Nintendo Switch 2GB or 4GB?

[bonzobanana]

Alkibiádēs said:

bonzobanana said:

Well it is actually fairly close in power to wii u/ps3/360 in portable mode but gets a boost to graphics only in docked mode to allow higher resolutions. It isn't significantly more powerful than wii u anyway but can run code off cartridge and the OS in the background may be significantly simplified compared to wi u. wii u actually used 1GB of its memory for the OS which is huge and not the norm. 

Again all will be revealed with the tear-down that is sure to happen. Memory chips are labelled and as soon as a Switch is opened up the information will be there unlike other facets of the specification which take time to work out.

Look at Arms, that game runs at 1080p and 60fps and is clearly a level above Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U.Fast RMX also runs at 1080p and 60fps, just like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XMpHv5SHpc&t=7s

And here's footage from a new battle map in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in portable mode. Looks very crisp and sharp. 

Didn't think Arms looked that impressive myself. It's a fairly simple concept graphically. Mario kart is 720p 60fps on wii u or Switch in portable mode and boosted to 1080p for docked. Like wii u for four players frame rate drops to 30fps. Fast RMX does not  impress me sadly its the type of simple game that can have high frame rates. Creating a complex world like Skyrim and still doing 60fps. 

All the evidence I've seen both in specs and how the Switch performs indicates a small boost in performance over wii u in portable mode and a resolution boost for docked. This is not a system to run full xbox one or ps4 games that push those consoles. Happy to change my opinion as new evidence appears though. I'd love Switch to be a success because I like Nintendo as a company but frankly it just looks awful to me as a system.