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This is cool news. It always bugged me to possess the second one in physical and not the first. Will surely order that one !

Oh, and if we can have a Switch 2 upgrade of Second Story, with a bump in fps and all, that would be nice. Let's hope !

It was on Amazon, a special offer. Some giant stores around me also sold it to that price, to attract customers.

A few hours after I ordered it, the game was sold out and the price went back to its regular 59,99 €. Guess I was just in time !

I did the same for Street Fighter 6, which was sold for just 39,99€ in stores, on the Switch 2 launch day.

And maybe someday... Panzer Dragoon Saga (or "RPG").

A man can dream !

I just traded my PS5 version (playing on PRO) for this one.

Found the game-key card at 40 bucks (!!) and wanted to play it on the go. I also wanted to support this awesome port !

@johnedwin I'm thinking about double-dipping myself (damn you, Square Enix !), but I'm thinking : if I buy the regular Switch 1 game for my collection, I do not need the game-key card.

So maybe I'll end up buying the Switch 1 physical game (so my kids can also play it on their Switch Lite, for example) AND buying the Switch 2 version... digitally.

The game just updated with a 4 gb (!!) patch... I was hoping it was the fix we're talking right now. But not yet...

But it's ok, we can wait : just super glad that this is being taken care off. Great news !

I've waited for Golden Eye for decades. At least.

Now I'm waiting for Diddy Kong Racing <.<

And yet Final fantasy Tactics is getting a FREE UPGRADE PATH, while it's in the exact same situation.

I really, really don't understand that. The inconsistency.

It finally made me buy the physical edition of Hollow Knight, yeah. I want to feel what all this fuzz is about ! ^^

Seems pretty great !

Just to be sure, I have two little questions :

1) So we can beat the regular game in its in own, if we want, before switching to the remixes levels ? Cause I'd prefer to discover it in its original form, for the first play-through.

2) If I buy the Switch 2 cartridge and let my kid use it with its own Switch Lite, will it let him play the original game, with the Switch 1 performance (so, 30 fps and all) ? Or does this new cartridge function only with a Switch 2 system ? It is pretty confusing... Sorry if I make repeat someone, it's just to be 100% sure...

You can add one sale to that account cause I've just bought that damn game !

I've got to play it before Silk Song ! <.<

That's what I like to hear !

Seriously, I'm feeling compelled to support the game, now. A proper game on a proper card (to say that's a thing to celebrate, nowadays, is a sad thing indeed) and a free (or almost) upgrade path for a good old Switch 2 edition.

Sold !

I absolutely loved the demo. I'll buy it day one, that's a given !

And where the hell is X's Switch 2 upgrade ? I want those damn 60 fps !

I'm literally dreaming about a DQXI switch 2 patch !

I know they're going the way of "simplistic but nice" graphics, with not-so-high textures and all, but still. That's quite impressive. This game looks like a Pixar movie !

It's great when you play in family. My wife like to use steering assist, when my kids are doing a mix of gyro control AND the stick. It allows people to play the way they like, it's just perfect.

(Did I say I love this game ?)

This game is an absolute masterpiece. And not just because of the main character and her outfits ! No, it's a genially enjoyable action-aventure game, the kind you want to explore on and on, and complete every quest, this kind of thing.

It does nothing revolutionary, really, but what it does, it does it very well. Awesome graphics, a really great gameplay, a good story that keeps you pushing forward...

I never platinum my games, I just don't have enough time for that. But this one I did.

And I will double dip gladly if it ever comes to Nintendo Switch 2 !

There is no way World ranks so low. It really is a brillant game, bold in its conception and beautiful in every way <.<

This has now become my favorite version of the game.

Portability, cheaper online than Xbox or Playstation, the ability to improvise a match with a friend (just give him a joycon, put the Switch 2 in tabletop and use modern controls)...

And I like the fact that the game is relatively cheap right now (40 bucks in keycard) for the complete package (for now, off course, season 3 is coming).

I was reluctant, at first, since there is no cross save with other platforms, but the hell with it, I just downloaded my recipe to find again my good old avatar and now I'm going through the whole world tour again.

This game is great !

My family and I have been enjoying the hell out of it.

Extraordinary game in my humble opinion.

May I add the TomToc Sling bag ?

Because it's fantastic.

My reasoning was this one : the Switch 2 is not really, to my eyes, a portable. It is too big. It is a transportable. And there's a difference.

I cannot just shove it into my bag, case-protected or not. I mean : it needs its own bag. A bag to carry the console and some accessories (additional joy-cons, pro controller, you name it).

So I chose this one : the TomToc Sling bag. And I repeat : it's fantastic. Stylish AND very convenient.

I never use those kind of apps on my consoles. Never.

But I guess it's a great announcement for those who do <.<

I've yet to play that long in handheld mode, but when I do, I'm always switching on "plane mode" (so, totally offline) to save some battery.

I keep the downloads / online gaming for when I'm docked.

@Spaceman44 On that, we totally agree

@Spaceman44 No fanboy here, sir, I mostly play on PS5 pro and Series X. I was especially remembering some Xbox memories and a few PS5 ones. Some Ubisoft games, for example. Or the recent Indiana Jones (which is published by Xbox, so no surprise, here). And every time, the "mandatory download" mention you can find on the box is a tiny little one, the kind of mention you can miss when buying the game.

My argument was just that Nintendo is putting it right in front of the buyer, you cannot miss it. But I always prefer the game on the card (or disc), I repeat.

One of my most pleasant surprises on Xbox, recently, was Tekken 8 : the game was delivered on two discs, a rare thing for this console, and was complete (well, at the time, before all the updates). Street Fighter 6, if I remember correctly, was not manufactured like that. You had to download most of the stuff, right from day one.

I did not try TATE mode yet, but I did notice that the huge size of the machine (it really is a big thing) seems to invite more than ever to play on TABLETOP mode.

Like, for a quick Street Fighter : detach joy cons, give one to your brother/ best friend / arch-nemesis, put the kickstand in action and it's immediately perfect !

We can really take the fight everywhere, now !

I'm already accustomed to them.

Would I prefer the whole game ON the cartridge ? Well, yeah, obviously. But since this is not happening for a lot of games, I can work with those cards.

Microsoft and Sony are already doing it, for a lot of games. But without advertising it. They're doing it quietly, keeping it in the shadows. At least, Nintendo is transparent about the full process.

And it works just like I had imagined : just put the card in, and it installs automatically, no eShop selection needed or whatsoever.

So yeah, it works for me.

But I'll always prefer real game cards off course, with the actual game ON IT.

But that's the new world we're living in, I guess. I've bought Mario Kart in physical (so, not in the bundle) and guess what ? It did an update straight away.

Just a small one. But it did.

So the whole "full game on the card" narrative is really becoming some sort of a memory, I guess.

Gonna take it.

And I know that makes me part of the problem.

Damned, I'm weak ! xD

What is not clear to me is the status of the future Switch 2 version. Will it run better, and how ?

And will I be able to upgrade from the Switch 1 version ? Or are they treated as two separate releases ?

Please don't be a key-card, please don't be a key-card, please don't be a key-card, please don't... ... ... ...

@Abrammchi Yeah, I know xD

When I wrote "double-dip", I did not mean to buy two copies of the game <.< It's just that I already have Cyberpunk on Xbox, but since the Switch 2 is cross-save compatible, I can see myself continuing my game on the move

So I'll buy it on Switch 2, too.

I want the cards. Because I'm stupid. But I want those cards.

And maybe the game. But this damn game-key card, man...

I'll double dip for the physical edition of Cyberpunk, just to send a message.

A message that no one will heard, I know, but I'll send it anyway.

And I want to play it on the move, too !

Let's not forget Microsoft and Sony are doing this for a very long time, now. A lot (and I mean A LOT) of games sold are actually "game-key blurays". They just don't tell their consumers. Or not explicitly.

I remember realizing this on Xbox, the day I installed the Master Chief Collection. A few megabytes installed from the disc, and then more than one hundred gigabytes downloaded. But the game had been updated for so much years that I understood, at the time.

But now ? Assassin's Creed Shadows ? Mandatory download. Indiana Jones ? Same. It's a habit that became unfortunately very common.

For the game-key cards... I guess I'll go full digital, now. Cause the advantage of cartridges, for me, was to saving space on my memory console (as I'm not accustomed to selling back my games).

Sad day for physical lovers, indeed...

I did not know that a DLC was planned. But that's great news !

Cause it is a exceptional game, this one. I don't have enough time to just play every indie game that looks remotely interesting, but that one did caught my eye.

And boy, what a game !

I totally understand there's a joke in this, and the bundle DOES look cool (with the box itself running the game !) but...

Seriously.

WHO is gonna pay that amount of money for this pack ?

I mean... you could buy a whole freaking console with that amount. You could buy a PS5, or a Switch 2 AND some accessories / games.

So is there any customer in line for this ? Besides one or two youtubers who will buy it just to share their "unboxing" video ?

@Destiny-Smasher Cross-play is a thing, yeah, and that's great.

But I would love also some cross-save function, just to keep my world tour character.

Shame that there's no real physical card for it either (it's a game-key card) but I guess, for this type of game, which is constantly updated, and that you want to be able to launch at any moment... I can sense the logic.

I just hope it won't take too much space on console's memory !

Game Key Card....

Do we know the actual size of the game, for the Switch 2 ?

I don't care about the general negativity (is there one ?), I'm so, so excited about getting my new system in less than two months !

Already sold my OLED to ease the pain of this damn price.

Yes, it's expensive, yes, there's a debate to have about the status of physical games (more expensive than digital ? more expensive in general ? Sorry, what ? Game Key cards ???)

But...

I can't help it.

I'm so hyped.

Because the console in itself looks really, really good. All I've seen shows me that this hardware is gonna be some great piece of technologie.

And it launches with a new Mario Kart (!) a new Donkey Kong (!!) and a new Metroid Prime (!!!) in the very first months of the machine.

My only curiosity : what's gonna be their Christmas game ? Surely it can't be Metroid, so... A new Mario for the end of the year ?

I want the cards.

And I may double dip for this incredible game. Cross save with other platforms, I hope ?

Ok, so THAT is an argument for me.

I still have to finish the game on my Xbox, and I did not want to start a new game, but if I can continue my save on my brand new portable...

Plus : we know that the whole game will be on the cartridge (not a fake "game-key-card" or whatever).

That's cool. Really. Bravo, CD

From Software, please, I want the same thing with Elden Ring, now !

I'm wondering if these upgrades will actually be upgrades, or if they're gonna be the whole game in its switch 2 version to download (making the switch 1 card acting as a "key-card").

Anyway, I'm sticking to my plan even more : for all of these "Switch 2 editions", I'm buying the Switch 1 game (better box art, can play the game on two platforms) and then upgrading.

What's great is that MK 8 is still available on the console. So we can play both titles !

Now we know for sure : it IS the last generation for physical video games. I always knew this day would come, but I was not suspecting IN ANY WAY that Nintendo would be the one hammering the last nail in the coffin.

I'm excited about the Switch 2. I am.

But at the same time, I'm kinda sad.

It's the end of an era. Time to accept it, I guess.

So no "switch 2 upgrade" for owners of the precedent version ? Even for a fee ?

I was wondering the same about Hogward's Legacy... They seem to have presented it as a completely new game, not as an update of an existing title...

They won't dare, won't they ?

@chardir

I've spotted Bravely Default on a website, with this key-card system. A shame, in my opinion...

Oh, and I've heard that Elden Ring is gonna go this way, too.

I like the concept, I like the idea. But this artistic direction ?

Man, for a game that wants to focus on handy-sport (which is a great idea, in my opinion) it could really have used some... colors, I don't know ?

I mean, look at Arms ! That game is still a looker, right ?

I see that as an improvement over the "code in a box" situation, as, from my understanding, you'll be able to sell back your game after you've played it. The new buyer will acquire the key card and download the game. You won't be able to play it anymore (cause you don't hold the key card anymore).

So, an improvement. But only for the "code in a box" thing, which was crap anyway. Cause it stays a big disappointment for physical lovers (we want THE GAME on the cartridge. THE GAME !)

@dre8472 "except the physical versions of switch 2 games act as keys only, you still have to download the game. as described on nintendo website."

Sorry, what ? Is that a thing ? Seriously ?