[video=youtube;hpSPyW5v8r0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpSPyW5v8r0[/video]
[sp]Their integrated Flash memory is on a separate board, so the internal flash is definitely upgradeable.[/sp]
[QUOTE=LoneWolf_Recon;51954086][video=youtube;hpSPyW5v8r0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpSPyW5v8r0[/video]
[sp]Their integrated Flash memory is on a separate board, so the internal flash is definitely upgradeable.[/sp][/QUOTE]
to be clear, that's the internal memory, not the internal ram. so really there's no real point to upgrading the flash memory since you have a micro sd slot anyways.
[quote]. so really there's no real point to upgrading the flash memory since you have a micro sd slot anyways[/quote]
you serious?
[QUOTE=Gamerman12;51954103]to be clear, that's the internal memory, not the internal ram. so really there's no real point to upgrading the flash memory since you have a micro sd slot anyways.[/QUOTE]
what I took from it is the possibility of taking the internal memory chip from one switch and swapping it with the other. This may allow you to keep all your save game data and console settings when moving to a new device.
[QUOTE=Gamerman12;51954103]to be clear, that's the internal memory, not the internal ram. so really there's no real point to upgrading the flash memory since you have a micro sd slot anyways.[/QUOTE]
Yes, that's the internal permanent flash on the separate board (not under the RF can).
And its worthwhile upgrading the flash board instead of microSD due to bandwidth. Any SD card is limited bandwidth wise due to the pinout of the cards:
[IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zqABT3suzXE/SYQzKx0xOKI/AAAAAAAAAP8/c9PvJ0xIrYw/s200/SD_pinout.JPG[/IMG]
Note that its only one set of SS/MOSI/MISO/SCLK pins (Also known as the SPI bus). With commercial flash chips, its typically able to support multiples of these SPI busses in parallel for increased bandwidth.
[QUOTE=Gamerman12;51954103]to be clear, that's the internal memory, not the internal ram. so really there's no real point to upgrading the flash memory since you have a micro sd slot anyways.[/QUOTE]
Having more storage so people don't have to buy a micro-sd would be ideal.
The Wii U could use external hard drives but still had models with different amounts of storage.
[QUOTE=LoneWolf_Recon;51954133]Yes, that's the internal permanent flash on the separate board (not under the RF can).
And its worthwhile upgrading the flash board instead of microSD due to bandwidth. Any SD card is limited bandwidth wise due to the pinout of the cards:
[IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zqABT3suzXE/SYQzKx0xOKI/AAAAAAAAAP8/c9PvJ0xIrYw/s200/SD_pinout.JPG[/IMG]
Note that its only one set of SS/MOSI/MISO/SCLK pins (Also known as the SPI bus). With commercial flash chips, its typically able to support multiples of these SPI busses in parallel for increased bandwidth.[/QUOTE]
it seems like it's not making much of a difference tbh, but the internal memory is technically the fastest form of loading:
[media]https://twitter.com/SanDiskJP/status/837550339318411265[/media]
Game card (top left)
SanDisk Extreme microSD (top right)
SanDisk Extreme Pro microSD (bottom left)
Internal memory (bottom right)
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i guess it wont matter right now but possibly in the future. depends on where games for the switch go. the only real benefit i see is faster loading times (fair point, but kind of null since getting into zelda for me takes less than 30 seconds, and it only affects the people who buy games digitally. i guess nintendo DOES want to tap into that market, but it seems like a lot of work for little reward.) and more space (also fair point, but as i've shown it wont make much of a difference right now.)
The storage is definitely able to be upgraded, but it's probably something that users won't be able to do in a beneficial way for a while, considering the Switch's OS is on that flash storage module, and we don't have any ways yet of transferring data to other Switches.
Not to mention it's a pain for most consumers to do, versus something like with the PS4, where you can just replace it's own 2.5" HDD with a higher capacity one (or even an SSD) via just a port on the back. As for the OS, Sony has it hosted on their own website, so you can just easily install it by putting it on a USB flash drive, and booting the system into safe mode.
The most I think that we could do in the future is that once higher capacity Switches become a thing, and its storage modules are still modular (Nintendo could change that at any point), we could probably find replacement parts for them on eBay that have the OS pre-installed and just plug them in. Assuming Nintendo stays true to their word and gives us cloud saves, we hopefully won't have to worry about losing saves once we register our accounts.
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