Finally, there is the issue of user experience. FIFA 19 on the Switch was already a contentious release, criticized by some for being a "legacy edition" with fewer features than its PS4 and Xbox One counterparts. Playing a pirated version exacerbates these issues. Without access to official updates and patches, the game remains buggy. More importantly, FIFA is a franchise built on its Ultimate Team mode and online competitive play. A pirated copy almost certainly cannot connect to EA’s servers for online matches. Consequently, the user is left with a hollowed-out version of the game, stripped of the features that make it compelling.

: While XCI files are direct dumps of physical game cartridges, NSP files represent the eShop (digital) version of the software.