Physical Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games are reportedly Switch 1 carts with codes in the box

I love it when journalists take 4chin rrats seriously

This is giving too much credit to nintendo, but i hope this is some bad, in between generational release where its compatible for both systems. But I hope down the line, itll just be a solid on cart, switch 2 release that doesnt work on switch one. Sorta like the cyberpunk release. I doubt thatll work on a switch one. Its just Switch 2

with codes in the box

Where is his proof? Why are you taking the word of a retarded game journalist as fact without evidence?
The boxes have only said that the upgrade is available separately because otherwise you'd be double dipping at a premium for a game you already own.

Why not include the game data on the Switch cartridge but you have to enter game code for the cartridge to start working and sync up with the console, if that makes any sense. And you can only use the game cartridge for that specific console.

So you probably assume it will look like this? but it begs the question, how then would the cartridge work in an original Switch?

They're going on the offensive against system hacking and emulation this time
Expedited takedowns, buyouts of developers/exploits and creating scene infighting are all on the table

but you have to enter game code

that's literally how it works minus include the game data on the Switch cartridge

Still buying Switch 2

Why not just use the money to fund more exclusives? There's a literal library of IPs waiting to be used across the industry to help prop up the switch 2.

Shouldn’t we actually see what’s in the box first before listening to some random screencap on twitter?

how then would the cartridge work in an original Switch?

Why would it?
It's the Switch2 edition you fucking troglydite.
It'd be made specifically for the Switch2.

... Anon, it's called the switch one version of the game. The extra content is Switch 2 exclusive.

$69.99 digital often went on sale

$89.99 physical

There I solved how to raise price without normfags complaining.

it's a bundle that includes the original game,retard

Rumour started in a discord room with zero links to the supposed tweet

Anyone that asked for the link got booted from the room

Journos are eating it up without proof

Are they being payed or just doing it out of spite?

No that's not how it works! You HAVE to make a reactionary conclusion based on shitposts and wild guesses that sometimes directly contradict what has actually been known to make clicks. And in the case it comes out and it's not how you presented it months ago you can just fuck off and nobody will call you out on being retarded.

They are, in fact, the exact same thing
Except key cards are worse because you have to put the physical card in to play your digital game :^)

Both. Likely both.

And is the bundle on cart or not?
Surely you aren't illiterate and unironically using as proof.

Journos are unironic snoys, or have you forgotten that?

isn't this what sony tried with the vita

PS5 and XSeX haven't been hacked so far. If Switch 2 got hacked right away, that just mean Nintendo actually want it to get hacked.

selling a game that you bought for yourself

I don't understand? Is this soulless behavior?

who sells stuff? get a job

PS5 and XSeX haven't been hacked so far.

They have, they've just had those exploits patched. PS is usually the easiest ones to hack since Sony can't into security.

No.

They're joking, autist.

Where is his proof?

The GBC solved this problem 26 years ago.

Pedro S

UK

Nice try faggot, Pedro's a Mexican name.

Pedro S

Can't the Switch 2 detect when a Switch 1 game is inserted and automatically download the update for Switch 2 when available? Microsoft already figured this shit out.

lmao you actually think they included it on the cartridge

He meant proof that it's just a switch cart and a upgrade code, retard. Everyone already knew about the digital upgrade shit.

reportedly

experts say

a source familiar says

my dad works at nintendo

kys

damn... if only you could buy the upgrade from the eshop or something....

So... Sony is now the only one actually having the data on the disc drives.

First it was Xbox forcing you to have internet connection and now Nintendo.

The only switch 2 games that are not on the card is SF6 and the Bravely Default remake idk why everyone keeps saying nintendo won't release games properly anymore.

But then they can't charge you money if you buy the game used.

All Nintendo had to do was to make Metroid Prime 4 for just the Switch, while also including the Switch 2 enhancements and features.

It probably would.. or its to deter preowned copies

From the sounds of it both have the Switch version on the cart but then there's also some sort of online DLC download that would modify that base game to play on a Switch 2.

i love that when journals get things absolutely wrong, they just delete it from their feed, and just never mention its again

The Switch isn't powerful enough to run the features and enhancements on the 2witch version.

Cross-gen releases are always the worst time to be a console owner. You have to play $10 extra just to play the game at a higher resolution.

can't resell game codes

can't lend game codes to friends or family

ITS THE EXACT SAME THING

you want them to have switch 2 enhancements on the switch 1?

So will people be unironically selling their switch 2 cases to the insane collectors?
If the cart inside isn't exclusive and they're already switch 1 collectors they basically only need the case for presence
Kinda like recycling bottles for some change

idk why everyone keeps saying nintendo won't release games properly anymore

Pattern recognition?

I mean for when playing MP4 on the Switch 2. The Switch 2 could just unlock the enhancements from a Switch 1 game instead of there being 2 versions

The Xbox works the same as the PS5 without Internet. If you put in a One game without Internet it will play it, but if you have Internet it will download the compatibility patch.

idk why everyone keeps saying nintendo won't release games properly anymore

The only people saying it are paranoid console war fags that want the switch 2 to flop so bad

They want to charge you more for the 2witch version while not actually having to print two entirely different cartridges so you get some DLC from a code.

Sony is now the only one actually having the data on the disc drives.

That would be Nintendo.

PS5 doesn't have any games to hack

More like a lack of it.

isnt that exactly what theyre doing though? the only difference is the switch 2 edition has the upgrades prepaid in the box?

I mean they literally created the game key card for this reason. You're going by "I trust Nintendo won't do it to me because they're my friend:)" but what's to say when BotW 3 releases in 5 years it won't be in keycard format? So far most launch titles are crossgen but game size should eventually balloon, plus the technology serves another purpose, it prevents leaks, encourages digital purchases and can curb on piracy.

because they're my friend

I never understand why you people think it has anything to do with friendship and not financial gain.
Granted it does explain why you feel so slighted by them, you feel like they've betrayed your friendship.

but what's to say when BotW 3 releases in 5 years it won't be in keycard format?

Money.
Physical games make up more than 70% of their game sales.

There's nothing on the cartridge that's different from the Switch1 version, only a code that downloads enhancements.

how much does it cost for nintendo to make a physical copy of a game?

Activision: online pass :/

Nintendo: online pass :D

Google's shitty AI says a cartridge may cost around $20, but in the same paragraph it says that PS4 discs cost around $13 (it's actually only about ~$2).
Another source says they cost 30-60% more than conventional discs, so let's just assume about $5. Packaging costs are negligible in comparison and can be ignored.

All the most popular games are multi-plats, PS5 runs them better than Xbox or Switch, that's why they sell more on PS5.

Quite a lot since they insist on using proprietary cartridges. The costs are many times higher than what it costs to produce a PS5 BD.

Quite a lot since they insist on using proprietary cartridges

doesn't that sound familiar

Nintendo always wants to be special.

I'm saying right off the cart, you just pop the game in the Switch 2 and you can use all the new features the old Switch can't. It's like Link's Awakening DX, you play it on the GBC and you get new features. Nothing needs to be downloaded. It makes sense for older Switch games to have the upgrade download for Switch 2 enhancements, though a simple patch would be fine to fix the common issues those games had running on the Switch. Having to download the Switch 2 version when basically all the MP4 carts are Switch 1 is pointless. Still the the Switch 2 carts are an improvement over the old ones which are twice the size and are read faster, so unfortunately this the only way to play the better version on the Switch 2, which is most likely a digital version that requires the game cart.

You're thinking of the Vita aren't you. But no, carts and memory cards are two different things.

You do realize it's cheaper to mass produce them right?

You do realise that even in bulk carts are more expensive than discs, right?

You do realise that even in bulk carts are more expensive than discs, right?

Not when you are already shipping carts for 5+ years, once the pipeline is structured the cost keeps reducing every year. Also, I don't care about Sony they have 0 games, literally an unusable PC at this point.

Discs will always be cheaper than cartidges anon, at least ones with memory in them

Why are poorfags so obsessed with reselling their games?
Stop buying video games and fix your life if you're thinking about selling your games all the time!

"B-b-but what if!"

Nintendo are not going to put their own games in key cards, you moron. They exist for third party publishers that are either unable to fit them in a switch 2 cart or they're cheap fucks.

I think it's more the fact that you aren't reliant on Nintendo if you wanna play it in 10-20 years time
You buy the thing so you can do whatever you want with it
There's also a lot of assumptions being made because a certain people are being hysterical atm

They actually switched (heh) from 2D NAAM to 3D PSNN production modules last year, which massively reduced costs.
Costs are close to equal, sources saying they're like $20 a pop are from like 4 years ago with the old 2D NAAM.

Anon, the memory is what's expensive
A disc is under a dollar to produce

Key cards require Nintendo online.

Well yeah, how else are you going to download the game?

They're saying they're not going to buy it thanks to the label, are you retarded or an esl?

Even worse even if you have the game downloaded, the key card will require a mandatory online check with the nintendo server.

No, they said only need to check once
There's no other information yet so everything you've heard is probably lies

I meant the N64 actually

Not when you are already shipping carts for 5+ years

The Switch 2 cartridges are not the same as Switch 1 cartridges. Cyberpunk 2077 wouldn't fit on a Switch 1 cartridge.

They most likely use the express cards technology