By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close
Slownenberg on 02 August 2023
Edit Thread

I think they will do SOMETHING. I just can't imagine what that'll be. VR is I guess the "obvious" thing, though since you can't have good VR just by sliding a screen into a headset I don't think there's much reason to try to do VR. In general I just want a next gen Switch, don't need any major changes, though of course if Nintendo comes up with some really cool thing I'll be excited about it.

Give me a PS4/XB1 spec'd portable hybrid direct successor to the Switch. Full backwards compatibility, NSO on the system from day 1 (maybe even add DC or GC to the Expansion Pack), improved joycon design, 256gb storage so that we still have to buy an SD card but at least there won't be single games that take up the whole system storage, improved physical contacts between the joycons and system, at very least the same screen that the OLED has, if not a bit higher res version of it, that DLSS res-boost when docked so people can play 4k games without taxing the system, MUCH better online specifically the ability to actually be able to communicate with friends.

Really just a normal generational power upgrade and take all the things they learned from designing the various Switch models to iterate over the design to perfect it, and give us a modern upgrade to the way they do online play. If they can come up with some cool hardware feature that is fun and used in more than a handful of games that's just a nice extra on top.

Jumpin said:

I can think of a few things off the top of my head

Realistic Stuff I’d Like
Fitness Tech - I think there’s a lot of potential in fitness technology and Nintendo has some inter utilized properties in that field. Two relatively recent titles, Ring Fit Adventure and Switch Sports alone have sold about 25 million units. Considering a lot of the appeal of the Switch is that it’s a console for more active and fit people than Playstation and Xbox, I think this would be a good direction. Nintendo was serious about this a few years ago, and then went silent on developments.

More Scalability and Form Factors - I’m a big fan of more frequent hardware upgrades, so I wouldn’t mind something like Switch 2 Lite, Switch 2 TV, Switch 2i, etc… The OLED Switch was a nice upgrade, but they could have done better with a more powerful chipset. We’re also years into a tech period where RISC SOCs have different tiers - a major example is M2 base, Max, and Ultra - and software is compatible across all M-series chips. This is kind of a power thing, but it’s also a form factor thing.

True compatibility - enough with emulation modes, I want Switch 1 software to work the same as on all future Switch hardware, none of this “we’ll emulate it for a few years, you have to use your old controllers, then drop it altogether” bullshit. It’s 2023, and I’ve been sick of this for at least 20 years. If Nintendo does this, I’ll have absolute confidence in buying stuff from them - as of now, I’m done buying Switch games (aside from Suikoden) until they confirm this to be the case. The convenience in playing old software is a major thing for me.

Streaming/Capture Upgrade - I like the idea of recording my stuff to video. Switch has a half-assed version of this, I want the full ass!

TV and Cloud access - more of a software thing, but I want Netflix, Prime, Apple TV+, HBO, Disney+ and all that stuff accessible on Switch 2. Additionally, I’d love to have access to Dropbox and iCloud, at least from the docked station. If I’m doing media, I want to be able to get it directly to my editing software.

Voice Command Interface - simple: like Siri, Google, Alexa. When I’m searching for stuff in console mode, I don’t want to select characters with a D-pad or analog stick, touchscreens and voice commands are how this should be done.

Better navigation hardware - I’ve never used a PS5 (or was it 4) controller, but I like the idea of a trackpad on controllers. Also, bring back point and click like the Wii. These are features I think I’d like when navigating.

Unrealistic Stuff I’d Like
Basically, stuff I want, but I see good reasons why it probably shouldn’t happen:

AR/VR - is kind of out of the price range for a Nintendo console. I’d say leave that to Apple and Google. Unless Nintendo can figure out a way to make it feature competitive and a hell of a lot cheaper than the competition.

I'd like to see more form factors as well. Or more specifically, I'd like to see them build out a Switch2 family more quickly. I'd love to see a portable-only Lite and a TV-only 'Home' come out by the system's second holiday season so that people could choose any type of system they want from the family from very early on. And then of course later on perhaps put out a premium version of all three models.

Streaming built in would be nice for the streamers and makes sense with how popular streaming is. I know for the Switch you had to buy like a whole extra streaming gadget which I believe is not the case with the other systems.

Could care less about TV/Cloud. It's a video game system, not a computer or multimedia box. I don't want Nintendo wasting time and money (and perhaps passing on that cost to us). I want them to keep their focus totally on gaming not on other stuff that everyone probably already has two or three other devices that already do those other things.

Speech to text would be nice for typing. You don't need to type much but its a tiny bit annoying when you have to type stuff. And a huge needed upgrade is the ability to communicate with friends through the system, and speech to text would be crucial for that. Feel no need for a Voice assistant though, like what do you need that for in a video game system?

Last edited by Slownenberg - on 02 August 2023