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Capcom says it considers Switch 2’s controversial Game Key Card titles as ‘digital sales’ (www.videogameschronicle.com)
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[–] 3 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

As far as I remember, Game Cards are not mask ROM. In other words, they'll eventually lose their data and become e-waste anyhow.

This applies to both "real" Game Cards, and Game Key Cards. It's already been a problem with the OG Switch.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    What does mask ROM mean? Don't wanna look up the wrong term ;)

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    A mask ROM is a kind of read-only memory where the desired data is directly etched into a semiconductor during the same photolithographic process that actually makes a circuit out of a planar sheet of silicon. It's pretty much hard-wired data storage, with an indefinite lifespan.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Even more wonderful then hahaha.

    Hopefully we'll get dumps going one way or another. Last I looked there was some headway made into poking the console on release day but I'm not keeping up with it regular.

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