Question: Do devs make custom chips for cart games anymore?

[archer9234]

SonytendoAmiibo said:

archer9234 said:

It would. But, there's no real reason for it. Pokemon Pinball had rumble, built into the card. Simply because the GB had no way to do that. It was feasable. Because there where no other means of doing it. And it wasn't cheaper to just build everything into the system. We could still be using VHS tapes, for HD content. We choose not to. There are better and easier ways to deal with it. Adding in the hardware, to make a game better. Just benefits that game only.

 

And when Nintendo comes out with a $80.00 Metroid Switch game that uses the Super Switch FX Chip that wont benefit Nintendo?

No, it won't. It would be used for that game. Cost, more to the consumer. Lowering sales. And could of just had the extra stuff, built into the system, from the start. If it was that important. It was pratical, in the past. Because that was the only option, of the time. And the games where on carts. Which where already making chips. The carts had the physical space. It's the same thing with BC. It would be easier, to just make a new version of the PS4/X1. That has the Xbox, 360, PS1 etc. hardware. But, it would cost a lot more. So they patch the games, to function on the hardware. Or just stream it.