Richard Kain
CAGiversary!
[quote name='foltzie']$50 more for 24GB more of flash storage is actually fairly competitive compared to other devices.[/QUOTE]
Sadly, this is true. And we have Microsoft and Sony to thank for this second WiiU model. For this entire console cycle Microsoft has been overcharging for in-system memory storage, starting with their legendarily bad decision to launch with a 360 model that did not even have a HDD. Sony at least managed to avoid that faux-pas, but both companies have been releasing different models of their system with progressively bigger built-in storage for the duration of this hardware cycle. Thanks to that, consumers have grown used to this multi-package option approach. And thus we have the basic and deluxe WiiU packages.
Sadly, this is true. And we have Microsoft and Sony to thank for this second WiiU model. For this entire console cycle Microsoft has been overcharging for in-system memory storage, starting with their legendarily bad decision to launch with a 360 model that did not even have a HDD. Sony at least managed to avoid that faux-pas, but both companies have been releasing different models of their system with progressively bigger built-in storage for the duration of this hardware cycle. Thanks to that, consumers have grown used to this multi-package option approach. And thus we have the basic and deluxe WiiU packages.