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Miyamotoo on 01 June 2017
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Pemalite said:
Soundwave said:

Cool video. Kinda restates some stuff I've said before, but a "Switch+" model is basically possible already. 

That's just a given when you are taking hardware off the shelf.
If it was a custom chip, then such iterative upgrades do tend to get a little more difficult.

Goodnightmoon said:

This constant need for more power is pathetic, people doesn't want that, Switch sales will prove it.

PC, PS4, Xbox One say otherwise.

Sure there will be people who don't care about power, but there are plenty of people who do care about power.
Just like there are people who love The Last of Us... And other people who can't stand it. Not everyone likes/dislikes the same thing we are all different.

RolStoppable said:

There's also no need to increase the resolution of Switch, because 720p offers good pixel density on a 6" screen. The power efficiency of a new Tegra is better put into better battery life, because that matters a lot more.

I disagree. 720P is terrible on a 6" panel. It's more acceptable on a 4" screen... Even then I would still want more.

Besides, Switch is NOT using the most efficient display anyway, there have been plenty of prior examples where a newer, higher resolution, brighter display has consumed LESS energy than the older panel.
The Switch is also not using the most efficient SoC, it's not even using the most energy dense battery. There are gains to be had everywhere, but they do tend to cost.

I ideally wanted the Switch to have an 8-9" screen with a 1440P AMOLED or better panel, it's 2017, 720P looks like shit.

If Nintendo can deliver the goods with a Switch successor/update, I'll be onboard. They lost me when they revealed the specs initiatlly for the Switch, I'm a hardware enthusiast and expect more for my dollar.

 

I think you trying to compare Switch with mobile phones and tablets, but true about mobile phones and tablets is that despite 1080p or 1440p screens games running at much lower resolution, games that would run even at native 1080p resolution on phones would drain battery very fast. You also need to consider that on Switch you have full console games not mobile games like you have on phones and tablets and they offcourse requre much more power and stronger battery. Games that runs at higher resolution and actual native resolution, requires stronger hardware and stronger battery in any case.

Despite Switch screen is 720p on 6", games look beautiful on Switch screens, definitely don't look like shit.

 

 

curl-6 said:

A New 3DS/DSi/PS4 Pro type revision of the Switch using a newer Tegra chip is pretty much a given.
If I had to guess I'd say 2019 launch, higher performance and improved battery life.

I think we will 1st see smaller, cheaper Switch with stronger battery that will be replace 3DS price point na market, before stronger Switch.

 

 

Goodnightmoon said:

This constant need for more power is pathetic, people doesn't want that, Switch sales will prove it. Things like flexibility and great games will be more important for a large number of players, internet nerds are full of tech enthusiast that care way more about the tech than about the art of gaming, giving the false impression that power is the most important aspect for a console to suceed but normal people doesn't give 2 shits about the tech as long as it looks good and is fun to play.

Agree, I think we will 1st see smaller, cheaper Switch with stronger battery that will be replace 3DS price point na market, before stronger Switch.

 

 

Random_Matt said:
2019? Way to piss off consumers, nice.

Guess Sony pissed consumers with PS4 Pro.