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XCIs are basically raw dumps of game cartridges incl. empty areas (like ISOs) and NSPs are all the meaty software bits in a package - similar to a Zip file but without compression. (NSZs are the compressed version.)
XCIs were great with SX OS where you could use them to emulate a cartridge - without having to install them. Nowadays, there’s not much difference in the UX. Both formats need to be installed to the console in order to be able to play them.
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I would prefer nsp/nsz since those are eShop dumps and intended to be installed into the system.
Xcis are gamecard dumps and weren't intended to be installed, so the installer has to modify it in order for the console to pick it up as a digital copy.
Basically, the nsp is just cleaner - you install the game without any modifications, and just register the ticket for it to the system.
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