Looks to me like a terrible article, based on a press release about an SD card partnership deal and throwing in unfounded speculation about nba2k18
Might be another Lego City Undercover....maybe its best to wait for official information.
Looks to me like a terrible article, based on a press release about an SD card partnership deal and throwing in unfounded speculation about nba2k18
That's really awful, honestly. What's the point of buying a physical copy then?
Might be another Lego City Undercover....maybe its best to wait for official information.
The license is still attached to the physical cart, you have the box to collect and display, and are able to resell. Which are basically the main reasons why people buy physical.There's really no point anymore when the games are incomplete. You can't even save space on memory by going physical.
Then do like you do on your PS4 and Xbox one when your space fills up, delete your games, those games rather your digital or physical have mandatory installs, you either delete your games or upgrade your memory, I see no difference here, Xbox one and PS4 games are huge, most Switch games are small.
This is EVERY console manufacturers' solution. If you run out of storage, you buy more.
If the picture in the OP is of a download card, that makes sense. Switch has 32 gig internal storage, but not all of that is available (some is used for the operating system, reserved for saves/photos/etc).
If this is the physical cartridge cover art (as IGN claims), then "Micro SD Card Required" doesn't necessarily make sense. Whatever can't fit on the card should be able to fit in internal storage, even if it means some people delete game data.
Anyway, my current questions:
*Is this in fact the physical box art and not a download card?
*Can't you just use internal storage to make up for the missing memory?
*Shouldn't the "MicroSD Card Required" state how big said card has to be?
*How big is the NBA 2K18 card?
*If the card is less than 32 gig, why wouldn't Nintendo cut a publishing deal with 2K and help them on the costs of a bigger card? This is an uncommon scenario, and surely Nintendo wants this 3rd party game on Switch.
EDIT: I know some of this has been answered, but not with any sources. Seems more like guessing/assuming.
You don't see the difference between having 500gigs or being able to expand that into the terabytes and 32 gigs?
I'm pretty positive you're intentionally missing how having more room allows for more flexibility with game management.
Probably just as wasy to fill 500gb on those as the 32gb on switch
You don't see the difference between having 500gigs or being able to expand that into the terabytes and 32 gigs?
I'm pretty positive you're intentionally missing how having more room allows for more flexibility with game management.
Probably just as wasy to fill 500gb on those as the 32gb on switch
It'd be great if they offered some sort of non proprietary way for people to expand their storage.
32GB is enough to start off with and will allow most people to play their games without much trouble, while people who must buy every game and prefers to download them have options available to them. Would more be better, sure, but they are a business and NAND is a commodity is short supply, so I am not going to cry over the cost of a cheap memory card I might need to buy in a few years.
With 500gb you could at least hold several large AAA games. Switch's internal memory can't even hold one.
Even at 500gb it was a good idea to add an external HDD or replace the HDD with a bigger one. With Switch you can only add a pricey memory card that's still not sufficient to handle modern AAA games.
Switch was designed with Nintendo first party and indies in mind.
There's really no point anymore when the games are incomplete. You can't even save space on memory by going physical.
Probably just as wasy to fill 500gb on those as the 32gb on switch
Most people still buy their AAA games physically, you dont have to install physical games on switch so yeah just as easy to fill up a ps4
If you purchase a physical version of a game that requires an additional microSD memory card, you will be able to play a portion of the game right out of the box (for example, specific levels or modes). To enjoy the full game, downloading additional data is required.
Zelda and Mario Kart 8 would take up 20gig. Uncharted 4 and Horizon would take up 90gig. So not quite. 128gig on Switch would be a closer comparison to 500gig on the PS4.
Not sure why this is such a big issue. The 360 started requiring a hard drive for most of it's games around 2013 and nobody complained about that.
And this was before you could use any USB hard drive and some games still demand an actual 360 hard drive. Also yeah the Vita has been doing this for awhile, if anything this is the easiest thing since you can use microSD. Did nobody see this coming just because it's a handheld?
Yes you do. Unless you don't mind chunks of game missing.
This has been sobering, because I was under the impression that buying physical prevented you from using internal memory. Until cart sizes increase and prices decrease I can see why certain big name games aren't appearing on Switch.
Yes you do. Unless you don't mind chunks of game missing.
This has been sobering, because I was under the impression that buying physical prevented you from using internal memory. Until cart sizes increase and prices decrease I can see why certain big name games aren't appearing on Switch.
Again there hasnt yet been a physical game that needs a digital chunk
Again there hasnt yet been a physical game that needs a digital chunk
That ceased being the case on consoles with the PS4 and XB1. People complained a lot back then too, because physical owners would have to do fridge managed which was something only digital-buyers had to deal with, but eventually everyone adapted to it.
On the PS4 and XB1, yes, there are. Many games require day one patches to be functional and there was that Tony Hawks game that was literally released incomplete and wasn't playable at all without the patch.
Kinda makes it pointless to own a physical copy since the data inside the cart is incomplete.
If you want to pretend NBA 2K won't be a physical cart. Guaranteed WWE will be the same way.
If you want to deny they're coming be my guest, but you know they are.
I'm talking about on the switch
Nintendo could have released more than one version of the Nintendo Switch, one with 32GB and another with 64GB or more. Some people may be willing to buy one with more internal storage even though SD cards are an option.
If this game is 25GB It would be much more convenient for the players if it released on a cartridge that can contain the whole game.
Its pretty clear they are basing their info on the download code in a box version without realising, i do wonder sometimes how much time so called games journalists actually spend bothering to actually do journalism
Yes you do. Unless you don't mind chunks of game missing.
This has been sobering, because I was under the impression that buying physical prevented you from using internal memory. Until cart sizes increase and prices decrease I can see why certain big name games aren't appearing on Switch.
Its pretty clear they are basing their info on the download code in a box version without realising, i do wonder sometimes how much time so called games journalists actually spend bothering to actually do journalism
Buying physical for my wii u required me to buy an external hd. I have less than ten games and a number of vc titles.
I mean, this wasn't exactly hard to see im surprised this discussion goes on.
Switch was designed with Nintendo first party and indies in mind.
I bought physical for my Wii U and never needed an external HDD. I also had more games then you.
VC games take up jack all space, and only ONE Wii U game requires an installation, BoTW, and it only needs 3GB.Buying physical for my wii u required me to buy an external hd. I have less than ten games and a number of vc titles.
Ugh... Sooo, a Switch + a decent sized SD card will cost you more than a PS4 Pro in Australia, and potentially as much as a One X. That's crazy to me.
I really want a Switch, but damn they're making it difficult.
Buying physical for my wii u required me to buy an external hd. I have less than ten games and a number of vc titles.
Options? What's that?I'll take the complete disc/chart for $80. Give me the option.
lol.If by "decent sized" you mean whatever size makes it cost more then yeah.
I mistakenly bought a "basic" model, thinking it would be OK if i didn't download games. But i didn't realize the os would take up as much as it did.
You just need a Y cable and the Wii U can power any HDD I believe, it uses two USB ports.Oh geez, yeah that 8gb wasn't getting you anywhere. I had the 32GB model so I was well off and even had a couple digital Wii U games along with dlc and VC. I had a spare external HDD, but the Wii U was too weak to power it.
Wait, so it's like Lega City Undercover, except actually happening this time?
I thought we dodged that bullet
Nintendo being Nintendo.
You just need a Y cable and the Wii U can power any HDD I believe, it uses two USB ports.
Wait, so it's like Lega City Undercover, except actually happening this time?
I thought we dodged that bullet
Unless you are suggesting that Nintendo give them these options at the same cost of cards now, and eat the cost. I would love to see that. Nintendo losing money is always nice to watch.