Data transfer speeds are much lower for Switch 2 Game Cards than for downloaded games.
CDPR can do it.
Dev says Switch 2’s physical Game Cards were too slow for Star Wars Outlaws port
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rafoix@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
shinratdr@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Star Wars Outlaws targeted PS5/Xbox Series X and came out in 2024, Cyberpunk 2077 targeted PS4/Xbox One and came out in 2020. It’s really not a fair comparison.
Could they do it? Probably, but it would likely be a lot of work and significantly hurt performance, for what is an extra port anyways.
I appreciate the devs explaining this publicly. Personally I really liked the idea of game key cards as a replacement for codes in a box, but soured on it when we got codes in a box still AND most 3rd party releases using game key cards. This helps explain why so many devs have been opting for them and hopefully Nintendo rectifies the situation by allowing installs and offering faster cartridges.
rafoix@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
There very little chance that there will be faster game cards. I don’t think it has ever happened before on any system.
it would likely be a lot of work
This is the key point. The amount of work they would need to do goes against the amount of profit the way want to make.
CDPR actually put in the work to adapt the game to Switch 2. Not every publisher is willing to do it.
carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 3 days ago
That’s too bad, the whole point of buying physical is to a. Not need internet, b. Not have access revoked, c. Not fill internal storage. Dev’s feeling the need to move away from it for any reason is bad for consumers in the long run :(
MrTolkinghoen@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Yeah it’s bad for consumers which means more money for Nintendo (and publishers) Reselling a physical game card nets 0 profit for either Nintendo nor the game publisher. They really have 0 incentive to go out of their way to support it, sadly.
carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 1 day ago
One positive though- I heard even the game carts that are just “access keys” are resell-able, though I haven’t tried it.