So really, all they're giving us is ROM support to play on our DSi's, the other stuff, they're expecting hackers and what not to pick up the slack?
tajio said:So what you are saying is that Supercard DSTwo still rules?
Maikel Steneker said:This might not be biased, but I think everyone who agrees with this has been expecting too much from the CycloDS iEvolution.
It's true that their statements thus far haven't been entirely thruthful, but the main reason for that seems to be the design of the DSi itself. In the end, the CycloDS iEvolution is what people should have expected it to be: the next step in homebrew developement for the DSi.
People who bought a DSi did that because they thought the added possibilities involving cameras, WPA, more RAM etc. would benifit them or benifit game developers so they could make better games. A new flashcart that unlocks all those features is a major step forward, even if it can't run DSi roms.
I don't see SD anywhere there, and they specifically mention roms will not play. No dsiware mentioned either.ManFranceGermany said:good for homebrew, bad for pirates
True dat.
As promised, Team Cyclops are proud to announce a revolutionary feature for their soon to be release iEVO flash cart. Competitor’s devices which support the DSi, currently work only in DSL mode, which means that the unique to DSi features such as camera, improved WiFI, additional RAM, higher clock speed and DSP access are not functional. The iEVO will be the first flash cart in the market to enable this functionality, starting with homebrew applications and later support for commercial ROM’s. There are many potential uses for these features and we’re sure that the Homebrew scene will be delighted to support this functionality.Rydian said:QUOTESloshy said:Um... I might be wrong, but wasn't this exactly what they originally saidNo.
http://www.cyclopsds.com/cgi-bin/cyclods/engine.pl
It says right there that they will have SD access, when it turns out they won't.
It also says they'll run DSi ROMs eventuaklly, but this news post shows they have 0% progress on that (and they don't even have NAND access at all, let alone the ability to run DSiWare).
chechiarts said:now i lol at all the user that were already bashing the dstwo at it seem the cycodsi is a waste of money team TC does it again
No? Their products are good. But if anything, Team CycloDS is the Peter Molyneux of Flashcards. Lots of hype, but very little of the hype is actually true.
QUOTEI think the main problem is not what the cyclo will enable us to do, but that it is far too late and far too expensive. Few people are going to buy a card due to the $50 price tag. Not many developers are going to be interested in coding homebrew for such a small userbase, which is going to shrink even further after the 3DS comes out.
It has never been claimed that the iEVO will have DSiWare ROM support. That was only a hope of a bunch of tempers. But the first USB Loader on the Wii didnt exist since the first day of Wii homebrew. That same can be applied to DSiWare ROM support.Costello said:There are three new features that this card was supposedly going to offer. DSi mode homebrew was the one most openly advertised by the Cyclops Team and they will deliver when it comes to that, except for one little disappointment- the SD card slot cannot be accessed by homebrew.
Well, we'll see about that
And finally, the last of the 3 features we were expecting: DSiware ROM support. Well don't hold your breath because that will probably never come.Costello said:The second of those 3 features was announced officially as "coming later": DSi-enhanced rom support. It's those games that already work on the DS but when played on a DSi those should offer additional features and enhancements. But as it turns out: nobody has got anywhere near being able to run those games in DSi mode on the CycloDS iEvolution. Our inside source tells us that the team is just hoping for hackers to find a way to make it work once the card is released, but they haven't been able to go anywhere near it.
DSi enhanced games suck anyway.
QUOTE(Costello @ Dec 20 2010, 04:45 AM)