據多位業內消息人士稱，任天堂已開始小規模生產用於Switch2平台的小容量實體遊戲卡帶，不過受限於當前晶片供應短缺的現狀，大規模上市仍需時日。
Heard big rumors for physical Switch 2 games. Sounds like new card sizes (16 GB & 32 GB) might finally be on the menu. Certainly not this year, and it remains to be seen if/how it will affect prices, margins and the willingness from publishers to release games properly.
I've just had some interesting information. Apparently Nintendo is now offering smaller cartridge sizes for Nintendo Switch 2. I don't know any more details other than that but I think it's potentially great news for physicals on Switch 2.
I can confirm that smaller capacity Switch 2 game cards are in production but due to chip shortages it will take time before we see widespread availability Despite the smaller capacity, these cards will still be expensive due to rising cost of materials Game-Key Cards are not going away
該消息源進一步指出，儘管新一代卡帶在容量上有所精簡，但因原材料成本上漲等因素，其售價仍將保持在較高水平。需要注意的是，小容量卡帶並不會取代現有的「鑰匙卡」。
知名遊戲市場分析師Daniel Ahmad（ZhugeEX）曾對此現象進行分析，他指出：64GB大容量遊戲卡帶的生產成本顯著偏高，且每GB都會增加成本，這與光盤存在本質差異。若開發商選擇採用實體卡帶發行遊戲，則需相應提高零售定價，方能保證其利潤水平與PS5等平台版本大致持平。
因此，為降低玩家的購買門檻，許多廠商傾向於採用「鑰匙卡（內含少量數據） 數字版主要內容」的組合銷售模式。
