Nintendo Switch

[BarryL85]

6 minutes ago, deKay said:

 

It's half the speed of the Samsung one: https://uk.hardware.info/reviews/6757/7/microsd-memory-cards-review-48-models-compared-benchmarks-synthetic

 

That's not the same card, the model tested in that link is the U1 version (2015), the one I have bought is U3 (2016) which as a standard has guaranteed minimum 90mb/s read and 30mb/s write. The Samsung is only rated to 80mb/s read and 20mb/s write.

[g wings]

4 minutes ago, deKay said:

 

If the device supports UHS-I, it supports UHS-II. Just not to it's full potential.

 

Issues in the past have been that there are SD, SDHC and SDXC cards - same form factor, but you can't use SDHC (typically 4GB+) or SDXC (typically 64GB+) in the older format devices. XC cards will work in HC devices, only not as fast, and will only work if you format them to certain file formats (e.g. fat32, not exFAT).

Good to know. Thanks

[rgraves]

1 hour ago, Darhkwing said:

If rocket league was released on this, i'd 100% purchase. I however see that Psyonix have said they have no plans at this time (surprisingly...)

There might be a tiny ray of light on that front:

 

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The following info comes from dev Psyonix's customer support department...

 

We are excited as you are regarding the release of Nintendo Switch however, we don't have enough information at this time if it will happen (Switch port of Rocket League). For the mean time, let's both keep our fingers crossed that it will. For all the latest information on upcoming releases, updates, and other news, please visit the Rocket League Facebook page or follow us on Twitter.

 

[Not Thread Owner]

8 minutes ago, BarryL85 said:

 

That's not the same card, the model tested in that link is the U1 version (2015), the one I have bought is U3 (2016) which as a standard has guaranteed minimum 90mb/s read and 30mb/s write. The Samsung is only rated to 80mb/s read and 20mb/s write.

 

True, but we don't know if the Switch is U3 compliant yet

[BarryL85]

Just now, deKay said:

 

True, but we don't know if the Switch is U3 compliant yet

 

I'd imagine so since they said it can support up to 2tb Micro SD (even though they don't exist yet). Got both cards anyway should I need to swap.

 

 

[The Mighty Ash]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B010Q57S62/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=294802MTMEUU3&coliid=ISJ8KKV4LZ5SC&psc=1

 

Would this work with Switch? Seems good for £24?

[Not Thread Owner]

10 minutes ago, BarryL85 said:

 

I'd imagine so since they said it can support up to 2tb Micro SD (even though they don't exist yet). Got both cards anyway should I need to swap.

 

 

 

U1 and U3 are speed classes, not capacity classes. You can get (in theory) 2TB on U1.

[BarryL85]

Just now, deKay said:

 

U1 and U3 are speed classes, not capacity classes. You can get (in theory) 2TB on U1.

 

Yeah but it would be daft to support the advancement of the tech one way and not the other.

[Not Thread Owner]

8 minutes ago, ashmatuk said:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B010Q57S62/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=294802MTMEUU3&coliid=ISJ8KKV4LZ5SC&psc=1

 

Would this work with Switch? Seems good for £24?

 

Assuming the Switch supports it, get a U1 or U3 device instead. That one would be sloooooooow in comparison.

[Not Thread Owner]

Just now, BarryL85 said:

 

Yeah but it would be daft to support the advancement of the tech one way and not the other.

 

[BarryL85]

1 minute ago, deKay said:

 

 

Touché.

[Corranga]

4 minutes ago, BarryL85 said:

 

Yeah but it would be daft to support the advancement of the tech one way and not the other.

 

Hang on though, from previous posts stating that these technologies are forwards compatible, they wouldn't necessarily be adopting any advancement of the tech would they?

 

I mean, in the same way that a 3DS can handle a 128mb card when they said it can only handle up to 32/64?

 

Or am I just wrong?

 

Edit to say, I mean in them stating it can take 2TB cards that don't even exist yet

[dataDave]

How fast is the built-in storage read? 

[MojoChin]

33 minutes ago, dataDave said:

How fast is the built-in storage read? 

500+Mb/s?

[dataDave]

Just now, *chin* said:

500+Mb/s?

 

Then, just get any old SD, and transfer whatever you're going to be playing to the internal space. That will work for anything that fits within whatever is left on there after the system updates.

[MojoChin]

Or stop caring about speeds which are at least 3 times faster than Blu Ray?

[dataDave]

My point exactly. Surely there are more exciting things to look forward to other than SD card read speeds? Nothing is going to compare to the internal read so why fucking bother?

One of my old colleagues just paid through the nose for his card, he won't even need it until there are at least several gigabytes worth of games.

[MikeBeaver]

I'm buying cartridges, all my problems are solved

[Lorfarius]

This will do the trick

[Lorfarius]

Just now, MikeBeaver said:

I'm buying cartridges, all my problems are solved

 

Until you need updates.

[MikeBeaver]

Just now, Lorfarius said:

 

Until you need updates.

Well yeah, but they can fit on the internal memory.

Don't get me wrong, I have a 64gb card in my 3DS which will be moved to this, but theoretically, that and the internal storage should see me through the entire generation of this thing for updates, patches and the odd DLC / cheap game, the only reason that size card was in the 3DS to begin with was that I stuck cfw on it, ripped my carts and now they sit on my shelf looking great, whilstthe rips are not actually being played on the 3DS either.

[The Mighty Ash]

or Gamecube VC games.

[g wings]

3 minutes ago, ashmatuk said:

or Gamecube VC games.

How have I missed this until now?

[MikeBeaver]

4 minutes ago, ashmatuk said:

or Gamecube VC games.

They are not exactly large though, 1.4gb mostly.

[dataDave]

4 minutes ago, ashmatuk said:

or Gamecube VC games.

 

Gamecube games won't be on the VC unless you can realistically see Nintendo engineering the analogue trigger reliance out of them, or they bring out a GC set of Joycons.

[g wings]

Don't take away my hopes. 

This might be my last viable way to play Virtua Striker again 

[dataDave]

1 minute ago, g wings said:

Don't take away my hopes. 

This might be my last viable way to play Virtua Striker again 

 

For me, F-Zero GX.
 

It's better not to look forward to stuff that hasn't been officially announced.

[g wings]

Just now, dataDave said:

 

For me, F-Zero GX.
 

It's better not to look forward to stuff that hasn't been officially announced.

Of course F Zero but I always assume that this will find a way back to gamers. But virtua striker is never coming back to life

[Not Thread Owner]

1 hour ago, Freeman said:

 

Hang on though, from previous posts stating that these technologies are forwards compatible, they wouldn't necessarily be adopting any advancement of the tech would they?

 

I mean, in the same way that a 3DS can handle a 128mb card when they said it can only handle up to 32/64?

 

 

The 3DS only officially supports SDHC cards up to 32GB.

 

In order to make bigger SDXC cards work, you have to reformat them to fat32, as XC cards usually use exFAT, which Nintendo haven't paid the licence for.

[Not Thread Owner]

32 minutes ago, dataDave said:

My point exactly. Surely there are more exciting things to look forward to other than SD card read speeds? Nothing is going to compare to the internal read so why fucking bother?

One of my old colleagues just paid through the nose for his card, he won't even need it until there are at least several gigabytes worth of games.

 

There'll be more games in the first month than will fit on the internal storage.

 

Remember, if the Wii U was anything to go by, that 32GB is going to be nearer 25GB before you even start.

 

EDIT: Also, Just Dance 4 on the Wii U was 15GB before any DLC. Lego City Undercover was 19GB. Mario Kart 8 was 6.3GB (before DLC). The Switch versions or updates of these aren't going to be any smaller!