This puts CD Projekt in the relative minority, as many other third party studios are instead favouring 'key cards' for their own Switch 2 releases. These key cards don't actually contain game data ...

Last month, Nintendo and its third-party partners revealed that many of the "physical" games on the Switch 2 would be made available only as "Digital Key Cards." Unlike traditional physical Switch ...

Hardware Retro remake dev calls Switch 2 game-key cards "disheartening," says you'd hope a company as big as Nintendo "would take preservation a little more seriously" Games Despite Switch 2's ...

The Switch 2 is nearly here, which means the original Switch is entering its twilight years. It’s been eight years since Nintendo released its revolutionary hybrid console, and while many fans ...

While not all physical releases for the Nintendo Switch 2 are Game Key Cards, a number of releases are. These cartridges hold a license to download a game without any data on the actually chip ...

Nintendo Switch 2 will introduce game-key cards that don't contain game data but act as proof of purchase. Nightdive Studios' CEO criticized Nintendo's lack of game preservation with the new ...

There is a lot new with Switch 2, but Nintendo's introduction of Game-Key cards has muddied the waters of physical versus digital and led to plenty of debate. For instance, not everyone is a fan ...

Nintendo Switch 2 game-key card warning. Image credit Nintendo Customer Support. On the upside, as was pointed out by GI.biz's piece, companies like Square Enix, Capcom, Sega, and Taito have ...

If you’re unfamiliar, game-key cards are presented as an alternative way to buy and share physical games. Unlike normal physical Switch titles, which come with the game data on the cartridge ...

As pre-orders for the Switch 2 went live earlier this week, we started to learn more about many of the launch and post-launch games that will be available for Nintendo’s next big console.

The highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 video game console opened its preorder sales for U.S. customers on April 24 and sold out of inventory from multiple retailers within a couple hours.

And it looks like a whole lot of physical third-party Switch 2 game releases in the US will also be Game-Key cards, based on the box art accompanying the listings. These have been controversial ...