Aug 31, 2026 · 3 hr 4 min · 11 segments
The hosts take up one of the hottest subjects of current times: The importance of and enthusiasm around physical video game releases. Do we need them? Why do we appreciate them? Are there any specific…
Hello and welcome back to another episode of the How Long To Beat Podcast, a podcast made by members of the community for members of the community.
My name is Matt, and the last game I bought physically was a loose cartridge for Mohun Star Cards on Nintendo DS.
My name is Frozen Roy, and the last game I brought physically was Octopath Traveler 2 for the Switch 2, which was actually gifted to me by somebody in the How Long To Beat Discord, but I can't remember who.
I think it was RCT2, but I'm actually not sure.
Maybe we'll come to you later.
I mean, if they're listening to the podcast, they'll probably let me know.
It's been like three years.
I'm
My name's Josh, and my answer may surprise you.
So stay tuned.
Oh, yeah, right.
Okay.
And I'm not going to say anything more until it comes out later.
Good, good.
And that's been
your introduction to Digital Buyers Anonymous.
Okay.
Yeah.
So today, as usual, we will be talking about the games that we've beaten, retired and played recently.
And then, as we already alluded to, our main discussion topic for the episode is going to be physical games.
Why do we care about them? Why do we need them? And what are our personal experiences with them? And of course, to end it all, we will be playing another round of the eternally untitled collection game, colon, What Are Games, to round it all off.
What Are Games.
What Are Games, indeed.
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