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CDs specifically are obsolete, but games on optical media are still a thing. Unlike ROM cartridges, which AFAICT died with the GBA in 2008.
by pansa2 1y ago
CDs specifically are obsolete, but games on optical media are still a thing. Unlike ROM cartridges, which AFAICT died with the GBA in 2008.
- masklinn 1y agoWhile they’re flash rather than rom, the switch 2 still supports physical distribution media.
- pansa2 1y agoTrue, but the way they work is more like discs than ROMs: their data isn’t immediately available but needs to be loaded into RAM.
- masklinn 1y agoTrue, but the low latency and constant-ish access patterns of flash makes a lot of its performance characteristics closer to ROM than CDs, even with the intermediate copy.
- euLh7SM5HDFY 1y agoI was under wrong impression that it doesn't. They really muddied the water with those other "game-key cards".
- sgbeal 1y ago> Unlike ROM cartridges, which AFAICT died with the GBA in 2008. Look up the Gameboy 3DS :).
- pezezin 1y ago3DS carts are actually NAND flash, and if you don't play them for long enough the may lost all the data! https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/05/psa_yes_your_ds_and_3ds_cartridges_will_eventually_deteriorate_but_dont_panic https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/05/psa_yes_your_ds_an...
- sgbeal 1y ago> 3DS carts are actually NAND flash TIL. Thank you :).