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Ubisoft's Game-Key Cards Boost Star Wars: Outlaws Performance

9/6/2025

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Ubisoft's Rob Bantin explained that Game-Key Cards for *Star Wars: Outlaws* address performance needs, not cost.
The Snowdrop engine requires faster data transfer than Switch 2 cartridges can offer.
Standard cartridges might have worked if the game was initially designed for Switch 2.
The game's 20GB file size fits a traditional cartridge, but technical limits led to the Game-Key Card decision.
Early impressions of *Outlaws* on Switch 2 show good performance, countering previous negative reports.

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Story summary

Ubisoft's Rob Bantin explained that Game-Key Cards for *Star Wars: Outlaws* address performance needs, not cost.
The Snowdrop engine requires faster data transfer than Switch 2 cartridges can offer.
Standard cartridges might have worked if the game was initially designed for Switch 2.
The game's 20GB file size fits a traditional cartridge, but technical limits led to the Game-Key Card decision.
Early impressions of *Outlaws* on Switch 2 show good performance, countering previous negative reports.