3DS cartridges could store up to 8GB

[JonthanD]

I wonder if it is some hardware/software limit that is keeping them at 8GB's or is it the price of the chips they are using?

If its hardware that would kind of suck a few years from now, if its software at least it can be fixed in the future with some sort of firmware update. It kind of confuses me a bit that in this day and age of high capacity memory that there would be some sort of artificial limit on the amount of storage.

Price is what I would think would be the issue here, but thats always temporary, today 8GB's is price X and tomorrow it will be price Y.

 

[Deleted User]

I may have to ask Santa for a 2 TB 3DS Cartridge for Christmas...LOL!!!

 

[jarejare3]

I wonder how a 2gb game looks like on a port?
Too bad a port game can't always beat Pc games. Hell even Call of duty 1 is around 2gb and looks nice. Unless the games are like pc games. But thats another story.

 

[DSGamer64]

Not surprising at all, better graphics require more space, simple as that.
This is just a matter of evolution in technology. Glad to know they can fit 8GB on a cartridge, that's a lot!

A 32GB memory card can be smaller then your pinky finger nail, how is this surprising at all unless you have been living under a rock for the lifespan of the DS which flash carts for it are all microSD.

 

[m_babble]

Going to need a hard drive reserved for 3DS.

 

[Bladexdsl]

Going to need a hard drive reserved for 3DS.

you assume that it will be possible to even use one?

 

[azure0wind]

i don't think that there will any flashkarts for 3DS

 

[TheDarkSeed]

So that's their anti-piracy

 

[GundamXXX]

Maybe the 8GB will be used for 3D movies on the 3DS?
They had movies on the GBA so why not on the 3DS

 

[Midna]

Maybe the 8GB will be used for 3D movies on the 3DS?
They had movies on the GBA so why not on the 3DS

Haha. Do you know how small movies are at 800 x 240?

 

[GundamXXX]

Maybe the 8GB will be used for 3D movies on the 3DS?
They had movies on the GBA so why not on the 3DS

Haha. Do you know how small movies are at 800 x 240?

3D movies in HD quality? No clue, enlighten me because I dont think its been done before ;/

 

[Bladexdsl]

Maybe the 8GB will be used for 3D movies on the 3DS?
They had movies on the GBA so why not on the 3DS

Haha. Do you know how small movies are at 800 x 240?

3D movies in HD quality? No clue, enlighten me because I dont think its been done before ;/

avatar 3d has done it

 

[Law]

Maybe the 8GB will be used for 3D movies on the 3DS?
They had movies on the GBA so why not on the 3DS

Haha. Do you know how small movies are at 800 x 240?

3D movies in HD quality? No clue, enlighten me because I dont think its been done before ;/

Just how dense are you, exactly?

What would be the point in encoding the movie in a resolution higher than the 3DS can display? It would end up having to scale it down anyway to display it, and that alone would render the fact that it's encoded at 720p/1080p useless.


vvvvvvvvvvv: Yes, obviously I am the moron as your post history indicates that you are the epitome of greatness when it comes to all matters intelligence related.

 

[GundamXXX]

Maybe the 8GB will be used for 3D movies on the 3DS?
They had movies on the GBA so why not on the 3DS

Haha. Do you know how small movies are at 800 x 240?

3D movies in HD quality? No clue, enlighten me because I dont think its been done before ;/

avatar 3d has done it

They did and thats about 6 to 8 GB

And to Law, it was just a suggestion at first and a question at second you moron =_=
Get a clue

 

[KuRensan]

Maybe the 8GB will be used for 3D movies on the 3DS?
They had movies on the GBA so why not on the 3DS

Haha. Do you know how small movies are at 800 x 240?

3D movies in HD quality? No clue, enlighten me because I dont think its been done before ;/

avatar 3d has done it

They did and thats about 6 to 8 GB

And to Law, it was just a suggestion at first and a question at second you moron =_=
Get a clue

I thought the films were able to download in the 3DS Shop as 3DSWare

 

[Sop]

The 2TB SDXC's will sell like mad if a flashcart is made for the 3DS.

 

[GundamXXX]

I thought the films were able to download in the 3DS Shop as 3DSWare

Hmmm maybe I missed that, but trying to download films would be a pain in the arse I reckon if you dont have fast internet

 

[Bladexdsl]

I thought the films were able to download in the 3DS Shop as 3DSWare

Hmmm maybe I missed that, but trying to download films would be a pain in the arse I reckon if you dont have fast internet

and lots of bandwidth

 

[ChrisRX]

If its hardware that would kind of suck a few years from now, if its software at least it can be fixed in the future with some sort of firmware update. It kind of confuses me a bit that in this day and age of high capacity memory that there would be some sort of artificial limit on the amount of storage.

I think it's actually a hardware limitation as 8GB would require quite a few address lines to access all the memory (unless they make the block size really large). This is because they've designed 3DS carts with the same pin count as DS to keep backwards compatibility but it does mean that now they've got to work with a smaller address bus that was only designed to handle 512MB maximum

 

[GundamXXX]

I thought the films were able to download in the 3DS Shop as 3DSWare

Hmmm maybe I missed that, but trying to download films would be a pain in the arse I reckon if you dont have fast internet

and lots of bandwidth

Bandwidth indeed, getting my new internet connected next week, no bandwidth limits so 2GB 3DS games here I come