Is there any known reason why some games take longer to save?

Question

I've noticed that X&Y save very quickly, with the exception of when Game Sync is used, whereas HGSS/DPPt seem to save very slowly, in addition to HGSS will sometimes say "saving a lot of data..." as opposed to just "saving...".

I've tried the DS games on both my DS and 3DS and they take about the same time to save; is there any known reason for this? I just want to make my game save faster...

If there isn't a known reason, I'll hide this.

Comments

There is a pretty simple and obvious reason, the technology is alot more advanced now than it was 3-4 years ago.

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Eh, I thought it was probably that, but I just wanted to know if there was any other reason. I thought that with the amount of content that X&Y had, the save time would be similar.

Answer 1

It's because the hardware of the game cartridge isn't as advanced for HGSSDPPPT as it is for XY. This is also why BWBW2 saves way faster than the Gen IV Games.

Comments

"saving a lot of data" comes up instead of "saving" whenever you catch a new pokemon or use the pc to switch pokemon.  i figure it's more of they came up with a more efficient method of storing the data than a hardware advance for why the newer games save faster.