Cartridges -> disk -> Cartridges come back??

[WilliamWatts]

dharh said:

WilliamWatts said:

• Console can be packaged smaller/cheaper with no implied need for a HDD or Optical Drive except when the console manufacturer wants backwards compatibility. So this saving can offset the cost of flash games for between 4-6 games.

There already is no implied need for HDD. For game installs it's merely a convenience, both for patches and speedups. HDDs are here to stay regardless if all 3 move to cartridges.

Optical drives are not scaling as well to Ram sizes so for every generation it takes longer to read the data needed of disc.