Pyro as Bill said:
JEMC said:
Nintendo cares A LOT about controls. They're not going to give sub-par experience, worse than the one the Switch offers right now, just to make their machine a tiny bit smaller. That doesn't mean that they won't get rid of the joycons, although I doubt they will as it would make it incompatible with some games, but that doesn't mean that they're going to get rid of the traditional controls.
Joycons are going to be compatible with every model of Switch. The ability to stick them on the side of the console is a bonus for HH-gamers.
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My comment about a joycon-less Switch was due to the discussion at hand about a smaller device and how to save space. You did it by going with a worse control setup while I, even stating that I doubted they would go with a joycon less device, did it integrating the controls to the console, removing the space for the extra batteries and such.
In any case, I like that we both agree that joycons should still be used as a "bonus for HH gamers".
Pyro as Bill said:
JEMC said:
As I already said, there are ways to improve the cooling even on a smaller design. For starters, the use of an X2 chip at the Switch's X1 level of performance would result in a much lower power consumption, allowing Nintendo to use a simplified cooling system.
I've never noticed the fan running in HH-mode. If HH doesn't use the fan then that proves the current Switch could be even smaller (built in controls= - 40%, - fan/heatsink =-?%).
Thicker does, in no way, mean equal to less portable. We're not talking about a Switch revision that's twice as thick, only two or three extra millimeters would do the trick.
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Do you realize that you're kind of contradicting yourself with that sentence?
I mean, if you think that current Switch has a good cooling system and even go as far as to say that it could be smaller, impliying that there would be no overheating problems, then the consequence is that Nintendo could use an improved cooling solution when creating a theoretical smaller Switch without running into problems either, which is what some of us have told you.
C'mon, they could simply add some small vents at the bottom to act as air intakes, and that would already guarantee a much, much bigger airflow in TV mode thanks to the fan being able to move more air thought the heatsink without the constrains it has now.
Pyro as Bill said:
JEMC said:
Thicker does, in no way, mean equal to less portable. We're not talking about a Switch revision that's twice as thick, only two or three extra millimeters would do the trick.
And the Switch's biggest problem when it comes to portability is its batery life, and then, the size.
I disagree. I think size is a bigger barrier than battery life.
In any case, Nintendo knows that they do when it comes to the build quality of their consoles. If they decide to go with a smaller version of Switch, they'll launch a properly cooled product.
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And you're free to disagree.
Please excuse my bad English.
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