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title: "[FACT] Free-To-Play games might NOT require an online subscription"
url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/rumors/nintendo-switch/free-to-play-games-might-not-require-an-online-subscription/"
description: "It is a new month and next month will see the introduction of Nintendo Switch Online which is a paid service much like Xbox Live and PlayStation Network"
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2018-08-05 20:30:24"
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\[FACT\] Free-To-Play games might NOT require an online subscription | Nintendo Switch Rumors | NintendoReporters

 [![[FACT] Free-To-Play games might NOT require an online subscription](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/free-to-play-games-might-not-require-an-online-subscription.jpg "[FACT] Free-To-Play games might NOT require an online subscription")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/free-to-play-games-might-not-require-an-online-subscription.jpg)It is a new month and next month will see the introduction of Nintendo Switch Online which is a paid service much like Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. And we have all been waiting for it for soooo long.

## [](#but-what-will-it-be-like)But what will it be like?

Yeah that is the one thing we have been wondering for quite some time.
However, it is vastly cheaper than either. So it has that going for it.

We still don’t know the complete details of the new online service by Nintendo, but a ResetEra member by the name ggx2ac has discovered that free-to-play games online do not seem to require a Nintendo Switch Online subscription to play with other people online.

> *“To use online services you must have access to a wireless internet connection. Some online services may not be available in all countries. From the full launch of the Nintendo Switch Online membership service in 2018, online play requires a paid membership.”*
>
> Lots of retail games with online play have that fine print. However, if you look at the following free to play games:
>
> Paladins
> Fortnite
> Pokémon Quest
> Dawn of the Breakers
> Fallout Shelter
> Galak-Z: Variant S
> Zaccaria Pinball
> The Pinball Arcade
> Kitten Squad
> Pinball FX3

Well we will need to wait and see what the official word is but … that would be cool right?

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