As controversy surrounding Nintendo Switch 2 game-key cards continues, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi has doubled down on his own sentiments regarding the issue. Since it was confirmed by Nintendo in April that Switch 2 game cartridges would function as a sort of physical "token" to access the digital download of its games, fans, collectors, game preservationists, and media have expressed concerns about the long-term ownership of games and the increasingly transparent line between physical and digital media. Now, the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director has once again stoked that fire with his own words.
In a recent interview with Wccftech, Hamaguchi openly supported the idea of Switch 2 cartridges that contain only the license key needed to download a game. This isn't the first time the director has defended the controversial game-key cards, but his support of them is even more relevant now with the first entry of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy making its way to the Nintendo Switch 2 in January.
As someone on the inside of game development, unlike those scrutinizing the Switch 2's game-key cards from the outside looking in, Hamaguchi has a pragmatic perspective on the issue that...
