That's an advantage of the Switch over their competitors and comparisons shouldn't be limited only for handheld mode, if we do that we are not going to have Switch 2 VS consoles comparisons… Also, looks like the Switch 2 runs Cyberpunk better than the SD even on handheld mode.
We haven't even got Gen 2. I wouldn't count the OLED as a new generation just as you wouldn't count Switch OLED as a new generation.
It's not surprising no, just that there's a subset of people here who keep trying to downplay the Switch 2. I think most of everyone is okay with PS4/PS4Pro level of graphics on a hybrid console.
Personally I'm ecstatic. Neither the Steam deck nor ROG Ally are super ideal/ designed for docked-to-TV play, and it shows. I tried with both but just unhappy with it in general.
Specifically tailored version of a last gen game for a platform with DLSS, VRR etc vs. bruteforcing the standard version on a 3 year old system with garbage FSR....
The only thing this comparison shows is that people referring to it in regards to "Switch 2 wohoo" are utterly technologically incompetent.....or simply trolling/playing the clown like that GigaBowser dude.
I've had the Steam Deck since year one. Was in like wave 2 or 3 for it's release - it's a really nice piece of technology and having access to my steam library in bed is pretty cool but docked mode is so finicky that I've only used it a couple of times.
I through that Phantom Liberty was launched in 2023 and the Steam deck 2022… How is that a half decade?
We round in this business.I through that Phantom Liberty was launched in 2023 and the Steam deck 2022… How is that a half decade?
It's an advantage of the Switch that it can't run at full clocks in handheld mode how???
can`t even follow 2 sentences and calls others "nerds" because they actually understand what they are seeing....
The thing runs better on SW2, whether you bitch or not. Also "technologically incompetent"? Get over yourself… fucking nerds.
So, the fan cools the dock so the dock won't overheat? Can you hear how ridiculous that sounds?
I'm gonna trust Nintendo's R&D here. Not some internet forum poster with an agenda. Nintendo only had about a decade to plan this move.
I'm gonna trust Nintendo's R&D here. Not some internet forum poster with an agenda. Nintendo only had about a decade to plan this move.
lmfao. There's no use in arguing with some people - who knew we'd hit a fangate level of idiocyI'm gonna trust Nintendo's R&D here. Not some internet forum poster with an agenda. Nintendo only had about a decade to plan this move.
The fan is pointing to the console, that's doesn't make sense…
This. Same
This. Nintendo wouldn't have put a fan in the dock if it wasn't absolutely necessary. I don't require more explanation than that.I'm gonna trust Nintendo's R&D here. Not some internet forum poster with an agenda. Nintendo only had about a decade to plan this move.
This, at a bare minimum, is what I'm thinking of. If the dock's heat (which is building up by being a plastic chalupa surrounding an ever-warming Switch 2 being blanketed by it) is what the dock's fan is dissipating, that is actually contributing to keeping the Switch 2 cool on the inside of the chalupa.
I think that the fan is just for cool a little bit the back of the console…
Perhaps, but consider the dock is going inside of a TV cabinet, enclosed. You are going to essentially be blowing warm air at a solid slab of plastic (or a solid screen if it faces the other way). That's not very convincing, and it is not going to be cooling down the chips inside of that device - the fans inside will be doing that.
The dock itself absolutely will generate heat. IMO it's extremely likely that the additional heat generated by the dock is what the fan is helping to distribute away.
I wouldn't even consider it eating crow. If it's a dock like the Steam Deck's (which I own) negates the need of a fan, then have at that portable dock, duderino; it probably wouldn't need a fan (but still cost me $80).
You do realize Switch 1 released 4 years earlier than the SD, is sold literally in every store that has anything to do with gaming or family and is heavily advertized 24/7 while SD for most people you have to order directly from Valve. You dont just walk into a Walmart and chose which SD version you want nor do you see posters and billboards of it. Its very obvious who buys a SD, someone who actually knows about gaming while the Switch is something even a granny knows would be a nice Christmas gift for her grandson for Christmas. The comparison is stupid and like I said, the ones that know, know that you can play Switch games on SD at higer FPS and resolution too lol. But its not for someone that never tinkered with anything but a hammer in their life.
That's news to me. When I had a Steam Deck I tried playing Super Mario Odyssey and it ran like shit.
When I said I preferred playing on actual og hardware I got laughed here and told that I don't know current state of emulation or whatever. Someone is lying here lol
Yea I've been thinking about that for a while and I think we're missing something.
Yes, the 60W "dock" part would for sure help evacuate heat that would otherwise also harm the console by being like a heat sink and slowly creeping up to the switch 2 components.
But
Look on left side. Intake for Switch 2's active cooling to pass through the dock. Why would the right side be blocked? There's also on the switch 2 bottom an intake equally distanced on the right side. (which is left side in bottom image when looking at switch 2's screen).
My thermal engineering class is a bit dusty and its a fucked up subject to be honest, but I still work with cooling systems throughout my projects at work with CFD analysis and so on. There's a couple of phenomena they could introduce if they play with basic physics such as Venturi/Bernoulli's. With a controlled entry into that area with a designed funnel, a fan could simply create an area of low pressure that entrains even more air and combines with the previous direct method of the inside switch 2 cooling system. Air/Fluids love to increase speed when there's a decrease in static pressure. Not 100% of it but that's something they could play with and give a good ratio of additional intake air into switch 2 and also a percentage to cool the dock. Imagine the dock fan + switch 2 internal fan pulling air and creating a huge pressure drop. Pressure drop → more air → better cooling.
There's a lot of things they can do here... and maybe just nothing too but I think that would be a lost opportunity when the bottom of the fucking switch 2 has intake in that area. Certainly not blocked by that USB/HDMI section.
MrFunSocks
. Only he can explain this madness. House analogy incoming....
