It was basically just like that scene at the end of Ratatouille when the critic has his heart warmed.

Physical games just hit different.

I miss the physical ritual that went into playing games.

Donkey Kong looking shocked in Donkey Kong Bananza.

You had to physically get them, there were pieces of them to inspect and enjoy.

Finding out a game youre excited about takes two discs to play is incredibly electrifying.

Some of that is due to changing interests and plenty of other valid reasons.

The portal to Shivering Isles in Oblivion Remastered.

Theres no community in that, theres no sense of shared excitement.

Going to buy games, in general, was a lesson in delayed gratification and the joy of excitement.

Its that the package has changed.

Jason and Lucia on the hood of their car in the key art for Grand Theft Auto 6.

Community building is done almost entirely online, not in crowded GameStops at 11:30 at night.

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