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I'd be disappointed with a Switch PRO

Yes 26 52.00%
 
No 18 36.00%
 
A bit 1 2.00%
 
Still excited as Switch 2 5 10.00%
 
Total:50
Chrkeller on 19 September 2024
LegitHyperbole said:
Chrkeller said:

Like the visuals and layout?  It is a handheld, not sure what else Nin can do

Would have love to see better joy cons, something In the style of PS portal but detachable as one example. More shoulder buttons. A smaller form factor instead of larger, that Switch is already too large for pockets. It fails as a handheld that has reasonable possibility. 

Hopefully there will be better haptics, as someone said above HD Rumble is haptics but I'd like to see better haptics find there way to the triggers aswell. 

Portal has amazing controllers. But is massive.  Way to big for portable. 



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LegitHyperbole on 19 September 2024
Chrkeller said:
LegitHyperbole said:

Would have love to see better joy cons, something In the style of PS portal but detachable as one example. More shoulder buttons. A smaller form factor instead of larger, that Switch is already too large for pockets. It fails as a handheld that has reasonable possibility. 

Hopefully there will be better haptics, as someone said above HD Rumble is haptics but I'd like to see better haptics find there way to the triggers aswell. 

Portal has amazing controllers. But is massive.  Way to big for portable. 

The renders are already way to big for a portable. The Switch itself is already way to big for a portable. There areany ways those controllers could be designed that would fit the bill, have you ever tried to play a game on these with the kickstand on switch? Yes it's doable but it's an awful experience. The controllers are the most in areas that needed upgrading yet they done nothing. Playing Mario Kart 8 on these things is the best it gets and even then...eh, it's so janky. 



Wman1996 on 19 September 2024

Nintendo has said Switch successor before. So, unless they're being weird and planning to launch a Switch Pro in 2025, and then Switch 2 in 2027-2028, it's not a Pro. And even then, what would Nintendo gain from a Pro coming out 8 years later and with the generational leap in graphics that are saved for a successor?
99% chance the new hardware is Switch 2, not Switch Pro.



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Leynos on 19 September 2024
LegitHyperbole said:
Chrkeller said:

Like the visuals and layout?  It is a handheld, not sure what else Nin can do

Would have love to see better joy cons, something In the style of PS portal but detachable as one example. More shoulder buttons. A smaller form factor instead of larger, that Switch is already too large for pockets. It fails as a handheld that has reasonable possibility. 

Hopefully there will be better haptics, as someone said above HD Rumble is haptics but I'd like to see better haptics find there way to the triggers aswell. 

That's too bulky. Switch 1 you can get Hori pro which are excellent. Switch 2 will have plenty of options for 3rd party joycons. I'm sure Hori will do a Pro 2 joycons. Not to mention All those PS Portals are going to drift since Sony controllers drift like crazy.



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Pemalite on 19 September 2024
LegitHyperbole said:
Pemalite said:

Doesn't matter if it's called the Switch 2 or Switch Pro.

It's a jump in power, it will be backwards compatible... It's just a symbolic name.

We don't know if it'll be BC

Good point.

The_Yoda said:
Pemalite said:

Doesn't matter if it's called the Switch 2 or Switch Pro.

It's a jump in power, it will be backwards compatible... It's just a symbolic name.

If we hadn't seen how the WiiU played out I would have agreed with you.  That said years after release there were still people that thought the WiiU was just an add-on for the Wii.  I think branding matters for the masses.  For geeks like us not so much.  If they want to capitalize on the success the Switch had they need to name it something entirely different or call it Switch 2. 

Call it a Pro and the more casual users will skip it.  Like it or not, Sony's consoles have better reach and their console branding is just easier to follow than Microsoft or Nintendo's. Remember more than half of humanity are morons. Keep it simple stupid.

To appeal to the masses, naming is a big thing.

But for us? The name is irrelevant, we know about it and will upgrade.



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RedKingXIII on 19 September 2024
LegitHyperbole said:

^ It's just so samey though. If the leaks on hardware are true then it is the safest gen jump in history.

There's no need for them to reinvent the wheel, I just want more of the same. A Switch with better hardware is going to do well unless they really fuck up something big. They said themselves it's a successor so calling it a Switch Pro or something makes no sense.

Would love to have better Joycons but there's no way to know for sure if they changed anything with renders alone.



Shaunodon on 20 September 2024
The_Yoda said:
Pemalite said:

Doesn't matter if it's called the Switch 2 or Switch Pro.

It's a jump in power, it will be backwards compatible... It's just a symbolic name.

If we hadn't seen how the WiiU played out I would have agreed with you.  That said years after release there were still people that thought the WiiU was just an add-on for the Wii.  I think branding matters for the masses.  For geeks like us not so much.  If they want to capitalize on the success the Switch had they need to name it something entirely different or call it Switch 2. 

Call it a Pro and the more casual users will skip it.  Like it or not, Sony's consoles have better reach and their console branding is just easier to follow than Microsoft or Nintendo's. Remember more than half of humanity are morons. Keep it simple stupid.

Whether or not the system is a success wasn't the question afaik.

I bought the Wii U in 2014 when games started to release and was very happy with it. As long as this new system has backwards compatibility and continues to receive the same quality of software the Switch has received, I will be happy.

If Nintendo somehow screws up the branding again, that's really not my problem or concern.



Mr Puggsly on 20 September 2024

You mean 45% more GPU power, no cartridge slot and the exact same RAM and CPU for $499.99? Plz, take my money.

Seriously though, at this point I want the next Switch to be at par or better than the Steam Deck. At this point, that's cheap hardware to produce. It would be great for 3rd parties as well because that's enough power to port virtually any game that exists right now to Switch while maintaining surprisingly good performance and visuals at 720p and up.



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Chrkeller on 20 September 2024
Mr Puggsly said:

You mean 45% more GPU power, no cartridge slot and the exact same RAM and CPU for $499.99? Plz, take my money.

Seriously though, at this point I want the next Switch to be at par or better than the Steam Deck. At this point, that's cheap hardware to produce. It would be great for 3rd parties as well because that's enough power to port virtually any game that exists right now to Switch while maintaining surprisingly good performance and visuals at 720p and up.

I'll be shocked if the S2 isn't a solid jump over the Deck.  The Deck is a solid product but is fsr from being powerful.  



Mr Puggsly on 20 September 2024
Chrkeller said:
Mr Puggsly said:

You mean 45% more GPU power, no cartridge slot and the exact same RAM and CPU for $499.99? Plz, take my money.

Seriously though, at this point I want the next Switch to be at par or better than the Steam Deck. At this point, that's cheap hardware to produce. It would be great for 3rd parties as well because that's enough power to port virtually any game that exists right now to Switch while maintaining surprisingly good performance and visuals at 720p and up.

I'll be shocked if the S2 isn't a solid jump over the Deck.  The Deck is a solid product but is fsr from being powerful.  

Given its Nintendo, I'm fully prepared to be shocked so they can maintain a higher profit. They also need to maintain the sweet spot of $299, in my opinion.

Either way, just something at par with Steam Deck would be awesome.



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