DF Direct: Do Switch and Switch 2 Virtual Game Cards point towards an "adorably all digital" future?

Ahead of Wednesday's Switch 2 reveal event, Nintendo announced a new feature for its Switch consoles: virtual game card. In short, you can now link multiple Switches together to share digital games, with a game that is ejected from the first unit then becoming playable on the second, without the hassle of setting "primary" and "non-primary" Switch devices. It could point towards Nintendo edging towards the same "adorably all digital" future espoused by Microsoft in leaked documents, but does it? Read more

Mar 31, 2025 - 16:46
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DF Direct: Do Switch and Switch 2 Virtual Game Cards point towards an "adorably all digital" future?

Ahead of Wednesday's Switch 2 reveal event, Nintendo announced a new feature for its Switch consoles: virtual game card. In short, you can now link multiple Switches together to share digital games, with a game that is ejected from the first unit then becoming playable on the second, without the hassle of setting "primary" and "non-primary" Switch devices. It could point towards Nintendo edging towards the same "adorably all digital" future espoused by Microsoft in leaked documents, but does it?

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