“Checking whether this software can be played…” Message When Starting Software

The information in this article can help you if you receive the message “Checking whether this software can be played…” when starting a game.

Information

This message appears if you have enabled the online licence feature and you are trying to play downloadable content (games or DLC) on a Nintendo Switch console that is not a console that can load virtual game cards.

If you are playing a game using the online licence feature, you will receive this message from time to time as you must have an active internet connection to play your downloaded games and content without loading them as virtual game cards.

For more information about playing your games on multiple consoles, please read How to Play Your Games Across Multiple Nintendo Switch Consoles.