TomaTito said:
You all saw the beautiful circutry the dock has, right?
bonzobanana said:
I must admit I was a little worried it was 2GB because the earlier tear down was a development unit not retail and the original Switch design was 2gb.
http://wccftech.com/nintendo-switch-4gb-ram-32gb-storage/
However in the end both the development kit version and retail have 4GB and we have Square Enix I think to thank for that as they pushed Nintendo for more memory. I guess they argued they wouldn't be able to bring many games to Switch with only 2GB that were in development.
There would have been some advantages to 2GB, lower retail price possibly and maybe longer battery life.
Lets not forget that there is a cascade effect with the cost of hardware. If lets say Nintendo hardware costs 40% of retail to manufacture and extra memory adds $8 that is a $20 increase in retail prices to maintain the same profit margin as a percentage which many companies aim to do.
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Thanks for that detailed summary down memory lane, but I wouldn't use Emily Rogers as a source :p
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Didn't she end up being correct after all including the 4GB. I couldn't find the link about the square enix pushing Nintendo to fit more memory to Switch though but remember reading it.
