saintjules
Member
Wasn't it always an LCD screen with just a OLED version coming late in the cycle? Little weird saying it's reverting back to LCD.
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VGC: Nintendo Next Console releasing next year, details leaked
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Details:
At least Over 100GB of internal memory
Holy shit, Nintendo isn’t fucking around!
This is almost on par with an Xbox 360 Elite.
REDRZA MWS
Member
which is exactly why they should release a more powerful home version of their next console, but they wont. Id love to buy a Nintendo home console again, but ive been done with them since the Wii.
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AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
12% of all Switches is not a lot. That's including everyone who upgraded. OLED is still absolutely a premium across the board.
Much like the power argument, it doesn't matter, if Switch 2 launches with the next 3D Mario or Mario Kart or whatever people will buy it even if the screen is made of rice paper.
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Deerock71
Member
Same here. And I buy physical whenever possible.
existensmaximum
Member
Yeah, the image quality right now is astoundingly bad for the games that don't render at native 1080p at least. Lots of shimmering and flickering, it's really hard on the eyes.
Tarin02543
Member
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
-7” 720p LCD screen
-128gb or 256gb SSD SKUs to choose from
-Significantly more powerful than Switch but not as powerful as Steam Deck, but it’s hard to compare because everything is custom, and Steam Deck uses a lot of resources for the backend and OS
-fancy new gimmick with the new Joy Con
-More smartphone integration with system manipulation, being able to download or change system settings from smartphone without needing a controller
-Able to control certain games with setting smartphones as input devices
-All of NSO + Expansion Pack carries over from Nintendo Account, and Nintendo continues adding to system libraries
-Upscales video content to 4K
-New dock has more capabilities than just plugging in USBs and routing power and video out and in
-Runs games docked in 1080p, 1440p or upscaled 4K depending on the game
-Plays most Switch games, Nintendo updating certain titles to take advantage of added horsepower and higher resolution
-Existing Joy Con and Pro controllers only work with backward-compatible titles
-$399, and like OG Switch, no pack-in games or controllers outside of Joy Con and grip. To keep MSRP down.
-Similar battery life to OG Switch, a low as 2 hours depending on the title being played
-Customizable optional faceplates using Nintendo IP
-Launch window titles include Donkey Kong reboot, Mario Party, Xenoblade, Metroid and Star Fox
-128gb or 256gb SSD SKUs to choose from
-Significantly more powerful than Switch but not as powerful as Steam Deck, but it’s hard to compare because everything is custom, and Steam Deck uses a lot of resources for the backend and OS
-fancy new gimmick with the new Joy Con
-More smartphone integration with system manipulation, being able to download or change system settings from smartphone without needing a controller
-Able to control certain games with setting smartphones as input devices
-All of NSO + Expansion Pack carries over from Nintendo Account, and Nintendo continues adding to system libraries
-Upscales video content to 4K
-New dock has more capabilities than just plugging in USBs and routing power and video out and in
-Runs games docked in 1080p, 1440p or upscaled 4K depending on the game
-Plays most Switch games, Nintendo updating certain titles to take advantage of added horsepower and higher resolution
-Existing Joy Con and Pro controllers only work with backward-compatible titles
-$399, and like OG Switch, no pack-in games or controllers outside of Joy Con and grip. To keep MSRP down.
-Similar battery life to OG Switch, a low as 2 hours depending on the title being played
-Customizable optional faceplates using Nintendo IP
-Launch window titles include Donkey Kong reboot, Mario Party, Xenoblade, Metroid and Star Fox
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Hardensoul
Member
Could it be that Switch 2 already completed, hence no new development?
Hardensoul
Member
That’s what I’ve been saying! They aren’t going to announce this year and undercut their marketing and sales for this Holiday!
RoadHazard
Gold Member
LCD again would be so disappointing after the Switch OLED (and just in general in 2024). I get wanting to keep costs down, but release a more expensive OLED model together with the LCD kids model then.
Stafford
Member
That's good then. But honestly, can't really blame people for being like that. After all we went from a WiiU to Switch. I do understand it. It would be such a Nintendo thing to just come with something very underwhelming again.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Trogdor1123
Gold Member
For the lcd vs oled discussion I’m betting Nintendo does lcd and the does a oled later. They did that this gen and probably have the data that folks that bought the lcd then double dipped. It’s Nintendo folks…
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Haha no. It's gonna be more like the base Xbox One, maybe in-between it and the base PS4. More powerful than the PS4 would be a huge surprise. But it will have support for DLSS to help the image quality out.
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
People really fretting over memory, specs and screens when the most important question is form factor.
The Switch is just not comfortable to hold for an adult male. Hands aren't shaped like that. Can't believe they never realeased ProCons that were basically a pro controller split in half when third parties were doing it. I'd gladly pay to upgrade if they were sold separately.
The Switch is just not comfortable to hold for an adult male. Hands aren't shaped like that. Can't believe they never realeased ProCons that were basically a pro controller split in half when third parties were doing it. I'd gladly pay to upgrade if they were sold separately.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
What do you mean "always"? They've done that once, with the Switch, which was released in 2017. Even back then OLED was standard for mobile devices, now even cheapo phones have them.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I doubt it will even surpass the Steam Deck. In between the XB1 and PS4, optimistically.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Maybe they are cutting the quality everywhere else, in order to spend the big budget on the best SoC and RAM in the business that money can buy.
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
Correct. Really the only point of the revision was to upgrade to OLED, hence why they went w that for the name.
Otherwise it’s all just minor cosmetic updates.
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Dr. Wilkinson
Member
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
The Casio F91W has a cutting edge SOC they could repurpose.
Trogdor1123
Gold Member
Buggy Loop
Member
LCD in TWENTY TWENTY-FOUR?
Fuck off Nintendo. Probably the gen where I simply drop consoles all together.
Fuck off Nintendo. Probably the gen where I simply drop consoles all together.
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Hudo
Member
You jest but I'd take a Casio F91W over an Apple Watch any day.
Chittagong
Gold Member
Nothing is confirmed yet but everybody is disappointed already. Sounds like it’s real and will sell gang busters
Thaedolus
Gold Member
I so infrequently use my Switch in handheld mode I just don’t care about the screen tech tbh. OLED would be nice, but what would really be nice is if it can do native 4K HDR out to my 65” C1 and be fully backwards compatible. I kinda doubt this will happen but if we somehow got OG Switch games running at higher res plus 60FPS, that’s all I’d need famalam.
Knowing Nintendo, though, we’re just as likely to get a butt plug form factor with haptics that make you think you’re seeing 4K
Knowing Nintendo, though, we’re just as likely to get a butt plug form factor with haptics that make you think you’re seeing 4K
cinnamonandgravy
Member
go on and whisper it to me... DLSS
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
LOL! Come on guys. I mean it's possible. But when I say best, I mean best considering the footprint and size of the device. Basically it could be as powerful as the ROG Ally.
Switch 2:
- 16 GBs of RAM,
- 128 GBs of Storage
- 2 "real" TFs
64bitmodels
Reverse groomer.
if they're not going to substantially upgrade the hardware why bother with a sequel console? doesn't seem like it will have any gimmick over the Switch.
Miyazaki’s Slave
Gold Member
I would pay an additional 100 to 150 bucks for a quality high refresh OLED screen. They can have the normal LCD version, but a more expensive option for those that want to pay for it would be nice.
VideoGameEnjoyer
Member
Backwards compatibility is a sure thing, right? They would be insane to not let people bring over their Switch collections.
BC and a bit more power and it's a slam dunk. No need to overthink this one, so I'm sure Nintendo did.
BC and a bit more power and it's a slam dunk. No need to overthink this one, so I'm sure Nintendo did.
Deerock71
Member
mystech
Member
Keep in mind this is the first console launch (and development) overseen by Mr. Furakawa. That adds another wild card to the mix along with Nintendos history of adding gimmicks.
It will be very interesting to see where they position this price wise. Especially with the PS5 rumored to drop down to $399 with the slim model. With larger sized games, Nintendo would be smart to have multiple SKUs. I would love to see:
Base Model - $299: 6.5” LCD screen / 256gb Storage
Pro Model - $399: 7” OLED screen / 512gb Storage
They also need to keep SD expansion and add external SSD support via dock.
It will be very interesting to see where they position this price wise. Especially with the PS5 rumored to drop down to $399 with the slim model. With larger sized games, Nintendo would be smart to have multiple SKUs. I would love to see:
Base Model - $299: 6.5” LCD screen / 256gb Storage
Pro Model - $399: 7” OLED screen / 512gb Storage
They also need to keep SD expansion and add external SSD support via dock.
hinch7
Member
When you're shipping millions of units every dollar counts. That and OLEDs screens are also harder to source with fewer manufacterers that can keep up with demand, and have less yeilds for mass production.
Nintendo can also save that later for refresh/premium model after a few years, for another iteration.
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Woopah
Member
Given hw the OLED is selling at $349, I think the base Switch 2 will cost $399 minimum. Probably more for a premium model.
daclynk
Member
isnt Sony project Q also LCD. why arent you complaning about it. ohh and the Steam Deck is also LCD right.
Shifty1897
Member
But is it backwards compatible with Switch games? It's literally the difference between Day One and sometime in 2026 once I complete my backlog.
AMD's mobile SoC's have difficulty matching PS4 GPU even though they use 15-30 watts. Nvidia can probably do better but Nintendo will probably be conservative with the clocks and memory bandwidth will be another limitation. A more efficient Steam Deck + DLSS is the most I'm expecting, which would be fine because that type of hardware could run any PS4 game and upscale well for the TV.
PeteBull
Member
Those 2 are literally opposite of eachother, since docked switch is about as strong as 1/3rd of xbox one(which is 1,2tf console), steam deck is comparable to ps4 but with lower res, think 720p-900p vs 1080p same games on ps4 with same settings, aka its close to what xbox one can do.
So if u saying its significantly more powerful than switch it should be on pair with ps4 at least, and steam deck is below that
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
Those 2 are literally opposite of eachother, since docked switch is about as strong as 1/3rd of xbox one(which is 1,2tf console), steam deck is comparable to ps4 but with lower res, think 720p-900p vs 1080p same games on ps4 with same settings, aka its close to what xbox one can do.
So if u saying its significantly more powerful than switch it should be on pair with ps4 at least, and steam deck is below that
Nah. Plus it’s not just raw specs, y’know. Plus Switch uses mobile chipset from 2015. Steam Deck is vastly more powerful. There’s definitely room in the middle, my man.
Knightime_X
Member
I'm ok with the screen being LCD.
It'll be docked 99% of the time anyways.
It'll be docked 99% of the time anyways.
StereoVsn
Member
Would it then have Ally price? How much uptake would Switch 2 have at $700 or more?