Have they confirmed if I can just plug in an external hard drive into the back like the Wii U could?
Rumors suggest that's not the case and memory expansion is done only via SD cards.
I'm guessing this is to prevent hiccups in the "pick it up and keep playing" slogan.
The patents only explore the capacity of memory expansion on the tablet (which fits an SD description).
I'm curious as to what size cartridges Nintendo will be using for the Switch. Anything up to like 32GB doesn't seem like an issue but does that mean game prices will increase since cartridges are more expensive? Will they compensate or just accept the loss for every unit, hoping for the latter but considering they don't want to sell the console at a loss it seems doubtful.
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System uses CPU (and/or GPU) and fan at less than maximum in portable mode; in docked mode, it fully utilizes these. This enables outputting higher resolutions when docked [T:0556 - T:0558]
So 1080p docked/720p on the go hopefully?
Waiting for all the """"""true"""""" gamers to express outrage at Nintendo not bothering to support 4K (yet).
I have never put as much time in a game as I have Hyrule Warriors Between the Wii U one and the 3ds one it is insane. Closest thing was probably Skyrim but theres just so much training and so many missions to do. And low key I love the grinding and length it takes to do everything
More expensive than discs.
I mean a commercial 32GB SD card is about 10 bucks (apparently) - presumably Nintendo's cartridges will be cheaper considering they'll be mass-produced and whatever other deals they get. Meanwhile Amazon tells me you can get 50 blank Blu-Ray discs for $16 (no clue about the legitimacy of these) which is like 32c per disc.
Even if Nintendo get their cartridges for a few bucks it's still a massive difference and is literally the main reason the industry doesn't use cartridges anymore, so it's why I'm concerned.
If they use the SD cards they're also saving money on having to put a lot of internal storage on the console (for the digital-only people I'm sure they'll allow use of an external hard drive or something)
I can't imagine Nintendo would have went through w/ the use of cartridges without being sure they'd make a profit off of it.
If they use the SD cards they're also saving money on having to put a lot of internal storage on the console (for the digital-only people I'm sure they'll allow use of an external hard drive or something)
I can't imagine Nintendo would have went through w/ the use of cartridges without being sure they'd make a profit off of it.
I agree I'm just concerned it's at the cost of the consumer. Wii U games were at a "competitive" price compared to other systems so I'm hoping it doesn't go any further than that.
Cartridges are cheaper than discs nowadays. The shift to discs happened back in the late 90s when cartridges were extremely rudimentary. Think about how much it cost us as consumers to buy USBs a few years ago compared to today. I remember when 2 gigs cost $30 bucks.
Also, SMR is way to expensive. Who do they think they are?
Won't money be saved by not including disc drives/readers in the system? If there is any added expense in using cards, perhaps it is evened out by that. Cheaper to make -> cheaper to sell -> more systems sold -> more games sold.
Cartridges are safer and much, much faster to read. That means you'll have pretty much no loading times during games, no installation required, and portability.
I'm only concerned about the graphic capabilities of this things. It should be at least marginally stronger than the Xbone to get third-party support tbh.
Between the Wii U one and the 3ds one it is insane. Closest thing was probably Skyrim but theres just so much training and so many missions to do. And low key I love the grinding and length it takes to do everything
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