Current Events > The reason why KH on the Switch is cloud based...

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https://www.ign.com/articles/kingdom-hearts-switch-cloud-storage-capacity

...because they take up to much room on the switch

My take for kh1 its weak maybe 2 it's weak, but 3 it's valid
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Couldn't they just require an SD card
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KH 1 and 2 were only a couple of GB on the ps2. By todays standards they are tiny. KH3 is obviously a different story but they could lower the graphics quality

Bump

I can seem them making KH1 download able, but kh3 I heard its just massive, then again these are the expanded versions of each
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Smashingpmkns posted...

Couldn't they just require an SD card

I think that's against Nintendo policy.

It's okay for HD textures or something like that but not to make the game run at all.

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"Compression? What's that?"

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Tyranthraxus posted...

I think that's against Nintendo policy.

It's okay for HD textures or something like that but not to make the game run at all.

NBA 2k22 is 45 GB though lol

E: Also the physical copy literally says on the box you need to download more data AND need a microSD card.
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Alot of people tend to forget that most of the memory usage in video games is for audio and graphics.

Base pokemon sword/shield is only 10.5 gb base BotW is 13.4 gb. Meanwhile the entire set of 1+2 ReMix is around 55 GB, and kh3 + dlc is 60ish so I see both sides of the argument
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Idk at the end of the day it just sounds like this is Square Enix cheaping out again.

Don't forget this is the same company that fucked over NA and EU with the FFX|X-2 Remaster by making X-2 a download code rather than actually including it on the cartridge.
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Alakazamtrainer posted...

https://www.ign.com/articles/kingdom-hearts-switch-cloud-storage-capacity

...because they take up to much room on the switch

My take for kh1 its weak maybe 2 it's weak, but 3 it's valid

So B.S. They can work around this.
I get that a 32GB card is expensive, even though we got some for games like witcher 3 and FFX/X-2.
Kingdom of Hearts 3 is 35GB on Xbone. I bet it could be compressed to mid 20s. They could also have an optional texture patch to download for free.

Anyway they can have some of the games on the cart, and the remaining on digital. Even if its the first 2 games remixed on cart and KH3 a required digital download, it can still work. People do have SD cards. They made X-2 a required digital game as well for non asian versions of FFX and X-2 pack.

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Because Square is incompetent. Just saying.

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1.5-2.5 collection is about 53 gigs on my PS4

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AirFresh posted...

1.5-2.5 collection is about 53 gigs on my PS4

Both? shit. They really didn't compress that shit. Do they have a lot of HD Textures and character remodels?

I look at xenoblade 2 on switch and marvel at how awesome it looks and sounds while being a 50-200hr game while being 14GB vs FFX and KH remasters that have some HD Textures and some track remixes. lol.

Hell XB1 definitive edition have most of their tracks remastered with the original intact to toggle and it's only 13GB.

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Arcanine2009 posted...

Both? shit. They really didn't compress that shit. Do they have a lot of HD Textures and character remodels?

I look at xenoblade 2 on switch and marvel at how awesome it looks and sounds while being a 50-200hr game while being 14GB vs FFX and KH remasters that have some HD Textures and some track remixes. lol.

Hell XB1 definitive edition have most of their tracks remastered with the original intact to toggle and it's only 13GB.

It's them combined so probably 25 gig each. Not much HD textures but multi language, orchestrated soundtrack, nok compressed sound and textures etc etc. Great ass port honestly.

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AirFresh posted...

It's them combined so probably 25 gig each. Not much HD textures but multi language, orchestrated soundtrack, nok compressed sound and textures etc etc. Great ass port honestly.

Xenoblade is multi language with orchestrated soundtrack too. Yeah that's the problem, xb is compressed but is still amazing. Nintendo are serious wizards.

and I get that there are drawbacks to compressing like longer load times, but Nintendo are wizards and xb2 loading times weren't bad.
Compressing does take time and resources too, but it's clear that SE wanted to put minimal effort. I hope this backfires a lot

They can always release the games separately digitally and do a physical release later.

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Arcanine2009 posted...

Xenoblade is multi language with orchestrated soundtrack too. Yeah that's the problem, xb is compressed but is still amazing. Nintendo are serious wizards.

and I get that there are drawbacks to compressing like longer load times, but Nintendo are wizards and xb2 loading times weren't bad.
Compressing does take time and resources too, but it's clear that SE wanted to put minimal effort. I hope this backfires a lot

They can always release the games separately digitally and do a physical release later.

Also MS>SE lol

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AirFresh posted...

Also MS>SE lol

what's MS and SE?

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Arcanine2009 posted...

what's MS and SE?

Monolith Soft

Square Enix

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ah

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Nice. I didnt even realize they were coming to Switch and it looks like the third game is going to be there, too.

Now its time for Persona 5, which should have been released like three years ago for Switch.

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I have Divinity Original Sin 2 and XCOM2 + expansions on the switch at the same time...

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