Earlier this week, Nintendo revealed more details about the Nintendo Switch Online service. The company confirmed that a Switch Online subscription will include cloud saves, which allows users to store their save data in the cloud in order to gain easy access to it if they lose it or if they want to transfer it to another Switch console. The feature is one that fans have been asking for since the console launched, but new information suggests that the deal may not be as good as it seems.

While the Nintendo Switch Online Cloud Backup service sounds like a good deal at first glance, language used on the official Nintendo website appears to confirm that not every game will support cloud saves. The small print text on the company's website reads "Please note: not compatible with all software."

The company does not provide a list of the Nintendo Switch games that will support Cloud Backup nor does it explain why some games may not support the feature. It's also unclear why a developer would not enable the Cloud Backup service in a game by default and if there are extra steps that a developer would need to take when making its game in order for its title to be compatible.

Nintendo Switch users may be frustrated with this caveat. Nintendo's decision to limit Cloud Backup to the paid-for Nintendo Switch Online service means that the company is the only platform holder out of the big three to make players pay to back up their data. For example, in addition to the paid-for cloud storage feature of PlayStation Plus, PS4 users can also back their data up via USB. Xbox One users can save their data to a USB drive or via cloud storage for free. While some Switch users may accept having to pay for a comprehensive service, the small print text on the Nintendo website makes it clear that it is anything but.

Players may also be frustrated with the lack of information regarding which games will be available on Cloud Backup and which ones will not. Fans won't want to pay for the service only to learn later that it won't allow them to back up their 100% Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild save to the cloud. Thankfully, as the Nintendo Switch Online Cloud service doesn't launch until September, there is still time for Nintendo to clarify all of this information. But at the moment, it's understandable if some prospective Switch Online subscribers are feeling disappointed.

Source: Nintendo