Comment on Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Card Overview

• hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  No. You have to download the game and need the cartridge to play it.

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  • ChapulinColorado@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    People are referring to damaged physical media = can’t play it. That’s always been the case. You mixed 2 different things into the same point, which are wildly distinct and why people say they agree partially.

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  • monotremata@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It’s not unheard of, though. Modern Warfare 2 had only a 70MB file on its disc, basically a license, and required you to download the actual game.

    Note I’m not defending this. It’s a nightmare for game preservation and pushes us ever further in the direction of never owning anything. I’m just saying Nintendo isn’t breaking new ground with this particular outrage.

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