Brian Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I replaced my Switch fan due to some weird grinding noise. The replacement is actually quieter than the first fan before it broke. I hope it has better build quality than the OG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaxick Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 My reluctance to upgrade to a Switch with improved battery life has finally paid off. Would be nice if this new model can use the same docks, but somehow I have a feeling Nintendo will do their thing and say, nope, it needs a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 On 3/4/2021 at 5:16 PM, Brick said: I might be interested in a beefed up Switch if it's easy to transfer over all my save data but knowing Nintendo it might not be. I transferred my data from my OG launch Switch to my Switch Lite and it was easy-peasy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 16 minutes ago, GameDadGrant said: I transferred my data from my OG launch Switch to my Switch Lite and it was easy-peasy. Well that's a relief to hear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Nintendo raises Switch output to record 30m on stay-at-home demand ASIA.NIKKEI.COM Boom in paid subscriptions helps to drive gaming device's success In addition, Nintendo will release a follow-up Switch model capable of better graphics. This will be the first such offering since the 2019 release of the Nintendo Switch Lite. In the previous fiscal year through March 31, stay-at-home demand brought about by the pandemic fueled blockbuster sales of the social game "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" and the new "Monster Hunter" title. Nintendo appears to have broken a new consolidated profit record in fiscal 2020. Such an earnings report would echo the results from fiscal 2007, when the company released its two hit devices the Wii and the DS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brick Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Switch successor sounds more like their next generation console rather than just a Switch Pro. I wouldn't be opposed to that if they make it compete with the SeX and PS5 (even if a bit weaker to account for portability if they continue that, which I'm sure they would). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 can i literally just have it right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 30 minutes ago, stepee said: can i literally just have it right now Mmmmhmmmm. *unzips pants* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 26 minutes ago, Derek said: Mmmmhmmmm. *unzips pants* hey man ur fly is down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 1 hour ago, stepee said: can i literally just have it right now lol Nintendo warns global chip shortage to hit Switch production ARSTECHNICA.COM Nintendo follows rival Sony in saying supply crunch threatens console sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Can anyone see a new Switch appearing next year? It feels vaguely at this point they’d almost be better following the apple route of iterative upgrades and allow consumers to trade in for a discount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Jason said: lol Nintendo warns global chip shortage to hit Switch production ARSTECHNICA.COM Nintendo follows rival Sony in saying supply crunch threatens console sales. It's fine for him because he can afford to pay scalper prices to get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 I wish they would make it close to competing with the xsx and ps5 but I'm pretty positive that would cost too much? If they can make it equivalent to the Xbox One X and PS4 that would be pretty cool. Either way, I'll be buying this whenever it's released. I say next Fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 3 minutes ago, best3444 said: Either way, I'll be buying this whenever it's released. I say next Fall. Fall 2022? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 4 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Fall 2022? Probably. Or maybe Spring 2022. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 7 hours ago, best3444 said: I wish they would make it close to competing with the xsx and ps5 but I'm pretty positive that would cost too much? If they can make it equivalent to the Xbox One X and PS4 that would be pretty cool. Either way, I'll be buying this whenever it's released. I say next Fall. It more than likely would cost too much, and the battery would last about an hour. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 8 hours ago, best3444 said: I wish they would make it close to competing with the xsx and ps5 but I'm pretty positive that would cost too much? If they can make it equivalent to the Xbox One X and PS4 that would be pretty cool. Either way, I'll be buying this whenever it's released. I say next Fall. The best mobile SoC out there in both CPU and GPU performance is currently Apple's M1. Anandtech put's that a bit below a GTX 1650. If I'm reading this right, Tom's scores the 1650 at about half the 2080, which is probably the best comparison we have to a Series X, but slightly above the 1060, which is roughly PS4 Pro specs. This is all very rough equivalencies, but I think it's fair to say that a high end mobile chip could compete with a PS4 Pro or original Xbox One/PS4. Of course the cheapest M1 product is $800 and we haven't seen an updated nVidia ARM SoC that competes with that. The M1 also has a bunch of stuff that a gaming SoC wouldn't, like thunderbolt support, 16 cores of Neural Engine, and probably more CPU power than is necessary, so a gaming focused competitor might be able to compete at a lower price. If nVidia really wanted to, I think og Xbox One / PS4 like performance is possible, especially if they use some kind of DLSS like tech, but I'd guess we'll see something slightly below that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Brick said: It more than likely would cost too much, and the battery would last about an hour. I know. A man can dream, though. 49 minutes ago, TwinIon said: The best mobile SoC out there in both CPU and GPU performance is currently Apple's M1. Anandtech put's that a bit below a GTX 1650. If I'm reading this right, Tom's scores the 1650 at about half the 2080, which is probably the best comparison we have to a Series X, but slightly above the 1060, which is roughly PS4 Pro specs. This is all very rough equivalencies, but I think it's fair to say that a high end mobile chip could compete with a PS4 Pro or original Xbox One/PS4. Of course the cheapest M1 product is $800 and we haven't seen an updated nVidia ARM SoC that competes with that. The M1 also has a bunch of stuff that a gaming SoC wouldn't, like thunderbolt support, 16 cores of Neural Engine, and probably more CPU power than is necessary, so a gaming focused competitor might be able to compete at a lower price. If nVidia really wanted to, I think og Xbox One / PS4 like performance is possible, especially if they use some kind of DLSS like tech, but I'd guess we'll see something slightly below that. Overall I get your point but a lot of what you said went over my head. I'm clueless on video cards and computers in general these days. 10-12 years ago I was a pc gamer. Since then I've been strictly console. Thanks for the breakdown, though. @stepee understands everything you said lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 I’m curious if buying ARM will help nvidia in time to create something that surprises people. Even if it’s two years away I guess it’s still going to be too soon for any advancements they make because of having them in house. GPU wise they really only need to catch up to the S and with DLSS in the equation, half of that should suffice to keep downgraded ports coming. I feel like that shouldn’t be a problem in two years or so to make that happen. CPU will be a lot harder I think since the S still has a pretty decent one, but we will see how hard they hit that this gen I guess. I could see though a situation where you have a Switch 2 that makes games look about as good as the Series S via dlss, which would sort of put it in even a better position this go around. idk what they do about storage tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 1 hour ago, best3444 said: I know. A man can dream, though. Overall I get your point but a lot of what you said went over my head. I'm clueless on video cards and computers in general these days. 10-12 years ago I was a pc gamer. Since then I've been strictly console. Thanks for the breakdown, though. @stepee understands everything you said lol IM NOT A NERD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 12 hours ago, stepee said: IM NOT A NERD Nope, you're not. Your a cool dude who happens to be very knowledgeable with gaming and computer graphic cards etc. I may one day be back into all of that so I may learn about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Isn't Emily Rogers known as a completely unreliable "leaker"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 17 minutes ago, Brick said: Isn't Emily Rogers known as a completely unreliable "leaker"? She said September - October but didn't mention year 2022! If a new Metroid comes out this year (that isn't a re-release of an old game) I'll buy you a cock ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 31 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: She said September - October but didn't mention year 2022! If a new Metroid comes out this year (that isn't a re-release of an old game) I'll buy you a cock ring. I will actually hold you to that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Nintendo Switch Pro reveal expected before E3 | Eurogamer WWW.EUROGAMER.NET @stepee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 LETS DO THIS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Switch Pro launched with Metroid Prime 4. I'd bite but probably won't be able to find one. Maybe BOTW2 Spring 2022. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 I don't think I've even touched my Switch in a year, but if BOTW2 looks much better on the Pro I'll probably end up buying one. Very interested in what kind of chip nVidia has cooked up for this thing. The original switch was seemingly thrown together with whatever old tech was available at that point. With the Switch now being a certified phenomenon, it could well be worthwhile to put some real effort into it this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chakoo Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 I look forward to the disappointment when people realize it’s not that powerful and games will still look like switch games but just a slightly better frame rate or resolution. System is probably even using a 2+ year old Tegra chip like the x2 (x1 is actually really old by now). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 8 minutes ago, chakoo said: I look forward to the disappointment when people realize it’s not that powerful and games will still look like switch games but just a slightly better frame rate or resolution. System is probably even using a 2+ year old Tegra chip like the x2 (x1 is actually really old by now). I wouldn't call DLSS upscaling to ~4K a slight improvement. Many Switch games can't even keep 900p when docked. It's best to expect 30fps games getting the 60fps treatment. But all the leaks point to the resolution bump being substantial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 55 minutes ago, crispy4000 said: I wouldn't call DLSS upscaling to ~4K a slight improvement. Many Switch games can't even keep 900p when docked. It's best to expect 30fps games getting the 60fps treatment. But all the leaks point to the resolution bump being substantial. I don't see that fully happening to be honest. There is still a bandwidth cost to the whole process and while an x1 can do 4k the switch actually ran underclocked from the x1 in the shield. I just feel if a game is really going to run at 4k even upscaled the games will not really look that much better. So in my opinion, I think people should temper their expectations on the switch pro, it will be a nice upgrade but not what I think people are really hyping themselves for (i foresee another new 3ds, which for the most part only really brought improved framerate in most instances). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 A new 3ds level improvement would actually be pretty nice. It was a decent bump, just everything was still so underpowered it almost didn’t matter since nothing looked great by that point with that low res screen. Just give me 720p native for everything handheld instead of all the 540pish and make frame rates hit their targets and I’m good for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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