RolStoppable said:
The most important rumored spec is the 8 inch LCD screen. This means the console itself will be a bit bigger than Switch, allowing for a bigger battery to be implemented. This doesn't mean that Switch 2 will have longer battery life than the original Switch though, but rather that Nintendo aims for not falling below the 2.5 to 6 hours range of the original Switch. The rumored specs for Switch 2 are a bit beefier in comparison to what Switch was for its time, so there's really no way around making the console a bit bigger to accomodate for the bare minimum of acceptable battery life. 512 GB internal storage are also eight times as much as good old Soundwave suggested for a cheaper $399 SKU. The series of rumors also suggests an updated game card format - as has been par for the course each generation since the introduction of game cards with the DS - so a more modern solution for external storage should be a given too. All in all, it looks like Nintendo is targeting a sensible spec sheet that makes it feasible to launch Switch 2 at $399. This is worlds apart from the catastrophic rumor mill that heralded the Wii U. |
The whole 64 gb internal storage was mind boggling. FF7 Remake is 100 gb. Even if compressed to 50 gb.... add in the OS + game updates and the switch wouldn't even have enough space for a single game akin to FF7 Remake. A minimum of 512 gb always made sense.
If Nintendo pushes digital external storage and/or upgrade internal is required. I guess Nintendo could go proprietary on internal storage upgrades.
I'm thinking memory and read speeds are likely bottlenecks for the switch 2. It will be hard to match current consoles in this regard.
Last edited by Chrkeller - on 10 September 2023
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