US EditionDev Says Switch 2’s Physical Game Cards Were Too Slow for Star Wars Outlaws Port
Ubisoft chose Game-Key Cards for Star Wars Outlaws on Switch 2 due to cartridge speed limits, requiring downloads to meet performance targets designed for SSD speeds around 400MB/s.
- Ubisoft released Star Wars Outlaws on September 4, 2025, for the Switch 2, offering a digital version and a physical Game-Key Card requiring a download.
- The switch to Game-Key Cards arose because Star Wars Outlaws was deep in development before Switch 2's launch, and traditional cards lacked the needed data streaming speed.
- Rob Bantin, the Snowdrop engine audio architect, explained that Switch 2’s 64GB physical cards had a maximum 400MB/s transfer rate, which was insufficient for the game’s heavy open world streaming.
- Physical Switch 2 cards cost about $23 each and Nintendo currently offers only 64GB cards, leading many publishers to prefer Game-Key Cards despite concerns over game preservation.
- This situation implies that the performance limits of Switch 2 cards may affect future large open-world games, and the use of Game-Key Cards suggests ongoing challenges for physical releases on the platform.
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