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Alright, so there’s this whole thing going on with Nintendo Switch 2. And yeah, it’s about game cartridges and storage. I mean, at the moment, if you wanna get real about it, the developers can only work with a 64 GB storage size. Just that one size! Not great for them, apparently. So what happens? Some game studios, instead of going with a bulky game cartridge that has the actual game, are like, “Nah, let’s just use these game-key cards.” They’re basically doing this to cut costs or whatever. But fans? Oh, they’re not thrilled, let me tell you that.
Now, there’s some potential good news. Macronix—a company from Taiwan that deals with Nintendo’s cartridge stuff—has hinted at more storage options. Crazy, right? I stumbled upon this on Twitter thanks to some dude named SuperMetalDave64 (kinda cool name). Macronix says they’ll be offering different storage sizes down the road using some fancy tech like MLC NAND and 3D NAND. It sounds complicated. Anyway, long story short, we could see these varied cartridge sizes pop up for the Switch 2 soon.
Why does this matter? Well, the whole hullabaloo with game-key cards might change if developers can put actual game data on physical cartridges instead. Wouldn’t that be something? Fans wouldn’t have to download the entire freakin’ game after buying it. And maybe developers would stop ducking the cost and give us what we actually want.
The drama doesn’t stop. Nintendo knows people aren’t happy about the game-key card thing. They’ve been running surveys all over—Japan, the West, you name it—to get a sense of how players feel about this mess. Gotta say, the fact that they’re listening? That’s something.
And can I just mention? The Switch 2’s specs seem kinda promising. 1080p handheld and 4K docked? Sounds like a dream, right? But getting back to the thing about storage, it’s gonna be interesting if they open up those options. Imagine popping in a cartridge with everything you need. No waiting around. No extra downloads. Just good ol’ gaming. That’d be sweet!
