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Switch users say Virtual Game Cards are a "downgrade" as online game sharing changes


Nintendo Switch owners with the console's latest system update have noted that it is no longer possible to play the sam…

"If this option is enabled, purchased digital software will be playable while the console is connected to the internet, even when the virtual game card for that software isn't loaded to the console," Nintendo's explanation of the Online License setting states. | Image credit: Nintendo / Eurogamer Reacting to the changes, fans on ResetEra have a mixed response. "My wife and I played hundreds of hours of Splatoon 3 and Animal Crossing together off of a single digital purchase."

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