Final Fantasy 7 Remake Switch 2 90GB pre-load reminds gamers of Game-Key Card disadvantages

[Redaktion]

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade is the largest Switch 2 game on the console. Too massive for a 64GB cartridge, its Game-Key Card requires more than a 90GB installation. With higher Switch 2 storage costs looming, gamers are becoming increasingly frustrated by the handheld's limited capacity.

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[Roy]

Just so we are clear, nobody with half a brain is complaining about file sizes when we are getting a game comparible with ps4 on a handheld system, anyone who purchased it has done so knowing how big it was going to be and you should (and probably do...) know this fact but have for some reason chosen to invent drama that nobody wants instead... poor form to be honest, fastest selling comsole of all time and people STILL have to hate on it even if their problem is imaginary....cant wait for the game to be honest, played the demo and its rock solid, you want fancy graphics and great performance you accept the file size....simple really

[TacoBender]

I don't think the complaint here is about the size of the game. It's primarily about the limitations of the new Switch 2 console, or more specifically, the cartridges. 64GB max cartridge size is kind of a huge design fail, especially when the result is that you have to install these massive games on a 256GB console (which is another design fail).

Let's be real though; the developers could have put some effort into reducing the size of the game for the switch. The switch will not be playing this game in 4K, and most-likely would not suffer from some compressing to bring the game down to the 64GB limit.

So let's now get to the real reason for the choice: money. The studio didn't want to spend time and money to do a good job compressing the game down to size, nor did they want to pay for 64GB cartridges for the release. Any other reason provided is just PR fluff. You are not getting a better experience because of this decision, don't kid yourself. The only reason is more $$$ per sale.

[Jbd]

Garbage console