I think this is great, even if Nintendo invents some proprietary way to charge the fuck out of it. Step in the right direction.
Howeverrrr… for something like the Switch(2) I see access to games a more long term issue. Switch 1 had physical cards to put in, but even then you got updates of course online. Switch 2 seems to try and get users to download complete games.
Are these servers still running in 10 years or longer. Otherwise renewing the battery on your old Switch 2 may not even be useful if there is no way to play the games anymore.
I think you can just copy the files. It isn’t a proprietary filesystem like the Xbox, it’s just exFAT. If you have a spare card, try copying the files over and see if it still works.
I think this is great, even if Nintendo invents some proprietary way to charge the fuck out of it. Step in the right direction.
Howeverrrr… for something like the Switch(2) I see access to games a more long term issue. Switch 1 had physical cards to put in, but even then you got updates of course online. Switch 2 seems to try and get users to download complete games.
Are these servers still running in 10 years or longer. Otherwise renewing the battery on your old Switch 2 may not even be useful if there is no way to play the games anymore.
Not invalidating anything you just said, but the switch 2 heavily encourages you to use a Micro SD Express Card to store your downloaded games.
I wonder if I can use DD to make backups…
I think you can just copy the files. It isn’t a proprietary filesystem like the Xbox, it’s just exFAT. If you have a spare card, try copying the files over and see if it still works.
Big if true
Didn’t know! Thanks!