The chances of the Nintendo NX just being some ordinary game console are getting ever slimmer, as sources bolster claims that the upcoming Wii U successor will use cartridges over discs to house its games.
Recent advancements in flash technology have made cartridges the smarter choice for the NX, offering greater loading speed and faster production cycles compared to discs, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Discs, the standard for console gaming since the original PlayStation, quickly took over as the dominant media for games thanks to cheaper production costs and higher storage capacity.
Cartridges, which had been a mainstay since the mid-70s’, and even persist today on the 3DS and PS Vita, were phased out on consoles due to higher costs per unit and not having the space to keep up with the biggest, most demanding games of the time.
However, in a world where microSD cards now hold as much as your laptop, solid state drives can weigh as much as a paper clip, and 60TB is a thing that exists, cartridges could be making a comeback.
The case for carts
On top of the advantages with today’s tech, analysts point out that cartridges are more …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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