Overview

• The update converts digital games and DLC into Virtual Game Cards, allowing users to load, share, and lend them within a family group for up to 14 days.
• GameShare functionality, visible but inactive until the Switch 2 release, will enable multiplayer sessions with just one copy of a compatible game when initiated by a Switch 2 system.
• A new system transfer feature lets users migrate their data to a Switch 2 via local communication or cloud uploads, with data stored for up to one year.
• User-Verification Settings and Online License Settings enhance access control, requiring PINs or account sign-ins and enabling online play without loading Virtual Game Cards.
• The Virtual Game Card system ends simultaneous online play for shared digital games on two consoles, a change from the previous primary/secondary console model.