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burninmylight on 01 June 2017
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Pemalite said:
burninmylight said:

And there's nothing wrong with that, but the point is that you're in the minority, man. You can be a Ferrari enthusiast too, but go driving up the highway and you'll find a lot more Kias, Fords and Chevys. You can be a photojournalism enthusiast, and there is definitely still a market for you, but 99 percent of people* are satisfied with the crappy camera on their cell phones.

 

*I made that number up. Don't quote me with an actual stat, person who tends to miss the point, because you know it's beside the point. You know who you are. Just don't do it. Fight the urge. Fight it.

Am I really that much of a minority though? Can you recall the amount of backlash the Xbox One got for being weaker? ;)


Miyamotoo said:

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.

 

I am comparing it with Mobile Phones and Tablets. Because they are also the Switch's competitor, the Switch is a mobile device remember.
Heck, I can buy a mobile phone these days with a full 1080P screen for $150 AUD. The Switch is almost $500 AUD.
There is no excuse for crappy low resolution panels, 1080P should be the minimum.

The fact is, I want a larger, higher resolution panel, larger capacity battery and more energy efficient SoC. That is what I want.

720P is garbage. It was terrible last generation. It's terrible in 2017.

Yes, you are that much in the minority. I think about this sort of thing every day, about how different forum life is from real life. Yes, I can recally the backlash the Xbone got for being weaker than the PS4 on the geeky video game sites. Out here in these streets? No one gives a damn. Do you remember where the source of the real backlash for the Xbone? Starts with K, rhymes with "dissect," no one wanted it, and it tacked on an extra $100 USD. Oh, and MS tried to tell the masses that they can't play used games on it and a constant online connection is mandatory, and pretty much told anyone who doesn't have the bandwidth to handle that to fuck off. You honestly think some numbers and technical terms that 95 percent of people can't understand is why the PS4 is whipping Xbone's ass right now?

Every time I get into this sort of conversation with someone on a gaming forum, I ask them to do this: the next time you go out in public, go around and ask random people what the contrast ratio means for their televison, or the difference between RAM and ROM, or the difference between and megabyte and a gigabyte. I don't mean your close buddies, I mean people who aren't likely to be just like you, like coworkers or even family members at a barbecue. I guarantee you most people won't have a clue what you're talking about, nor will they give a damn if you try to sit there and explain it. That's elementary level tech knowledge for us, but rocket science for them.

Also, it wasn't that long ago that 360 was getting backlash for being weaker than the PS3 in videogame forums, but in real life no one cared. And don't get me started on the Wii...