• Kelly@lemmy.world
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      Hopefully they let the OG switch titles run with more horsepower.

      It would be simpler for them to drop the clock cycle on the new hardware down to match the original hardware when running the BC titles, that way they don’t have to do as much testing to look for side effects.

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      That’s what I said. Really though, that is basically what all consoles are. They just used to get really dramatic upgrades because the period of time they released have been big growth periods. These days? Everyone has conformed to the same thing and given up on proprietary stuff. Then I thought about how this really is odd for Nintendo since they genuinely strive to offer something unique and new each time. Then I realized it’s also called switch 2 so I don’t feel like they did anything wrong since what did I expect to change when they are literally telling you what it is which is pretty much defined already.

      In the end, I think it’s a smart move. It’s the least disruptive path and probably the cheapest route for them to continue on and as long as the thing is really powerful I think it’s a good idea to continue the brand for another 5 years. I do have my doubts that it will be powerful so that we’ll just have to wait and see. Nintendo has never been big on offering up the most powerful hardware, so I expect it to be a few years behind already.

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        It feels like they are following their handheld releases

        Game Boy > Game Boy Pocket > Game Boy Color Game Boy Advanced > Game Boy Advanced SP DS > DSi > DSi XL 3DS > 3DS XL / 2DA > 2D XL

        Though this is the first time they are just using a number.

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      Looks like it. I agree with the yt comment. They just wanted to get it out so the rumors don’t take control.

      Looks like some games may not work via the warning at the end.

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        That’s probably due to the new controllers. Can’t fit them into the Starlink holder or the Ring Fit anymore.

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        That’s kind of expected, even without weird peripherals.

        Every time a console offers platform level BC there are a few games that uses some undocumented trick to run on the original hardware and end up having trouble on the new hardware.

        This is how Sony presents the situation, stating that 4000+ ps4 titles will work on ps5 and then naming the few that don’t:

        https://www.playstation.com/en-au/support/games/ps5-backward-compatibility-games/#only

        IIRC the list was a little bit longer at first but some devs patched their titles to fix compatibility.

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      I am still holding out hope for something really cool from the software side.

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    I am not sure about the exposed connector on the side of the system that inserts into the Joycon. I could see a kid jamming the controller onto the system at a bad angle and breaking it.

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      I’m very curious what they’ve done to prevent people accidentally forcefully removing it during gameplay. The sliding lock was annoying at first, but if you’ve ever gripped the controller hard at a pivotal moment it’s probably good that it didn’t rip away or even stress the parts.

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      I had exactly the same thought.

      This is so big of a design flaw, I wonder if it’s not accepted as a way to sell more…

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      Did they say for sure that there will not be any game announcements before April? I was hoping, since Nintendo has officially announced the system, developers would start listing it as a release target for their games. Even Nintendo might have a new game trailer and put a sneaky “for the Switch 2” at the end.

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        they did not, but I am assuming the date in April is when we would see anything regarding it.

        side note, I hate the name switch 2. why not super switch? 😭

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          Because people are very dumb and we’d have a Wii U situation where large amounts of people would think it’s some optional add on for the Switch.

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    Bigger screen and new ports? Awesome!

    Still looks like Switch 1.5, not 2…but I’ll wait until I see hardware specs and games

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      Specs have been leaked before, starting way back in 2021 regarding the T239 SoC variant.

      Since then, especially recently with the motherboard leak, people have pieced together specs that make it ~11x more powerful, but that’s looking at raw numbers and trying to fit that into something we currently know.

      Knowing Nintendo, it will be underpowered and underclocked to preserve cost, battery life and make it as stable as possible for the long run.

      Something different this time is the DLSS tech though. This might make games run easier no matter the raw numbers by allowing a lower native resolution without losing (much) visual acuity.

      But that’s more a story for 3rd party developers, honestly, so I digress. I’ll say I’m cautiously optimistic about the potential of the hardware.

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      Does it? They did show the controllers in the sensor down orientation, but the mouse theory is too wacky.

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        If you have a joy con handy, take it and place it on a mousepad and move it around. It feels surprisingly good in the hand.

        How great would Mario Maker 3 be if you had a mouse input to place all the blocks and select items and stuff.

        Or maybe even a track editor for the new Mario Kart! That’d be sweet. And with the mouse they could really let you shape tracks and add foliage easier.

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          Or just make it where you can plug a mouse into the USB port. Or Bluetooth. Mario Paint for the SNES had a mouse. No need to get crazy designing stuff for dual functions

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        Not just in sensor-down orientation, but sliding around on a surface in the new wrist strap attachment which appears to have sliders on the “bottom” now

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    Thank fuck it has a good naming system and they stuck with a winning formula this time. Let’s just reuse this hardware design for another decade or two until AR and holodecks are ready to take over

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    The biggest turnoff for me is that it has no Oled screen. Why downgrade to an LCD from an Oled Nintendo?! Steam deck Oled it is then ☁️⚙️

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      OLED screen comes 2-3 years later, right around the time consumers will actually entertain the idea of purchasing the same console again.

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    Honestly, I’m a little concerned. Nintendo almost always tries something new and innovative. This just looks like a hardware upgrade, which is good, but not what keeps them ahead of their competitors. The Steam Deck is already encroaching on the Switch’s territory, and it’s only a matter of time before Playstation and Xbox try something similar (assuming Microsoft doesn’t just give up on consoles and just make PCs). I was expecting something no one else would try, like a duel-screen that could function like a Wii U and a DS.

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      I was really hoping for the hand-held virtual portal they had planned a few years ago. Assuming it got scrapped when 3DS didn’t do as well as they hoped. But yeah, basically the tech from the *new 3DS, upgraded to a bigger single screen with an imu so you could use the portal to control the in-game camera. And it would basically feel like you are looking through and holding an actual portal into the videogame world you are playing.

      It’s possible to just do more easily/cheaply in VR now. But I still think a physical device doing it would surprise alot of people.

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    Maybe this is what the average normie wants, but this feels like Nintendo’s least innovative console yet.

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    Been like 8 years I kind of thought it would be a little different but the if it ain’t broke don’t fix it approach has made a lot of money for people in the past I suppose.