Gaming Nintendo forcing updates with usage of MircoSDXC Card

[Deleted User]

Please, be informed that I do not know whether or not this has been covered, but it seems that users who will be using the MicroSDXC Card will no longer be able to stay on older FW while using game saves on their SDXC, which has a capacity of 64+ GB. So far, this isn't very big news, as it says nothing on microSD(HC) cards or if formatting the MicroSDXC card will do. It seems stupid to include this unless they are formatting SD cards with their own format, which will cripple pirating on any level once it becomes an issue.

TL;DR Version:

• Nintendo says updating is required for microSDXC usage
• Says nothing about microSD(HC)
• May be possible to bypass via formatting or not connecting to internet
• Nintendo may be including a special format for SD cards which will explain this
• May prevent pirating until a CFW that addresses this issue is created (still ages away)

Source: http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Nintendo-Switch/Specifications/Specifications-1176277.html#1
(see #2 on the back)

 

[McWhiters9511]

fuckin rip dude..

 

[ItsKipz]

Wrong.

 

[Deleted User]

Wrong.

What? Did you see the source?
"Please Note: An update via an internet connection is required to use microSDXC Memory Cards."
Did I write something wrong. Please let me know, I am new to this whole reporting thing.

 

[DeslotlCL]

You could always formatte a sdxc card to fat32 and voila!

it wasnt that hard

 

[the_randomizer]

Wrong.

Did you seriously not see this part?

Please note: an update via an internet connection is required to use microSDXC memory cards.

http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Nintendo-Switch/Specifications/Specifications-1176277.html#1

 

[Deleted User]

You could always formatte a sdxc card to fat32 and voila!

it wasnt that hard

Nintendo may be including a special format for SD cards which will explain this

 

[ItsKipz]

What? Did you see the source?
"Please Note: An update via an internet connection is required to use microSDXC Memory Cards."
Did I write something wrong. Please let me know, I am new to this whole reporting thing.

A day 1 update is needed to use the card, not an update is needed to constantly use them. What probably happened is they couldn't get SDXC support in before shipping, so its a day 1 patch.

 

[the_randomizer]

A day 1 update is needed to use the card, not an update is needed to constantly use them. What probably happened is they couldn't get SDXC support in before shipping, so its a day 1 patch.

Or format an SDXC card to be FAT32?

 

[Deleted User]

A day 1 update is needed to use the card, not an update is needed to constantly use them. What probably happened is they couldn't get SDXC support in before shipping, so its a day 1 patch.

Well they definitely did not clarify that on the website. No where I have seen has said this.

 

[DeslotlCL]

Nintendo may be including a special format for SD cards which will explain this.

Well, if they do, they can go fuck themselves.

 

[Zaide]

A day 1 update is needed to use the card, not an update is needed to constantly use them. What probably happened is they couldn't get SDXC support in before shipping, so its a day 1 patch.

This ^
"All things being equal, the simplest solution tends to be the best one."

 

[ItsKipz]

Well, if they do, they can go fuck themselves.

A day 1 update is needed to use the card, not an update is needed to constantly use them. What probably happened is they couldn't get SDXC support in before shipping, so its a day 1 patch.

 

[DeslotlCL]

A day 1 update is needed to use the card, not an update is needed to constantly use them. What probably happened is they couldn't get SDXC support in before shipping, so its a day 1 patch.

Check the post again before replying with fucking quotes.

 

[Bladexdsl]

Nintendo says updating is required for microSDXC usage

no

May be possible to bypass via formatting or not connecting to internet

you can't

Nintendo may be including a special format for SD cards which will explain this

they're not

• May prevent pirating until a CFW that addresses this issue is created (still ages away)

the 1st ever update is going to stop hax...lol no

 

[Deleted User]

As well as everything I have said, and being wrong in that, I still believe that Nintendo will release some sort of protection on their SD cards, probably a special format, or they will make it so you need constant updates to get it to work with SD cards.

 

[ItsKipz]

Check the post again before replying with fucking quotes.

Just saying, it would be both dumb and horrible to implement having to update to use a slightly-different save format.

 

[Zaide]

As well as everything I have said, and being wrong in that, I still believe that Nintendo will release some sort of protection on their SD cards, probably a special format, or they will make it so you need constant updates to get it to work with SD cards.

And now this thread has been degraded to wild speculation.

 

[DeslotlCL]

Just saying, it would be both dumb and horrible to implement having to update to use a slightly-different save format.

the chance is still there. They did it already with the wii u and that especial usb format.

 

[Deleted User]

no

you can't

they're not

the 1st ever update is going to stop hax...lol no

Everything you said in this has no backing whatsoever, not even "they haven't done it on any handhelds", it is in their best interest, and it is most likely going to happen, that they will include a special save format