With Xenoblade Chronicles X's release next month, I remembered that there's going to be an option to install certain parts of the game onto the Wii U to improve load times. However, I know my Wii U is beginning to run low on space, and I will need external storage.
Is there a difference between the loading times of an external hard drive and an SD card? I would imagine an external HDD has quicker speeds through USB, but having another box that needs to be powered next to the Wii U seems less ideal than SD cards, which are generally cheaper, and you just simply plug them in. But SD cards have varying read/write speeds, so I'm not sure if they're capable of being as fast as an external HDD.
So would it be better to use an external HDD or an SD card?
(I'm trying to go for the cheaper option that works.)
Is there a difference between the loading times of an external hard drive and an SD card? I would imagine an external HDD has quicker speeds through USB, but having another box that needs to be powered next to the Wii U seems less ideal than SD cards, which are generally cheaper, and you just simply plug them in. But SD cards have varying read/write speeds, so I'm not sure if they're capable of being as fast as an external HDD.
So would it be better to use an external HDD or an SD card?
(I'm trying to go for the cheaper option that works.)