The Nintendo Switch currently supports up to 32
GB game cartridges.
Now, a plan to address that issue by manufacturing larger 64
GB game cartridges has been delayed until 2019, running the risk of pissing off...
Are you excited for the upcoming 64
GB game cartridges?
Nintendo opted to delay its 64
GB game cartridges until 2019.
Credit: Tom's Guide The Japanese giant has decided to push back the launch of 64
GB game cartridges for the Nintendo Switch to 2019, The Wall Street Journal is reporting, citing people who claim to have knowledge of its plans.
Not exact matches
The current Switch
cartridges hold 32
GB, which is less than the 50
GB that a Sony PlayStation 4 or Microsoft Xbox One
game disc can hold.
Yesterday we reported on some interesting information found on the back of the retail Lego City Undercover box that suggested
gamers would need to clear at least 13
GB of space on their Nintendo Switch or their microSD card in order to play the
game, even for the retail copy of the
game that comes on a
cartridge.
The
game will likely need a 32
GB cartridge, the maximum the Switch has.
The
game slot will come with a 2
GB with a
cartridge to be able to save your data too, and rumor has it is reverse... [Read more...]
Yep, just one
game download can easily fill the console's measly 32
GB storage.Fortunately the Switch has a microSD card slot for expansion to avoid this being a huge issue.Furthermore
cartridge... Read more
It has a lot of built in
games that are all from the original Gameboy and plays Gameboy Color and original
GB cartridges.
Both
games could easily fit on a 32
GB cartridge.
The
game will likely need a 32
GB cartridge, the maximum the Switch has.
While the Nintendo Switch is
cartridge - based, its 32
GB of onboard storage space can quickly get filled up by digital
games, screenshots and system updates.
There is the possibility that Nintendo is prepping its 64
GB formatted
cartridges with these
games in mind, estimated for a summer release.
If there isn't enough room on the Switch's 32
GB hard drive,
gamers will need to remove content or they may need multiple
cartridges just to play one title.
Considering NX's basis as a handheld first and foremost, the choice may not come as too much of a surprise - although we have heard the suggestion Nintendo recommends a 32
GB cartridge, which is small when considering the size of many modern
games.
The
game cartridges, however, will be able to hold 32
GB of
game data which is still not sufficient, especially when we consider the size of most modern
games on Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
When the box - art of the
game had leaked, many fans were wondering why the
cartridge version would need an additional 13
GB download.
Even with a copy of the
game on a Switch
game cartridge, you'll still need to download an incredibly meaty 14
GB file.
It's the exact same
game, complete with Dawnguard, Hearthfire and Dragonborn expansions, squeezed into a single Switch
game cartridge, or 24
GB download.
The rest of the
game's content, they've confirmed, will fit on the 16
GB cartridge, so you shouldn't require any extra downloads or patches to get the
game running.
If we saw the 64
GB cartridges already, more
games would have been ported easier and quicker.
The Super
GB Booster was an unlicensed pass - through
cartridge that allowed you to play
Game Boy carts on the Nintendo 64.
Having to take a
game already created on a higher - storage disc and squeezing it down to an expensive 32
GB cartridge puts more time and money on the publisher, hence the «Switch Tax» comes in.
Unless you're committed to buying physical
game cartridges for every release — and many of the Switch's best third - party
games are available only via download — you will also need a microSD card, because the Switch has only 32
GB of internal storage.
The sources said this move brought «slight disappointment» to some developers, since certain larger Switch
games, like Doom, can't fit on a single 32
GB cartridge and require users to download additional data.
Because of the delay, WSJ «s sources say those disappointed developers mentioned above «may wait» for the 64
GB cartridges to be available before releasing their
games.
While the Nintendo Switch is
cartridge - based, its 32
GB of onboard storage space can quickly get filled up by digital
games, screenshots and system updates.
If there isn't enough room on the Switch's 32
GB hard drive,
gamers will need to remove content or they may need multiple
cartridges just to play one title.