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Game-Key Cards: The End of Physical Games? | Punching Up, Episode 61

This week the Punching Up crew discuss Switch 2 pre-orders, Game-Key Cards, New Switch 2 Ports and more! Get early access to Punching up at https://www.patreon.com/LastStandMedia 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:55 - Pre-order madness 0:21:59 - Game Stop Scummy Practices 0:30:00 - DB Sparking coming to Switch 2 0:43:38 - Game-key Card started a couple min ago 0:48:05 - What we're playing 1:07:20 - No upgrade for Sonic X Shadow Generations on Switch 2 1:11:02 - Switch 2 Magazine 1:15:01 - GameCube Controller update 1:16:39 - Platinum Games 1:24:19 - EA Layoffs 1:36:33 - Closing Questions

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Edward Walton

Gene being bothered by the Sonic/Shadow Generations Switch 2 issue is the same way I felt when Sega refused to do upgrades for Persona 5 Royal and Judgment moving from PS4 to PS5. You had to rebuy those games entirely. Sega can be very frustrating.

Guybrush Threepwood

Micah, you said Gamestop sent you a game that had "chocolate" on it? How do you know? did you taste it? I've heard so many stories about Gamestop from you. It reminds me of this buddy I had who would keep buying shitty blow from this one guy, and every week, he wold be like "dude, this guy ripped me off again". Then next week, repeat.

Directional Joy

I have fond memories of visiting Funcoland, as a child/teen, which made me want to work at such a place. I have mixed emotions about working at GameStop and working at a local mom ‘n pop VG store, after that. For every enjoyable encounter I had with a customer, I also had self centered/lazy parents dropping off their kids, to use our console kiosks as a babysitter. So, PLEASE, be wise with where you channel your (completely understandable) frustration and anger. Do not shoot the messenger, storm the manager! 😂

Directional Joy

Love the venting heavy episode. 😆 I miss manuals as well. A lot of memories of a ride home, after a game purchase, perusing the pages of the manual (LoZ: A Link to the Past & Donkey Kong Country being personal highlights… ha, Cranky’s comments within the manual were high class ‘breaking down the wall’ silliness). 😊