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m_csquare on 23 February 2017

So much for playing on the go



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Mnementh on 23 February 2017
Nem said:

Playing Zelda single player. Low battery warning came at 2h39m.

http://www.siliconera.com/2017/02/23/testing-nintendo-switchs-battery-life/

Your next portable folks! ;p

It was already given with 3-6 hours, as for 3DS. And I'm not happy with 3DS battery life. I was happy with DS battery life. But 3DS still sells well as a handheld.



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Volterra_90 on 23 February 2017

Is there a significant difference with the 3DS battery life? I think that 3 hours is fine for more demanding games. I plan to buy a portable battery in the future, just in case.



Kerotan on 23 February 2017
guiduc said:
Zelda is probably one of the most demanding game Switch will receive. And it was at default lighting.

Considering its a launch title you should hope not.  You expect games in a few years to be more advanced then launch Titles.  

 

OT: that seems really short 



m_csquare on 23 February 2017
Volterra_90 said:
Is there a significant difference with the 3DS battery life? I think that 3 hours is fine for more demanding games. I plan to buy a portable battery in the future, just in case.

I can play smash 4 for almost 5hours on my n3ds XL, and it's almost 2 years old. 2 hours difference is huge for a handheld



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SonytendoAmiibo on 23 February 2017
b00moscone said:
The Sega Nomad has been reborn!!!

 

I loved my Sega Nomad. And so did the Eveready battery company.

   

Hey! They got SONY on my amiibo! Wait a minute. Two great gaming tastes that game great together!

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Random_Matt on 23 February 2017
Flilix said:
Just don't play it for 3 hours straight. It's unhealthy.

According to who? Seven hours straight for me during the day. Weekends a hell of a lot longer.

Yes, i have no life, lol.



Goodnightmoon on 23 February 2017

This means little without other kind of comparisons though, like, how much it last with medium bright and medium volume? How much wothout volume and no bright? How much is this compared to games like FAST RMX, Shovel Knight or Mario Oddissey? Open world games tend to last less than 2 hours on my laptop




Volterra_90 on 23 February 2017
m_csquare said:
Volterra_90 said:
Is there a significant difference with the 3DS battery life? I think that 3 hours is fine for more demanding games. I plan to buy a portable battery in the future, just in case.

I can play smash 4 for almost 5hours on my n3ds XL, and it's almost 2 years old. 2 hours difference is huge for a handheld

Really? I remember playing Smash4 on my way home from the college, which is a 3 and a half hours trip, and the 3DS didn't reach home alive XD. Unless there's a massive improvement in battery life from 3DS to the N3DS, which can explain the difference. Either way, I don't usually game more than 1,2 hours on a trip without feeling dizzy, so battery life suits me. I can understand the criticism though.



Goodnightmoon on 23 February 2017
Volterra_90 said:
m_csquare said:

I can play smash 4 for almost 5hours on my n3ds XL, and it's almost 2 years old. 2 hours difference is huge for a handheld

Really? I remember playing Smash4 on my way home from the college, which is a 3 and a half hours trip, and the 3DS didn't reach home alive XD. Unless there's a massive improvement in battery life from 3DS to the N3DS, which can explain the difference. Either way, I don't usually game more than 1,2 hours on a trip without feeling dizzy, so battery life suits me. I can understand the criticism though.

There is a massive improvement, on an original 3ds many games are around 3-4 hours, same as PSVita where Uncharted lasts about 3.3 hours