{"id":131074,"date":"2023-01-08T03:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T03:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-143334"},"modified":"2023-01-08T03:05:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T03:05:00","slug":"random-masahiro-sakurai-says-he-prefers-to-buy-video-games-digitally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/01\/08\/random-masahiro-sakurai-says-he-prefers-to-buy-video-games-digitally\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: Masahiro Sakurai Says He Prefers To Buy Video Games Digitally"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0175f90ffafea\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0175f90ffafea\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Masahiro Sakurai\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0175f90ffafea\/masahiro-sakurai.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0175f90ffafea\/masahiro-sakurai.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Masahiro Sakurai\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games (via YouTube)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_smash_bros_ultimate\">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/a> creator Masahiro Sakurai has tackled a hot topic in his latest YouTube upload &#8211; discussing the pros and cons of digital and physical game collections.<\/p>\n<p>Sakurai admits he&#8217;s &#8220;team digital all the way&#8221; and doesn&#8217;t really consider himself to be a collector. Rather than focusing on the game&#8217;s packaging, he prefers to hold onto the &#8220;experience&#8221; he has when playing these games. He also mentions how he no longer really has the space for a large physical game library and opts to keep things compact with folders and other storage solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the apparent &#8216;pros&#8217; of each, according to Sakurai&#8217;s latest video:<\/p>\n<h3>Physical &#8211; Pros<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Can keep it forever<\/li>\n<li>Less data to install<\/li>\n<li>Collectible<\/li>\n<li>You don&#8217;t need a point card\/credit card to buy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Digital &#8211; Pros<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Instant purchase<\/li>\n<li>Always in stock<\/li>\n<li>No need to go to the store<\/li>\n<li>It doesn&#8217;t require shelf space<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"ynBcgPh8xV4\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Tell us &#8211; what team are you on nowadays? <em>Vote in our poll and leave a comment below.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"poll-are-you-team-digital-or-team-physical\" class=\"poll\" data-uri=\"polls\/are_you_team_digital_or_team_physical\">\n<div class=\"results hidden\">\n<h3 data-toc=\"Are you team digital or team physical?\">Are you team digital or team physical? (1,151 votes)<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"poll-results\">\n<li class=\"result first\"><strong class=\"answer\">Team digital all the way!<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"420 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"36\"><span class=\"val\">36<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"result last\"><strong class=\"answer\">Physical forever!<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"731 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"64\"><span class=\"val\">64<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games (via YouTube) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate creator Masahiro Sakurai has tackled a hot topic in his latest YouTube upload &#8211; discussing the pros and cons of digital and physical game collections. Sakurai admits he&#8217;s &#8220;team digital all the way&#8221; and doesn&#8217;t really consider himself to be a collector. 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