| Feature | XCI (Cartridge) | Standard NSP | (Best) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Download Size | 10 GB | 10 GB | 5.5 GB (Compressed) | | DLC Included | Rarely | Sometimes | Always | | Corruption Protection | None (ZIP) | None (ZIP) | Recovery Records | | Emulator Load Time | Slow (Mounting) | Fast (Installed) | Fastest | | Update Merging | Requires extra steps | Easy | Pre-merged |
Nothing is worse than downloading a 10 GB game for 6 hours only to find a corrupted byte at the end. Standard ZIP files fail entirely. RAR archives often include . pokemon scarlet nspdlcrar better