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Ali Jones

Switch 2's controversial game-key cards "let us do things that maybe we wouldn't otherwise," says Final Fantasy 7 remake co-director, but "I really get where people are coming from in terms of their negativity"

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth screenshot showing Aerith, a young woman with long fair hair and a flowing white gown, singing with her arms spread wide.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake's co-director has defended the Nintendo Switch 2's unpopular game-key cards, saying they offer developers tools that they might not have access to in other formats.

Speaking to JP Games, Naoki Hamaguchi says that he can "understand" where unhappy players are coming from, but that issues such as memory restrictions are "not something that we can ignore." The standard cartridges, he points out, have a smaller memory, but "perhaps the biggest issue for developers, certainly for people like us who make high-end HD games, is the loading speed."

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