05-09-2018, 05:49 AM
Nintendo Hints That Not All Switch Games Will Support Cloud Saves
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<p>The news that Nintendo’s <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/05/nintendo_switch_online_finally_revealed_cloud_saves_nes_games_and_pricing_confirmed">new online service for Switch</a> will include cloud save support has been met with plenty of praise, as with the current system, all game data is tied with the console on a hardware level. If you lose or damage your Switch, you lose your save data, too.</p>
<p>It’s great that Nintendo is finally adding this much-requested feature to the Switch, but there are hints that not every game will showcase cloud save support – very much like not every Switch game currently supports video recording.</p>
<p>The <a class="external" href="https://www.nintendo.co.jp/hardware/switch/onlineservice/index.html">official Japanese Nintendo Switch Online website</a> states that “some software” will not use cloud saves. It’s worth noting that this text has been obtained using Google Translate, so some of the meaning may have been lost. </p>
<p>It’s also worth stating that “software” on Switch can mean a range of different things; Nintendo may not be referring to games in this case, but apps. The worst case scenario is that cloud saves have to be enabled at a software rather then system level in each game, and that some developers may choose to restrict this feature to avoid anyone altering save data and cheating in certain games.</p>
<p>Hopefully, this won’t be a massive issue and the vast majority of games on Switch will support cloud saves – we’ll no doubt find out more as that September launch approaches. In the meantime, let us know your thoughts with a comment below.</p>
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<p>The news that Nintendo’s <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/05/nintendo_switch_online_finally_revealed_cloud_saves_nes_games_and_pricing_confirmed">new online service for Switch</a> will include cloud save support has been met with plenty of praise, as with the current system, all game data is tied with the console on a hardware level. If you lose or damage your Switch, you lose your save data, too.</p>
<p>It’s great that Nintendo is finally adding this much-requested feature to the Switch, but there are hints that not every game will showcase cloud save support – very much like not every Switch game currently supports video recording.</p>
<p>The <a class="external" href="https://www.nintendo.co.jp/hardware/switch/onlineservice/index.html">official Japanese Nintendo Switch Online website</a> states that “some software” will not use cloud saves. It’s worth noting that this text has been obtained using Google Translate, so some of the meaning may have been lost. </p>
<p>It’s also worth stating that “software” on Switch can mean a range of different things; Nintendo may not be referring to games in this case, but apps. The worst case scenario is that cloud saves have to be enabled at a software rather then system level in each game, and that some developers may choose to restrict this feature to avoid anyone altering save data and cheating in certain games.</p>
<p>Hopefully, this won’t be a massive issue and the vast majority of games on Switch will support cloud saves – we’ll no doubt find out more as that September launch approaches. In the meantime, let us know your thoughts with a comment below.</p>
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