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Laura Dale: NX battery 3 hours max on dev kit, dock improves performance, touchscreen
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And the iPad mini is freaking tiny.
Nintendo better get creative and fill every nook and cranny of that thing with extra battery. Because 3 hour max battery life is going to go over very poorly.
clevbrowns94
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Sounds pretty crappy to be honest, but probably not unexpected.
Mixolydian
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Sweet. Now I can look forward to a Mophie-style case that absolutely won't add a ton of bulk and heft.
Blargh.
Blargh.
Sectorseven
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Not if they want to sell you the mobile charging adapter.
Fox Mulder
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Three hours max likely means it's really less than that in actual use and depends on the game. Taking a portable and having it die in like an hour and half due to an intense game is awful.
so much complaining in a single thread!
this is similar to the original 3DS battery life, I don't see why the panic.
I personally don't have much problem, if it needs charging, I'll use one of the many plugs I have around me when I use it, it isn't like I'm going to use it on a forest or something like that.
I really would like to use a portable charger on it, though. that would ease a lot
this is similar to the original 3DS battery life, I don't see why the panic.
I personally don't have much problem, if it needs charging, I'll use one of the many plugs I have around me when I use it, it isn't like I'm going to use it on a forest or something like that.
I really would like to use a portable charger on it, though. that would ease a lot
outunderthestars
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They will buy portable battery packs like everyone on Earth who uses portable devices while traveling does.
Also, I am now getting Anker ads on the bottom of this thread.
I'm surprised people are shocked at battery life.
Isn't it common knowlege that in the portable world one part of technology that has received the least amount of improvement is battery life.
There's a reason fast charging has become a thing.
Were people expecting Nintendo to create new battery technology? Go and game on your state of the art phone and tablet and see how your battery does.
How long did the vita last?
I lol'd. Hope they use this quote for the marketing material.
3h can be ok-ish, if
a) it's guaranteed time regardless of the game, screen brightness, controller use etc.
b) it has effective "sleep" mode.
As for dock: cheap and effective idea would be to use it as dedicated cooling unit, allowing console to draw more power from the main and dissipate heat more effectively.
BTW, what about the controller(s) battery life? Do they use batteries or do they charge from the console?
a) it's guaranteed time regardless of the game, screen brightness, controller use etc.
b) it has effective "sleep" mode.
As for dock: cheap and effective idea would be to use it as dedicated cooling unit, allowing console to draw more power from the main and dissipate heat more effectively.
BTW, what about the controller(s) battery life? Do they use batteries or do they charge from the console?
Xaero Gravity
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I don't see myself leaving the house with it anyway, but that's still some shit battery life.
broncobuster
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I don't fully understand the PS4 Pro checkerboard upscaling, but couldn't they handle some of that in the dock? Presumably the tablet is 720p max, so on TV you'll expect 1080p. We'll see.
andrerobot
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You are using the wrong benchmark. When running GFXBench, the battery lasts less than 4 hours.
Edit: and the FPS it gets is 25% lower than the Shield tablet.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
I was prepared for the worst case of it matching the 3DS battery life. HOW DO YOU GST WORSE THAN THE WORST CASE SCENARIO?!
Also doesn't sound good that the dock have better performance than portable mode. Uncompromised console gaming on the go is the selling point. If games end up running worse in portable mode that's bad.
Also doesn't sound good that the dock have better performance than portable mode. Uncompromised console gaming on the go is the selling point. If games end up running worse in portable mode that's bad.
Schnozberry
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I was figuring 3-4 hours of heavy gaming, based on what other tablets get. Hell, my iPhone 6S chews through a frightening amount of battery playing games for any length of time, and it's nowhere near as powerful as an X1 GPU.
Yeah 3 hours is what I was expecting.
A 6 inch 720p screen isn't going to last long now matter how to slice it. That's a big reason why I was hoping for a ~5 inch 540p screen instead.
I really hope they improve things, but yeah not a whole lot you can do there without increasing the weight and size with a much larger battery.
I will be totally pissed if there is no charging solution outside of docking it though.
A 6 inch 720p screen isn't going to last long now matter how to slice it. That's a big reason why I was hoping for a ~5 inch 540p screen instead.
I really hope they improve things, but yeah not a whole lot you can do there without increasing the weight and size with a much larger battery.
I will be totally pissed if there is no charging solution outside of docking it though.
pawelranger
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dudes remember the dev kits uses an overclocked Tegra 1 chip, and the final product will use a customizable Tegra chip from Nvidia than I'm pretty sure it will optimize the battery life, but dont expect much, probably same battery life as the 3ds.
ProtomanNeo
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3-5 isn't bad as,
A.) I foresee being nearing plugs
B.) I'm sure if this thing becomes a hit juice packs will be available immediately
A.) I foresee being nearing plugs
B.) I'm sure if this thing becomes a hit juice packs will be available immediately
3 hours would be fine for me, but something closer to 5 would be the sweet-spot for most people I imagine.
It's an Ubisoft source, so presumably talking about what they see on dev kits.
It's possible dev kits are some up-specced X1 gubbins, and the final hardware will be X2, or closer to it, but we're getting a bit late in the day for that.
It's an Ubisoft source, so presumably talking about what they see on dev kits.
It's possible dev kits are some up-specced X1 gubbins, and the final hardware will be X2, or closer to it, but we're getting a bit late in the day for that.
What are you talking about?
What do you go with the 3DS? That, too, doesn't last 6 hours.
Why? Most Japanese commuters aren't commuting for 3+ hours. You aren't going to play it at work, and you are probably going to play it a lot at home.
Hydrargyrus
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I would bet for a downclocked version while portable, in orther to save battery and a full speed while docked, once the power is not a problem
So you do not have a 3DS or a Vita I guess.
Give me a pokedex themed power bank and I'd buy it at a high price
Jawbreaker
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Well I guess this answers my question:
Additional hardware it is
3 hours battery life is likely taken from a devkit, which may not have final battery configuration and certainly will not be optimised towards portable use (devs aren't going to be taking this thing out on the go...)
Besides, if the retail unit can even push to 4-5 hours then thats pretty great imo. My smartphone can barely hit 5 hours of solid gaming. Not really sure what people expect from a big screen and actively cooled hardware....
It doesn't say anything about additional hardware.
But what if it IS 3hours zelda? Real 3 hours
Kids play at parks and cafe.
thecouncil
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lol. what are you talking about?
utterly fails at both? ...how?
might as well not make it portable? ...why?
broncobuster
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In theory Nintendo could release thicker Joy Cons with expansion batteries. That's how the Nvidia Shield Portable manages to get good life.
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