cbarroso09 on 16 March 2013
| BaldrSkies said: The problem with the specific case of the Wii U is that it uses USB 2.0, which is just outrageously slow for the large data transfers required of modern games. Had Nintendo gone with USB 3.0 there would be no such issue. The fact of the matter is, combined with the lack of an ethernet port, it was a total cheap out that would have only slightly increased the cost of manufacture, but causes the console and the consumer suffering. Also, the Xbox360 and PS3 both use 2.5" SATA drives, the same drives used in laptop computers. Not exactly difficult, although I believe it's necessary to do some modifications for the 360 drive. |
No need, I have played Batman Arkaham City from my hard drive and it is faster than using discs.
The transfer rate of a 2.0 USB is about 35MB/s, while the usual disc readers are 15MB/s. Wii U has a 22MB/s reader.
