Dev says Switch 2’s physical Game Cards were too slow for Star Wars Outlaws port
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Developers of Star Wars Outlaws, a game only available as a download or Game Key Card for Nintendo Switch 2, have said a full physical release was not possible due to the heavy use of SSD disk streaming in the game.
While Nintendo’s Game Key Cards have proven popular with publishers, the company’s eMMC cartridges can lead to slower loading speeds for games.
This technical limitation may be turning publishers away from fully physical game releases on Switch 2, as faster loading speeds are required for games designed specifically for SSD consoles.
Rob Bantin, audio architect at Snowdrop, which developed Star Wars Outlaws, said the team had “built a game around the SSDs of the initial target platforms” and that “in this case, [they] made the right call”.
Increased use of SSD disk streaming in games is likely to place pressure on Nintendo to improve storage speeds in future console releases.
