Gaming

If you can't use the physical disk without going online, it's useless anyways.

I guess the reason it'll have a physical release is that they want to get it into stores. As much as things are going digital, having product on stores and in front of people who otherwise might not know about it is still a pretty solid way of moving units.

This is like God of War: Ragnarok. The limited edition version came with a beautiful steel book case but didn't come with an actual physical copy of the disc inside.
Physical media in relation to games is a joke now due to all the big patches required. It even affects the Switch.
Metal Gear Solid Vol 1 totals 24gb for the whole game, add another 30gb for all the bonus videos. The cartridge holds 2.1gb of game data.
The Batman Arkham games will come on a cartridge but only the first game is on there, you will have to download the other two.

I'd argue that "true" physical releases died after the PS2 generation, or maybe the 360/PS3 generation if you're being generous. When THPS5 shipped on a disc that only included the tutorial, that was an ugly turning point.

I'm not totally against digital distribution, because it can be quite convenient, and it's also allowed the indie scene to thrive. However, I also don't like the death of physical games, because it's terrible for preservation, and it takes control away from end users. As a PC player who hasn't owned a current gen console in years, I'm well aware of how much I'm at the mercy of digital distribution services like Steam.