The Switch 2 might be setting sales records, but all is not well in the House of Mario. Since the release of the portable console, fans have grumbled about the ubiquity of game key cards that require downloads of titles they’ve physically purchased. Though the box might contain a cartridge, there’s no actual game in there — only a “key” that authenticates the purchase and allows players to download the game onto their systems. Switch 2 physical releases where the game is actually on the cartridge are becoming enough of a rarity that publishers announce that they’re eschewing key cards. But there’s a reason all of this is happening, argues Final Fantasy Remake director Naoki Hamaguchi, and it’s one that players need to understand.