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Some say XtraROM is used for Switch game cartridges, but what is this chip? PROM or just high endurance write-once Flash?
by fomine3 4y ago
Some say XtraROM is used for Switch game cartridges, but what is this chip? PROM or just high endurance write-once Flash?
- deafpolygon 4y agofor the Switch they are using non-volatile flash storage. Even though "ROM" is in the name, it's still a flash based storage (dubbed HybridFlash by Macronix). I read somewhere that their stated lifetime is ~20 years, which means they won't last nearly as long as their NES/SNES forebears.