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Title: More Nintendo Switch 2 games may use Game-Key Cards after hopes for cheaper cartridges fade
Post by: Redaktion on October 30, 2025, 16:54:16
After a setback for a cartridge manufacturer, Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Cards look poised to dominate. Macronix has been unable to develop a more affordable solution for physical releases. Switch 2 games increasingly rely on Game-Key Cards, which need internet connections to download data.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/More-Nintendo-Switch-2-games-may-use-Game-Key-Cards-after-hopes-for-cheaper-cartridges-fade.1151317.0.html
Title: Re: More Nintendo Switch 2 games may use Game-Key Cards after hopes for cheaper cartridges fade
Post by: jojba on November 02, 2025, 12:27:53
I dont ger it, microsd cards are so cheap, yet nintendo cannot figure this out.. Is it greed or is it really a technical reason? I mean even on sd card the data could be encrypted if they fear piracy, no?