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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - RUMOR: Switch has Touchscreen, More Powerful When Docked, & Mediocre Battery Life

Volterra_90 on 21 October 2016

Battery life is dismal. They should really work on it if that's true.



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joesampson on 21 October 2016

Yeah this seeems like bullshit. http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/10/what-we-now-know-about-the-nintendo-switch/

 

Im pretty sure Nintendo would say if the dock had additional processing power for higher resolutions. 



m_csquare on 21 October 2016

So many contradicting rumors so far, but 3 hours battery life is just unacceptable



Nautilus on 21 October 2016

Kinda unrelated, but someone knows if the Switch in portable mode has audio output in it, or you can hear the game only through headphones and such?



My (locked) thread about how difficulty should be a decision for the developers, not the gamers.

https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=241866&page=1

Nautilus on 21 October 2016
joesampson said:

Yeah this seeems like bullshit. http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/10/what-we-now-know-about-the-nintendo-switch/

 

Im pretty sure Nintendo would say if the dock had additional processing power for higher resolutions. 

Not if they wanted to focus the trailer on the main atraction(portability) and save marketable stuff, like the extra power, at a later date to hype the Switch even more.Makes alot of sense.



My (locked) thread about how difficulty should be a decision for the developers, not the gamers.

https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=241866&page=1

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wombat123 on 21 October 2016
potato_hamster said:

Even if true, that could mean there's nothing more than an upscaling chip/HDMI processing chip in the base.

It doesn't mean that it's going to make games run better.

Ah, man; please don't ruin my fading hopes.  The docking station adding more power is one of the last hopes I have for getting the NS at launch.  I know that IGN article said that it was just a way to have TV-out but I'm going to be that guy that keeps on denying reality until it hits me right in the face.



Mr Puggsly on 21 October 2016

If the docking station allows the Switch to push extra power, it will probably be for resolution.



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ktay95 on 21 October 2016

Love how people say 3 hour battery life is terrible and unacceptable when the 3DS launched with a 3-5 hour battery life.
Still would be great if it was possible to replace the battery WiiU gamepad style for a bigger one. Also this time use a standard charging port like Micro or Type-C USB. That way I don't have to carry a proprietary charger around and can easily use battery banks if necessary



COKTOE on 21 October 2016

Ooooooo! Please more power when docking. Lots of people seem to have rolled over on this issue. As if it's inclusion doesn't matter. Fuck that. Everybody wanted it.



- "If you have the heart of a true winner, you can always get more pissed off than some other asshole."

Lawlight on 21 October 2016
ktay95 said:
Love how people say 3 hour battery life is terrible and unacceptable when the 3DS launched with a 3-5 hour battery life.
Still would be great if it was possible to replace the battery WiiU gamepad style for a bigger one. Also this time use a standard charging port like Micro or Type-C USB. That way I don't have to carry a proprietary charger around and can easily use battery banks if necessary

And you know for a fact that those people didn't criticise the 3DS's battery life?