Update: Nintendo confirms no DL required for physical Switch 2 Edition Games (the OG Switch game and the upgrade pack are on the same cart)
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Darkmakaimura
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I thought the Game Key Card and actual physical cartridges of the games are different? As in the cartridges have the full game on them.
Didn't even CD Projekt Red say Cyberpunk 2077 is fully on cartridge?
Didn't even CD Projekt Red say Cyberpunk 2077 is fully on cartridge?
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Heimdall_Xtreme
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Que???!!!!
Ceadeus
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I would punch any youtuber that does a face for their thumbnail I fucking hate it
Horseganador
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It's a real mess, buying a physical MP4 for NS2 and you get a Switch 1 MP4 + a download code for NS2 upgrades, all for $80 or €90.
Heimdall_Xtreme
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I would doubt that... There are several stores that distribute the games in physical format, Amazon, Playasia, Estarland.
KungFucius
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I hadn't considered that. I thought it was just them actually giving you something of value instead of a physical key that still needs to be put in to play, but you are right, it is super shit.Genius move. They dealt a severe blow to the physical game market. If you resell the physical game, whoever has it will still need to pay Nintendo to get the Switch 2 version.
You cannot help but admire how diabolical Nintendo is.
LordOcidax
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PeteBull
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TheDreadLord
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Some games are, some don't. If the box art has a lot of small letter text on the bottom then it likely is just a digital key.
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nial
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What OP means is that the Switch 2 release of Metroid Prime 4 doesn't exactly include a Switch 2 cart, but rather a Switch 1 cart with a Switch 2 upgrade code.
Shilling my own thread for it (go to post #29 for official confirmation):
Thread 'Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games seemingly not including NS2 upgrades in the cartridge data (need to be downloaded)' https://www.neogaf.com/threads/nint...cartridge-data-need-to-be-downloaded.1682502/
TheDreadLord
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Pretty dick move from Nintendo to save a few bucks by using switch cart left overs.
Woopah
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Pretty much, they're likely doing this as the new carts are more expensive.
Heimdall_Xtreme
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Fuck Nintendo
kpopSuperstar
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Its not Switch 2 games, its Switch 1 games. I thought it was obvious that this was gonna be Switch 1 games with digital upgrades. Metroid Prime 4 is just a Switch 1 game with a very impressive upgrade.
Forgot about these versions, buy BOTW and an expansion sub and it will be far cheaper than buying the Switch 2 edition.
Forgot about these versions, buy BOTW and an expansion sub and it will be far cheaper than buying the Switch 2 edition.
near
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I was speculating about this in the Game Key Card thread, whether it's a download code or if the key card itself acts as the licence for downloading the upgrade. The distinction matters because it impacts the resale value of the physical copy. Right now, it seems like the codes are limited to the enhanced edition of games. Scummy move regardless of how you spin it. I'd recommend just buying the Switch 1 physical version of the game and downloading the upgrade pack separately, it would probably work out cheaper.
You would at least get the better box art.
near
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Oops i meant from buying the switch 1 version and then buying the upgrade separately.Looks gorgeous.
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So if you have both systems, you can play the one game on both. Nice!
Buggy Loop
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Buying the $80 games is unacceptable
Buying $80 games to rip them off and emulate, because he's entirely legit right? Right? Is totally fine
But you know, he's just broadcasting on the internet that he wants to pirate switch 2 games but with the escape that he's really gonna buy the switch 2 games
I collect VHS tapes
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doesn't that mean my Switch 1 library will just hold all its value because Switch 2 people will be buying the exact same cart?
they're literally just giving you the same cart I already have?
they're literally just giving you the same cart I already have?
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SweetTooth
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Still more healthy than his relationship with Sony lol
LordOcidax
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What is his team?
SweetTooth
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Apparently he used to be Xrat then recently moved to PC.
Robb
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Still crappy though. I don't think anyone wants any company to move towards the same practices as Activision…Wow i dont think anyone has ever done that before.......
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And Nintendo has been so good with this prior. They even sold a version of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with all the DLC on-cart, something you'd also think would just be a code.
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LordOcidax
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Now i understand his trouble with the games prices…
I bet that he loves emulators…
nial
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No, it's not nice. If you wanted exactly that, you could just buy this instead. Nintendo is making it worse for people who actually want a Switch 2 version on the cart.
At least Activision actually sells this:Wow i dont think anyone has ever done that before.......
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RoadHazard
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Now that's just absolute ass. Not only does it mean no preservation of these Switch 2 versions, it also means you can't sell your Switch 2 version to someone else, because all you actually own is the Switch 1 version (the upgrade code will already be used up and tied to your account).
A HUGE difference here is that your example is sold as a PS4 game with a PS5 upgrade code included. These Switch 2 editions are sold as Switch 2 games even though they are in fact not.
Wow i dont think anyone has ever done that before.......
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A HUGE difference here is that your example is sold as a PS4 game with a PS5 upgrade code included. These Switch 2 editions are sold as Switch 2 games even though they are in fact not.
RoadHazard
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No you cannot. How did you possibly get that idea from this?