Remember when you use to buy a Switch game and the game would atleast partially before updates, be on the cartridge?

Well imagine buying a key cart for your Switch2 and, you have to download the game from their servers from scratch. The game doesn’t download itself to the cartridge, but onto your Switch 2 consoles internal memory.

Now imagine getting a bad update and trying to delete some data including the update, just to play with the original games version.

physical Key cart games are treated just like they are digital which means you can’t revert the update.

Even if the game is saved onto your Switch’s internal you cannot legally play a key cart game, without the key carts inserted in your switch.

The game data is not stored on the key cartridge but on your switch’s internal memory.

$80 $70 Nintendo Switch 2 carts

  • IndescribablySad@threads.net@sh.itjust.works
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    12 hours ago

    Over my twice dead body. This is effectively just waste for the sake of producing waste, as the article pointed out. It’s the worst of two worlds, you no longer own your game and you have to find a little nubbin to play it. Piracy should not produce a superior product.

      • IndescribablySad@threads.net@sh.itjust.works
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        11 hours ago

        How do you think I died the first time? Gabe Newell himself gave me mouth to mouth and as I coughed out my thanks, he leaned in close to whisper “game trading is available through European accounts” before leaving through the office window.

        • wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          4 hours ago

          I think you need to reciprocate a little. I always give him a lil kiss.When he visits me I always find steam cards and discounts under my pillow after he leaves.