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by Topfi 8 hours ago
Physical store space, promotional contracts with vendors, special editions, bundles, etc.

I find it very silly, utterly unnecessary, but it is far from unprecedented [0] for this industry. I think it's very problematic for preservation and will only lead to more interest from groups trying to bypass their DRM because of this.

[0] https://www.shacknews.com/article/108552/cardboard-disc-incl...