It would be too bad to lose the backwards compatibility for all those special edition Joycons. Not that I expect them to, though it would be within Nintendo’s track record.
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theangriestbird@beehaw.org 5 months agoAs an aside: Magnets to attach the joycons seem miserable.
How so? It doesn’t sound revolutionary, but it does at least sound like an improvement over the current plastic rails system?
averyminya@beehaw.org 5 months ago
theangriestbird@beehaw.org 5 months ago
well the rumor at the moment is that the new console will be backwards compatible with the old joycons. they won’t attach to the new console, but you will still be able to connect and play with old joycons.
averyminya@beehaw.org 5 months ago
Oh I definitely will figured the Bluetooth would connect still, so pro controllers are fine. I was more thinking of the physical connection aspect since playing in bed is a little awkward with the removed Joycons and the kickstand set. Still nice though, especially if you have one of those mounted tablet stands.
I’m just thinking of all the LoZ and Animal Crossing Joycons that will now be relegated to the sheathe holder and a docking charger (or one of the fancy ones with USB to charge)
theangriestbird@beehaw.org 5 months ago
That’s fair! I mean I have Animal Crossing ones, and they’re not really that special, just unique colors. Other thing to consider is stick drift - if you’ve had your special edition Joycons for awhile, they may be on their way out pretty soon…
savvywolf@pawb.social 5 months ago
I guess I don’t have much faith in the ability for magnets to stick well enough to the console.
theangriestbird@beehaw.org 5 months ago
so far all we have is rumors, but i think the stuff i read said that they would be theoretically stronger than the plastic rails, at least from forces from specific angles. They’re supposed to use this new kind of electromagnet tech where it only needs a small burst of energy to activate or deactivate the magnet. Time will tell if Nintendo can actually pull that off, but it sure would be neat!
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
I dunno, I’ve played with magnets that have the ability to pull their way through my hand before, so it’ll all come down to implementation. Sounds more reliable than some plastic.