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Re: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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Post by machinekob »

markgreene wrote: post #66
duxup wrote: post #8

I was pretty skeptical about the original Switch but bought it on a whim after being laid off. It quickly became one of my favorite gaming consoles. The ability to play anywhere didn’t seem like a big deal until I could do it. I have zero interest in being tied to a single spot like the traditional console experience now.

cloud gaming has given me this same revelation. It's as portable as a Switch but the gaming experience isn't limited by the hardware in hand. Connectivity is important for the experience, though.

cloud gaming is good if you live close to the servers and don't care about graphics, but playing with +60-100ms for every action feels very bad. It almost feels like playing on 15-20 fps PC and quality of streaming video is always a problem compared to native quality maybe AV1 will fix it.

Re: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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gyomu wrote: post #51
wirthjason wrote: post #22

I wonder if they have a new control technique up their sleeve. Innovative gameplay and pushing new control ideas is one of Nintendo’s signatures. That said, being the switch 2, not a new console, maybe they kept it the same and just upgraded the processing and graphics hardware. Looking forward to more!

Both controllers have optical sensors (visible in the trailer), confirming the rumors that they'll have mouse like functionality. Remains to be seen if games will actually bother to implement it or if it'll remain a curiosity that only a handful of titles support.

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Re: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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Post by ChocolateGod »

donatj wrote: post #88

A little sad about the lack of a rail compatible with charging existing controllers. Hopefully it's compatible with current gen controllers anyway given how expensive they are. One of my favorite parts about the Xbox Series generation of consoles is that it's fully compatible with the previous Xbox One controllers. It would be amazing if they could get their multi-gen multi-console save-sync to work nearly as well as…

The rumour has it the older joycons can still be used wirelessly, just not physically connected.

Re: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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Post by delecti »

gyomu wrote: post #51
wirthjason wrote: post #22

I wonder if they have a new control technique up their sleeve. Innovative gameplay and pushing new control ideas is one of Nintendo’s signatures. That said, being the switch 2, not a new console, maybe they kept it the same and just upgraded the processing and graphics hardware. Looking forward to more!

Both controllers have optical sensors (visible in the trailer), confirming the rumors that they'll have mouse like functionality. Remains to be seen if games will actually bother to implement it or if it'll remain a curiosity that only a handful of titles support.

All it does it confirm that they have something there. The Wii used a sensor to detect where it was pointing, the Switch had an IR camera for a variety of weird gimmicks, the NES and SNES had light-detecting "guns". Hell, it could even be an IR blaster like the Wii U Gamepad had, and not a sensor at all. We just don't know yet.

Re: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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Post by jowday »

azalemeth wrote: post #55
VyseofArcadia wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The problem with Xbox naming is that names are both inconsistent and too similar to each other. Aside from the Wii/Wii U debacle, Nintendo console names haven't been consistent, but they have been distinct. It's easy to remember that the GameCube and the Wii aren't the same thing. Xbox, though, it's just the word Xbox followed by arbitrary numbers, maybe with the letter S or X thrown in for fun. I have no idea why th…

(I am still trying to work out if the 360 was named after the 360º ring of red on the power light that it so often would produce...)

As someone that experienced it several times, the red ring of death was a 270 degree circular segment - a full red ring indicates cable failure.

Re: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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Post by loudmax »

How do Switch users feel about the joycons?

I'm not a gamer, but the original Switch joycons always struck me as overly complicated and expensive. It should be cheaper to manufacture and sell Switches with the controllers attached. Indeed, this is what they did with the Switch Lite. For games that take advantage of joycon functionality, Nintendo could have sold something like an updated Switch version of the Wiimote as an optional accessory.

Do users who are happy with their Nintendo Switch have a favorable opinion of the joycons, or would you be happy without them?

Re: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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Post by k__ »

sylens wrote: post #30

Relieved that they are just iterating instead of trying to go for something radically different like they did. Everybody is pretty happy with the current feature set, just add some stuff and get a nice power upgrade in there and you're all set for another 6 years.

I'm a bit sad. They could at least make the controls a bit funny.

Re: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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Post by Terretta »

jjice wrote: post #27

I’m glad to see Nintendo found a form factor that’s kind of gimmicky that actually worked. The Wii and Wii U were too gimmicky, but portability was a great choice. I’m also glad to see backwards compatibility. I’m excited to see what kind of hardware improvements have been made. The switch came out in March 2017, just about 8 years ago. Just due to the way Nintendo games have their animated charm, they’re able to mak…

> I’m glad to see Nintendo found a form factor that’s kind of gimmicky that actually worked.

I don't quite understand this comment. Parents will be unable to tell the difference (like parents buying their kids Xbox One S when Xbox Series S came out, really bad naming increment with form factor so similar), and other comments here note this Switch 2 is a regression to less quirk.

What's the gimmicky part of this that caught your eye you feel like they found in Switch 2?

Re: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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Post by talles »

VyseofArcadia wrote: post #58

I don't like the aesthetic as much as the Switch 1. Looks a little too sleek, too monochrome, not Nintendo-y enough. Other than the splash of color around the thumbsticks it looks like any number of those handheld Steam Deck-alikes that have been coming out. That said I always wait for the special Zelda editions of Nintendo's consoles, so I don't know that I have standing to complain.

Nintendo is not Nintendo-y enough for a while now. The switch system UI is bland and on launch the gray switch was the one being presented.
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