SmokedMeat
Gamer™
64GB of storage would be typical tightwad Nintendo. It really kills them to put a useful amount in.
Nintendo could've went with 12GBs ram as splitting the difference between last gen and current gen.120hz is pretty standard on phones these days so it wouldn't be that surprising that their screen would support it. Doesn't mean there'll be many, or any, games running at 120hz on it. It would open the door for 40fps nicely though.
8GB ram is about what I expected, PS4 to PS5 doubled the ram, Switch to Switch 2 doing the same. If they're targeting $400 it makes sense though 64gb internal is lower than I would have thought.
In a portable form factor with 3-4 hours of battery? Sign me up!So a PS4 with maybe a slightly better CPU and some upsampling sauce. 64GB of storage is fine - Nintendo carts will probably be 64-128GB anyway.
I doubt it. I think Nintendo's long been the second console for many of us, to accompany our primary high-end PS or Xbox console that can play all the big AAA 3rd party games in the best fidelity.Perhaps it won't affect anything, but I think the price increase to $400 is going to hurt Nintendo and actually increase Sony/MS marketshare.
Outdated how? Not outdated compared to what Nintendo currently offersSounds Nintendo Like.
Outdated already day one.
RAM and Memory are cheap…
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Outdated how? Not outdated compared to what Nintendo currently offers. Which is really the only point of comparison that is of any use.
But it's more energy consuming. It doesn't make any sense on a handheld (especially when dropping OLED for 120hz). And there was no latency problems that came from hardware. I personally don't believe in 120hz screen.120Hz screen would be the only good news here as it allows for 30/40/60fps with lower input latency.
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The Steam Deck has 16GB of Ram.
The ROG Ally has 16GB of Ram.
The Lenovo Go has 16GB of Ram.
The next phone i am going to buy in a month from now is rumored to have 16GB of Ram.
For Switch 2 - i am expecting 16GB of Ram.
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Internal storage doesn't matter that much when microSD cards are so cheap.
I'm thinking more for parents and what consoles they buy their kids. If they see a cheaper xbox or playstation (sub $400) I could see them being swayed.I doubt it. I think Nintendo's long been the second console for many of us, to accompany our primary high-end PS or Xbox console that can play all the big AAA 3rd party games in the best fidelity.
The issue also is that SD cards are fairly slow unless Nintendo ponies up for a faster SD card reader. And that ain’t happening.I mean I have a spare 512GB Micro-SD but its still feels really bad to having to buy more SD-cards in 2024/5 (whenever it releases) for a brand new machine.
It'll be 3D, and 60 fps to each eye.120hz??? Nintendo WTF???
My dreamOnly reason to do 120hz is to get 60fps 3D games. Maybe this device will be the Switch 3D. 120hz on such a tiny screen is completely useless for a lot of reasons but 3D.
It takes battery, power, more cpu and gpu requirements for zero visible improvement on a carry device.
So in short, I don’t believe the rumor because 3D seems pretty dead nowadays even though I love it personally, and 120hz is just useless for a gaming handheld
It'll be 3D, and 60 fps to each eye.
Sounds very logical. I guess this will be its gimmick. Nintendo does seems to have a affinity for 3d. Virtual boy, 3ds, even the switch had the labo vr kit. I can really now see Switch 2 with oculus 3 like performance that can double as a vr headset. Nintendos creativity/games would really translate well to 3d. I can imagine a steady flow of vr games with astrobot vr quality.Only reason to do 120hz is to get 60fps 3D games. Maybe this device will be the Switch 3D. 120hz on such a tiny screen is completely useless for a lot of reasons but 3D.
It takes battery, power, more cpu and gpu requirements for zero visible improvement on a carry device.
So in short, I don’t believe the rumor because 3D seems pretty dead nowadays even though I love it personally, and 120hz is just useless for a gaming handheld
Give me OLED or give me death.
I know right? 3D is absolutely fantastic when implemented wellMy dream
but sadly it will never happen, because all the people with depth-retarded eyes ruined the 3DS ("derp my eyes can't even tell the difference when the slider is on", or "I can't find the right position to hold it" -- thanks, we lost the greatest screen innovation in ages now and I have to look at ugly flat screens).
The only 4k you’re getting is upscaled from 1080pNot always, only since Wii era. Prior to that with GameCube and before they were at parity or ahead of the competition. And changing from that approach was out of necessity to survive financially, it wasn't because they stopped liking new technology, or something like that. No one was buying their powerful hardware because of all the other reasons outside of graphical fidelity back in those days that caused those systems to be unattractive to people outside the super hardcore Nintendo fan/ kids.
I'm well aware not to expect amazing graphics, but 4K has been around for a long time at this point, and Nintendo's philosophy is not to ignore trends, it's to wait to adopt them until they can accommodate them in their own products, in a cost-effective way. Nintendo clearly since the Switch generation began has shown some signs of being interested in more state-of-the-art (like the old days) than they have been the last 17 or so years, so I think that trend will continue. Lots of new leadership at the top of Nintendo these days.
I really don't think implementing the possibly of 4K upscaling for some games/apps in TV Mode when battery is not a concern, is out of the realm of possibility. I think it's quite likely to happen.
Not if it can output to tv! Cod and most multiplayer games are at 120hz this would actually be a good thing for those kind of players meaning the switch will get on our games with the current GEN.Only reason to do 120hz is to get 60fps 3D games. Maybe this device will be the Switch 3D. 120hz on such a tiny screen is completely useless for a lot of reasons but 3D.
It takes battery, power, more cpu and gpu requirements for zero visible improvement on a carry device.
So in short, I don’t believe the rumor because 3D seems pretty dead nowadays even though I love it personally, and 120hz is just useless for a gaming handheld
Outdated to the people who thought it'd outdo a Steam
PartiallyDeck and be a handheld PS5.
What are you smoking?
FF7R looks and runs like a PS5 game on Switch 2 devkit. Port took no time I'm told. Could be a launch game, not sure yet.
You are not readyPartially
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Outdoing a Steam Deck for sure
A handheld PS5?
What are you smoking?
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You are not ready
The Switch 2 will have at least Series S Graphics and better upscaling
It’s all about how you utilize the RAM. If the idea is to use it SSD style you can do much more with less RAM. It’ll probably be impossible though because SD cards don’t have a really high speed so I think this rumor to be false, for many reasons, but this is one of them.Damn...
This is a huge problem to Nintendo.
MSI Claw have 16 GB of RAM.
Hopefully, but Nintendo is all about that profit. What I wonder is, how much profit do they make off the Steam Deck? I’m assuming Nintendo will design the architecture and console on the Switch 2 to try to make an admirable profit which is why I think they could hold back with specifications a little. We’ll see.There's no way they don't try and compete at least with the base level Steam Deck, which is $349-399 right now and crushes these leaks for every possible metric (sometimes by a factor of 2, except refresh rate), right?
Valve is only one successful marketing campaign away from the Deck blowing up massively in popularity. Instead of buying a weaker, more expensive Switch 2, one could just buy an old, base model Steam Deck and emulate their entire catalogue at 60-90 fps that also supports all of its controllers.