Datel’s Xbox 360 Memory Card Supports 16GB microSD/SDHC Cards
by Demi Adejuyigbe on May 18, 2009 at 6:01 pm
Xbox 360 piracy is already a problem. (From the view of the developers, anyway) So when Datel announces a memory card for the Xbox 360 with an SDHC/microSD card slot that you can use to backup game saves and “anything else on the Xbox” (up to 16GB worth), you know that they’re not really going to help.
While I definitely think this memory card is a great idea, I feel like it could’ve been done in a much better way. It’s incredibly useful for people that are unlucky enough to suffer multiple RRoDs, s they can back up any game saves and transfer them without Microsoft’s confusing HDD transfer cable. However, I’m gonna go ahead and say that Microsoft is going to try and put a halt to it’s production as soon as possible.
Really.
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14 Comments » |
on May 19, 2009 2:00 am
why would you need to transfer game saves just because you got RRoD?
on May 19, 2009 2:31 am
If you buy a new Xbox.
on May 19, 2009 2:41 am
Why wouldn't you just use the same hard drive?
on May 19, 2009 2:54 am
Not everyone has a hard drive. Sure, everyone should, but not everyone does.
on May 19, 2009 3:10 am
What does that got to do with it? Seems to me you don't know what you're talking about.
on May 19, 2009 3:37 am
Why would you just delete my comment because I proved you wrong?
on May 19, 2009 3:39 am
Oh, now it's back. Nevermind.
on May 19, 2009 5:06 am
I didn't delete any comments. And proved me wrong how? I meant that it's useful if you run into RRoDs often, because you can move your game saves onto your computer. Not everyone uses a hard drive, and some people just use memory cards. Those memory card people can use this to backup their saves.
It also promotes piracy for the same reason. You can move an XBLA game to the SD card, and just upload it to your computer. Theoretically, the piracy community would find a way to allow people to download and play said games.
I'm confused as to what argument you're making. You remember that not ALL Xbox 360s come with hard drives… right?
on May 19, 2009 7:13 am
IntenseDebate is having issues right now. Nobody is deleting comments.
on May 19, 2009 7:30 am
Piracy has always been a hardware seller,it was one of the major forces related to the success of the playstation family throughout this last 3 generations.
But if you as a company allow piracy for a long time,investors and developers could start abandoning you.That's why after two generations of highly Pirateable consoles and an extremely "customizable" handheld,Sony put some high level 128 bit security on PS3.They can't afford to lose all credibility in front of investors.That's why Ubisoft and many others made more money out of PS3 game sales this seventh generation,and that's why microsoft is on the brink of winning the whole war;Software Piracy.
Microsoft can play this game for longer though.
Piracy is a problem for the developers but,better said,for the intermediaries.
If the business model can become one where everything goes from developer to consumer,price goes down,and piracy could become obsolete.
There are still too many hands between the consumer and the creator,most of that hands belong to people who don't give a f*ck about videogames.They just invest in the next movie based franchise for a game, and pollute original creators panorama with seasonal shovelware.
on May 19, 2009 7:40 am
Interesting article,by the way.Makes me wonder why Datel wont get sued. :)
on June 18, 2009 7:33 pm
i bought it. i think it coo to transfer all your stuff like halo1. if i don't need it, i can delete it and i don't need to download again. it's 4,6GB big.
and hey. i buy this in 2GB for the same price as microsofts 512MB. why should i buy the one from microsoft.
on July 7, 2009 9:41 pm
And you must turn in your old drive when getting a replacement through a plan like best buy
on October 26, 2009 2:37 pm
As of the Oct 26th dashboard update, the 3rd party memory cards will cease to work.