Schnozberry
Member
If you're unable or unwilling to prove your insider knowledge, then you aren't going to get far here making bold assertions. You can talk to a mod privately without posting sensitive information.
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WSJ reporter : Standard capacity of Switch game card is around 16GB
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If you're unable or unwilling to prove your insider knowledge, then you aren't going to get far here making bold assertions. You can talk to a mod privately without posting sensitive information.
Already talked to mods. Don't worry about me. Not gonna drop the bigger things I know that haven't been mentioned elsewhere, but if they get leaked I'll be happy to confirm.
I don't know anything about software in development, only hardware.
Edit: Was willing to show a few things to mod team as evidence, with the hopes that they would post and keep me anonymous. They said they won't post those kinds of things for other posters. So I won't divulge any extra spicy info, just basic stuff like RAM here in this thread. I think the specs were leaked in another thread anyway. I don't follow these threads too much tbh, because I already know (most things anyway).
Talk to a mod, or just spill the beans, but cut this shit out.
So, you're verified but are afraid you're not anonymous? And you're now claiming the leaked specs from last week are correct?
Check my last post. Not trying to cause any ruckus.
I've seen you post some stuff around, much appreciated assuming you are legit. Maybe we'll get lucky and it will be upped before launch lol. Any info you can provide on the memory bandwidth?
If I ever actually knew something that others didn't I'd totally do tease-y shit like that and make everyone hate me and probably end up getting banned lol.
Yes i see. Read my edit.
Dark Cloud
Member
Can a mod say if this vern person is verified?
Ballpark sure. But what about Vern's claim concerning RAM, and more importantly, what about the CPU? A57s?
Was that dev kit leak right? I was under the impression that it was fake.
Schnozberry
Member
So are you less confident in an updated SOC than you once were, Nate?
Fried Food
Banned
guess we can say goodbye to robust 3rd party support. Not worth making a special version of a game for a single console with a probable small install base.
The dev-kit from that "leak" is supposedly a Jetson TX1, it doesn't really tell us if it will have the same specs in the final model.
Quad-core A57, 4GB LPDDR4 RAM etc
lwilliams3
Member
The one that had its own thread? Thought the source was iffy on that one.
I didn't send them any proof because they weren't willing to accept it and post anonymously on my behalf.
You should take the leaked specs as accurate based on the information I have. Anyone got a quick link to that thread I can doublecheck? I remember glancing at it and it seemed right...I just did a search and couldn't find it.
This is accurate based on what I know. Of course things can change.
I remain confident in Pascal being used.
Schnozberry
Member
Everyone knew the devkit had a Tegra X1 in it, so it wasn't inaccurate. The leak described a bog standard Tegra X1. There was some rumor that the devkit was a placeholder for a newer chip that would offer a modest improvement in performance and battery life.
Schnozberry
Member
Thanks for clarifying.
Schnozberry
Member
It would seem at least one item has been updated since that Devkit leak. If the rumor of a USB C connection is correct for the dock connector, then whatever chip is in the Switch would require support for USB 3.1.
I posted the OP of that topic right above.
Yeah those specs are same as the devkit info I also have. I'll add this as well:
USB 2.0 x 2
USB 3.0 x 1
Was that mentioned anywhere?
Yeah, that's been known for a bit now. The leak isn't perfect. Use it as a guideline, but not an exact blueprint.
I just bumped the thread. This thread is about cart size, so we can move spec discussion to the necessary thread.
Haha alright I don't really follow these threads as I said. Just saw those USB ports listed up there without the number of each.
How about record/capture button? Rumble?
My bad... will do. Going to the gym first though.
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
4GB of RAM tho...
Mobile device.
Shogmaster
Member
4GB of RAM tho...
That's twice as much as Wii U! Manage your damn expectations ffs...
*thumbs up*
And over 3x what is used in games if Vern is to be believed.
4GB of RAM tho...
To be fair that's as much as ps4 devs expected to get....
Its actually 3.2x the amount for WiiU, because the WiiU only used 1GB for games.
Shogmaster
Member
Exactly.
lwilliams3
Member
Hmm. Assuming Vern's info is correct, would that leave less than 1GB for the OS and background tasks?
Yes.
Indeed that 's how math works
But the other thread has been bumped, maybe move the devkitleak/ram discussion over there.
Shogmaster
Member
Indeed that 's how math works
But the other thread has been bumped, maybe move the devkitleak/ram discussion over there.
RAM size is pertinent to the topic of storage size.
At the end of the day the PS4 pro has like, what? 9 GBs of RAM? Getting less than half of that does sound concerning.
Shogmaster
Member
The fact that you were expecting RAM parity on the Switch with the PS4 Pro is more concerning...
Candescence
Member
The PS4 only allows about 5 gigs of RAM to be used anyway. Assuming that the Switch's OS takes up a gig and assuming that the RAM amount hasn't changed from the previous dev kit (that leak is apparently an older dev kit), that's only roughly 2 gigs less of usable RAM.
The fact that you are jumping to conclusions is more disheartening. I never expected parity with any of its specs but I expected a closer gap than this.
It has 8 and half of it dedicated to the OS.
Well, 2.5 GB is dedicated to the OS to be exact but yes I didn't know that detail.
Astral Dog
Member
PSPRO still would use like 6.5GB for the games.
Shogmaster
Member
TBH, I'm expecting very little to no PS4/XBO ports for Switch. Downscale ports like Wii version of Dead Rising from X360 version, yes. Direct gameplay ports with asset adjustments? No.