Switch 2 should have used PS5 strategy regarding physical media

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Pemalite said:

curl-6 said:

Even Switch 1 carts weren't cheap though; throughout the system's life, the 32GB card was only used a handful of times cos of cost, with devs opting instead to use 16GB cards or smaller with mandatory installs.

It's only expensive because it uses more durable XtraROM.

But, that doesn't have to be the case.

Do we have any data on how much cost would differ?

The problem is that third parties ultimately choose how they want to package their games, and as we've seen even on Switch 1, they often tend to cut corners to maximise their profit margins, like using a smaller card that contains only part of the game, or even going with a code-in-a-box.