The official Nintendo Switch 2 announcement continues to generate debate A month after your ad. The price of the games, marking a new standard, as well as that of the console itself, have given much to talk about. However, few aspects have monopolized as much attention as Game-Key Cardsa strategy that makes the physical format lose value because it makes physical cartridges mere empty containers. One of the most critical of this has been Alex Hutchinsonformer creative director of Far Cry and Assassin’s Creed, who has loaded against this format comparing it with Xbox and his intention to make One more reluctant to the physical format.
In an interview granted to Videogamer during the promotion of his new game, Revenge of the Savage Planet, Hutchinson expressed his disappointment with this Nintendo decision. Although it recognizes the practicality of the Digital formatsdeclares itself physical defender And he resists leaving behind the experience of having a game in his hands. “Exchange Game Boy cartridges at school, or DS … there was something special in that,” he explained.
However, game-everyone cards are a hybrid system: They look like physical games, but they are really just licenses to download the title, No data in the cartridge itself. Although they can be exchanged or reselling – unlike a single -use code – the format dangerously remembers failed practices that Microsoft tried to implement with Xbox One en 2013. And yet, Nintendo could get rid of without greater stir.
Image | Nintendo“It’s weird, but Nintendo will get yours“Hutchinson said compared to the controversy raised by that Microsoft console.” This demonstrates the power of nostalgia in our sector … the way in which Microsoft is perceived in the face of what Nintendo does is not the same, especially in Europe. “
Hutchinson is not the only critic with Nintendo’s game-Key Cards
Despite his critical position, he acknowledges that the Japanese giant has an emotional relationship with his players that cushions any controversy. Although Hutchinson dislikes this trend, he also admits the value of digital. As a creator, he understands the advantages, but as a player he cannot avoid wanting a physical copy of the games he loves. Something that actively contrasts with the vision of Stephen Kick, CEO of Nightdive Studios, who is even more critical of this format.
“It’s a bit discouraging“He told Gamesindustry.biz in reference to the decision of Nintendo of limit the physical market. In fact, Kick admits that the biggest problem will fall on those who seek to preserve video games, a task that has been seriously injured with this decision.
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