Ubisoft has revised the file-size for the action-packed Star Wars Outlaws on the Nintendo Switch 2 eShop. The file size back in July was 20.6GB and the file-size has now shrunk down to 18.3GB. There’s still some time before Star Wars Outlaws releases on the Nintendo Switch 2 system, so it may come in at release as a smaller file-size. Though as it is Ubisoft there will undoubtedly be a Day One update. Star Wars Outlaws: Gold Edition launches on 4th September.
Star Wars Outlaws Nintendo Switch 2 file-size has gone down to 18.3GB
This game is pure slop
Now imagine what this could mean. Back in the Switch 1 era, some games ended up with terrible textures or downgraded sound quality—not because the system couldn’t handle it, but because publishers chose cheaper cartridges (since there were multiple storage options back then). I’m expecting something similar here. And don’t forget: this game was already a flop at launch, with poor AI, weak stealth mechanics, and shaky ( to say the least) performance even on more powerful systems. So honestly, don’t expect anything but worse for this version.
There is only one real cartridge size available on Switch 2, which is 64gb. The only other option is the key card, which holds no significant data. Therefore, this drop won’t allow them to use a cheaper cartridge than they could have used before. Most likely, they will go key card regardless (maybe this has already been announced, not sure), so game size doesn’t matter. I’m not sure why they made the change. Hopefully, they just found a more efficient way to fit everything in… who knows.
Personally, I would rather Ubisoft port slightly older games that they can easily make run well on Switch 2, rather than newer games that run poorly. I wouldn’t mind getting the PS4-era Assassin’s Creed games, for example. But as Sofiona said, even a really old game can run poorly on new hardware if the developer is lazy enough, so nothing is guaranteed.
I don’t really agree with you, history has already proven that a game made in a mediocre way on machine A can be much better on machine B, it’s rarely the machine that’s the problem but rather the laziness of the developers and on this side, we can be worried with Ubisoft indeed…
Well, yes, that’s true — but in this case, I just don’t trust Ubisoft to go beyond the “make a version that barely runs” level of commitment for developers.
Game key cards do t deserve to be purchased. As bad as this games reputation is, I still would have purchased it if it was a physical release.
With that being said this game key card game is a no buy no brainer…
Key card games don’t deserve to be purchased. As bad as this games reputation is I still would have purchased it if it was physical. With that being said this is a no buy no brainer.