Physical version of LA Noire on Switch require a 14GB download

[DonFerrari]

RolStoppable said:

DonFerrari said:

No hypocrisy on saying if we are ok with asking 3rd parties to release on higher cartridges even if it will cost more then no problem with Nintendo releasing higher memory for Switch even if costing then more.

And I don't remember the last time a phisical game I bought in PS4 didn't need an install and download. I certainly don't like it, but if PS4 didn't had enough memory for even one or two games installed then it would be a big issue.

But Nintendo doesn't need to release a Switch SKU with more storage if all physical games are true physical games. We are looking at cases where third parties are verifiably messing up and you somehow use this to put the blame on Nintendo.

As for the production costs of cards, ZhugeEX made it known that an 8GB card is equal to a Blu-ray for third party publishers. There are no huge costs involved with Switch game cards. Third parties could use 32GB cards, charge $10 extra and make some extra profit because 32GB don't cost $10 more than 8GB. In the case of L.A. Noire, the publisher is charging $10 extra despite not even using a 32GB card.

If you are going to play only phisical and do no patches and DLC sure there is little use for the internal HDD, but how many players are going to keep at that?

equal to a Blu-ray in what sense? Sure both Nintendo and Sony charge royalties that are probably similar. But I don't see any reason for a 8GB to cost pennies like the BD cost. Now if the game should be launched on 32GB, I'm certainly in favor of that, but not sure if the profit would be the same just with the extra 10 USD. And certainly Nintendo could have talked to them to make viable a 32GB version for the 70USD, either by showing the obvious difference in cost is enough to cover for it, or diminishing their royalty fee a little to keep the same profit.