At this stage? I’m just assuming that, unless it’s from Nintendo, it’s probably a key card.
The Nintendo Thread of Jumping, Slashing, and Home Decorating
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I was going to get my brother a PS5 Pro for Christmas but learned the thing doesn't come with a disc drive and buying one would up the cost to over £900, Steam Machine costs over a thousand quid, Steam Decks cost £700 plus and suddenly £400 - 450 Switch 2 looks like a bargain.
He caught me playing RE4 on Switch 2 said it looks great (I actually own and play it on Xbox Series X these past few years) and changed my mind, paying for a resolution bump seems pointless, I'm sure he'll be happy with his PS5 for a few more years.
Maybe I'll get him Legend of Zelda Switch 2 40th since he often replays OOT.
He caught me playing RE4 on Switch 2 said it looks great (I actually own and play it on Xbox Series X these past few years) and changed my mind, paying for a resolution bump seems pointless, I'm sure he'll be happy with his PS5 for a few more years.
Maybe I'll get him Legend of Zelda Switch 2 40th since he often replays OOT.
I really hate the keycard games as a concept. It is just a matter of time before it is worthless plastic waste. I am grateful that they at least label them clearly.
Good luck in finding that console. The console and controller have been sold out for months now, and new pre-orders don't seem to be happening.
Yeah, I am going to try to get a controller at Best Buy at their launch event, because I too decided not to feed the scalpers.
Well I suppose a standard Nintendo Switch 2 and copy of the game won't go amiss. Of course, I'll brand his.
That is what I did for my kids. Not the branding, but I got them a Switch 2 and a copy of the game for Christmas as well as a few other games and controllers.
How does he have the game early! Get him!
I picked up one of these at Ross yesterday for $24.99.
The glow in the dark feature looks like it will be a hit with the kids. Here is what that looks like:
Now I just need to get that Zelda Pro controller and I will have four controllers for the Switch 2 when the girls open them up at Christmas!
The glow in the dark feature looks like it will be a hit with the kids. Here is what that looks like:
Now I just need to get that Zelda Pro controller and I will have four controllers for the Switch 2 when the girls open them up at Christmas!
Rumour: Samsung's New Chip Process Kicks Off 'Nintendo Switch 2 Lite' Speculation
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There's a very valid comment in the comments section: Pokemon Wind and Waves is coming next year so... Lite?
I can't say that I like the idea of a Switch 2 lite. I mean the whole purpose is to have a cheaper handheld only version. Does it really matter if it is $400 instead of $500 for a full Switch 2? You would have to make it $299.99 for it to even have a chance.
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I feel like even if the new chip was out now, there still wouldn't be enough turn around time to put out a Switch 2 Lite to get a special edition with Winds and Waves.
....MAYBE for Gen XI. Depending on...a host of factors. We'll probably get a special edition Switch 2 for Winds and Waves, but I wouldn't count on it being a "lite" model.
And, I hate to say this, are we sure using a brand new chip would actually make a Switch 2 Lite CHEAPER? Using OLDER-style chips that aren't as in as high of demand might make for a cheaper console rather than a slimmer, brand-new chip that all the big tech companies might want. But, I really don't know what I'm talking about, there.
....MAYBE for Gen XI. Depending on...a host of factors. We'll probably get a special edition Switch 2 for Winds and Waves, but I wouldn't count on it being a "lite" model.
And, I hate to say this, are we sure using a brand new chip would actually make a Switch 2 Lite CHEAPER? Using OLDER-style chips that aren't as in as high of demand might make for a cheaper console rather than a slimmer, brand-new chip that all the big tech companies might want. But, I really don't know what I'm talking about, there.
I had to google what Winds and Waves was. I didn't know that they had announced a new Pokemon game. Maybe the new processor will be on the Switch 2 Pro, with an OLED screen and a replaceable battery!
I once asked about Lite when Switch 2 launched and people said if Nintendo want to do a Lite and a Pro, then they'd go with a new node, apparently Switch 2 uses a 8nm node and because of this, battery and heat, it's underclocked 'as is'. Some complained it's allocated two of it's eight cores and three GB of RAM to Gamechat and system operations and only has six cores and nine GB of RAM dedicated to games, also that it has lower memory bandwwidth then PS4 meaning foliage, shadows and lighting would suffer in games and after seeing some comparisons of Final Fantasy, Tomb Raider, Resident Evil and so on, that does seem to be the case.
It was suggested then Nintendo and it's partners 'might' be working on a 3, 4 or 5nm node and use 'Samsungs RAM', increase it to 16GB - like Steamdeck and have a Lite that can do Switch 2 docked in portable mode there, and a 'Pro' model offering better resolutions and framerates for more serious gamers there.
However, these past few months, there's been all this talk of a tech crisis, apparently data centres are buying up all the RAM they can and because of this, Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft have increased their consoles prices due to rising costs so people scoff at the idea of Nintendo making new games consoles this decade. Theres some who dismiss a Switch 2 Oled because of VRR or something.
Also it's said making any new chip would mean Nintendo would have to sell twenty million consoles to make hundreds of millions they'd spend to make it and last I heard, Nintendo actually cut production.
I got this schoold on this on reddit and various Youtube vids comment sections when I asked about a Lite model.
The superior Sharp made screen was another rumour only a few months ago, now there's this one so maybe we will see a Lite though it seems unlikely.
However, back on planet earth, I want to give Donkey Kong Bananza a go, I wondered where that 3D Mario game was but it seems Donkey Kongs been the 3D platformer for this system!
It was suggested then Nintendo and it's partners 'might' be working on a 3, 4 or 5nm node and use 'Samsungs RAM', increase it to 16GB - like Steamdeck and have a Lite that can do Switch 2 docked in portable mode there, and a 'Pro' model offering better resolutions and framerates for more serious gamers there.
However, these past few months, there's been all this talk of a tech crisis, apparently data centres are buying up all the RAM they can and because of this, Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft have increased their consoles prices due to rising costs so people scoff at the idea of Nintendo making new games consoles this decade. Theres some who dismiss a Switch 2 Oled because of VRR or something.
Also it's said making any new chip would mean Nintendo would have to sell twenty million consoles to make hundreds of millions they'd spend to make it and last I heard, Nintendo actually cut production.
I got this schoold on this on reddit and various Youtube vids comment sections when I asked about a Lite model.
The superior Sharp made screen was another rumour only a few months ago, now there's this one so maybe we will see a Lite though it seems unlikely.
However, back on planet earth, I want to give Donkey Kong Bananza a go, I wondered where that 3D Mario game was but it seems Donkey Kongs been the 3D platformer for this system!
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I really don’t put much stock in many rumors about new models until Nintendo actually announces something. Hell, people were rumor-mongering a “Switch Pro” practically since the console launched in 2017. I view this more in line with NVidia’s “Mariko” refresh of the TegraX1- an improved manufacturing node allowing for better power efficiency and some minor security refinements.
I think any performance improvements will be meager (18% really isn’t much, if it can achieve that), maybe slightly better frame times (akin to the “performance uplift” seen in the refreshed Switch 1 consoles). The big gains will be in efficiency and size, which would allow better battery performance and maybe less thermal pressure on the chips.
I don’t doubt Nintendo is exploring a “Switch 2 Lite”…but it remains to be seen how the market conditions will play out. It will NOT cost $300, not for the next few years due to component shortages. And I’ll always be skeptical of “Pro” talk: The original Switch showed that Nintendo does NOT need to compete directly with the big players in terms of power. For being as “under powered” as it was…it definitely punched above its weight, as seen with the Doom games and Ace Combat. And getting a “Pro” console would push the price point against premium devices like the ROG Ally or Steam Deck or PS5. And going against either of the existing mainstream consoles, the Switch 2 is still going to lag behind in raw power. ”Serious gamers” are already on Xbox Series X or PS5 Pro or gaming computers. The Switch 2, for how capable it is, will still lag behind those devices in raw power.
I think any performance improvements will be meager (18% really isn’t much, if it can achieve that), maybe slightly better frame times (akin to the “performance uplift” seen in the refreshed Switch 1 consoles). The big gains will be in efficiency and size, which would allow better battery performance and maybe less thermal pressure on the chips.
I don’t doubt Nintendo is exploring a “Switch 2 Lite”…but it remains to be seen how the market conditions will play out. It will NOT cost $300, not for the next few years due to component shortages. And I’ll always be skeptical of “Pro” talk: The original Switch showed that Nintendo does NOT need to compete directly with the big players in terms of power. For being as “under powered” as it was…it definitely punched above its weight, as seen with the Doom games and Ace Combat. And getting a “Pro” console would push the price point against premium devices like the ROG Ally or Steam Deck or PS5. And going against either of the existing mainstream consoles, the Switch 2 is still going to lag behind in raw power. ”Serious gamers” are already on Xbox Series X or PS5 Pro or gaming computers. The Switch 2, for how capable it is, will still lag behind those devices in raw power.
At this point, Nintendo has no competition. The entire industry is imploding around them, and they're the only remotely affordable hardware on the market anymore. Nobody cares about what AAA games just came out, or will come out soon, because nobody except Nintendo and indies have released anything worth playing in over a decade, and that was before they replaced all their programmers, artists, and designers with AI. Something that, again, only Nintendo and the indies are committed to not doing. All that extra "raw power" is capable of is letting programmers slack off on optimization at this point, something that will only become more necessary as all the code gets replaced by AI-generated garbage that doesn't even work.
Almost every generation of the console wars has been won by forfeit. And it looks like Nintendo might end up winning so hard by forfeit this time around that they're the only company that even survives.
Almost every generation of the console wars has been won by forfeit. And it looks like Nintendo might end up winning so hard by forfeit this time around that they're the only company that even survives.
Speaking of Indies:
Makes me nostalgic for Net Yaroze, in UK we got some of their 'free' games on demo discs with Playstation magazines.
Makes me nostalgic for Net Yaroze, in UK we got some of their 'free' games on demo discs with Playstation magazines.
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