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Kynes on 17 June 2025
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Pemalite said:
Kynes said:

That's not what we were talking about. Switch 2 has a very noticeable performance improvement over Switch. We already have many people complaining about the price of the console, what I was pointing out is that if a manufacturer developed a console with the specifications necessary to address his complaints, we would end up with a much higher price and larger dimensions, with a much shorter battery life.

The price of nodes at TSMC have skyrocketed with each node reduction, especially with multi deep ultraviolet layer nodes, which means that the hardware would skyrocket in price if you increased the performance to that of a Series S in a physical format the size of Switch 2.

In any design, you have limitations in terms of price, dimensions, cooling, power consumption... and Nintendo has chosen the option they feel most comfortable with among all the ones they had, including the compatibility advantages of continuing with Nvidia. No one can beat the limitations imposed by physics.

So it's only performance that is the selling point?

So you agree then based on performance that the Rog Ally X is the better buy?

I never said that, don't twist my words, it seems you like straw man fallacies.

Switch 2 is a totally different product from any PC with that physical format. I've talked about differences in size, weight, price, ventilation... in relation to possible Switch 2s with other higher performance specifications, I haven't said that the reason for buying a Switch 2 is performance.

The main reason for buying a Switch 2 is the games, whether they are from Nintendo or other companies. Why buy a Switch 2 and not a Switch OLED? Because it has different, newer games that the Switch OLED won't have due to its performance difference.

Do Switch 2 games work on a ROG Ally X? No, right? Well, there's your answer as to why you should buy one and not the other. Anyone who wants to play PC games in a portable format has multiple compatible machines to choose from, from the Steam Deck to the new Microsoft-branded ones. Anyone who wants Nintendo games, and those from third parties that develop for Switch 2, will have to buy the Switch 2, it's as simple as that.