pr0pensity
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Is the the next Gameboy using cartridges? You could squeeze 1024MB comfortably on a chip, but will that cut it?
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true... but for some reason i do not feel allright having a UMD in my pocket with my keys....if something goes INSIDE the UMD , im pretty sure ill wreck my psp...pr0pensity said:UMDs are enclosed. They don't scratch easily.
pr0pensity said:UMDs are enclosed. They don't scratch easily.
pr0pensity said:Is the the next Gameboy using cartridges? You could squeeze 1024MB comfortably on a chip, but will that cut it?
Psychotext said:Last I read (Wikipedia) was that the DS was limited to 128 megabyes of cart space (1 gigabit / 1024 megabits). Which didn't make a lot of sense to me given that obviously you could fit much more memory in that space. Anyone got a link to better info?
The problem is that solid state memory still costs _way_ more than optical media. How much is a UMD? 50 cents? The profit margin is much, much smaller for everyone involved. Heck, the same issue killed the N64.brom42 said:What are you talking about?? You can already buy 4gb SD cards for under $75. Given that the DS has probably has at least 2 more years in its life span, Nintendo will probably be able to get 4gb chips for dirt cheap by then or even 8gb chips. Way more than enough for a hand held game.
LadyMakoFox said:If I remember correctly the issue that killed the 64 wasn't the cost of memory but more game selection and options with the games. Sure at the time you could do more with a disc, but solid state has advanced enough to be able to compete with disc.
InorganicMatter said:I applaud Nintendo for being the only company to stick with cartridges. Flash memory is cheap, durable, fast, and consumes waaaay less battery than optical media does.
Ah those were the days, pure handheld gaming addiction!Doward said:I can get a full 5 minutes of gameplay in between classes
You're being disingenuous. The fact is, it's solid state memory. Solid state memory costs much more than optical media. Buying a gig of the stuff is going to cost more than a UMD - a lot more.RancidWAnnaRIot said:a DS cart isn't all flash... in fact i'm sure it's less than 5% flash probably like 1% flash
erwos said:You're being disingenuous. The fact is, it's solid state memory. Solid state memory costs much more than optical media. Buying a gig of the stuff is going to cost more than a UMD - a lot more.
erwos said:You're being disingenuous. The fact is, it's solid state memory. Solid state memory costs much more than optical media. Buying a gig of the stuff is going to cost more than a UMD - a lot more.
$75 is prohibitively expensive for game storage, and video games are not stored on SD cards or anything like it.brom42 said:What are you talking about?? You can already buy 4gb SD cards for under $75. Given that the DS has probably has at least 2 more years in its life span, Nintendo will probably be able to get 4gb chips for dirt cheap by then or even 8gb chips. Way more than enough for a hand held game. I mean the 360 is still only using DVDs and they only hold 8.4gb.
kumquat said:How will Nintendo keep up....?
Keep up with whom?!
erwos said:You're being disingenuous. The fact is, it's solid state memory. Solid state memory costs much more than optical media. Buying a gig of the stuff is going to cost more than a UMD - a lot more.
Slade said:Doesn't Nintendo LEAD the portable market right now???
Despite the technological disparity between what it's selling and what tech is available, they are remarkably leading in sales... perhaps technological superiority is NOT the first and foremost concept for a gaming system's success...
ROFLDragonMasterAlex said:I can fit a *dozen* DS games in the same physical space as a UMD.
One is not exclusive of the other, and correcting my technical terminology (yes, I know they use ROM in carts) as an alternative to actually answering my arguments is disingenuous.DragonMasterAlex said:He's not being disingenuous, he's being factual.
You could make that claim for any system and it would be no less absurd.Spaceman_Spiff said:The solid state vs optical decision was made moreso by the requirements of the hardware. The ds doesn't need a lot of storage space because it doesn't contain nearly the same processing power as the psp does. They'd be retarded to put optical media in it because they'd only use it for audio clips and maybe fmv.
Technology.kumquat said:How will Nintendo keep up....?
Keep up with whom?!
Spaceman_Spiff said:At the same time, consumers are the ones paying for the media in the form of higher game prices, and optical media will always be cheaper.
pr0pensity said:You could make that claim for any system and it would be no less absurd.
Namork said:ORLY?
Most DS games are about $30, AAA titles might go for $35, and I've never seen one for $40. PSP games tend to start at $40 and get as high as $50 easily.
The medium for the DS might be more expensive, but you'd never know it from the game prices.
I stopped reading there.Its an n64