Nintendo has no plans to use game-key cards for their titles

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JackHandy said:

curl-6 said:

Glad to hear it as someone who prefers physical media.

I feel like whenever a Switch 2 game I want has a proper game card, like first party releases or Cyberpunk, I'll pick it up that way, whereas third party games that only offer a game key card or digital I will simply download from the eshop.

It's better than a purely digital system at least.

Kinda tired of spending money on a first party machine, though. I am old enough to remember the NES. I know what they could do as a company. I know they don't have to go this route. And gaming is getting way too expensive for multi-console ownership. At least for me.

Oh Switch 2 won't at all be just a first party machine; they'll be plenty from other developers, I'll just be getting them digitally as game key cards aren't my cup of tea.

Thing is, this route is really the most viable path for them realistically; pursuing power and AAA third party parity would only bring them into more direct competition with PS while also inflating their development times and costs, and sacrificing the very large portion of their userbase that values the portability and convenience of the hybrid form factor.

There's no perfect solution, but Switch 2 seems a pretty well judged proposition considering the options.