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Shiken said:

720p, 1080p is rubbish going into 2018, FOR A CONSOLE.  Switch is a handheld that can be played on the TV.  It can play current gen console games on the go, with conpensation.

So. Basically, rather than treat them all equally, you would rather give the Switch special treatment?
Sorry. That is not something I can adhere to, I will treat all platforms the same and hold all platforms to the same standards without exception.
The Switch is a home Console, it has a dock, the fact it doesn't have LTE and only a few hours of battery life also limits it's potential from being a truly mobile device.

The Switch being mobile doesn't mean it's hardware shortcomings should get a free pass either. - Heck, my mobile phone has a 2560x1440P display, why should I tolerate the Switch having less than 1/4th that resolution in games?

Shiken said:

the majority of people are very satisfied with the port.  It really is that simple.

Why should I care how many people are satisfied/dissatisfied with the port? That does not change it's inherent technical shortcomings or what I need/want/expect/desire.

Shiken said:

This simple fact that you continue to fail to acknowledge is why your logic is heavily flawed

It's not that I don't acknowledge it, it is that I have simply discarded it.
Don't like it? Stiff shit. Not my problem. - I have different expectations than you do and they aren't going to change because yours differ from that.




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Digital Foundry will put a PS4 Pro game side by side against an Xbox One X game and commence to telling you details you'd never notice with your naked eyes. Then tell you that one version is good while the other version is rubbish. That's their job and I admit, I love it when they say my version is better or not as bad as I'd been expecting (when it comes to the Switch or the original Xbox One).

It is a little toxic, though. Especially when I end up playing both the good and "bad" versions of the same game and both of them wind up being good. It's gotta suck for developers to pour their heart and soul into a game and then get bashed in forums because "it dips from 30fps to 28fps during cutscenes". We've become performance snobs, turning our noses up at perfectly good games. When the credits roll, I remember the experience and fun. It's okay if you value performance but it's not the "end all be all". Especially if you need a computer to tell you which one sucks.

It's like dating a twin and having a doctor say "her sister has 6% less hair on her vagina" and deciding that your twin sucks. Okay. It's nothing like that. I just wanted to see if I could slip "vagina hair" into a post.

Mission complete!



So basically the ugliest version with worst performance, less content, released later and currently the most expensive in stores. It's like Switch owners deal with any amount of bullshit just because ''it's portable''.



Pemalite said:
Shiken said:

720p, 1080p is rubbish going into 2018, FOR A CONSOLE.  Switch is a handheld that can be played on the TV.  It can play current gen console games on the go, with conpensation.

So. Basically, rather than treat them all equally, you would rather give the Switch special treatment?
Sorry. That is not something I can adhere to, I will treat all platforms the same and hold all platforms to the same standards without exception.
The Switch is a home Console, it has a dock, the fact it doesn't have LTE and only a few hours of battery life also limits it's potential from being a truly mobile device.

The Switch being mobile doesn't mean it's hardware shortcomings should get a free pass either. - Heck, my mobile phone has a 2560x1440P display, why should I tolerate the Switch having less than 1/4th that resolution in games?

Shiken said:

the majority of people are very satisfied with the port.  It really is that simple.

Why should I care how many people are satisfied/dissatisfied with the port? That does not change it's inherent technical shortcomings or what I need/want/expect/desire.

Shiken said:

This simple fact that you continue to fail to acknowledge is why your logic is heavily flawed

It's not that I don't acknowledge it, it is that I have simply discarded it.
Don't like it? Stiff shit. Not my problem. - I have different expectations than you do and they aren't going to change because yours differ from that.

The battery life is pretty close to the VITA, which is a handheld.  So because it has a dock, it does not qualify?  You are reaching, and laughably at that.

 

Show me a 300 dollar laptop or mobile device that can run DOOM even close to what the Switch does, then you can talk about standards and shortcomings.

 

You have nothing to compare it to, so you are comparing a portable device to a home console.  It honestly just seems to me you are against the Switch.  There is no other reason to crucade the way you are given the facts and nature of the device.  Again, want the full HD version, get it for PS4.  Want a portable version, get it for Switch.  Not that hard of a concept, and both are fully playable.  Just because something does not hit what you desire just because you do not like the nature of the device it is on does not make it a flaw in the port or the Hardware.  It is a personal preference.  You want a console version, so why bash a portable one?

 

It is obvious that you have discarded d the fact that it is a portable device, but that also discards any point to your argument as a whole.  Just because you do not WANT the Switch to be a portable device, does not mean it is not one.  Don't like it?  Stiff shit, not my problem, buy the game elsewhere.  That does not discredit that the Switch version is a fine portable port.

 

And FYI, your standard of 1080p 60fps has never been and never will be what the current base model consoles have put out.  By your logic, the PS4 and X1 were outdated at launch and the X1X and PS4Pro are weak because they fail to do what they set out to, which is native 4k (at 60fps in terms of the X1X).  Oddly enough, the Switch does do what it set out to.  Console quality games on the go with the option to play on your TV AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE.  So unless you are a PC gamer, you may as well just quit because nothing will ever meet your "standards".

 

Just some food for thought based on your "logic".



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Shiken said: 

Show me a 300 dollar laptop or mobile device that can run DOOM even close to what the Switch does, then you can talk about standards and shortcomings.

This is an even worse comparison between Switch and home consoles. Comparing Switch with PS4/X1 is common sense because it is designed to play games on TV. Only the Switch is more expensive with way worse performance and less content. Laptops are not primarily designed to play games. PCs and laptops need to do a lot more, thus they need to have more components that are not related to gaming. You also wanna compare a $300 washing machine with the Switch? ''But it doesn't even run DOOM''



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HintHRO said:
Shiken said: 

Show me a 300 dollar laptop or mobile device that can run DOOM even close to what the Switch does, then you can talk about standards and shortcomings.

This is an even worse comparison between Switch and home consoles. Comparing Switch with PS4/X1 is common sense because it is designed to play games on TV. Only the Switch is more expensive with way worse performance and less content. Laptops are not primarily designed to play games. PCs and laptops need to do a lot more, thus they need to have more components that are not related to gaming. You also wanna compare a $300 washing machine with the Switch? ''But it doesn't even run DOOM''

The Switch is a portable device that can play current gen games on the go WITH THE OPTION to play on the TV when at home.  The PS4 and X1 are devices that can ONLY play games on a TV, and are not portable at all.

 

The PS4/X1 is like an optimized PC, while the Switch is like an optimized tablet optimized for gaming.

 

You want to say my comparisons are bad, then throw out flawed logic like that?  Do you even know what a portable gaming device is?  XD



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Shiken said:
HintHRO said:

This is an even worse comparison between Switch and home consoles. Comparing Switch with PS4/X1 is common sense because it is designed to play games on TV. Only the Switch is more expensive with way worse performance and less content. Laptops are not primarily designed to play games. PCs and laptops need to do a lot more, thus they need to have more components that are not related to gaming. You also wanna compare a $300 washing machine with the Switch? ''But it doesn't even run DOOM''

The Switch is a portable device that can play current gen games on the go WITH THE OPTION to play on the TV when at home.  The PS4 and X1 are devices that can ONLY play games on a TV, and are not portable at all.

 

The PS4/X1 is like an optimized PC, while the Switch is like an optimized tablet optimized for gaming.

 

You want to say my comparisons are bad, then throw out flawed logic like that?  Do you even know what a portable gaming device is?  XD

sorry, I just had to fix it there for you :)



setsunatenshi said:
Shiken said:

The Switch is a portable device that can play current gen games on the go WITH THE OPTION to play on the TV when at home.  The PS4 and X1 are devices that can ONLY play games on a TV, and are not portable at all.

 

The PS4/X1 is like an optimized PC, while the Switch is like an optimized tablet optimized for gaming.

 

You want to say my comparisons are bad, then throw out flawed logic like that?  Do you even know what a portable gaming device is?  XD

sorry, I just had to fix it there for you :)

DOOM, Wolfenstein II, Dragonball Xenoverse 2, NBA2k18, WWE2k18, Dagonquest (whatever the newest one is), etc are all current gen games that are either here or coming, and there are more to come.  Plus 1st party exclusives are current gen as well.

 

Try harder



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Shiken said:
setsunatenshi said:

sorry, I just had to fix it there for you :)

DOOM, Wolfenstein II, Dragonball Xenoverse 2, NBA2k18, WWE2k18, Dagonquest (whatever the newest one is), etc are all current gen games that are either here or coming, and there are more to come.  Plus 1st party exclusives are current gen as well.

 

Try harder

gimped versions of some current gen games then... come on... meet me half way here ok? geez :/



Shiken said:
setsunatenshi said:

sorry, I just had to fix it there for you :)

DOOM, Wolfenstein II, Dragonball Xenoverse 2, NBA2k18, WWE2k18, Dagonquest (whatever the newest one is), etc are all current gen games that are either here or coming, and there are more to come.  Plus 1st party exclusives are current gen as well.

 

Try harder

If you downgrade DOOM, Wolfenstein, Dragonball Z and other games hard enough, even the N64 will be able to run it. That doesn't make the performance current gen. First of all, going from 60fps to 30fps is a MASSIVE downgrade. And then they also have to lower texture detail, lighting, rendering and much more. This amount of adjusting takes months because they have to re-evaluate the whole game. And then besides all the downgrades, also content is missing. 

Switch is running last gen games, not current gen. And that for 320 euros excluding a game is way too much.