I'd say key-on-cartridge games are a compromise between game-on-cartridge and key on paper / email / virtual entitlement. I can sell/lend out a game-on-cartrid

I'd say key-on-cartridge games are a compromise between game-on-cartridge and key on paper / email / virtual entitlement. I can sell/lend out a game-on-cartridge and I can do the same with the key-on-cartridge ones. A key on paper / email / virtual entitlement is tied to your account. It cannot be lent out, it cannot be sold. In fact, except for certain conditions it cannot be inherited. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/after-you-die-your-steam-games-will-be-stuck-in-legal-limbo/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/after-you-die-your-st... At least key-on-cartridge represent an entitlement tied to a physical good, and not an online identity.