There's a notable crossover between fans of old-school JRPGs and gamers who love physical media, and the announcement of Octopath Traveler 0 at today's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase has provided a conundrum. Despite a lavish collector's edition for the upcoming RPG, Square Enix is seemingly taking every step it can to annoy Switch 2 collectors.
Box art for the Switch 2 version of Octopath Traveler 0 confirms that it's coming on a game-key card, despite the ongoing backlash against the format. Even if you buy the physical version, you'll still need to download the 5 GB game file – not a huge download by today's standards, but that only serves to make it more frustrating that Square Enix didn't deign to put this on a cartridge.
