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What improvements would you like to see in a switch revision
- Thread starter cormack12
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Lol good suggestions as well. Especially D pad.
If you want pocketability, not happening.
Bigby_Wolf
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- Better Screen
- Bluetooth
- Better dock
- Wireless charging
That's really the dream right?
- Bluetooth
- Better dock
- Wireless charging
That's really the dream right?
Skanderani
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I agree with everything you have said, this is a really great post!!
Iced Arcade
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I like less bezel for everything but less bezel usually means more fragile... And a lot of kids own the switch.
Azelover
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I thought a lot about this..
I think they can't change the size unfortunately, for a lot of reasons.
If they shrink the internal hardware they can increase the battery life, also it may give them a little more space for a larger battery. That alone could give value to a revision. But I thik they could add a few things...
Kimishima mentioned the possibility of expanding the functionality, so things like camera or microphone..but mostly the internal storage.. that alone could stimulate a repurchase like it used to do for iPods.
Most likely all of that combined. There's definitely potential. Nintendo can't ignore the advancements in manufacturing with a functioning portable. A revision next year is definitely expected, it would be dumb for them not to.
I think they can't change the size unfortunately, for a lot of reasons.
If they shrink the internal hardware they can increase the battery life, also it may give them a little more space for a larger battery. That alone could give value to a revision. But I thik they could add a few things...
Kimishima mentioned the possibility of expanding the functionality, so things like camera or microphone..but mostly the internal storage.. that alone could stimulate a repurchase like it used to do for iPods.
Most likely all of that combined. There's definitely potential. Nintendo can't ignore the advancements in manufacturing with a functioning portable. A revision next year is definitely expected, it would be dumb for them not to.
Victor Omega
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...Nvme SSD was made for this device. Prices are going down. Someone, please tell me why a Switch with 250GB at 499 isnt a good idea.
isnt Storage vs battery?
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Thank you.
PS: Does anyone know how to contact a mod about getting the title changed. The thread title is supposed to be...
"What hardware improvements would you like to see in a Nintendo Switch XL revision?"
I am working on a separate thread with all the software requests people have...
Virtual Console
1080p dashboard
Netflix, HBO Now, Hulu, Plex, Internet, Amazon Video, Crackle, Crunchyroll etc.
Various games: Galaxy at 1080p, Wii Sports port at 1080p, FZERO, The Wii U Smash game but with all downloadable content, all the content from 3DS version and a new subspace emissary
A bunch of other frequently requested software enhancements
Any other software changes you want me to include?
Not too many changes since I don't feel like "upgrading" my Switch unless it provides smoother gameplay and perhaps higher resolutions.
But I think that different models of Joy-Cons would be really nice. When playing in handheld mode my right thumb gets numb after some time because my hand is in a really unnatural position.
The next is unlikely to ever happen but: Let us somehow play GB, GBA and even DS games through a cartridge slot on the dock or something. I would like to see how this would look on a TV.
But I think that different models of Joy-Cons would be really nice. When playing in handheld mode my right thumb gets numb after some time because my hand is in a really unnatural position.
The next is unlikely to ever happen but: Let us somehow play GB, GBA and even DS games through a cartridge slot on the dock or something. I would like to see how this would look on a TV.
Oled display please. A 720p oled would be relatively cheap. Make it happen please.
Realistically make a model with more internal storage, regardless of how "easy" it is to buy a micro sd card, I'd still prefer to have the option of bigger internal storage.
Also add an X2 soc.
Infact if they released a "Switch Pro" with oled, 128gb internal storage and X2 soc I'd go insane....
Realistically make a model with more internal storage, regardless of how "easy" it is to buy a micro sd card, I'd still prefer to have the option of bigger internal storage.
Also add an X2 soc.
Infact if they released a "Switch Pro" with oled, 128gb internal storage and X2 soc I'd go insane....
sandkiller
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What mockup are you referring to?
BebopMcJigglypuff
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...Nvme SSD was made for this device. Prices are going down. Someone, please tell me why a Switch with 250GB at 499 isnt a good idea.
isnt Storage vs battery?
nvme runs HOT aka the already crap battery will die in 20 minutes
which is the only reason I wouldn't want one in there.Nintendo Switch
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Like it says in the OP, if they shrink the chip to a 7nm node, they could run at docked 1080p mode clockspeeds even when it's a being used as a portable while still significantly improving the battery life.
PuppetMaster
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...Nvme SSD was made for this device. Prices are going down. Someone, please tell me why a Switch with 250GB at 499 isnt a good idea.
isnt Storage vs battery?
They run very hot. Very high energy usage. Very expensive.
Also I don't trust Nintendo enough to go digital only. I rather buy thier physical carts. So tons of storage does not attract me.
I rather they focus on other things. Nicer screen and build quality. Better portable mode performance and energy usage. Better battery etc.
ShadowFox08
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...Nvme SSD was made for this device. Prices are going down. Someone, please tell me why a Switch with 250GB at 499 isnt a good idea.
isnt Storage vs battery?
$500? lol That shit ain't gonna sell. You're better off buying an SD card with the Switch. Right now bestbuy is selling 128GB cards for $30. You can get a 200GB for $70-80 also nowadays.
If you're gonna buy AAA third party games though, you'll need an SD card at one point..
Anyway, I've said it before in the first page.. But to summarize what I want again in a switch version
-removable direction buttons on left joycon with included removable d-pad
-analog triggers
-initially 16nm pascal chip for 2x the energy efficiency or double the RAM and memory and 1.5xish the GPU and CPU power.. But might as well skip straight to Xavier to reach near 1TFLOP for GPU for a release of holiday 2018 ... or wait for 12nm by 2019?
-almost completely remove bezels to have a shorter(length wise) but same 6.2 inch screen size, OR keep same size switch with shorter bezels but more screen space
-1080p screen with pascal just isn't feasible, unless people want the same battery life as the current switch and/or a bigger battery somehow with the same form factor
-a docked version that matches PS4 and Xbox One X specs by 2019 Q4
Fbh
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After a bit over a month with my Switch I think the 3 things I'd change would be.
-Smaller bezel: I think the size of the console is great but a smaller bezel would increase the screen size without making the device bigger which would be awesome. Its also the trend with phones, laptops and TV's so I don't see why portable consoles wouldnt follow.
-Better battery life: If it could reach like 5 hours under normal condicions it would be great
- More internal storage: Not such a big issue since you can get a micro SD. But having at least 128gb of internal storage would be nice
Most of the other things I want are more Software related
-Smaller bezel: I think the size of the console is great but a smaller bezel would increase the screen size without making the device bigger which would be awesome. Its also the trend with phones, laptops and TV's so I don't see why portable consoles wouldnt follow.
-Better battery life: If it could reach like 5 hours under normal condicions it would be great
- More internal storage: Not such a big issue since you can get a micro SD. But having at least 128gb of internal storage would be nice
Most of the other things I want are more Software related
Martinski43
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No bezels and a 550 ppi OLED display.
LordMuffin
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OLED displays are very prone to burn in. I'd rather have a slightly worse panel last me for the foreseeable future than having the HUD of a game permanently stuck on my screen.
Make it small with removable casing. Why you might ask? They can sell an nes case to make it look like a tiny nes, or maybe a GameCube one or N64😍😍😍
Sell them each with console themed joycons and I would go broke.
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This but $50 cheaper and with the Pro controller sold separately please. I already have 2 Pro controllers, but would buy this if it gives 4k or at least a consistent 1080p. Hated constantly having to dock the Switch after use. A GTX 1060 in it would be glorious.
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What resolution would a ppi of 550 be for a 7.5 inch bezel free screen?
frankelliott
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Why headphone jack on the bottom? Having it on the top has been incredibly useful for me when connecting docked to a computer monitor that doesnt have speakers or its own sound output. Id be stuck in silence if it was on the bottom.
Also applies when playing with the kickstand.
Colossal Moo
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I am really happy with my Switch and I do not think the made any major mistakes with it. It has a lot of good games, a great screen, it works great when it's connected to a TV, it's cheap to expand storage and it has a decent battery life. It would be nice if it cost less, had a longer battery life and had more internal storage but none of these imperfects are critical. I would recommend the Switch to any game who likes Nintendo games or Japanese games. They are also getting a lot of good indie games on the system.
Yeah, I think it would be good to have a genuine Switch 2 come sooner than we think - if they made it compatible with all of the accessories and allowed people to buy just the tablet for only $149-199, it would make the fast turnaround a lot more acceptable.
I think pushing for native 1080p would be a bad idea, though. Checkerboard 1080p would use less power and, on a 7.5" screen with mostly 60fps games, be virtually indistinguishable from native.
TheDreadLord
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If the dock was something else than just a piece of plastic that makes connection to the TV, it would be great. Maybe they could add a co-processor or something like this in order to push higher resolutions when docked.
In terms of the console desing I do not see any big issue... The screen resolution is fine and the controls are ok. The only thing I see as a design breakdown is the kickstand that becomes completely useless when you start running out of battery. Maybe they should have looked into wireless charging and placed the usb-c on the top. My cellphone from 5 years ago already had that feature.
In terms of the console desing I do not see any big issue... The screen resolution is fine and the controls are ok. The only thing I see as a design breakdown is the kickstand that becomes completely useless when you start running out of battery. Maybe they should have looked into wireless charging and placed the usb-c on the top. My cellphone from 5 years ago already had that feature.
delete12345
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I just want a SIM card slot on the Nintendo Switch, rev. 2.
Toadthemushroom
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Tegra X2 plus larger 720p display in same chassis and improved Kickstand design with ability to support several angles would do me well for a Switch 2.
Switch 1 becomes entry level model at a lower price.
Buying a free-form OLED screen like that from a supplier like Samsung would cost Nintendo over $100 per screen. It's not going to happen unless they are building a high-end smartphone with a pricetag to match. They also would not be able to manufacture enough Switches - there's a reason why Google's Pixel 2 XL uses an inferior LG POLED display.
Switch 1 becomes entry level model at a lower price.
Buying a free-form OLED screen like that from a supplier like Samsung would cost Nintendo over $100 per screen. It's not going to happen unless they are building a high-end smartphone with a pricetag to match. They also would not be able to manufacture enough Switches - there's a reason why Google's Pixel 2 XL uses an inferior LG POLED display.
deathsaber
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It really doesn't need much revision, but I could picture them making a dedicated joycon-less, one piece handheld iteration of the unit.
Give it a built in Dpad instead of the left joycon buttons- maybe an HDMI port so you can plug an optional cable into a tv for tv play (but you must buy buy your own joy-cons/pro controller if you want to play this, or use the handheld itself while tethered by cable) - it would come in an overall cheaper package since they could skip the dock, sell the charger/hdmi cable separately plus not having to include separate joy cons.
Sell this for $50-100 less than the standard unit.
Give it a built in Dpad instead of the left joycon buttons- maybe an HDMI port so you can plug an optional cable into a tv for tv play (but you must buy buy your own joy-cons/pro controller if you want to play this, or use the handheld itself while tethered by cable) - it would come in an overall cheaper package since they could skip the dock, sell the charger/hdmi cable separately plus not having to include separate joy cons.
Sell this for $50-100 less than the standard unit.
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Would you sacrifice battery life for it.
I would be happy with docked level performance and maximized battery life.
I think a move to a smaller node like 14/16nm for improved battery life.
Larger near bezeless screen.
A modest bump in clock speed (ram and gpu) to iron out performance in portable mode.
A bump in CPU, GPU and Ram clock speed in docked mode to reach 1080p on newer games, older games only get GPU and RAM boost (with bump in CPU speed there may need to be a slight pause when docking so that game logic adjusts)
Minimum of 64gb storage
Bluetooth for headset's
Larger near bezeless screen.
A modest bump in clock speed (ram and gpu) to iron out performance in portable mode.
A bump in CPU, GPU and Ram clock speed in docked mode to reach 1080p on newer games, older games only get GPU and RAM boost (with bump in CPU speed there may need to be a slight pause when docking so that game logic adjusts)
Minimum of 64gb storage
Bluetooth for headset's
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I agree with you completely. I love my switch and I do not feel they made any major mistakes with it.
I do think there are some areas that could be improved upon all described in the OP but I see no major mistakes with it
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As long as it has everything in the OP, I would love a Switch 2 soon.
Ive never ever heard of checkerboarding for 1080p, only for 4k. How does it look? Any screenshots or games that do this just to get to 1080p?
Dakhil
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I don't know how realistic my wishlist is, but here is my wishlist for the Nintendo Switch revision.
- A 16 nm Pascal based Tegra SoC that's not only considerably more powerful, but also more power efficient (which I hope leads to less heat being created and a considerably longer battery life)
- Considerably reduced bezels
- The microSD card slot replaced with a regular SD card slot
- 64 GB as the minimum internal storage size in SKUs, with a 128 GB SKU as an option
- A better Wi-Fi card
- The microSD card slot replaced with a regular SD card slot
- SKUs with 64 GB as the minimum internal storage, with the 128 GB SKU as an option
- A more stabilised kickstand that can still be popped back on when popped off accidentally without compromising the kickstand's strength
- More ergonomic Joy-Cons
- Inclusion of analog triggers on the Joy-Cons
- A significantly smaller dock
- An Ethernet port built in the dock
- A 16 nm Pascal based Tegra SoC that's not only considerably more powerful, but also more power efficient (which I hope leads to less heat being created and a considerably longer battery life)
- Considerably reduced bezels
- The microSD card slot replaced with a regular SD card slot
- 64 GB as the minimum internal storage size in SKUs, with a 128 GB SKU as an option
- A better Wi-Fi card
- The microSD card slot replaced with a regular SD card slot
- SKUs with 64 GB as the minimum internal storage, with the 128 GB SKU as an option
- A more stabilised kickstand that can still be popped back on when popped off accidentally without compromising the kickstand's strength
- More ergonomic Joy-Cons
- Inclusion of analog triggers on the Joy-Cons
- A significantly smaller dock
- An Ethernet port built in the dock
