- Nintendo’s game key card has not been well received since Switch 2’s launch
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake, originally released in 2020, comes to the console, but only as a game key card
- The game weighs in at 90 GB
Nintendo Switch 2 port on Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergradewhich finally got a release date in last week’s Nintendo DirectGets a physical release on January 22, 2026 – but it will only be a game keys in the box and it is intended to be huge.
The format, which has been very malignant among physical gaming collectors, will essentially offer a license for a downloadable version of the game, but not the full title of the cartridge.
As shown on Square Enix’s storeThe game is clearly labeled like offering a game key (thank you, Eurogamer), which means it is for a little use without an internet connection.
While game keys have become widespread in Nintendo Switch 2’s Early months, Final Fantasy 7 Is apparently landed on this format because of the large volume of the game.
Nintendo Switch 2 cartridges are available in up to 64 GB sizes but Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade weighs in about 90 GB according to its eSHOP list, so you will probably have to buy a Nintendo Switch 2 MicroSD Express card.
If you have already played the game on PS5, PC or even PS4, when it was launched by 2020, you are likely to get less excited about this decision, but that means Switch 2 owners will see Cloud Strife and co. Take up one -third of the basic storage capacity of the console. Given that Switch 2 does not use MicroSD cards (which are reasonably cheap) and instead need MicroSD Express cards, it may end up being an expensive addition to your library as a result.
While some developers have managed to fit beautiful significant games on cartridges (every week passing by, Cyberpunk 2077 On Switch 2 feels like witchcraft), others have suggested that performance likes.
Earlier this month, a developer at Star Wars Outlaws suggested that Switch 2 cartridges “simply did not give the performance we needed on the quality goal we went for” Bluesky.
