Nobody suggested a pysical edition... people are suggesting to have standard DSK file containing the game.
Sure, there could be a "M4 installer version" that unpacks the DSK content onto mass storage on the M4.
But requires hardware driver...
There are plenty of reasons to choose a custom disk format, but if you can do with standard format disks, it would work for everyone.
The DSK file you put into your Flash Floppy Gotek or HxC or DDI3.
If you have or you like modded machines, yes, they are nice solutions.
You can also (try to) mount a DSK file from your M4, but most standard DSK files don't work with the M4. Maybe a special M4 compatible DSK file for the game will do?
As mentioned above, the format used for PD is the special one, not a regular amsdos format disk, which would be M4 compatible.
For the PSU, you don't need one. Even my 6128 doesn't get 12 V anymore, and the Flash Floppy Gotek gets its power from John's @ikonsgr y cable 5 V to MOLEX splitter...
Sure. If you don't use your original drive.
Never had a single drive error with my Gotek
Neither me with my M4, plus I'm having a lot of fun with the Wi-Fi capability.
And please don't get me wrong, I appreciate your interest in finding alternative solutions but no way I'm going to have 3 or 4 different solutions, one for playing games, one for the Wi-Fi, another one for extra memory...
Certainly I could customise one of my CPCs to death but then again I think it would be easier not to use custom loaders.
That's a thing I like about the new cartridge formats, they are literally Plug'n'Play