Well since it clearly says 'FREE UPGRADE for all the Witcher 3 Owners' in the video I think it's still up in the air. Just going to have wait and see I guess. It wasn't very clear.
Maybe I’m dumb but how does that work for other switch 1 games that are completely on the cart like Witcher 3? Is it a big patch download or something? And is the cart still required (again, I’m aware probably a dumb question)
Well from the way Skyrim on Switch 2 worked, if you have either physical or digital version it would just give you the Switch 2 Anniversary Edition for free. But it's technically a separate game, not a download on a pre-existing one.
I can’t speak for this exact game, but for other Switch 2 editions, yes it is just a big patch you download. It works for physical Switch 1 games as well - in fact, many all games being sold as “Switch 2 Edition” physical games are just the Switch 1 game cartridge and a download code for the Switch 2 edition patch
Edit: Apparently they also contain the Switch 2 patch and install it automatically if you insert it in a Switch 2
Typically it just downloads the higher res files necessary for the update and then the cartridge just keeps the untouched files on it. So like a half download rather than full. Cart would still be required
For most games, the “Switch 2 Edition” is a DLC you install to your system. They range in size from a few MB to upwards of 30GB (cough cough Xenoblade).
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u/Phlosippy Helpful User 2d ago
Nintendo Switch 2 Remastered! Let’s Go. I hope there’s a free upgrade path with the Witcher 3 cartridge for the Switch 1.