Nintendo Switch owners with the console's latest system update have noted that it is no longer possible to play the sam…

Nintendo Switch owners with the console’s latest system update have noted that it is no longer possible to play the same digital game online across two systems simultaneously.

Previously, a Switch designated as a primary console could load up a digital game and play online alongside the owner of that game logged in via a second Switch.

TLDR: You could share bread as long as they are in the same store, now you have to either lend your bread priviledges to a friend or make them buy it for themselves.

actually forget this tldr, no one will understand it, not even myself, I don’t own a switch.

  • MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.netEnglish
    4·
    7 days ago

    Previously:

    You have a Nintendo account. Under your account is your primary device. You buy a game under your Nintendo account. You can then play on any device that you’re signed into. Or any account on your primary device can play the game. (Xbox had this same setup for years.) Working example: you buy Mario Kart. Your friend comes over. You sign in on your friend’s Switch, and hand them your switch and they use any other account on the device (including local). You then can both play the same copy/license of Mario Kart.

    Now there are two options: virtual game cards, and online licensing. VGC is what all of the noise/confusion is about. Online licensing is very similar to the old method, but they closed the loophole I outlined above.

    • samus12345@lemm.eeEnglish
      6·
      7 days ago

      The “loophole” that they included on their website?

      If multiple users want to play the same game at the same time:

      The user that purchased the game should play on a system that is not the shared console (a non-primary console). This console will need to have an active internet connection. The user that did not purchase the game should play on the shared console (the primary console for the user that purchased the game).

      • nuko147@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        3 days ago

        Yes but in that site it’s also this:

        Error Code: 2819-0003, “Play is being suspended.” This error code usually indicates that your Nintendo Account is being used to play your digital content on another console. You cannot use your Nintendo Account to access games on multiple systems simultaneously. For more details, read Error Code: 2819-0003.