Digital Foundry: Nintendo Switch CPU and GPU clock speeds revealed

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spemanig said:

Soundwave said:

I get that you want them to, but they almost literally could not have designed any type of system that would compete with the PS4/XB1 *less* than the Switch does, lol (using any type of relatively modern tech that is). 

I mean you tell me if I told you this is what NX would be a year ago that you would believe it. I don't think so. 

You're in the denial phase now. It'll move onto acceptance/bargaining soon, don't worry. It gets better when you just stop giving a crap. You'll buy one anyone because of Mario, Zelda, and Splatoon. Or you won't. It doesn't make a huge difference.

 

Competing poorly is not not competing. There is no denial. Switch is competing with PS4 whether you like it or not. Whether Switch becomes Nintendo's biggest success or their most crushing failure, it was always made and marketed to be in sales competition with the XBO and PS4, just like the Wii U was. If telling yourself they weren't helps you cope with the latter, so be it.

It isn't directly comparable. I've got a PS4 and still want a Switch. The Switch is a portable console that also functions as a home console and entry level VR system. Was the 3DS directly in competition with PS4, no but indirectly yes for those who weren't sure if they wanted a console with portability or a permanent home console. Are there many consumers like that?

A huge number of wii owners also owned a ps3 or 360. The idea that every household only has one console is not realistic or representative of reality. 

I plan to buy a Switch with VR HMD and one extra dock so I can use the console both in my living room and one room upstairs. In the UK that may cost me £250 plus maybe £25 or £30 for an extra dock with psu. So £280 in total. That effectively gets me 2 home consoles, a portable and a VR system because it easy to just move the tablet between docks between rooms.