Game Storage, Connectivity &PSU - Understanding hardware technologies for game platforms
Game Storage:
What is it?
Propriety - A file format of a games company that has data which is ordered and stored according to a specific encoding- scheme. It is designed by the company to be a secret so decoding and interpretation of this stored data is only easily fulfilled with particular hardware or software that the company has created and designed itself. The specification of the data encoding format is not shown to anyone else and has non-disclosure agreements. Good for anti piracy as it's so hard to get to.
Standard - An open source format by nature and requires no specific knowledge or decoding to work. Examples may include: Hard Drives, SD Cards and Flash Drives.
| Types | Blu-ray | Hard Drive | SSD | Nintendo Cartridge |
| What uses which? | Consoles (Xbox One ans PS4), PCs, TVs | Consoles and PCs | Consoles and PCs | The NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) a console |
| Differences | Disk | Can be external or internal | Internal | A cartridge used to store games |
Connectivity:
Different types of connectivity:
Stand alone, Controller ports, LAN (Local Area Network), Internet access including Wired (Ethernet Port) and WIFI and Bluetooth.
What connecivity do the following have?
PC - Controller ports (USB), LAN, Internet access (WIFI and Wired), Bluetooth
Xbox One - Controller ports (to charge by USB), LAN, Internet access (Ethernet and WIFI)
PS4 - Controller ports (to charge by USB), LAN, Internet access (Ethernet and WIFI)
3DS - Internet access (WIFI)
PSU:
What is it?
Power Supply Unit, an internal hardware component that supplies parts in a computer games console or any other hardware with power.
Do the following have internal or external PSUs?
PC - Internal
Xbox One - External (Internal for the One S)
PS4 - Internal
Nintendo 3DS - External (AC adapter)
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