When you pull out the cartridge from a switch you get a message saying: „always close the software before removing the game card.“ why though? What’s the worst that could happen?

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When you pull out the cartridge from a switch you get a message saying: „always close the software before removing the game card.“ why though? What’s the worst that could happen?

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Worst case? It can fuck up the cartridge. Not sure how common this is nowadays, but pulling a Sega Genesis cartridge when powered on could definitely wipe it.