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Nintendo Switch 2’s digital-only games aren’t as bad as you think
Oh boy, we sure did get a lot of information about Nintendo’s next console this week, but something we want to clarify is what the game-key cards do and what they mean for the Nintendo Switch 2. The official information from Nintendo about these ‘game-key’ cards is as follows: they are “different from regular game cards, because they don’t contain the full game data”. The game-key card is a physical card that you need to insert into the Switch 2, which then unlocks a download for the full game. This means that you get a physical card in a box, not a code-in-a-box like you see with some other games. This provides another way for players to keep the physical media aspect of their game collection alive. We already know that Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition comes on a 64GB game card as a physical edition, so don’t worry, we’re still getting games in a fully physical sense. As X user NintyPrime says, this forces third parties to make a physical product that means something instead of a download code inside a box. Continue reading Nintendo Switch 2’s digital-only games aren’t as bad as you think MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: The best Switch games, The best upcoming Switch games, The best Switch RPGs
Oh boy, we sure did get a lot of information about Nintendo’s next console this week, but something we want to clarify is what the game-key cards do and what they mean for the Nintendo Switch 2.
The official information from Nintendo about these ‘game-key’ cards is as follows: they are “different from regular game cards, because they don’t contain the full game data”. The game-key card is a physical card that you need to insert into the Switch 2, which then unlocks a download for the full game.
This means that you get a physical card in a box, not a code-in-a-box like you see with some other games. This provides another way for players to keep the physical media aspect of their game collection alive. We already know that Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition comes on a 64GB game card as a physical edition, so don’t worry, we’re still getting games in a fully physical sense. As X user NintyPrime says, this forces third parties to make a physical product that means something instead of a download code inside a box.
