OlliOlli World Is Getting A Physical Switch Release Except It Isn t
OlliOlli World Is Getting A Physical Switch Release, Except It Isn't Nintendo Life What's in the box? by Share: Image: Private Division Earlier this year, was released on Switch and we loved it (heck, we even gave it 9/10 in ). Combine this with our love of physical media and you would think that news of an OlliOlli World physical release would be enough to make our heart do a kickflip; except, the game's 'physical' release is not all that it seems. Today, Private Division and Roll7 announced that a physical version of the game will be released on October 28th, 2022. Only, this release will not contain a cartridge. Instead, the 'physical copy' will be an OlliOlli World box which contains a code for the game's digital download - note the message in the bottom right corner of the box in the image above. Perhaps better described as a boxed release [Nice - Ed.], the product will retail £16.49 (around 19€ / $19) which is admittedly cheaper than the unboxed digital for £24.99. We can't help but wonder, however, what's the point? The digital code will continue to take up 3756 MB on your Switch, and the empty box will do the same to your shelf space. We are big fans of physical media, but this seems like an expensive box. What do you make of this code-in-a-box release? Skate down to the comments to let us know! Related Games Share: Comments ) Just what the world needs, more useless plastic tat. What a joke. Shame on Take Two Nothing physical about it, just plastic waste. I hope this won't become a trend for "physical games" What a waste why do they even bother doing those "physical releases" "Fauxical" releases like these serve to put a place on a retail shelf, digital or otherwise. Not a game I'm personally interested in, but I'm still annoyed to see these kinds of releases. If people want it, good on them. Wow the hate they are getting on Twitter because of the code in a box its great, get the popcorn
They can just sell code cards instead of wasting plastic ? This isn't a new thing, it's been going on for years. Codes-in-boxes should've been banned ages ago, and yet here we are. as my fav YouTuber would say "Coooode in a box BUUUUUULLLLSH*********T" On PC Gaming, it's already the standard, Blu-Ray drives on PC didn't catch on like CD and DVD drives, and now, most PCs don't even have the CD and DVD drives, my gaming PC and work laptop don't have one. What a shame. Here's hoping LRG or some other boutique publisher picks this up for a proper physical release. Agree with you on that front. I was inclined to phsyical before, but something weird happened during the PS4 era. Three disc games (HZD, GoW 2018 and The Order 1886) ceased to function without a visible reason (no scratches, never been outside of their boxes or outside the console). So, nowadays I prefer digital, because, at least that way I can get to finish the game I bought. Now, digital games will be eternal, with all the licensing/digital stores issues? That's another matter... With digital media ever disappearing from our consoles, I have learned to have those games that I love most in physical form. A code in a box is nothing more than a marketing camping in your local game shop. What a waste. There's more merit to collecting physically than just having something to put on your shelf. Keep your box and just leave it in the eshop... How is that a middle ground? Most people who buy physical games buy them for the physical cartridge and not a box on a shelf I get the pointless waste of plastic argument and part of me would argue the same but as someone who loves game box-art and the convenience of digital, I really really wish more games were sold like this. Digital games are just better on Switch - especially given that many don't come complete on cart and that taking a whole bunch of carts out with you is fraught with risk. But boy do I love me some good box-art. These code in a box versions are pointless. I'm looking for a physical version of Yu-Gi-Oh!: Legacy of the Duelist, but all the copies from the first print run are sold out and used copies are rare and really expensive. The only version available right now in stores is the code in a box version. So annoying. Shameful display. Empty boxes will deceive so many parents disappoint so many people and presents. this is dumb. i only collect physical releases for the cartridges. i throw the boxes in the recycling. I for one, get my physical games for the sake of being able to lend them to my friends and family and not using too much of my SD card, so this is definitely not for me. Speaking of middle ground, I wonder how successful would be the antithesis this kind of strategy: A physical release that is just the cartridge in a disposable plastic bag with at most a small sheet of paper with the legal print. No box, no cover art, just the physical cartridge...a part of me thinks it would be even more of a failure than a code in a box release. I was actually thinking of picking this up, but just a code. No thanks. you sir are a monster! Also, don't bin the boxes, stick them on eBay. The cases alone have a bit of value I’ve held off buying this when it’s been on sale because I figured a physical was coming. Bummer. But now I’ll just wait for a solid sale and pick it up on the eshop Lol, you are both monsters. But if he gives you the boxes you can just buy games on the eshop and don't have to wish for more empty box releases. excellent idea! I'll even pay postage ? What’s worse is when publishers issue reprints... without the cartridge. Ubisoft is particularly notorious for this. Screw these asinine business practices. 4GB cartridges should cost next to nothing 5.5 years into the Switch’s lifespan. While I wouldn’t buy a cartridge without its case, the cartridge is ultimately what I am buying the physical release for. This seems unnecessary even assuming code in a box is necessary for some games I don't see why Olli Olli world is one of them - you’re missing another big reason people buy physical, so they don’t have to worry about eShops taking the game off their servers or the online functionality of the game being disabled. Sure, having the game on the shelf is great as a collector, but this “middle ground” you speak of is not the main reason why people want physical. I'm fine with digital copies, but buying a physical case which has nothing inside but a piece of paper with code and not actual cartridge is just stupid. They do this so they can sell it on the same shelve as real physical games. But this is just horrendous waste of plastic. You beat me to it! Ahh pointless plastic waste. At least mother nature is fighting back and sending waves of hurricanes to blow all our plastic waste floating around in there back at us. I can see people getting upset, because it is lame, however these days since i have so many digital games and my physical game boxes sit empty ( since i keep them in a portable case) I welcome collecting some physical boxes to make my digital purchase not feel so..vapid, would I buy an empty box or case by itself? No, but I'll take one for free...likes best buy's steelbooks if that's all they are willing to do... Thank goodness for companies like Limited Run Games to help fill the gap a wee bit Who buys these cartless physical releases? As someone who likes to have its games physically, I'd rather buy the digital download code or directly from the eShop. I suppose if you measure your worth as a person by the number of game cases on your shelf, filled or not. I get taking pride in your collection. I enjoy viewing my modest physical collection of games myself, but this is just deceiving everybody who gawks at your collection, including yourself. this is freaking stupid and wasteful. i ALMOST understand when it's done for games that cannot fit on a card (but why bother with a box then, too?) but there's no way this game is that chunky. Isn't modern gaming great? First we had physical editions that were always on store shelves and came with the case, a full color manual, disc/cartridge and more often than not a poster. Then those became limited "collector" items thanks to companies like LRG. Now, we're just getting cases with nothing in them. What's next? $19.99 for the artwork on lamented paper with no game code? It's just getting so stupid. Even then, it's a waste and I'll never understand it. I get that these indie games don't eat up a lot of space, but they could...you know...go the extra mile and include some extra content or something to compensate for the leftover space. But that would be asking for people to actually work and do something to give value to a product...something we don't see very often anymore. Seems like the bare minimum for video game preservation is to just dump files...which is apparently becoming too much to ask for even now. xD true but this is the first time I've seen a dev attempt to hype something like this up in any way online. Usually I just see them at stores every so often out of the blue...but now that we've got companies trying to actually market these things...ngl it's kind of gross. I like having the cartridge so I can swap or lend the game to friends. I think owning an original copy of the game, gives you more legal options when it comes to emulating. It certainly gives more ease of access after Nintendo discontinues their online 'services'. My workplace sells this kind of ‘Semi-Physical’ release of lower-end games for £10 a pop. This includes Namco Museum Vol.1, which is more often than not on sale in the eShop for… er, £4. Absolute pisstake. Crap like this should be illegal. Either release a game in its physical form or stick to the e-shop. What's the point of selling an empty box? Combining a great game with an empty shell is as offensive as combining a Labrador with a Poodle Leave A Comment Hold on there, you need to to post a comment...
They can just sell code cards instead of wasting plastic ? This isn't a new thing, it's been going on for years. Codes-in-boxes should've been banned ages ago, and yet here we are. as my fav YouTuber would say "Coooode in a box BUUUUUULLLLSH*********T" On PC Gaming, it's already the standard, Blu-Ray drives on PC didn't catch on like CD and DVD drives, and now, most PCs don't even have the CD and DVD drives, my gaming PC and work laptop don't have one. What a shame. Here's hoping LRG or some other boutique publisher picks this up for a proper physical release. Agree with you on that front. I was inclined to phsyical before, but something weird happened during the PS4 era. Three disc games (HZD, GoW 2018 and The Order 1886) ceased to function without a visible reason (no scratches, never been outside of their boxes or outside the console). So, nowadays I prefer digital, because, at least that way I can get to finish the game I bought. Now, digital games will be eternal, with all the licensing/digital stores issues? That's another matter... With digital media ever disappearing from our consoles, I have learned to have those games that I love most in physical form. A code in a box is nothing more than a marketing camping in your local game shop. What a waste. There's more merit to collecting physically than just having something to put on your shelf. Keep your box and just leave it in the eshop... How is that a middle ground? Most people who buy physical games buy them for the physical cartridge and not a box on a shelf I get the pointless waste of plastic argument and part of me would argue the same but as someone who loves game box-art and the convenience of digital, I really really wish more games were sold like this. Digital games are just better on Switch - especially given that many don't come complete on cart and that taking a whole bunch of carts out with you is fraught with risk. But boy do I love me some good box-art. These code in a box versions are pointless. I'm looking for a physical version of Yu-Gi-Oh!: Legacy of the Duelist, but all the copies from the first print run are sold out and used copies are rare and really expensive. The only version available right now in stores is the code in a box version. So annoying. Shameful display. Empty boxes will deceive so many parents disappoint so many people and presents. this is dumb. i only collect physical releases for the cartridges. i throw the boxes in the recycling. I for one, get my physical games for the sake of being able to lend them to my friends and family and not using too much of my SD card, so this is definitely not for me. Speaking of middle ground, I wonder how successful would be the antithesis this kind of strategy: A physical release that is just the cartridge in a disposable plastic bag with at most a small sheet of paper with the legal print. No box, no cover art, just the physical cartridge...a part of me thinks it would be even more of a failure than a code in a box release. I was actually thinking of picking this up, but just a code. No thanks. you sir are a monster! Also, don't bin the boxes, stick them on eBay. The cases alone have a bit of value I’ve held off buying this when it’s been on sale because I figured a physical was coming. Bummer. But now I’ll just wait for a solid sale and pick it up on the eshop Lol, you are both monsters. But if he gives you the boxes you can just buy games on the eshop and don't have to wish for more empty box releases. excellent idea! I'll even pay postage ? What’s worse is when publishers issue reprints... without the cartridge. Ubisoft is particularly notorious for this. Screw these asinine business practices. 4GB cartridges should cost next to nothing 5.5 years into the Switch’s lifespan. While I wouldn’t buy a cartridge without its case, the cartridge is ultimately what I am buying the physical release for. This seems unnecessary even assuming code in a box is necessary for some games I don't see why Olli Olli world is one of them - you’re missing another big reason people buy physical, so they don’t have to worry about eShops taking the game off their servers or the online functionality of the game being disabled. Sure, having the game on the shelf is great as a collector, but this “middle ground” you speak of is not the main reason why people want physical. I'm fine with digital copies, but buying a physical case which has nothing inside but a piece of paper with code and not actual cartridge is just stupid. They do this so they can sell it on the same shelve as real physical games. But this is just horrendous waste of plastic. You beat me to it! Ahh pointless plastic waste. At least mother nature is fighting back and sending waves of hurricanes to blow all our plastic waste floating around in there back at us. I can see people getting upset, because it is lame, however these days since i have so many digital games and my physical game boxes sit empty ( since i keep them in a portable case) I welcome collecting some physical boxes to make my digital purchase not feel so..vapid, would I buy an empty box or case by itself? No, but I'll take one for free...likes best buy's steelbooks if that's all they are willing to do... Thank goodness for companies like Limited Run Games to help fill the gap a wee bit Who buys these cartless physical releases? As someone who likes to have its games physically, I'd rather buy the digital download code or directly from the eShop. I suppose if you measure your worth as a person by the number of game cases on your shelf, filled or not. I get taking pride in your collection. I enjoy viewing my modest physical collection of games myself, but this is just deceiving everybody who gawks at your collection, including yourself. this is freaking stupid and wasteful. i ALMOST understand when it's done for games that cannot fit on a card (but why bother with a box then, too?) but there's no way this game is that chunky. Isn't modern gaming great? First we had physical editions that were always on store shelves and came with the case, a full color manual, disc/cartridge and more often than not a poster. Then those became limited "collector" items thanks to companies like LRG. Now, we're just getting cases with nothing in them. What's next? $19.99 for the artwork on lamented paper with no game code? It's just getting so stupid. Even then, it's a waste and I'll never understand it. I get that these indie games don't eat up a lot of space, but they could...you know...go the extra mile and include some extra content or something to compensate for the leftover space. But that would be asking for people to actually work and do something to give value to a product...something we don't see very often anymore. Seems like the bare minimum for video game preservation is to just dump files...which is apparently becoming too much to ask for even now. xD true but this is the first time I've seen a dev attempt to hype something like this up in any way online. Usually I just see them at stores every so often out of the blue...but now that we've got companies trying to actually market these things...ngl it's kind of gross. I like having the cartridge so I can swap or lend the game to friends. I think owning an original copy of the game, gives you more legal options when it comes to emulating. It certainly gives more ease of access after Nintendo discontinues their online 'services'. My workplace sells this kind of ‘Semi-Physical’ release of lower-end games for £10 a pop. This includes Namco Museum Vol.1, which is more often than not on sale in the eShop for… er, £4. Absolute pisstake. Crap like this should be illegal. Either release a game in its physical form or stick to the e-shop. What's the point of selling an empty box? Combining a great game with an empty shell is as offensive as combining a Labrador with a Poodle Leave A Comment Hold on there, you need to to post a comment...