physical side of things people. Owning physical games is just like collecting fine art. Collect what you love and you can't go wrong. Just don't overspend.
I feel like another market spike based on the sale of those new factory sealed games is possible, and it's dependent on how much mainstream traction this story gains news wise. If non gaming outlets make a huge deal about it for a long amount of time, it can happen again. But I don't think it'll ever reach the extent of how it was during the pandemic.
I'm in the same age as Mark I'm a single dad with the daughter of 9 and Friday is gsmingnight every week always looking forward to it. Sold about 80% of my collection I only kept PS3 and the switch because we now collect switch games cuz that's what she's ok into.
I think some switch games will hold value in 30 years from now but the biggest problem are two things: 1) some switch games that require the internet connection to download another certain titles with it (the eshop will be closed anyways) 2) the switch cartridges last up to 30 years of lifespan. A huge blow for preservationists.
@@therealjaystone2344 few other reasons about Switch issues: - Certain Switch game cartridges do not contain the "full content" in comparison to the PS4 version or Xbox One versions. There are also some Switch physical games that falsely state on the box "complete collection"; but require you to download the games by connecting to Nintendo and downloading them. So if the servers are no longer active ( shut down ), that will be a huge problem on the person who bought that specific Switch version on that game. - Most 3rd Party Switch physical games do not perform "better" than the PS4 / Xbox One versions - Switch games are on a NAND Flash memory format. These can cause issues to physical Nintendo Switch cartridges in the incoming years
