Yeah, VR on an iPhone is already terrible because of only 326ppi, the Switch has a ppi of 236. Then there's the thing where it gets so hot to need active cooling, don't know how comfortable that would be. It's true it is more 3D capable than phones though.
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Nintendo files multiple Nintendo Switch patents (controller, dock, architecture*)
Whatever will i do with my iphone and it's flash storage? All this internet, video streaming, music streaming... it's doomed i guess.
Are you a visitor from the past trying to warn us or something?
What makes PS4 and Xbox one magically not wear their hard disks and why would it be better than SD cards?
First, I think this conversation got off track because the system doesn't need to record all the time, just when you press the button. Maybe it doesn't work exactly like PS4/XB1 and they might do that for battery-life concerns as well.
But anyway, reads are non-destructive, writes eventually rot the storage. When you stream from the internet that bypasses storage entirely. Writing video to storage all the time would produce way more writes than these sorts of mediums expect, basically you'd allocate a temporary buffer on the flash storage and just keep writing over it in a circle. That's terrible for longevity, hard disks on the other hand have orders of magnitude better tolerance to writes so it's not as much of an issue.
brochiller
Member
Found this with regards to the tablet. At least we know microphones should be supported in some way.
Doubtful. Should work with an USB Ethernet adapter though.
BTW, any info about 802.11AC support in those patents? I guess not.
jack_package_200
Banned
This too would be a gamechanger. I hope it does
I think he interpreted the image as being the tablet screen, not the docked Switch.
Get you with the 19 inch TV!
I remember playing 4-player split screen on a portable 8 inch black and white, and loving it!
LordOcidax
Member
I have a security camera that uses a micro sd in the same way that you described, two years (non stop)working, not problem at all....
LegendofLex
Member
My dream is that mobile service providers will let you tether Switch.
Skittzo0413
Member
I'd guess it's simply just a no brainer feature to include in the patent application, rather than any indication that it will have 4g support in the final product. You want to put as many reasonable features as possible in the patent application to get the broadest patent coverage.
Yes, it has wifi. The patent confirms that.
I think this is pretty much a given.
There's VR and there's VR. I've seen plenty of peoole have fun with mobile VR.
Just thinking out loud here, but as it's a one device headset could something be done with the optics to reduce the effect? I mean your eyes are the same size regardless of the device, so does PPI matter as much as total pixels?
There's a couple of factors. If you have software looking to increase storage longevity you'll write the entire space of the card to spread wear out. In the case of Switch other things reside on the card and you can't move them and there will likely be decent fragmentation over time and so you'll want to keep the buffer small to not clobber the available space. Say they reserve a 512MB buffer on a 32GB card, well then your camera gets 64x the life span if it can use the entirety of the card. SD cards are less an issue though, the internal storage can't be replace and that's where you'd have concern over a few years.
Nostremitus
Member
My biggest takeaway from that was the Switch VR Headset...
So instead of actually connecting to our WiFi network when in portable mode, the Switch will communicate with the dock that has wired connection (either Ethernet or LAN adapter) for a more reliable online gameplay?
Am I reading that right? :O
A little disappointed by the lower specs while in portable node.
Now the question is how much of a difference is there?
I just pray that we won't end up with the rumored "play regular Assassin's Creed at home and the mobile game on the go", because that is absolutely not what I want.
It would go against what I see as the entire point of the console if Nintendo allows this.
Now the question is how much of a difference is there?
I just pray that we won't end up with the rumored "play regular Assassin's Creed at home and the mobile game on the go", because that is absolutely not what I want.
It would go against what I see as the entire point of the console if Nintendo allows this.
brochiller
Member
Return of the wrist strap?
Skittzo0413
Member
It could be something like 2x GPU clock speed, which would be ideal for allowing a 720p game on the handheld to render at 1080p on the TV. If the CPU does downclock too that can be a big problem, but I'm not sure that'll happen, even though the patent does say so.
Portugeezer
Member
That's awesome.
That's one way, another is that the Switch will communicate with the dock to ensure the online perdormance stays as consistent as possible between handheld mode and console mode. i think it could mean that going from Ethernet > Wireless is going to be as swift as going from home console > handheld.
If this is true then this furthers my claim that this console is fucking elegant.
Nice!
it would kill the battery to fast imho
What are you talking about?
If the screen is 720p then you don't need as much power and it will save battery life including any heat issues.
The scaling wouldn't be ideal for games that render at 720p, but I could see that maybe happening.
TyMiles2012
Member
There's no way the screen will only be 720p if there will be a cardboard style VR attachment. I've used my iPhone SE on cardboard and the pixels appear clear as day. I'm going to assume 1080p.
That plus I doubt a security camera is writing 720p30 footage constantly.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
So despite the reveal trailer shows the Switch running full fledged games in portable form, we are still having people thinking this bs?
Retromelon
Member
No lie, back in "the day" I used to play melee on a ten inch portable tv with no color, sniff
The struggle
The struggle
that's pretty neat indeed.
Switching between both connections on the fly without needing to mess the settings is a really cool feature
It would certainly be better for VR if it was 1080p...and the additional cost would probably be worth it in that regard..
...but if Nintendo only plan to use it in a handful of games they might just do low end VR with 720p. Bundle a basic plastic VR headset shell with Mario Kart Switch for $69.95...and it would sell pretty damn well even if the resolution is poor.
Chinbo37
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Joeshabadoo
Member
well I look at lots of this and despite still being in the dark in terms of raw horsepower, one can't deny that there is an impressive array of industrial design crammed in to this thing, and rather elegantly
OrbitalBeard
Member
Did you by any chance catch the Switch trailer? Or the Jimmy Fallon demo?
"mobile game on the go" lol
Some of you go out of your way to doom and gloom a bit too much.
Precisely. I think people are missing the point. It's all about options. VR won't be the key function of the console, but if you can offer it cheaply to a niche base that would use it... why the hell not? Same thing with local split-screen multi-player on the Switch's screen. Surely Nintendo knows that's not the most optimal play experience, but given how naturally the device conforms to the situation, why wouldn't they cover that base too? Having these options is awesome!
Edit: it's not like a 1080p screen is totally out of the question anyway. Unlikely? Yes! Impossible? No!
Why? Did VR kill your parents?