Hispanic! At the Disco
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Good thing standard =/= maximum!
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WSJ reporter : Standard capacity of Switch game card is around 16GB
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Good thing standard =/= maximum!
[Agent]ZeroNine
Member
Of course. Ubisoft shovelwear games won't play themselves.
I can't tell if this is good, bad, or business as usual.
Scrub Mcgrubb
Member
Hmmmm I wonder if that makes larger games more expensive.... can see Mass Effect Andromeda being $75 or something to that effect...
Yea but whats the max?
If the 100 (128) GB rumor is true the spells trouble for 3rd party games
I remember capcom wanting to charge more for REvelations because it used a 4gb card, the biggest at that time. I dont remember if they did it
But that was for the sdcard used as ikternal memory wasnt it?
Here is a listing of install sizes for 460 PS4 games, it covers the games released up to end of 2015.
https://www.finder.com/complete-list-playstation-4-install-sizes-460-titles
https://www.finder.com/complete-list-playstation-4-install-sizes-460-titles
Jonneh3003
Banned
Really solid size, huge jump over the 3DS and I'm sure it comes in more varients.
People also need to remember a lot of what makes PS4/Xbox One games so large is uncompressed audio, big games can still come to the Switch.
People also need to remember a lot of what makes PS4/Xbox One games so large is uncompressed audio, big games can still come to the Switch.
Thats for SD cards for internal storage, not the Switch Cartridges with the games
OrbitalBeard
Member
Well, it doesn't currently work that way with 3DS games, so probably not.
It's already begun. Confirmation bias and willful ignorance at work. I always get a good chuckle out of it.
Living the Dream
Member
It'll support up to 2 TB. Yes two terabytes. SDHX.
Dark Cloud
Member
The problem is people will overreact without thinking.
PapaEmeritus
Member
Its not competing with Xbox One or PS4 so who cares? Let's face it third parties are going to do ports, maybe, and Nintendo can sure make use of that much space- I'm assuming also that some info will be downloaded to an SD card, so maybe half and half
What's cool with this kind of thread is that you can quickly see who's not reading anything before posting.
It's not the MAXIMUM size, just like you can put multiples blu-ray in a disc for bigger games, you can use cartridges with more size for the bigger games. 3DS used that. DS used that. N64 used that. It's nothing new for Nintendo.
And this doesn't mean anything for the third party.
It's not the MAXIMUM size, just like you can put multiples blu-ray in a disc for bigger games, you can use cartridges with more size for the bigger games. 3DS used that. DS used that. N64 used that. It's nothing new for Nintendo.
And this doesn't mean anything for the third party.
Rushersauce
Banned
Actually, if max cart size is 128gb, it will be amazing for third parties.
Expect wonderful Dolby Pro-Logic II.
Tomorrow people will ask why Cyberpunk 2077 isn't on Switch.
Tomorrow people will ask why Cyberpunk 2077 isn't on Switch.
It has already started
DrROBschiz
Member
To be honest this number probably represents the MINIMUM
So, if Nintendo have around the same range, i think Switch will be fine
That's what I want to know as well
games nowadays fill DUAL LAYER blu rays, what are you talking about?
It will not be on that system because of storage size, it will be because of other specs.
I feel like we are hearing lot of "it's enough for a handheld" excuses lately...
The thing is, Switch isn't only a handheld...
About 100 hundred games over 16gb, I would have assumed more.
Bony Manifesto
Member
I confess I don't know what 'standard' means in this context. Is it the outright smallest size of cart Nintendo will make available, or is it the size of the cart that hits the sweet spot between capacity and price?
AtomicShroom
Member
Good enough for something that can be taken on the go.
Nintendo's games are usually incredibly optimized and small, so it will not impact them.
Developers will just have to learn to be mindful of compressing assets again. If Nintendo is able to deliver something the scope of BOTW on this size, then there is no excuse for any 3rd party to be limited.
Nintendo's games are usually incredibly optimized and small, so it will not impact them.
Developers will just have to learn to be mindful of compressing assets again. If Nintendo is able to deliver something the scope of BOTW on this size, then there is no excuse for any 3rd party to be limited.
Rushersauce
Banned
And 16gb is the "standard size". Stop with this over reaction bullshit. The 3ds standard size was 2gb or less, iirc
Soapbox Killer
Grand Nagus
Only games I could find that are more than 16GB, I still think they need to start with 32GB with a read/write partition.
Xenoblade Chronicles X is 20GB Plus
Lego City Undercover 21GB
Assassin Creed 3 17GB
Arkham City 19GB
Xenoblade Chronicles X is 20GB Plus
Lego City Undercover 21GB
Assassin Creed 3 17GB
Arkham City 19GB
Delusibeta
Banned
I will now make an educated guess:
1) No. Day 1 patches will be common.
2) Yes, unless it's splitscreen on the same device.
3) 32Gb is the rumour, although it will also support MicroSDs. No external hard drives, however.
4) As much as the developer wants. Expect most download versions of retail games to be well north of 10Gb, and assume any physical game will need more than a gig of patches.
OrbitalBeard
Member
It could be either. Regardless, it won't be the maximum cart size based on every other Nintendo device that used cards or cartridges. In fact, it probably won't even be close to the max size.
320×240 pixels, stereo, etc...
GustyGardens
Banned
Standard was 2GB at launch. 8GB is the current max. They can go as low as 128MB, if I remember correctly.
J
Jpop
Unconfirmed Member
We don't know that at all.
Sephiroth_VII
Member
I have no faith in a tech reporter who thinks a single-layer BD-ROM is ~16GB.
You mean play locally? Or someone elsewhere?
The problem is nobody knows what standard means. Nobody knows if there even is a 'standard' size. Nobody knows what the maximum or minimum are nor are these even hinted at by this news. Honestly the whole thread, while well intentioned, is completely meaningless and we've already seen the usual misread everything/jump to conclusion brigade all over it.
It's likely the former, as in a publisher wanting to release a higher capacity game will have to use the higher capacity cards but for smaller games the standard is still there, just like DS and 3DS. It would make no sense for Nintendo to design and manufacture a lower capacity version if it were optional.
Rushersauce
Banned
Oh ffs. You don't get it, do you?
2gb was the standard, 8 was the max. 4mb was the standard on n64, 64mb was the max. See any resemblance?
It is a cart based system
Anyone who thought the standard would be 100+ is ridiculous.
There will likely be 64gb+ games, but far between.
Yeah there's no official news but I doubt it will be otherwise. It's the same way it was handled on both 3DS and Wii U and it works without any problem.