Thanks for the memory: How cheap RAM changes computing

Re:Thanks for the memory: How cheap RAM changes computing by theandrewbailey on Monday October 17, 2016 @03:25PM (#12728511)

I'm arguing against it, on the basis of economics and (to a lesser extent) game design.

Console hardware is almost always sold at a loss. No company would build a console full of RAM (no matter how cheap it is) with almost no load times. Most people (having acclimated to loading screens) would rather buy the cheaper "good enough" alternative.

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Re:Thanks for the memory: How cheap RAM changes computing by johansch on Monday October 17, 2016 @03:39PM (#12728750)

Aren't Nintendo rumored to get back to sorta-ROM cartridges with their upcoming NX console? (The cartridges would be made of strictly speaking rewritable flash memory.)

They seem to care about loading times....

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Re:Thanks for the memory: How cheap RAM changes computing by monocasa on Monday October 17, 2016 @04:32PM (#12729430)

There're a lot of unsubstantiated NX rumors.

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