Just like the feel of 60 FPS I presume?We live in a post-truth world now, where feeling now has more weight than truth and critical thinking.
People feel climate change isn't real.
People feel that Trump is going to drain the swamp.
People feel that Nintendo Switch is going to be more powerful than a PS4 in raw numbers.
Just like the feel of 60 FPS I presume?
I don't think it's going to ever have a higher resolution than Xbox in either mode. It's probably different on a game for game basis what make sense.Regarding how the games will look:
Let's say the rumored specs are true and Switch is comparable to XB1 and PS4 but clearly less powerful. For GPU-intensive games, I'm wondering if it makes more sense to lower the graphical settings and then run at native 720p in handheld mode and 1080p in docked mode OR to run at 540p in handheld mode and 720p in docked mode while matching XB1/PS4 visuals.
I don't think it's going to ever have a higher resolution than Xbox in either mode. It's probably different on a game for game basis what make sense.
Look here is the best to expect...
CPU wise the nintendo switch will have a better cpu than ps4 any way you slice it as long as it's 4 cores or more. Jaguar is trash.
GPU wise there won't be as many shader cores as the ps4 or even the xbox one but efficiency, newer tech, and clever programming will help narrow the gap. But there will still be a gap.
Could some games maybe run some parts better due to a better cpu? Maybe.
Will the games look pretty close to ps4 games when docked? Probably.
Will switch have the same horsepower as a ps4? Absolutely not.
Have a bad day their bud?
I don't why you take the rumour you posted so seriously that you are willing to dig a grave over defending it and outright insulting people.
Jesus, what's the jump from 3DS to Switch then?
I'm not taking the rumor that I post seriously. Just having to deal with pompous and hypocritical people like you that selectively choose which rumors to support while totally remove the idea and point of having discussions in the first place.
Do you guys think Mario Kart 8+ will be 1080p?
You do realize that the person who originally came up with the rumor that made up this thread is unreliable too right?Of course rumors should be selectively chosen, what's the problem with that ? Rumors coming from unreliable sources bears no interest in a discussion.
I imagine he feels a little ganged up on, we're all free to share what we like, we don't have to follow up the discussion. He did go too far with the insult though.
This is still a rumor? Switch isn't a PS4. Accept it.
That "dock-mode" rumor came back..
There may be some truth to the system increasing its power when docked, though, if we go by Laura's sources that has been shown to be legit so far. The problem is that the gap between the original Tegra X1 powerlevel and the PS4 is not small. If the Switch in portable mode is like 512 GFLOPS for fp32, the GPU would have to go over 3x faster to surpass the PS4's GPU in raw power. That doesn't sound too realistic.
Resolutions will probably be flexible and depending on the game. I think we can expect this, because developers will always adjust resolutions to fit with whatever base set of effects and the like they are using for the game. I would put money on Nintendo games to be 1080p in TV docked mode and 720p when in handheld mode. They seem to be pretty good at sticking with whatever their base resolution targets are. 720p for Wii U (with some exceptions like Smash Bros. U). I think the NS will be base 1080p for them. I doubt they'll have any 2160p games.
It's like if you went straight from N64 to Xbone, yeah.
I'm kiddingAm I, though?
Do you guys think Mario Kart 8+ will be 1080p?
To be fair, we're dealing with a new and more modern architecture. NVIDIA GPU =/= AMD, and tends to perform better per flop. It might not look like it on paper, but It could be pretty close to xbox one. We don't know of course. I do think there is a very good chance we'll get another iteration that is rivaling PS4 power or more in a few years.
I'm not taking the rumor that I post seriously. Just having to deal with pompous and hypocritical people like you that selectively choose which rumors to support while totally remove the idea and point of having discussions in the first place.
All rumors should be selectively evaluated depending on the source. If someone you don't know or has a bad rep reports some rumor, it's better to straight up dismiss it until there's a reason not to. There's no reason to even discuss that stuff. If someone who has some real credibility says something, then that's a different story. This issue with the NS being close to the PS4 in power when docked? I'm gonna go with "no way" on that.
That "dock-mode" rumor came back..
There may be some truth to the system increasing its power when docked, though, if we go by Laura's sources that has been shown to be legit so far. The problem is that the gap between the original Tegra X1 powerlevel and the PS4 is not small. If the Switch in portable mode is like 512 GFLOPS for fp32, the GPU would have to go over 3x faster to surpass the PS4's GPU in raw power. That doesn't sound too realistic.
To be fair, we're dealing with a new and more modern architecture. NVIDIA GPU =/= AMD, and tends to perform better per flop. It might not look like it on paper, but It could be pretty close to xbox one. We don't know of course. I do think there is a very good chance we'll get another iteration that is rivaling PS4 power or more in a few years.
Hey that's fine by me to dismiss a rumor, but to attack someone for simply posting it is just ridiculous, which is what happened to me. I did nothing wrong. I posted a rumor and noted to take with a grain of salt in a thread with a dozen rumors already posted since the first page. I merely defended myself and called out the hypocrisy. It's how you dismiss/people things that make all the difference.
I feel it's extremely likely that when in dock mode the Switch will be more powerful, but just because the GPU will run at a faster clock speed while plugged into the power, not because the dock itself.
I feel it's extremely likely that when in dock mode the Switch will be more powerful, but just because the GPU will run at a faster clock speed while plugged into the power, not because the dock itself.
The specs in the op are not reliable, I don't know why this thread wasn't closed ages ago. I'm sure it's a lot more than 25mb,The leaked specs
256 CUDA cores, max 1 GHz, 1024 FLOPS/cycle
4GB RAM (25.6 GB/s, VRAM shared)
comparison
Ps4 = 176 GB/s
Pro = 218 GB/s
Xb1 = 68 with ESRAM
The leaked specs suggest its balanced around the 720p screen imo. The talk of CPU or GPU TFlops does not matter either way if constrained by 25.6 GB/s shared memory access unless their is a massive on die ESRAM or something..
I feel it's extremely likely that when in dock mode the Switch will be more powerful, but just because the GPU will run at a faster clock speed while plugged into the power, not because the dock itself.
The leaked specs
256 CUDA cores, max 1 GHz, 1024 FLOPS/cycle
4GB RAM (25.6 GB/s, VRAM shared)
comparison
Ps4 = 176 GB/s
Pro = 218 GB/s
Xb1 = 68 with ESRAM
The leaked specs suggest its balanced around the 720p screen imo. The talk of CPU or GPU TFlops does not matter either way if constrained by 25.6 GB/s shared memory access unless their is a massive on die ESRAM or something..
The leaked specs
256 CUDA cores, max 1 GHz, 1024 FLOPS/cycle
4GB RAM (25.6 GB/s, VRAM shared)
comparison
Ps4 = 176 GB/s
Pro = 218 GB/s
Xb1 = 68 with ESRAM at 109 Gb/s (or debatable 200 bi direction....)
The leaked specs suggest Switch is balanced around the 720p screen imo with 25.6 GB/s. The talk of CPU or GPU TFlops does not matter either way if constrained by 25.6 GB/s shared memory access unless their is a massive on die ESRAM or something that has not been mentioned yet..
That bandwidth seems very odd, given that might be a decrease or lateral move from what Wii U had (that's based on the random, maybe unreliable, stuff I can find online) and Wii U had a few 1080p games. It would seem odd to have it be that low if every other aspects of the hardware was be a notable improvement.
The specs in the op are not reliable, I don't know why this thread wasn't closed ages ago. I'm sure it's a lot more than 25mb,
It's for the casual crowd. Convenience. Just plug the dock once and then put the tablet in and out when you want instead of plugging in cables every time you want to game on the tv.I think it actually silly to believe the dock won't provide any extra benefits beyond power and connectivity.
Why would Nintendo make you buy an expensive add-on when the charge port and HMDI can be built into the screen?
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Again, that is my GPD XD. I don't need a special piece of hardware to charge it. I don't need a special piece of hardware to plug it into my TV. It's all there. The entire thing was $150.
Now I'm not saying the dock will make it more powerful than PS4 or whatever. I do think there is more to the dock than what people believe. It just doesn't make sense to have extra hardware to do something so simple, and jack up the price. It just doesn't seem very Nintendo.
I made a table about that a while ago:Jesus, what's the jump from 3DS to Switch then?
That's a factor of ~100 in GPU performance, ~50 in CPU performance, and ~32 in memory capacity.Code:| 3DS | Switch (rumoured dev kit) -----+-------------+---------------------------- GPU | 6.4 GF | 512 GF FP32, 1024 GF FP16 CPU | 670 DMIPS | 36800 DMIPS Mem | 128 MB | 4 GB
It's for the casual crowd. Convenience. Just plug the dock once and then put the tablet in and out when you want instead of plugging in cables every time you want to game on the tv.
Tru. I'm not dismissing the posibility that the dock does somehow give the Switch some power-up, but i still think that the dock is there to not plug the cables all the time.If it were for the casual crowd and convenience, something like this would have been more than enough:
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It's about perception and the dock clearly looks better than this cheap piece of plastic.If it were for the casual crowd and convenience, something like this would have been more than enough:
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Looks like it.It's about perception and the dock clearly looks better than this cheap piece of plastic.
Looks like it.
Although, every time i see the dock design it kind of bothers me Nintendo seems to be sacrificng functionality for presentation here. It would be an added feature to have the Switch screen displaying notifications within it's screen when docked, even in cases when the TV is turned off. Quick Start and notifications was one of the few interesting features that set the Wii U apart.
But i guess having a cutout window to view the screen when docked rests to the overall aesthetics of the base.
What did I say was too far, especially when point out hypocrisy and people attacking me for posting the news when overlooking every other rumor, especially when I said to take it with a grain of salt? Shit man, you must be really good with selective reading and awful at looking at both sides of the story. If you're going to denounce someone for posting rumors, you might as well call for people from posting rumors altogether. Like that Marvel Vs Capcom RUMOR Thread that blatently says TAKE WITH A GRAIN OF SALT in the thread title.
Some people even feel that the ps2 is faster than the GameCube.
BTW Nico has has gotten some rumors correct in the past.
To be fair, we're dealing with a new and more modern architecture. NVIDIA GPU =/= AMD, and tends to perform better per flop. It might not look like it on paper, but It could be pretty close to xbox one. We don't know of course. I do think there is a very good chance we'll get another iteration that is rivaling PS4 power or more in a few years.
I think there might be some kind of controller to keep simple power from being the trigger. Like it has to be connected to the dock and have some sort of TV signal to do it. Otherwise, there would be no point in having the dock at all and I don't think that's what they're trying to get across.
Well unlike those other examples, this one actually has some credibility to it. I'm sure there were things the PS2 excelled at that the Gamecube didn't. Even a certain developer who worked on each console that generation rated the PS2 higher than the Gamecube.
Anyhow, keep seeing this thread bumped but every time there's nothing concrete beyond the initial leak. Hopefully that bandwidth number changes or ports are going to be very tricky, even at 720p.
It is kind of like going from 6th gen to 8th gen and skipping 7th gen altogether. 3DS seemed much more capable than N64, especially given the N64 ports it received.
Well unlike those other examples, this one actually has some credibility to it. I'm sure there were things the PS2 excelled at that the Gamecube didn't. Even a certain developer who worked on each console that generation rated the PS2 higher than the Gamecube.
The RE4 downgrade was real.The PS2 was not capable of games like Metroid Prime, Rogue Leader, or Resident Evil 4 on the GC. They were obviously very different systems with different strengths but overall the GC easily exceeded the PS2.
You forgot PS Vita that is way more powerfull than 3DS.The 3DS was basically a Gamecube/Wii-level device and more powerful than the PSP, it was the original DS that was N64 level.
Not really. The PS2 is easily the weakest system that gen, the Xbox and Gamecube are much closer and more debatable in terms of horsepower.
So, what did I see? I saw graphical fidelity that looked like the best stuff a very well made WiiU game has to offer. Absolutely nice to look at but none of them like the more lush and detailed current gen games.
Again, those scenes must have been chosen for a reason. Otherwise they could have shown Dishonored 2 or Fallout 4 from Bethesda, maybe a newer entry of Assassin's Creed just to give a slight idea of the possible capabilities of the console. Why shouldn't they, if it was not exaggerated?
The 3DS was basically a Gamecube/Wii-level device and more powerful than the PSP, it was the original DS that was N64 level.
Not really. The PS2 is easily the weakest system that gen, the Xbox and Gamecube are much closer and more debatable in terms of horsepower.
i thought about that ED, the reason i didn't mention a transparent section is because this would rest a bit functionality also, since the touch screen would be a very intutive way to interact with notifications. im talking about in cases when the TV if off and you could potentially use the device to do some basic quick navigation. Basically cases where it would make sense for the user to be standing near the device.I'm hoping that the final build will have a glass or plastic window that you can see the display through so it can give notifications. Seems kinda like a wasted opportunity to have basically the whole screen covered up.
Greetings Orioto... i wanted to use some of the points you made in this post to make an observation, im not debating your arguments per se.I see while we wait for the real Switch reveal people are going delusional again
i'd like to believe those leaks and all but..
_I see people discussing what third party AAA games will look like on the Switch (like the witcher)... Come on guys, come on. You know it already. They won't look like anything at all.
We also know, from what we hear from them, and from what they showed, that they're basically rebooting the WIiU here, and that for them, having their last generation of games, in your hands, is a strong enough value. They thing it's amazing.
Basically what i'm saying, and i can be absolutely wrong, i hope, is that, IF Nintendo thinks WiiU power is a-ma-zing for a portable, and their primary objective was to run something like Zelda BotW on it (which is amazing for e portable game already), and they have to be the most economy efficient they can...
Same, about the tv dock. Let's try to be in their shoes, to think "what is the minimum we can do that is acceptable by people"; Why IN HELL would they aim at 1080p, when hey.. millions of people are buying and playing between 720p and 900p games on next gen consoles, everyday. WHy would the Switch output 1080p when the XBO can't most of the time. Why would Nintendo think "less than 1080p isn't enough by today's standard". This is Nintendo we're talking about. The 3ds has a resolution of 400x240.
I had this idea to open a thread with the topic title
" Several sources pointing at Switich being on par with OG PS4/X1 powerwise, but we won't believe them, why?"
the Nvidia guy, this Nico guy. Not sure what's Laura's stance on that one is but if she claims BG&E2 will appear on Switch, then I can't believe Ubi will produce a game that will look like a fucking PS3 era game and saying it will be "just inbetween generations powerwise" is just being silly.
Emily is the one a bit less positive saying it comes close to a X1 but not PS4, but even so, then just produce a game taking the power (or internal structure, whatever) of a X1 in mind going as near as possible cutting edges as little as possible.
there, Voila, those 3rd party games are possible on PS1 X1 and Switch.
I know everything is up in the air but I am not sure why people scream BULLSHITTTT!!!!!111 at the first insinuation that the Switch will manage to get decent 3rd party games on par with OG ps3 and x1.
Sure, you won't play a game like "The Last of Us 2" which is likely optimized for the ps4 pro on a switch tablet, but plenty of other regular current gen stuff, it may as well be possible,