LA Noire was a hefty game, especially with the DLC, so you're getting a really decent chunk of entertainment for your money. While some contemporary multiformat games have continued the sad Nintendo system tradition of being pared back to fit the platform's technical restrictions (we're looking at you, FIFA 18), LA Noire is a pretty fulsome port of the PS3 and Xbox 360 original, featuring all the original case files and downloadable content.

So what's the deal with the Nintendo Switch version? Is LA Noire on Nintendo Switch the full game? Rockstar has announced that the Switch port will be a 29GB download from Nintendo's eShop, which exceeds the system's built-in storage capacity of about 26GB (that's 32GB minus about 6GB of reserved space for system software).īuying the physical cartridge version of the game only ameliorates the storage situation a bit Rockstar says that 'the game will require a 14GB digital download containing required gameplay data as well as general bug fixes and improvements.' That also means you'd better have a decent Wi-Fi connection and some time available before you plan to start playing even the cartridge version of the game.ĭon't count on buying a cheap, low-speed microSD card for your Switch sleuthing, either Rockstar says the game requires that any Switch SD storage 'must have a read speed of at least 60 MB/sec.Rockstar's decision to bring LA Noire to the Nintendo Switch - as well as PS4 and Xbox One - came out of the blue earlier this year and wasn't an unwelcome one.ĭeveloped by the now-defunct Team Bondi under director Brendan McNamara in his sole collaboration with Rockstar, LA Noire was originally released in 2011 and saw Aaron Staton star as Detective Cole Phelps, a decorated World War II veteran turned cop, as he policed the streets of pre-freeway 1940s Los Angeles.Ī bit of a flawed diamond, LA Noire was famous for its intricate period recreation of LA and its slow-paced, investigative gameplay. Noire to your Switch later this month, you'd better be ready to invest in a microSD card for extra storage space (if you haven't already). Further Reading Footage of Nintendo Switch system menus leaks out to the wild If you're hoping to download Rockstar's L.A.

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