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TouchSense, a haptic technology, will be implemented in the Switch's touchscreen
- Thread starter Jonneh3003
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Nerds could finally touch a boob for once ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Skittzo0413
Member
There are a lot of neat control features packed into this little console.
However a part of me wonders if the cost would have been better spent on upping the power of the system?
Not very tech savvy so can't really speculate much on what they could have done.
Having said this, I'm also saving up for a fairly capable gaming PC (one day) - so power doesn't matter to me so much for this.
It's unclear if it could even be possible to up the power of the system in the form factor they've chosen. The Shield TV even apparently throttles to the clock speeds Nintendo has chosen, so it's very possible that this is literally as powerful as a device this size could possibly be in early 2017.
Senran Kagura on Switch with haptic feedback and HD rumbles.
Mind = blown
Oh. I'd be down with that. ...don't tell my wife. Heh, heh.
I don't see a way to think anything different since it says touch-based gaming controls
1 2 Switch?
Yep. I'm expected a few directs too.No time. Conference was fast to begin with. They're going to blitz out info like crazy over the coming weeks.
A new direct next week made that obvious.
Dark Cloud
Member
This thing is is definitely worth $300 with all this tech. Shit it almost sounds like it should cost more money lol.
Like someone said I expect more Directs and info leading up to the launch.
Like someone said I expect more Directs and info leading up to the launch.
CTRL+F "screen". ?
Immersion's TouchSense software will help developers provide immersive touch-based gaming controls to players around the world.
You think by "touch-based" they mean rumble or motion controls? 🤔
AquaWateria
Member
Brah this little hardware is packed with a lot of stuff.
Like damn.
Like damn.
I don't see a touchscreen reference, are we sure this isn't just the HD Rumble? Lots of talk about haptics, which also covers what we see with that marble game or the ice cube demonstration.
mugurumakensei
Member
1 2 Switch?
That's motion control and IR so not touch-based.
There are a lot of neat control features packed into this little console.
However a part of me wonders if the cost would have been better spent on upping the power of the system?
Not very tech savvy so can't really speculate much on what they could have done.
Having said this, I'm also saving up for a fairly capable gaming PC (one day) - so power doesn't matter to me so much for this.
The issue with upping the power for this kind of device is battery life. We are already at 2.5-6.5 hours which realistically will be near 3-3.5 at best for most big 3D games.
CTRL+F "screen". ?
When I think of touch I think on something like a screen not a motion control.
Night Angel
Member
I hope it was cheap.
The damn thing has controllers and is designed to be played as a console or a handheld. Devs can't take advantage of this feature for any game fit for console play, which will be most games.
The damn thing has controllers and is designed to be played as a console or a handheld. Devs can't take advantage of this feature for any game fit for console play, which will be most games.
so, in pokemon stars, when you feed and pet your pokemon you can feel them.
there are two kinds of people lol
Need Bayonetta 2 "Do you want to touch me?"
there are two kinds of people lol
CTRL+F "screen". ?
But they talk about touch based gaming, the joycons do not have touch based controls, so I still think it's about the screen.
Vital Tundra
Member
300 dollar price is making more sense. That's crazy though.
I don't know about this tech in particular but Apple uses some of this for their phones and watches. Gives you a "right click" sort of functionality for their UI.Is there anything that currently uses this tech for reference?
Nintendo priced it $50 too much and should have included 1 2 Switch. But the blame is to put on the gamers who can't see we are about to have a phenomenal new video game system.That thing is filled with magical tricks and nobody gives a shit, good job Nintendo.
Love not hate, applied to video games. What's wrong with the world?
I don't see a touchscreen reference, are we sure this isn't just the HD Rumble? Lots of talk about haptics, which also covers what we see with that marble game or the ice cube demonstration.
What does "touch-based controls" suggest to you? Touchsense is specifically a touchscreen technology.
You think by "touch-based" they mean rumble or motion controls? 🤔
That's motion control and IR so not touch-based.
When I think of touch I think on something like a screen not a motion control.
But they talk about touch based gaming, the joycons do not have touch based controls, so I still think it's about the screen.
Immersions TouchSense® technology enables these connections by extending the power of touch to the digital world. With haptics, users are able to feel the buttons on a mobile screen. Gamers feel the G-forces applied to a car around an S curve. And movie watchers feel the percussion of an explosion.
TouchSense is the haptic feedback, not the touch screen itself.
Skittzo0413
Member
Yes, but what Immersion provides is what's behind the HD rumble, the advanced haptic feedback. I don't think this has to do with the touch screen. I think it's just a confusion because of the "touch" aspect.
Yeah I think this might need a bit more clarification. Touch does indeed indicate that they are talking about a touch screen but that's not explicitly stated in the PR. It would explain why the touch screen was not discussed (saving that for an introduction to this tech) but it's certainly too early to be convinced either way here.
Why didn't they talk about this
this explains the price so much more
loool
I hope this will happen:
No time. Conference was fast to begin with. They're going to blitz out info like crazy over the coming weeks.
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Are we sure it's not the tech powering the HD rumble?
Nintendo barely mentioned that the system has a touch screen at all
The HD rumble is in the joycons, so no.
They really did not cheap out on the technology of this thing.
You know how when you're on say, an android phone and typing, the phone gives you these incredibly subtle, pinpointed vibrations to the keys you touch that makes it feel like what you're pressing isn't just a flat screen but something more solid?
That's haptic feedback. The touch screen simulates the feeling of actually pushing something.
Can someone explain to me what this does? How does it work?
You know how when you're on say, an android phone and typing, the phone gives you these incredibly subtle, pinpointed vibrations to the keys you touch that makes it feel like what you're pressing isn't just a flat screen but something more solid?
That's haptic feedback. The touch screen simulates the feeling of actually pushing something.
But how could they offer this kind of touch tech for their games when there are problems playing them on the TV with traditional touch already? You can't emulate something like this with buttons.
Maybe some games will only be playable in certain modes?
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
The HD rumble is in the joycons, so no.
This could be a particular touch screen display controller custom designed to drive the enhanced haptic feedback in the console and/or in the Joy-Con's.
It does mention touch-based games. You might be right though.CTRL+F "screen". ?
Jonneh3003
Banned
It is reasonable to doubt this until we hear it from Nintendo
team misunderstanding for me. could just mean touch based gaming referring to the haptics in the joycons ala 1 2 switch guess the balls game. would be cool tho we'll see.
No, the press release specifically mentions touch controls.
Fuck me, people really go out of their way to be pessimistic.
TouchSense is the haptic feedback, not the touch screen itself.
Immersion's TouchSense software will help developers provide immersive touch-based gaming controls to players around the world.
I still think they are talking about the screen, the joycons are not touch-based.
SpookyBlackFish
Member
That thing is filled with magical tricks and nobody gives a shit, good job Nintendo.
Weird right? At least if true.
This looks like some "tip of the iceberg" conference in hindsight. Funny. If I barely had games to show why wouldn't I at least walk out guns blazing with those nifty tricks to create desire for the hardware itself and give some ideas why I'm charging 329 for it? Holy cow, market this hardware, Nintendo! This is not a bad product at all for what it really is, no matter how much reactionary bs is spilled in the forums!
Damn, there is a shitload of work to do in hopefully much more informative Nintendo Directs in the next couple weeks. In some cases, the presentation brought up more questions than answers.
But how could they offer this kind of touch tech for their games when there are problems playing them on the TV with traditional touch already? You can't emulate something like this with buttons.
maybe you'll point with your joycon on your tv and the hd rumble will try to simulate touchsense as good as possible?
Azure Dream
Member
Fucking finally. I've been waiting for haptic touch screens on consumer devices.
This is a great addition to the Switch.
This is a great addition to the Switch.
Dark Cloud
Member
It's hilarious how we can't decide exactly what they mean. It's like Nintendo. You just don't know until they decide to finally speak on it. Lol
Skittzo0413
Member
Guys I'm pretty sure this would just be using the HD rumble of the Joycons while using the touchscreen. You'd probably get something like how the MacBook trackpad works. I doubt the main unit has it's own actuator for space/cost reasons.
Didn't the patent application specify that the screen portion had its own rumble actuators?