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The Zeldas are breathtakingBesides the obvious MK9, what is the most impressive game to play on the S2 right now in your opinion?
The Zeldas are breathtakingBesides the obvious MK9, what is the most impressive game to play on the S2 right now in your opinion?
I highly disagree, to me it's huge leap over original Switch game's performance.
I don't understand how anyone can just call this just Switch pro.
The leap is substantialy greater than PS3 to PS4, I don't recall any PS3 open world game running at 60fps on PS4 for eg
It terrible. I suggest getting a 20,000mAh portable charger.Battery life on this thing is embarrassing.
As someone who will use this 95% of the time as a handheld, i'm so disappointed.
Is this with the paid upgrade?Breath of the Wild looks really great now, I have to say. I'll finally finish it.
Is this with the paid upgrade?
I think we're coming up against the limits of physics with hardware improvements these days more so than the limits of innovation, and Moore's Law is thoroughly dead, so yeah, I think from here on out, raster improvements are always going to be a little underwhelming for any hardware leaps and that the majority of improvements in rendering will be in the realms of software rather than hardware, unfortunately.He's not alone, but his expectations of hardware leaps and pricing are out of touch with what we've seen for a while now.
I think there is still some juice but it takes longer and longer to get there and there are new techniques discovered the HW can accelerate (Nintendo could have pushed for newer component and eat a tiny bit of their profit margins too), but at some point we will have to see resources reallocated… maybe a drop in raster performance (to name a thing at random) to spend more resources on ray tracing for example and/or AI.I think we're coming up against the limits of physics with hardware improvements these days more so than the limits of innovation, and Moore's Law is thoroughly dead, so yeah, I think from here on out, raster improvements are always going to be a little underwhelming for any hardware leaps and that the majority of improvements in rendering will be in the realms of software rather than hardware, unfortunately.
Both of them are an improvement. I would not be surprised if they have a webview engine always loaded and pre-cache some of the eShop now, but it is faster.Loving the console to bits. And not sure if you guys noticed it has ALLM in the display settings. Auto Low Latency Mode. This must be a result of their partnership with Nvidia. Also the e-Shop is so zippy now.
these little things for the OS are great. Also like the darker dark mode, rounded icons, and new sounds. I wonder if they update the S1 OS with some of these eventually.Library can now be sorted by publisher. Thats extremely helpful.
Library can now be sorted by publisher. Thats extremely helpful.
It terrible. I suggest getting a 20,000mAh portable charger.
You could buy a longer cable so it's not just hanging off.This will sound...silly but, how do you manage a power bank while gaming ? I mean, do you just have the thing hanging from the console ? Can't imagine it being comfortable/user friendly while on the go - honest question btw...
Is there a specific...ahem..."technique" as to not have the whole thing being (incredibly) uncomfortable ?
People can see that. That isnt the point. The point is that just being oled doesnt tell you the full story. Oled is always better as led. But displays is not only about black levels.Too bad that people can see the quality of black levels and washed out colours if you use HDR in portable mode (one of the Reddit screens has an OG Switch in a completely different area of the game and the OLED Switch does not seem at all with max brightness and yet you can see the effect of fake HDR in portable mode).
MKW with mostly bright full of light scenes is also perhaps the area where the LCD loses less ground vs OLED too… so the most flattering comparison you can find.
OLED with good HDR and 120 Hz or more exist and it is a closed box console, Nintendo could give developers control of the screen refresh rate so VRR would not be needed (see Steam Deck that gives it to users).
Go all the way to the right to access all your downloaded games. Filter on the left. Filter by publisher.Teach me how sensei Miku !
(I'm a noob to Nintendo hardware)
ohh maybe ultimate alliance 3 is finally playable
usually bigger screen means higher battery life because they can fit in more battery for same thinness ala iPhones.I am not sure if people realise how much screen size affects battery life. Unfortunately battery innovation has been slow and the keep the weight down I dont see what else they could do than have a battery that last a couple of hours.
SteamDeck OLED is an HDR display and having the ability to handle contrast and dark areas well.People can see that. That isnt the point. The point is that just being oled doesnt tell you the full story. Oled is always better as led. But displays is not only about black levels.
Keep in mind i'm comparing this to switch oled. Not to other oled handhelds. But still, i prefer a hdr + vrr + 1080p + 120 hz led screen over my oled steamdeck display. And not even close.
OLED has a lower battery impactI am not sure if people realise how much screen size affects battery life. Unfortunately battery innovation has been slow and the keep the weight down I dont see what else they could do than have a battery that last a couple of hours.
That's where I looked - nothingIt's really stupid and took me several minutes to figure this out. Or maybe I'm stupid lol
So in the controller setting I was trying to find new controllers... but that never worked. What I actually had to do was go into Change Grip/Order and that's where my SN30 Pro finally showed up,
OLED has a lower battery impact. Also, manufacturing the SoC with a more modern manufacturing process instead of an optimised old 10 nm one would have increased battery life (but it would have required finalising the chip a bit later than Nintendo did).
I mean what he is saying is true, but it also would have been more expensive and Nintendo chose to make choices based on cost which is completely normal.I am sure you know better than the hundreds of top paid people working at Nintendo.
please stop it with this sort of nonsense. Nintendo's top paid people are all balancing all sorts of different interests. They know how shit the battery is and deemed it acceptable based on other things.I am sure you know better than the hundreds of top paid people working at Nintendo.
seems overheating is an issue and we're all hoping a firmware update to dock can solve it. Some have reported crashes mid GP MKW here already.I really think something is up with the fan curve once switch 2 docks.
The fan speeds are dialed waaaaay down in docked. Played for a long time today and every time I undock the console mid game it instantly starts dumping heat like crazy. Mind you I dont think the switch 2, at least thus far, was getting worryingly warm or anything, but I do think its probably beneficial for Nintendo to update this in a patch.
Apologies if this has already been asked a million times in this thread, but can anyone recommend a good grip for handheld mode?
The OG Switch used to make my hands cramp a bit after an extended session of handheld play, but I used to take that as a sign that it was time for me to take a break, lol. However, my right hand started cramping almost immediately today after starting Mario Kart World. I thought the bigger joy-cons would be more comfortable, but something about the button placement makes it painful for me to hold down A while hovering another finger over ZR. Anyway, rather than try to hold it differently, I think it's time for me to finally break down and get a grip.
An OLED is not more energy efficient, unless you are looking at mostly blacks screens.I mean what he is saying is true, but it also would have been more expensive and Nintendo chose to make choices based on cost which is completely normal.
I bought the original Switch version for my wife and she has only just started is a week ago and has hardly done anything. I only paid £15 off e-bay. I then downloaded the Switch 2 version for only £8.49. Can't wait to see this in action.Played the opening hour of Hogwarts Legacy last night. The environments look legitimately beautiful on the Switch 2, and the lighting, level of detail, and especially clothing effects are pretty impressive. Some of the characters' faces have uncanny valley vibes though, and I noticed some weird aliasing or artefacting or something around their hair. I haven't played this on other platforms, so not sure if it's a Switch 2 thing. It's also a huge nitpick that most people probably wouldn't notice.
I haven't really gotten to explore the open world yet, since I only played the introductory sequence prior to your arrival at Hogwarts.
Not necessarily. Also better or worse mean little without knowing to what degree. And it's not just pure cost but what you get for the price. I mean the S2 lcd is 120hz/VRR/higher res/bigger size compared to the Switch OLED. Maybe the LCD was actually more $$$? Maybe same price? Which one does one choose if they were the same price?I mean what he is saying is true, but it also would have been more expensive and Nintendo chose to make choices based on cost which is completely normal.
please stop it with this sort of nonsense. Nintendo's top paid people are all balancing all sorts of different interests.