Ahead of the launch of the Switch 2, Nintendo is making a big change to how it handles digital games. Starting in April, Switch owners will have their digital game libraries converted into ‘Virtual Game Cards', which can be freely lent out to friends and family. 

You can already share digital games on the Switch, but doing so requires the game owner to log in to another console. Now with Virtual Game Cards, you will be able to skip that step and loan out your digital games to others for two-weeks at a time.

Virtual Game Cards will appear on your system like physical games, complete with load and eject options. You can eject your virtual game card from one system and then transfer it to another at the press of a button. However, there are some unfortunate limitations to the system.

For starters, you can only lend one game out for two weeks at a time, after which, the digital game will be transferred back to the owner. On top of that, while the virtual game card is loaned out, you will lose access to that game during that time period, just as you would if you were loaning out a physical game. You can also only lend out games to members of your Nintendo Account's family group.

Virtual Game Cards will be added to the Switch in April via a System Update and will be available on Switch 2 from launch.

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KitGuru Says: If I am close enough to someone to have them in my Nintendo Family Group, then chances are, I'd be willing to load my account onto their Switch anyway for game sharing. Still, for those who don't want to do that, Virtual Game Cards could be a good work around and alternative. 

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