| Aielyn said: Increase costs compared with 3DS carts. 3DS carts clearly aren't too expensive, and if they can do 8 GB at a decent price for 3DS, I'm sure they could easily do at least 32 GB at a decent price in a couple more years, with a larger form factor, without a significant increase in costs. And no, the patent doesn't prove a thing, except that they're considering a digital-only option. Indeed, the patent SPECIFICALLY refers to a version with an optical drive as a potential variation. |
No, increase costs compared to PS4/XBO bluray discs. That's literally the only comparison that matters. Why would Activision want to pay more to port the same version of Call of Duty 2016 onto the NX? They either sell it for $60 and profit less than they would on competing platforms or sell it for $60+ and profit less because no one is going to pay more money to buy the NX version of the same game they can play cheaper on other hardware that will likely still be more powerful than the NX.
Of course it proves something. From what I've read, the optical drive mention is an external add on, not a reference for a new system entirely. The system would still be digital. They are just leaving themselves open for a "disc slot expansion" if need be. Which will likely never come to light, for obvious reasons.
