@Toastmaster Yeah. Switch 1 games on SD can be copied directly to a HDD / SSD. Same for 3DS. Just copy directly to a PC. If where only referring to Digital only Switch1 one games yea one should make sure it saves to Switch microSD and for "KC" exSD I make sure there is a separate exSD card just for that reason.
@Toastmaster I have 100% backup of my purchased console games. If i paid for a digital, i prefer to own it for real.
This is why I will buy Switch1 versions unless they have full cart Switch2 version. And "Key-Card" data for me will be on the exSD card just for that not going to risk saving it to internal storage when I can use the "Key-Card" on different Switch2 with the exSD to replace the game and not have to redownload again.
That's my only way to insure I have the "Key-Card" game it that if forced on me.
Will other PreOrder besides LRG get the "InCostume and Early Access" Bonus? And no Demo for Switch but will give one for Steam/PS consoles what gives????
What the OUO*&(&( I will be looking for the Switch1 edition and instead get the Switch2 upgrade....they should be offering this as well. Even the Switch2 "Key-Card" of "The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizona" for Switch2 still has 100% not even going down. That should tell NISA but looks like they aren't listening. Also "STARBITES Limited Edition" has Switch2 Key-Card. What is ROTTEN with NISA here???? I will stay with Switch1 games from NISA until they give us upgrade option.
@Dm9982 DLC/extras that is different, we buy knowing this will be a download for DLCs. The Switch2 is 69.99+tax how is it they can't put on a Switch2 64gb card?
It was also confirmed not long ago how the Switch 2 physical release of Borderlands 4 will require a download, so expect a Game-Key Card release. This game launches for this platform on 3rd October 2025.
Damn...why don't they make physical and then force PreOrder bonus on us. 40gb download and this won't fit a 64gb Switch2 cart??? What the ((&(&(*&(&(&!!!!!!
@Orwellian87 maybe one of those boutique switch game card distributors will take the challenge and make one for those that want a physical copy. This has happened before aka VGP, LRG studios.....
@kmtrain83 I’m a bit older than you and I have a similar breakdown of physical versus digital Switch games. I still like my books on paper. My CDs are all packed up in a box. My DVDs are hidden in a closet, but I will bust one out once in a while if I can’t find it on stream.
That's the slippery slope people forget. You own it you and play when you feel like it or read when you want to read it.
@Deadsea1993 This isn't surprising in the least. Nintendo are so behind the times when it comes to their properties ownership. The Nintendo teams and the games are great, but Nintendo management are awful.
Please detail how? And Sony/Xbox management isn't any better....So what's the real hatin behind this?
@electrolite77 You have heard that Nintendo is or deciding about the "Key-Card" backlash or debacle as of the second survey and sounded like they were making different more capacity range for Switch2 games.
@electrolite77 Yes but my point is that the mass market I.e. most people will not care. The people who do not care far outweigh the collectors that do. The collectors-while they shout loud-are in a minority by some distance. No, people care when you pay MSRP for Digital year or year they do care at the point. Physical used game prices or old new games are determined by Market Forces. That's what people forget. Sure 3rd party games will be cheap or become cheaper but 1st games publisher knows they can keep Digital at MSRP regardless. So whom is getting short end of the shaft here then?
@electrolite77 It’s far more likely to be the enthusiast/collectors that would fill that in than the average consumer. And that bad in how? Nintendo games aren't just bought by collectors that are solei for physical.
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Re: Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Has Officially Gone Gold, Out This October
Another that will bite the dust if they don't offer upgrade from Switch1.
Re: Japanese Charts: Switch And Switch 2 Hardware Are Both Crushing The Competition
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Re: Japanese Charts: Switch And Switch 2 Hardware Are Both Crushing The Competition
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Re: Natsume's Next Harvest Moon Game Arrives On Switch This October
Got Amazon Preorder for it now.....waiting to see
Re: CD Projekt Reveals 75% Of Cyberpunk 2077 Switch 2 Sales Were Physical In Opening Month
That's all Nintendo had to do was make correct Switch2 carts and buyers will decide what they want...was it that hard Nintendo???
Re: Feature: 'Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & The White Guardian' Devs On The Series' Evolution, AI & De-Stressing With DK
I still have those games backlogs to go back too????
Re: Rumour: Sony Is Gunning For The Switch 2 With A Handheld, Dockable PS6
When it cost as much as PS6 prices...it's going to die a thousands code death....before it even goes to liquidation sales.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Kirby And The Forgotten Land + Star-Crossed World On Switch 2
I'll just get the upgrade...unless Switch2 version comes with preorders stuff and physical prizes...
Re: Switch 2 Sales In The US Are Outpacing The Original Console By 75%
Oh wait...NintenDOOMed fandom says sales are slumping.....and will die out....
Re: Trails In The Sky 1st Chapter Switch 2 Edition 'Upgrade Pack' Confirmed
Playing the Demo on normal and the first quest to the tower requires some strategy planning to win and survive...
Re: Japan's National Library Says Game-Key Cards Are Not Eligible For Preservation
@Toastmaster Yeah. Switch 1 games on SD can be copied directly to a HDD / SSD. Same for 3DS. Just copy directly to a PC.
If where only referring to Digital only Switch1 one games yea one should make sure it saves to Switch microSD and for "KC" exSD I make sure there is a separate exSD card just for that reason.
Re: Japan's National Library Says Game-Key Cards Are Not Eligible For Preservation
@Toastmaster I have 100% backup of my purchased console games. If i paid for a digital, i prefer to own it for real.
This is why I will buy Switch1 versions unless they have full cart Switch2 version. And "Key-Card" data for me will be on the exSD card just for that not going to risk saving it to internal storage when I can use the "Key-Card" on different Switch2 with the exSD to replace the game and not have to redownload again.
That's my only way to insure I have the "Key-Card" game it that if forced on me.
Re: Trails In The Sky 1st Chapter Switch 2 Edition 'Upgrade Pack' Confirmed
going yo give the demo a run through....
Re: Donkey Kong Bananza Is Selling Like Bananas On Switch 2 (US)
Let's go banadaga.....LMAO.... Guess will will get DKB2....sooner or later...
Re: Atari Acquires IP Rights To Five Ubisoft Games, Including 2011's 'Child Of Eden'
Hopefully Atari knows that the sooner these comes to Switch2 the better for their investments are.
Re: "The Best-Looking Thing I've Seen On Switch 2" - Digital Foundry Talks Final Fantasy 7 Remake
The Youtuber CY1 if I got the name right already shown before DF that the game was better then DF. But everyone seems to forgotten that already.
Re: Japan's National Library Says Game-Key Cards Are Not Eligible For Preservation
Why am I not surprised??? There's no actual game data on the card to start with.
Re: Trails In The Sky 1st Chapter Switch 2 Edition 'Upgrade Pack' Confirmed
Will other PreOrder besides LRG get the "InCostume and Early Access" Bonus? And no Demo for Switch but will give one for Steam/PS consoles what gives????
https://trailsfirstchapter.com/trial/
Re: Gulikit Unveils New Premium Controllers Compatible With Switch And Switch 2
Does it have rapid fire button settings?
Re: Ys X: Proud Nordics Sails West On Switch 2 In Early 2026
What the OUO*&(&( I will be looking for the Switch1 edition and instead get the Switch2 upgrade....they should be offering this as well. Even the Switch2 "Key-Card" of "The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizona" for Switch2 still has 100% not even going down. That should tell NISA but looks like they aren't listening. Also "STARBITES Limited Edition" has Switch2 Key-Card. What is ROTTEN with NISA here???? I will stay with Switch1 games from NISA until they give us upgrade option.
Re: Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion Gets A Free Demo On Switch 2
Already got PreOrder for LE edition.....
Re: Donkey Kong Bananza: Walkthrough
@SpaceboyScreams Begining like what world? That is so vague not on can know where "The Begining and the End is".
Re: Round Up: The First "Hands On" Impressions Of The Pokémon Legends: Z-A Demo Are In
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Re: Round Up: The First "Hands On" Impressions Of The Pokémon Legends: Z-A Demo Are In
@Orwellian87 I gave up on Pokémon ages ago. These latest ones have not changed my mind.
In the obscure minority that doesn't move the needle that way by buying trends.... GameFreak isn't crying here...
Re: Donkey Kong Bananza: Walkthrough
So when does one get the rock that turns into Pauline?
Re: First Impressions: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Is An Attempt To Catch The Hardcore Again
Gotta get those preorders in and get those bonuses.....
Re: Borderlands 4 On Switch 2 Won't Support Split-Screen Couch Co-Op
@Dm9982 Here's Amazon and it listing says 40gb download "FULL" game.. in picture of the case with the labeling stating it for "Key-Card".
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKNLSFK8?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1
Re: Borderlands 4 On Switch 2 Won't Support Split-Screen Couch Co-Op
@Dm9982 DLC/extras that is different, we buy knowing this will be a download for DLCs. The Switch2 is 69.99+tax how is it they can't put on a Switch2 64gb card?
Re: Borderlands 4 On Switch 2 Won't Support Split-Screen Couch Co-Op
It was also confirmed not long ago how the Switch 2 physical release of Borderlands 4 will require a download, so expect a Game-Key Card release. This game launches for this platform on 3rd October 2025.
Damn...why don't they make physical and then force PreOrder bonus on us. 40gb download and this won't fit a 64gb Switch2 cart??? What the ((&(&(*&(&(&!!!!!!
Re: Random: Oh Jeez, Now Palworld Has Its Own Rip-Off On The Switch eShop
They looked so blocky????
Re: Review: Heretic + Hexen (Switch) - Two FPS Cult Classics Masterfully Revamped
Can we at least get a Physical cart?
Re: Turtle Beach Announces Officially Licensed Budget Headset For Switch 2
I already got bluetooth ear piece for my Switch2 how will this make it different? They were cheaper and works on my Switch2.
Re: "We Answer To Nobody But You, The Audience" - Digital Foundry Is Now Fully Independent
"We Answer To Nobody But You, The Audience"
Seeing how they flogged Switch2...that didn't go well...in return.
Re: LEGO Party Gets The Party Started On Switch This September, Physical Release Confirmed
This is more safer since Hobbit went down the drain...
https://www.amazon.com/LEGO%C2%AE-Party-Nintendo-Switch/dp/B0FCGDTCC4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=25PVJSSX6SAKV&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.bN3MRu6NjUBFrwNmfGWRASCAguERTn7ZirLeW_Tt2NvWUf1yjaV06dtIZnBwrANYLi5Ix0Do9FLNEFtOnkp968mjI2tTSQxWaLzuvDgiYSYRLpOLnf-F2tfBIgdelXxiPOhAHAo4Asfcb-f97zt6IC9aBLJo9a7c3SO5rEbERPiQOBlTa3G0WUkRHZUGnOt4IB5o_O1K2V4Bigm8ZHL1vaKF94d2m9iZYWD6D40iJB0.0CYXXEZchFM2Nue9PTa2FFAxRIU18T-lyj6SPReH7dI&dib_tag=se&keywords=LEGO%C2%AE%2BParty!%2BSwitch&qid=1754775431&sprefix=lego%2Bparty%2Bswitch%2Caps%2C176&sr=8-1&th=1
Re: Dbrand 'Joy-Lock' Replacements Now Available Following Killswitch Joy-Con "Controversy"
@Thief As I alluded to that was from their PR but that was missed alreayd.
Re: Cronos: The New Dawn Gets A Deep Dive Trailer, And It's Looking Awesome
@Orwellian87 maybe one of those boutique switch game card distributors will take the challenge and make one for those that want a physical copy.
This has happened before aka VGP, LRG studios.....
Re: Dbrand 'Joy-Lock' Replacements Now Available Following Killswitch Joy-Con "Controversy"
@Astal As I said that was PR talk and lacked alot of common sense to start with.
Re: Cronos: The New Dawn Gets A Deep Dive Trailer, And It's Looking Awesome
I've heard no Physical Switch game....but PS gets physical...
Re: Pac-Man World 2: Re-Pac Is A Big Glow-Up On Switch & Switch 2
I PreOrder Switch1 no more "Key-Card".......!
Re: Dbrand 'Joy-Lock' Replacements Now Available Following Killswitch Joy-Con "Controversy"
@Astal And does making Death threats or Bodily Harm is more a offense??? That's PR stupidity but that shouldn't reflect as a whole.
Re: Dbrand 'Joy-Lock' Replacements Now Available Following Killswitch Joy-Con "Controversy"
Submitted my request....I had two order so did it for both orders.
Re: Review: 8BitDo Pro 3 Bluetooth Controller - TMR Sticks And Hall Effect Triggers Elevate This Switch 2-Compatible Pad
Battery cannot be removed
No NFC Support
Can't wake the console
No headphone jack
Dead on arrival....
Re: Nintendo Sends Out Second Game-Key Card & Physical Game Survey
@kmtrain83 I’m a bit older than you and I have a similar breakdown of physical versus digital Switch games. I still like my books on paper. My CDs are all packed up in a box. My DVDs are hidden in a closet, but I will bust one out once in a while if I can’t find it on stream.
That's the slippery slope people forget. You own it you and play when you feel like it or read when you want to read it.
Re: Nintendo Patent Featuring Crank And "Clickable Wheel" Attachments For Joy-Con 2 Surface
Now all we need is "DUCK HUNT" 2.0HD. Considering we got optical mouse on both Joy-Con2 why not use that feature....
Re: Nintendo Won't Let Charity Speedrunning Event Use Its Games Without Permission, Because Of Course
@Deadsea1993 This isn't surprising in the least. Nintendo are so behind the times when it comes to their properties ownership. The Nintendo teams and the games are great, but Nintendo management are awful.
Please detail how? And Sony/Xbox management isn't any better....So what's the real hatin behind this?
Re: Forget Silksong, This New Terminator 2D Overview Trailer Looks Stupidly Good
PreOrdered the CE for now....
Re: Mina The Hollower On Switch 2 Supports 120fps
Wished it had a Physical release to it.
Re: Nintendo Sends Out Second Game-Key Card & Physical Game Survey
@electrolite77 You have heard that Nintendo is or deciding about the "Key-Card" backlash or debacle as of the second survey and sounded like they were making different more capacity range for Switch2 games.
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nintendo/the-switch-2s-controversial-game-key-cards-may-have-sparked-a-change-as-nintendo-briefly-opens-a-survey-asking-players-their-opinion-on-digital-and-physical-games
Re: Nintendo Sends Out Second Game-Key Card & Physical Game Survey
@electrolite77 Yes but my point is that the mass market I.e. most people will not care. The people who do not care far outweigh the collectors that do. The collectors-while they shout loud-are in a minority by some distance.
No, people care when you pay MSRP for Digital year or year they do care at the point. Physical used game prices or old new games are determined by Market Forces. That's what people forget. Sure 3rd party games will be cheap or become cheaper but 1st games publisher knows they can keep Digital at MSRP regardless. So whom is getting short end of the shaft here then?
Re: Nintendo Sends Out Second Game-Key Card & Physical Game Survey
@electrolite77 It’s far more likely to be the enthusiast/collectors that would fill that in than the average consumer.
And that bad in how? Nintendo games aren't just bought by collectors that are solei for physical.