Switch 2 players have discovered a workaround to claim the digital remaster of The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt without paying for an upgrade. The method relies on inserting an original physical game cartridge once to permanently bind a full digital license to a Nintendo account. It remains unclear whether this license transfer is an intentional publisher policy or an oversight in the system.
Can confirm. Switch 1 cartridge is no longer needed after claiming witcher 3 remastered.
by u/Howwy23 in NintendoSwitch2
Community reports show that 1 physical cartridge can grant an unlimited number of digital game licenses across different consoles. Inserting the card prompts the console to register the game directly to the user digital library. Once registered, the physical cartridge is no longer required to launch the software. This allows users to borrow a cartridge from a friend or rent 1 for a single day and keep permanent digital access on their hardware.
CD Projekt Red has not officially clarified if this upgrade path is a deliberate feature or an accidental digital loophole. While owners on other platforms received free upgrades, the lack of a formal announcement for Switch 2 leaves the situation open to interpretation. At the same time, the release itself faces questions regarding technical stability, as players on PC have reported visual bugs and graphical glitches in recent builds.
