What elements of next gen could the Switch's successor implement?

[Soundwave]

Chicho said:

TheMisterManGuy said:

Another thing about next gen is loading times. For a cartridge based system, load times on Switch can be surprisingly long, painfully long depending on the game. Flash-based memory may be somewhat quicker and more reliable than HDDs, but the insane speeds of SSDs trounce it. So the challenge is finding a way to keep up with the load speeds of SSDs, without actually using an SSD (I mean seriously, where are you going to put it?). Some custom hardware to help speed up loading times could be an answer, along with a faster CPU. But that depends on if its going to make the console a lot more expensive.

I'm pretty sure they could fit one of this if they wanted. mSATA or M2 SSD

Apple's iPhones having been shipping with NVMe high speed storage for almost 5 years already, that's basically the same speed as the XBSX. Android phones lean more towards UFS, but UFS 3.0 is as fast as NVMe as well, with UFS 4.0 coming in 2022 which will be ever faster (4.8 GB/sec). 

Last edited by Soundwave - on 13 June 2020