From Polygon · Elijah Gonzalez · · 50s
Nintendo Confirms Physical Game Support
Nintendo VP says physical game support continues for Switch 2.
In brief
Nintendo VP says physical game support continues for Switch 2. Nintendo will keep physical game support for Switch 2 as it has no plans to stop selling physical cartridges. Originally reported by Polygon.
Nintendo VP confirms physical game support
Nintendo VP Bill van Zyll says the company will continue supporting physical game cartridges for the foreseeable future.
“We go off what the consumer prefers, and take that into account very heavily”
Switch 2 supports physical and digital games
The Nintendo Switch 2 supports both physical game cartridges and digital purchases via the Nintendo eShop.
“We’re barely just over a year into NS2. It’s got both digital and physical, that capability”
Physical game cartridges work differently
Most Switch 2 game cartridges act as keys to authenticate purchases and download games from the Nintendo Switch store.
“most of these cartridges act as a key that authenticates the purchase and allows the user to download the game”
Players worry about game ownership
Players fear their physical game cartridges become useless if Nintendo shuts down the game servers.
“if the game ever becomes unavailable to download, you won’t be able to play it as you could with a traditional physical cartridge”
The key point
Nintendo will keep physical game support for Switch 2 as it has no plans to stop selling physical cartridges.
