It's bogus how they're just using 8gb carts. At the least they could go with 16gb, preferably 32gb.
Even so, I won't let it stop me from getting the game. NBA 2k18 turned out fantastic, to the point I'm obsessed playing it and I don't even follow sports.
Tis a shame, though.
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That's gonna majorly bite Nintendo in the butt if it keeps happening. No way we continue to see this level of third party support in the years to come when people realize they need to buy extra stuff just to play games.
@JaxonH I have a really strong feeling Nintendo is cutting a deal with Bethesda on the cost of the carts! I'm even willing to bet Nintendo requested Doom and Wolfenstein for the cost cut or was part of the deal. Either way I'm so excited Bethesda is on board! Now where's my Fallout?!
Oh and when the storage medium becomes as expensive or in this case more expensive then the cost of the whole system then we have a problem. At least ober the life of the system.
Man I didn't realise it will take up an extra 24gb download space. Any game that takes that approach will be getting a pass from me, not that I was interested in WWE 2K18 anyway. I would like to play RE Revelations 2 though but unfortunately it'll be getting a pass from me. I can't bring myself to archive a game I've paid money for. Even if I could, my internet isn't great, so anytime I fancied playing it again I'd be waiting a long time to re-download it.
@Spoony_Tech
I was talking about 2K, not Bethesda. DOOM is using a 16gb cart, and offers the full single player and arcade experience out of the box. Only MP has to be downloaded.
But with NBA 2K18 and WWE 2K18, the games are like 30gb each and only use 8gb carts. You can do Play Now out of the box in NBA but that's it. I mean don't get me wrong, the game is incredible and having it on Switch is legit, but it's so aggravating to have a 20gb download on a physical purchase.
Definitely gonna need a 256gb microSD if you wanna make it through this generation. I'm not even sure my 400gb will make it, but I'll upgrade again when 512gb release and one final time at the end of the generation when 750gb cards release.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Zachariah 12:10 (500 yrs before Christ)
They will look on Me whom they pierced
It's like they thought, well it won't fit on a 16gb card anyway so we might as well just put it on a 8gb card, pass the cost onto the buyer and make more profit for ourselves.
@JaxonH I knew what you were talking about. What I'm saying is the deal is with Bethesda and them alone and that's why you see 2K cheating out with 8gb cards and passing the rest to us. It makes Bethesda look better in our eyes that they're using a bigger card when in fact I think they're getting a deal to bring these games over whereas 2K is not.
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MERG said:
If I was only ever able to have Monster Hunter and EO games in the future, I would be a happy man.
They're clearly after the profit. The question is why even bother putting the game on a 8GB cartridge? Why don't they buy a small 1GB cartridge or even better, a 1MB cartridge with just the installer on it?
I can easily pass on these sports games, but if something like this happens to the Switch versions of big games like L.A. Noire, DOOM, Skyrim, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and Super Mario Odyssey I get mad.
Sorry 2K. That is not a physical copy of the game. Couldn't they have made the Gold Edition or whatever they are called on a bigger cartridge and ditch the game currency? Would have been more appropriate for Switch owners.
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@GrailUK
This. I would have LOVED to see the Legend Gold on a 32gb cart. But... that would have been insulting to everyone else. "So I gotta pay $150 for the full game to come on the cart like it already should?" Ya, it woulda been bad.
@Spoony_Tech
Oh, gotchya. Ya Idk, but thankfully all Nintendo's games (And tbh, most 3rd party games) are complete on the cart.
It's an aggravation, but dang if NBA 2k18 isn't a fantastic game. It's worth it. As long as you have a micro SD card (and practically everyone should invest in one) it's a non-issue. Just annoying.
Nintendo needs to make 24gb carts for games like DOOM that are larger than 16gb but less than 32gb, which cost significantly more I imagine.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Zachariah 12:10 (500 yrs before Christ)
They will look on Me whom they pierced
I wonder what size Xenoblade Chronicles will be? Wasn't X over 16gb? Smash would be another pushing 16gb. I can't imagine Nintendo taking the approach of needing to download extra data. If they start doing it then others will too.
@Grumblevolcano
I can see the comparison but, not really the same. The 3rd path was DLC. And each of the other 2 were complete games, each sold as separate games. Whereas NBA 2k18 is just one game and one release, and took 2/3 of the main game and made it an update, which when you're dealing with a 30gb game is quite substantial. So a special edition wouldn't be including separate games and separate DLC, but rather the majority portion of the main game that was not included.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Zachariah 12:10 (500 yrs before Christ)
They will look on Me whom they pierced
@BLP_Software So Nintendo will either go with a 32gb card and swallow the extra cost or go with a 16gb card that requires a download for optional data packs or perhaps even the main game. On Wii U it was manageable because hard drives are cheap and size isn't really an issue, plus it was completely optional.It'll be interesting to see what approach they take with XC2.
@OorWullie Nintendo have some data compression magic, remember? Look at Super Mario Odyssey, there's a lot to do in this game, and yet it's only 5GB file size.
Well since more then likely Nintendo is holding these carts I don't think the cost is nearly as big for these things for them. I highly doubt they will pass on extra data to us as that's a slippery slope right now.
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MERG said:
If I was only ever able to have Monster Hunter and EO games in the future, I would be a happy man.
It's not like they couldn't use a 32GB cartridge. In fact, Dragon Quest Heroes I & II for Switch was released on a 32GB cartridge several months ago, and that was a third party game by Square Enix.
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