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UnemployedVillain
Member
Or they can offer it through a digital version
That'd still means 2 of the same game taking up space in stores.
He said physical medium.
Kiddy Dong
Member
That patent was describing a digital distribution only console, it barely mentioned cards at all. It never said that games could be loaded off the carts (only save data); everyone misconstrued what the patent was actually describing.
Sort of... I imagine what a developer would do is decid which game they were making: handheld or console. A handheld game would work in both the handheld and console, but the console game would only work in the console. When the handheld game is in the console, it could have certain benefits, like better lighting/shadows, better resolution, or some new features.
When they talk about the the console and handheld being "shared platform", I don't think it means one of them can do everything the other can do and vice versa... I think it means they use the same architecture but have different specs... sort of like two PCs that both use Windows 10, but one of them is a lot more powerful.
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Rösti
Unconfirmed Member
Thank you. Then I think we can safely assume that the 2016 part is a fabrication of the reporter. Not that NX launching in 2016 is farfetched, but still.
It's still probably coming this year but would have been nice to hear lol
Jim_Cacher
Member
I am a Chinese. Hope this translation is better. Feel free to correct this translation if you find any mistakes.
I also believe that it is the writer who assume NX is coming out this year.
I also believe that it is the writer who assume NX is coming out this year.
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Rösti
Unconfirmed Member
Thank you, Jim_Cacher, greatly appreciated. I have now included your translation in the OP.
Update: The edited translation has been included in the OP.
Update: The edited translation has been included in the OP.
AcademicSaucer
Member
Jim_Cacher
Member
Rösti;193598813 said:
You are welcomed! I have just edit the translation as I forgot to add back "this year" in the first sentence. Could you edit again in the OP? Thanks!
Edit: I see the change. Thank you!
Is this refering to this article? Oh shit...
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
He he.
Maybe every copy of a game can come with an N64 shell that goes into the HDMI signal sender.
IHS was very likely not making its studies based on rumors. They're a multi-(hundred)million corporation that deals in information on a high level.
maquiladora
Member
wild wild rice
Member
Ugh
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
OLD.
The Giant
Banned
I wonder if that mystery company nintendo bought for $150 million in 2013 is one of these companies?
I'm actually surprised. Didn't think it would be ready.
jabberwocker
Banned
Part of it, the handheld is. So I am guessing that the handheld with be a full dual analog 540p screen that takes "carts". The console version will be late 2016' early 2017 launch. The console will take the carts render up to 1080p same input etc. This way nintendo has doubled its in house development for the console as the games will be playable on the console version.
Question is what about going from the console to the handheld for console games? Streaming maybe? They already have the tech.
I'm with you what?
paragonpro
Banned
Put me at those white gates!
If Nintendo owns the company, then it's not a supplier to Nintendo (i.e. Nintendo doesn't buy stuff from itself).
It looks more and more likely that we've come full circle to a time where cartridges make sense once again.
I'd wager that by the middle of the NX lifecycle cost per megabyte for solid state memory will be less than for optical.
People bemoaning tiny cartridges have no idea what they're talking about.
There are massive advantages to getting rid of that optical drive also... but I've been harping on about this for over a year.
I'd wager that by the middle of the NX lifecycle cost per megabyte for solid state memory will be less than for optical.
People bemoaning tiny cartridges have no idea what they're talking about.
There are massive advantages to getting rid of that optical drive also... but I've been harping on about this for over a year.
This is much better, thanks a lot!
So I guess is a safe bet to assume both handheld and console will run on a cartridge. Or at least the Console will have a slot to insert a cartridge.
It'll probably be the former, seeing as Panasonic is nowhere to be found in the list of manufacturers.
So the buy price was actually revealed? But the company wasn't? I always thought it was QOL related and an up and coming tech company.
I didn't noticed that. But that could also be just for the handheld.
Hopefully it is pure cartridge, I am always paranoid with my discs. Cartridge rarely if ever gives me trouble.
I wonder if its still hard to develop for cartridges as it was in the N64 era, I guess its not since nowadays most games are also released digitally, but honestly I don't know what I am talking about in this particular case.
Fredrik
Member
Interesting! After reading through this whole thread it sounds like Nintendo will at least launch the NX handheld this year, the NX consoles doesn't seem to be included in the 2016 NX launch though going by the suppliers and nuggets of news/rumours I've seen posted so far. But it seems odd to delay the console launch considering WiiU is the one selling badly and not 3DS. Hmm.
I don't think we even need a new gif. This can just be what we'll use. MGS5 as a launch day port.
ShockingAlberto
Member
They might have to start if no one else does, pow!
Unknown One
Member
Xbone is still the worst, we knew about the DRM months before the Console was even announced.
I'm really really really hoping the NX console uses the same game cards as the NX handheld.
Anyone know what other technologies might be at work with the game cards? Flash vs. potentially updated ROM tech used in 3DS game cards? Macronix only (publicly) offers ROM up to 32Gb (4GB) chunks. They'll need to at least hit 32GB total for these cards to power a console.
Although wikipedia states the 3DS game cards using Macronix's older mask ROM instead of their newer Xtra ROM.
Anyway, talking out of my ass here. Anyone got more of the skinny on this?
Anyone know what other technologies might be at work with the game cards? Flash vs. potentially updated ROM tech used in 3DS game cards? Macronix only (publicly) offers ROM up to 32Gb (4GB) chunks. They'll need to at least hit 32GB total for these cards to power a console.
Although wikipedia states the 3DS game cards using Macronix's older mask ROM instead of their newer Xtra ROM.
Anyway, talking out of my ass here. Anyone got more of the skinny on this?
Tarin02543
Member
How about this
a SNES like console with an aluminium body using cartridges. The controller is small but stil has analogue functions.
It's capable of 4K 2D graphics over hdmi/dp , it has a dedicated soundchip.
a SNES like console with an aluminium body using cartridges. The controller is small but stil has analogue functions.
It's capable of 4K 2D graphics over hdmi/dp , it has a dedicated soundchip.
TLZ
Banned
Not yet. Are you Obe1plays?
Sniffynose
Member
A cartridge that works for both systems would be amazeballs! The tv unit uses the higher quality assets while the handheld uses lower, your saves move with the game.
Nintendo pls!
Nintendo pls!
we are going to be sad when all of our hopes are crushed and NX ends up being an android app
And those sell for $40. NX carts would likely be $60 just like Wii U games.
BodiesWithoutOrgans
Member
And smash bros lol
How is Nintendo going to solve the problem of developers just wanting to make NX console games and not make it compatible with the NX handheld? I think that most Japanese developers would welcome being able to have a single game work on 2 different platforms so it can reach out to so many people as possible.
But let's say that Nintendo announces that games made for the handheld and console will work on the other platform and vice verse. But then Gamefreak is like "we want the mainline Pokemon games to be handheld exclusive only" and release it with a "Handheld exclusive" stamp on it. What I'm trying to say is that if people buy either handheld or console and all games work on it and then comes a game like Pokemon that doesn't, how is Nintendo going to solve that? Isn't that a bit risky and makes consumer unsure if game X really work on hardware A or B?
Or am I just overthinking this?
But let's say that Nintendo announces that games made for the handheld and console will work on the other platform and vice verse. But then Gamefreak is like "we want the mainline Pokemon games to be handheld exclusive only" and release it with a "Handheld exclusive" stamp on it. What I'm trying to say is that if people buy either handheld or console and all games work on it and then comes a game like Pokemon that doesn't, how is Nintendo going to solve that? Isn't that a bit risky and makes consumer unsure if game X really work on hardware A or B?
Or am I just overthinking this?