"The Switch 2's data-free, download-enabling Game Key Cards have proved controversial with players who worry about long-term ownership and access issues to their purchases. But they've remained popular with publishers that want to save production costs on a boxed Switch 2 game release, since Game Key Cards don't include any of the expensive flash memory found on a standard Switch 2 cartridge."
"In an update posted to social media earlier today, though, the publisher said that "there is no better timing: two days ago Nintendo announced two new smaller cartridge [storage capacity] sizes for Nintendo Switch 2. This allows us to recalculate production in a way that wasn't possible before." As such, Inin said it has decided to replace the Game Key Cards that were going to be in the game's retail box with full physical cartridges."
Switch 2 Game Key Cards require users to download games because they contain no onboard flash memory, lowering production costs for publishers. Many players express concern about long-term ownership and access to purchases made via Game Key Cards. Publishers favor Game Key Cards to avoid the expense of standard Switch 2 cartridges. Nintendo announced two smaller cartridge storage sizes for Switch 2, enabling lower-cost physical cartridges for some titles. Inin Games revised its R-Type Dimensions III retail plan to replace Game Key Cards with full physical cartridges, raising the retail price by €10 for new buyers while honoring original pre-order prices.
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