Chrkeller said:
Really depends on clock speed and amount of ram. One of the reasons I want an announcement is to know for sure what the device will be. I would expect 112 gb/s with 12 gb of ram to be significantly different than 88 gb/s (underlocked) at 8 gb ram. Same is true if by chance Nintendo goes 16 gb ram. Lots of unknowns so it is really hard to tell. I think porting is relatively easy (at least easier) if the S2 is 16 gb, but 8 gb could be problematic. Don't get me wrong, ports are possible either way, but 8 gb likely would need more customization (time/money). To be clear I think the 12 gb rumors are fair and that doesn't strike me as unrealistic, but with Nintendo you never know. At the end of the day, really depends on the price point Nintendo is trying to hit. Nintendo doesn't typically take a loss on hardware. And Steam Deck and Rog Ally are all $550+. Personally, I don't see Nintendo going above $400 for the S2, but that is speculation. Others disagree and expect $500. |
I think you've got caught up into specs too much - even if SW1 to SW2 jump in performance ends up to be only as PS4 to PS5 jump (and all the guesstimates point that it will be bigger), we have the same situation as with Switch 1, expect this time around big publishers know Switch 2 will sell from the start.
Good specs are always nice for easy porting, but I doubt they'll be deciding factor whether or not SW2 gets current gen ports.
