It would be interesting if they made the jump to x86, but in addition to what you mentioned, I don’t think they’d go for it due to the extra power and thermal requirements. I think people would bash on Nintendo if the Switch 2 was way beefier in form factor compared to the Switch 1.
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JasSmith@kbin.social 11 months agoYeah it can barely handle Breath of the Wild. Some of the new AMD APUs are really impressive, so I hope they make the jump. However for compatibility and cost I think they'll just go with an upgraded Tegra.
Molecular0079@lemmy.world 11 months ago
JasSmith@kbin.social 11 months ago
I think you're right on all counts, but RDNA 3, due out next year, is claimed to achieve a 54% increase in performance-per-watt. They could limit clocks/power and achieve similar levels of battery life with significant performance gains; all while keeping thermals down. One can dream!
Jarmer@kbin.social 11 months ago
Since the steam deck 2 will make use of the amazing gains, I wonder if people will really start considering the Deck as an alternative to Switch 2. There's already a TON of overlap in the indy game scene. SO many of those release on both Steam and Switch.
Obviously the hardcore Nintendo IP fans will stick with Switch 2, but outside of that ... ???
The Deck has really been a game changer!
Molecular0079@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I hope those rumors are true! Those RDNA 3 performance gains could do wonders for the handheld PC market as well.
LegendofDragoon@kbin.social 11 months ago
I wouldn't mind a beefier switch, the original always feels so fragile in my meaty mitts
Dark_Blade@lemmy.world 11 months ago
ARM chips have seen massive gains too. If they use a sufficiently powerful chip, then I’m sure they could easily match the performance of a PS4.
slumlordthanatos@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yeah, BotW was cutting it close, while Tears of the Kingdom really is too much for the Switch. I got real tired of the framerate taking a dive every time I used Ultrahand.
MrQuallzin@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’m really surprised I haven’t had any major framerate drops in TotK. I’m using my launch-day system, so as old as they get, and playing hand-held almost exclusively it’s been pretty darn smooth.
RisingSwell@lemmy.world 11 months ago
For the few hours I bothered with totk I never had any lag either, also a launch switch. Maybe I didn’t go in far enough, but it ran smoothly all the time.