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Sheep

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As the title says, did you get the physical or digital version of X/Y? Why did you make the choice you did?

I went with physical as I love owning the case and manual that comes with the game - nice to be able to hold it in my hand, gives me a sense of satisfaction (that and I collect the cases at this point since it's so hard to toss them). It's also a safer bet for me personally in the off-chance that something happens to my 3DS. You?

Hikamaru

Age 30
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Seen January 24th, 2019
Posted September 4th, 2018
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12.2 Years
Physical copies for me, because I've been pretty used to them for all the 11 years I've spent playing Pokemon games.
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Candy

Age 26
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14.3 Years
Physical copies for both X and Y, mainly because I really love to have the cartridges. And that's also saying something, since it's so hard to obtain a physical copy around here. Digital copies are easier though, but SD cards won't be able to accommodate all of them.
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Zhuang Zi
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9.6 Years
Physical copies for both X and Y, mainly because I really love to have the cartridges. And that's also saying something, since it's so hard to obtain a physical copy around here. Digital copies are easier though, but SD cards won't be able to accommodate all of them.
I always get physical copies of all my games (if they're not solely digital) because as other people have mentioned, what if something happened to the 3DS or memory card, then it's all gone, but also I have games that my friends and family don't have so if they want to try the game I can just hand it to them rather than giving over my 3DS.
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I always get physical copies of all my games (if they're not solely digital) because as other people have mentioned, what if something happened to the 3DS or memory card, then it's all gone, but also I have games that my friends and family don't have so if they want to try the game I can just hand it to them rather than giving over my 3DS.
True, but considering how scarce game stores are over here, we tend to just purchase prepaid cards online and buy digital copies.

I prefer physical copies myself for the same reason anyway.
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Nah

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I went and added a poll to the thread, cuz why not?

I got a physical copy of Y. I've never actually had a digital copy of a game, come to think of it. Suppose that's because it's a bit of a habit to get a physical copy. Digital copies of games are a kinda new thing, so for a long time the only way to get a game was to go to a store and buy the physical game. Not to mention that digital copies usually require you to have a pre-paid card (like an eShop card) or a credit card. Never had a credit card till this year, and why bother going to a store to get an eShop card when you can just get the game while you're there?

I am considering getting ORAS digitally though. Not sure about it yet. I still got a couple of weeks to decide.
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United Kingdom
Seen September 26th, 2021
Posted August 7th, 2019
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15.4 Years
Physical copies of both. As tempting as it was to get the digital download of Pokemon X at midnight, I iust held off and eventually got both. :3

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9.2 Years
I ended going for the physical version. The reason being I like physical more than digital. I like having something that you can feel with your hands when not playing it. You can not do that with digital.
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Houston, TX
Seen February 1st, 2023
Posted February 1st, 2023
I'm not very fond of digital games. I remember buying a game digitally and I ended up losing my account information for that game...so I'm better off buying physical. I prefer having a copy of the game in my hands.

Hiatus

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10.8 Years
I've gotten myself physical of Pokémon Y. Pre-ordered it couple of weeks before release, and was delivered to my doorstep day after it hit stores, haha. I've also wanted to purchase X, which would have likely been downloaded digitally, but unfortunately, have never manged to get around to it. Ah well; it's not a big deal.

When or if they release their third installment, I'll probably be purchasing digital copy.

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Posted September 5th, 2015
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8.8 Years
The physical copy of Y was the one I got. Eventually, I was able to get both! I don't really like digital games, as they are restricted to the console you bought them on, and because loosing the entire 3DS automatically means loosing it all. Not only that, but big games (specially X and Y) take lots of precious memory slots, I believe like 3,000 (maybe it was 15,000 , I don't remember lol). And that PAIN you suffer WAITING while downloading a game so big! My final point is that it also takes a few seconds longer to start the game.


EDIT: What I mean by both is both X and Y physically, not one physical and the other digital lol.
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All of my copies of XY have been physical copies.
at least for me, it feels awesome to hold the game's box in my hands, and display it in my room (box is empty displayed, I have the games in a dust proof container)
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I got a physical copy of X, because that time, I like seeing the box art, the cartridge and everything that I can hold. Even though nowadays I'm considering if I should buy the digital version in any time soon.

Nah

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Is getting a digital copy really that risky? I've noticed that some of you have said something like that in here.
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The Imminent Victor

Age 32
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New Zealand
Seen November 30th, 2017
Posted November 30th, 2017
461 posts
10 Years
Is getting a digital copy really that risky? I've noticed that some of you have said something like that in here.
What if you ended up losing your system, and on the off-chance that you wanted to revisit this game 10 years from now, wanted to pick up where you left? Also, there's no guarantee that Nintendo's servers will be there for redownloading your game in the future, or even if you just don't have access to the net for some reason.

Having it all there on the cartridge is waaay more convenient and reliable, to me.