Nintendo Switch has a little-known feature that allows users to install a single copy of a game on different devices at the same time. Here's how you can do game sharing.
Nintendo Switch Game Sharing
Game sharing allows users to use one digital copy of a game across different consoles, similar to how you would share a physical copy of a video game.
Game sharing is very useful for those with multiple consoles and want to share it with their family or friends, and they don't want to pay for the same video game repeatedly.
All digital purchases on the Nintendo Switch are connected to a Nintendo Account. To share games between two consoles, you will need a single Nintendo Account on both of them, according to How to Geeks.
When sharing games, each device must be registered as a primary and secondary console. The primary console will have full online and offline access to all the titles connected to the eShop account.
Meanwhile, the account registered on the secondary console needs internet access to play. Also, both Switches can't play the same game at the same time with the same Nintendo Account.
To game share, you need to boot up your Nintendo Switch with the games installed. From the Home screen, go to the eShop by clicking the store button and choose the account that has the games that you want to share.
Next, tap on the player icon and scroll down to the bottom of the page. You will see an option titled Primary Console.
Tap on Deregister, which will turn the Nintendo Switch into a secondary device. You can change this setting later on.
On the second Nintendo Switch, log into the same account by going to System Settings and click Add User.
The device will be registered as the Primary Console. After that, redownload the title that you want to save from the eShop.
If you wish to swap the primary and secondary accounts, just deregister the Nintendo Switch with the Primary Account. This will change the permissions, according to iMore.
The Pros and Cons of Game Sharing
The best part of the process is that you can save money. This is true for first-party Nintendo titles, which cost $60 each and are some of the most popular on the platform. Digital games often retail for cheaper because of the sales on the eShop, according to Digital Trends.
However, there are a couple of cons to Nintendo Switch game sharing. First, the secondary consoles need the internet for it to work. This is because Switch performs an online verification process when the software is launched to make sure the game is owned.
Also, both consoles can't play the same game at the same time when they are logged into a single account. However, this does not apply to a second Switch account.
If you make another account on the secondary console and select it whenever you play, both devices can run the same game at the same time. However, to play online multiplayer together, you will need a second Nintendo Switch Online subscription.
The last con is that this process does not work for local multiplayer gameplay. This is because playing locally involves turning off the Nintendo Switch's internet modem. You either play online or you play together on a single console.
Nintendo Switch also allows users to leave comments on the site so you can review the games.
Also, you can watch and stream games on Nintendo Switch by connecting it to Netflix.
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Written by Sophie Webster
