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In this special edition of Creator's Voice, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang shares some insights into the creation of Nintendo Switch 2's custom processor.
In this special edition of Creator's Voice, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang shares some insights into the creation of Nintendo Switch 2's custom processor.
Thank you, Jensen for making the switch 2awesomeexpensive.
Wait? CP2077 is not using any RT?I wonder when we'll start seeing devs use the ray-tracing
Switch 2 is a beast.
CDPR never said they were using RT so I would assume not.Wait? CP2077 is not using any RT?
ikr? everyone was hoping for 400. And it's a few hundred cheaper than any of it's competition.$450 is expensive now?![]()
Nah it's blistering cutting edge bro"Nintendo told us they just wanted the cheapest thing we'd be willing to make, so that's what we gave them"
Yeah it's the voice a man who knows what he saying is full of shit and a con lolThere's something oddly endearing about how awkwardly he's reading from the teleprompter.
You must remember not everyone lives on US, so US$ 450 can be REALLY expensive, to be honest.$450 is expensive now?![]()
Probably not. I think on Series X/PS5 it's just RT shadows @ 30fps.Wait? CP2077 is not using any RT?
Didn't expect this to happen. I knew we wouldn't get a lot out of him but man he brought up Iwata a lot. I wonder when we'll start seeing devs use the ray-tracing
on what are you basing this on though?Some high level manipulation trying to frame the switch 2 as some kind of cutting edge piece of tech.
The reality is Nintendo did what Nintendo does, put out a piece of kit that bakes in a healthy profit margin. It's just not quite out of date atm but will be in a couple years.
Mr. Huang is trying to pull a colonel Parker on everyone
Sony will release a handheld sooner rather than later that will be priced similarly. There will be a bunch of other companies that throw their hat in the ring as well. Existing handheld makers are gonna release new models too.on what are you basing this on though?
remember that the form factor for this thing is still a tablet .
other portable devices currently on the market are either more expensive or directly comparable in terms of performances.
don't get me wrong, I'm sure nintendo has a margin on this like they always do, but I do not see the miriad of better and cheaper portable gaming devices that would make the switch 2 out of date.
It's just not quite out of date atm but will be in a couple years.
I'm not exactly complainingThe only thing Huang creates is a value for shareholders.
Sheesh
it's more than that...but is it a different animal and the same beast?!Switch 2 is a beast.
That was a 3-bedroom house in the 60s.$450 is expensive now?![]()
You need to turn that auto-reply off. It's time.Switch 2 is a beast.
You need to turn that auto-reply off. It's time.
Not every piece of new tech ages the same. Nintendo's baseline here is way lower and will age quicker but they don't care, most of their games art style doesn't need blistering graphics. The fact that it plays 3rd party games decently now is just a bonus, that's not their bread and butter. But yeah not all tech is out of date in a year or two.So technology..
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Not every piece of new tech ages the same. Nintendo's baseline here is way lower and will age quicker but they don't care, most of their games art style doesn't need blistering graphics. The fact that it plays 3rd party games decently now is just a bonus, that's not their bread and butter. But yeah not all tech is out of date in a year or two.
Once the new wave of handhelds comes out it'll age like milk, tech wise.
My point is not that newer more powerful stuff comes out lol duh
I'm laughing at the framing of this as some kind of amazing cutting edge piece of tech in the video specifically. It's a bare minimum effort by Nintendo but that's fine that's their business model.
I think we might see a refresh in a few years built on 4N. Unlocked 1.4ghz GPU/1.7ghz CPU and 4 hours of battery life, maxed out LPDDR5X being 120 GB/s. That should be more than enough to make this thing effectively futureproof like that user claims.Naw
Handhelds are entirely limited by LPDDR5x banwidth now. Almost useless to put more computational power as of now and we see why with the Z1 Extreme or Z2 Extreme hitting plateau.
Until there's a new memory, you ain't seeing "aging like milk". Switch 2 used all the bandwidth available with Ampere's 25GB/s per TFlops, they maxed out the architecture for the memory available. Anything more and its inefficient engineering.
Naw
Handhelds are entirely limited by LPDDR5x banwidth now. Almost useless to put more computational power as of now and we see why with the Z1 Extreme or Z2 Extreme hitting plateau.
Until there's a new memory, you ain't seeing "aging like milk". Switch 2 used all the bandwidth available with Ampere's 25GB/s per TFlops, they maxed out the architecture for the memory available. Anything more and its inefficient engineering.
Only when compared to the og switch I guess?$450 is expensive now?![]()
Nintendo + Nvidia is a match made in heaven. Hardware based upscaling and raytracing, leaving AMD in the dust.
Next gen has arrived.
(Now give us VRR docked ffs)
Show us a more advanced gaming device with a similar form factorSome high level manipulation trying to frame the switch 2 as some kind of cutting edge piece of tech.
The reality is Nintendo did what Nintendo does, put out a piece of kit that bakes in a healthy profit margin. It's just not quite out of date atm but will be in a couple years.
Mr. Huang is trying to pull a colonel Parker on everyone
*VRR not included (where it's needed the most)Next gen has arrived folks. You all got HD tv's* right? Cause we're bringing u 1080p in 2025 at 60fps!!!!! HELL YA.
do people still believe this guy?
You definitely know a lot more than I do when it comes to the tech behind the hardware and what's on the market right now.
They're gonna benefit from a window of about 1-2( maybe even 3) years before Sony throws their hat in the ring. Others will also release handhelds too during that period.
Atm what do you think of the tech in the switch 2 is it just passable and taking advantage of the release window with no competition or do you think it's actually pretty powerful at its time of release, genuinely curious and willing to have my mind changed.
Switch 2 is running cyberpunk like 9 year old console (PS4 pro) which was a transition game from last gen to this one,
Do you think it'll be able to run things from the upcoming but scaled down ?
Sonys handheld is definitely being designed to be able to bridge that gap so if you think the switch 2 would be able to do that, then that would def make it future proof.
Obviously the price is a turn off for a lot of people, do you think it's priced fairly, if not what would of been a good price in your opinion?
Well, they both sure love overcharging their customers.Nintendo + Nvidia is a match made in heaven.