It’s a combination of nostalgia and just physically owning something. These games publishers have shown that they can just pull the game from digital marketplaces. If it’s a digital only title, you SOL unless you pirate it

I’ve stopped playing mobile games for years because of this…and then Pokémon TCG Pocket comes out and I get suckered back in

I hear ya. I tend to beat myself up when I’m playing games cause “it’s not productive”, but having fun is how we recharge so we can be productive