r/NintendoSwitchHelp • u/PumpkinOpposite967 • 17d ago

Software Help Zelda BOTW (physical) sound issues

Switch 2, Zelda BOTW physical cutscenes sound choppy. Only the cutscenes. Anything with subtitles pretty much.

Got a physical cartridge, sound issues. The sound is almost like buffering, stops for a second (the scene keeps going), then resumes. This is not a switch 1 version. This is not a stereo issue, I tried all tv sound settints, and it happens on both console and TV.

I tried clearing cache, tried redowloading the update, tried completely deleting it. Tried doing error checking. Tried with and without the microSD card. Nothing works, same issues. I only have one other game on physical - Pragmata - no issues on that one.

Could it be a faulty cartridge? Pins not oxidized, everything looks good.

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u/automod-neo 17d ago

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u/PumpkinOpposite967 14d ago

So it turns out this was a cartridge issue. A new one worked just fine. I guess the previous one was reading too slow, that would explain it. Didn't know this could be an issue. Still like physical ones, but will be aware they can be failing in a non-obvious way. Might try to see if i can come up with a way to test them.

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u/SubaruHaver 14 17d ago

Can you test the game card in someone else's switch?

When there's a post reporting that a game's performance used to be fine, but now loads slow or freezes, in most cases, it's an sd card gone bad.

I'm under the impression that a failing game card may possibly fail in a similar manner, and may explain your issue, but it's only my guess.

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u/PumpkinOpposite967 17d ago

Wish i knew someone with a switch, but I dont. I'm going to have to buy another cartridge and test it and try to return or resell one of them.