Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Switch NSP/XCI [Update]

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Nynrah
April 13, 2026 7:34 pm

I can’t install the XCI on firmware 21.2.0 with DBI 874.It says:
Content meta not found. Installation aborted
ERRORS FOUND DURING FILE TRANSFER INSTALLATION

NxFileViewer says the file is original. My firmware is definitely high enough and I’m using the latest DBI. I don’t understand what going wrong here.

Wolf
May 9, 2026 6:34 pm
Reply to  Nynrah

DBI also needs up to date keys to work well. Did you get the prod and tittle keys from 21.2.0 using Lockpick_RMC.bin?

Jommehs
January 6, 2026 8:30 pm

ive tried so many times to get it to work but it boots to loading game in Eden then crashes after 5s or so. I set my VRAM to aggressive and same issue. Any ideas on what else i can do to fix it?

adem
January 6, 2026 12:34 pm

xci didnt work FW 21.1 dbi 844-ru

adem
January 2, 2026 12:29 pm

didnt work after the installation it tells me ok but the game wont appear on my switch ( the update appears to be fine ! )

Rayray
December 24, 2025 8:13 am

Just finished the game on my OLED yesterday, some real time cutscenes were freezing, including the second cutscene before the ending. Is this just me or does it happen to anybody else? Reckon a reinstall will fix this?

Last edited 5 months ago by Rayray
Wolf
December 24, 2025 6:03 pm
Reply to  Rayray

It seems this happens on all Switch consoles that use a XCI version (or an NSP file converted from XCI) of Metroid Prime 4. These freezing scenes are actually video files; real-time cutscenes does not freezes. And it’s already been proven that the loading times for XCI files is slower compared to real NSP files on the Switch, so I believe that’s the cause of these freezes, since if you use a Metroid Prime 4 cartridge in Atmosphere, these freezing simply don’t happen. Unfortunately, nobody wants to offer a native eShop version of Prime 4, so there’s no way to solve this problem at the moment.

Wolf
December 29, 2025 9:56 pm
Reply to  Wolf

Update: it seems that the culprit was the emuNAND with file based mode (SD file) all the time. Creating a emuNAND with “SD partition” mode fixed the freezing issues entirely. The game now runs smooth every single time. So if you are experience freezing/stutters and are using a emuNAND file based, try to create a partition type and see how it goes.

Eddie Spectral
February 5, 2026 7:28 pm
Reply to  Wolf

Are the same problems in android consoles running an emulator?

ANURAJ
December 23, 2025 12:31 am

To boot this game on the Eden emulator, you have to set your VRAM Usage Mode to Aggressive.

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HACKER666
December 28, 2025 6:02 am
Reply to  ANURAJ

thanx man what you said to do did work thanx for the help and if you read this before the new years Happy New Years to you and your family

Last edited 5 months ago by HACKER666
HACKER666
December 22, 2025 1:57 pm

this game does NOT work on any of the PC Emulators neither

Bob
December 20, 2025 12:03 pm

Please, can you upload the nsp version?

Anon
December 14, 2025 8:19 pm

Many thanks for upload!
Greetings from Germany!

Kage
December 10, 2025 2:20 am

work fine.. my oled 21.1.0AMS install game on dbi v.851

nsw
December 9, 2025 6:52 am

ya actualice el firmware a v21.0.1 y sigpatches, y no instala.

Ackman
December 7, 2025 8:27 pm

Works on latest Citron but I can’t install this on oled and lite with firmware 19.01. Installing with TinWoo gives me some system error just after pressing install.

Ackman
December 8, 2025 3:03 pm
Reply to  Berry

Thanks!

Hector
December 10, 2025 1:59 am
Reply to  Berry

Literally no xci will install on my switch.
I’ve tried DBI, AWOO, TinWOO, TinFoil.
I’ve updated to 21.1.0.

Any chance for an nsp version?

Yar
December 16, 2025 3:49 am
Reply to  Hector
  1. you can use converter xci to nsp with SAK, download on github
  2. after download, extract and insert your prod.keys and dev.keys from your switch to bin folder, you can use lockpick RCM from hekate menu, to backup prod and dev keys
  3. open SAK, choose XCI to NSP, choose your game and convert
  4. my tested game convert with size 10GB, estimated completed 5-10 minutes, It depends on how good your PC specs are.
Nynrah
December 12, 2025 12:33 pm
Reply to  Berry

I have firmware 20.1.1 and DBI 658-en, but I get a “no tickets found, installation aborted” error. While I get that up-to-date firmware is a thing, this sounds like a distinctly different error.

bobby
December 19, 2025 4:38 pm
Reply to  Ackman

crashes on citron for me, no start even with 21 firmware

dshadow
December 7, 2025 5:08 pm

hola admin el nsp cuando puede q salga xq hay error al instalar el xci nunca termina de instalar gracias

Last edited 6 months ago by dshadow
CHRIST
December 6, 2025 7:35 pm

NO TERMINA DE INSTALARSE

AcikNPC
December 6, 2025 1:29 pm

I am here because of V door…

gxt
December 6, 2025 1:19 pm

this dose not play on moded LITE

xHeretic
December 5, 2025 4:33 pm

It won’t install, please help. In 99% whole system freeze and I have to reset Switch by holding power button. I already tried newest firmware V21, newest DBI, Tinfoil. Every other games installation works correctly but this one 🙁

Heishins
December 5, 2025 7:32 am

anyone able to get this to work on any emu?

MeGaPuErKo
December 5, 2025 3:17 am

Wow!!!! Excelente, gracias!!!!

duf
December 5, 2025 1:08 am

gofile is down

Thndrstrk3
December 4, 2025 7:39 pm

Hey, when I try to extract this and open it in Ryujinx, it basically says that there’s no game in the file? I think it might be bugged, I downloaded all the different parts and extracted them together and everything

Sonic
December 4, 2025 5:56 pm

No emulator i know of will play this at the moment.

ANURAJ
December 23, 2025 12:32 am
Reply to  Sonic

To boot this game on the Eden emulator, you have to set your VRAM Usage Mode to Aggressive.

anon
December 4, 2025 2:10 pm

Not working on Eden

ANURAJ
December 23, 2025 12:33 am
Reply to  anon

To boot this game on the Eden emulator, you have to set your VRAM Usage Mode to Aggressive.