I have the lowest of low expectations for Nintendo consoles. They’re always filled to the brim with gimmicks, that while creative, are not fun to use and then the best games are always ones that completely disregard the gimmicks anyhow. I wish they would focus more on making consoles that LOOK and FEEL good when you’re playing instead of trying to create the next new thing no one will care about in 5 years. They also really lost the plot on the Pokemon franchise and I feel like that will start to lose them a lot of money when people start to wake up from their comas and realize Gamefreak doesn’t know how to make video games and the last good one they made was am eternity ago.
Nintendo Switch 2 to Feature as Much as 512 GB of Internal Storage, 8-Inch LCD Screen - Rumor
Submitted 1 year ago by TheTechNerd@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
https://wccftech.com/nintendo-switch-2-512-gb-8-inch-screen/
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JokeDeity@lemm.ee 1 year ago
zkfcfbzr@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I wish they would focus more on making consoles that LOOK and FEEL good when you’re playing instead of trying to create the next new thing no one will care about in 5 years.
Isn’t this basically what they did with the Switch? It’s very low on gimmicks that never get used (infrared? Touchscreen?), its games on the whole look pretty good (Most first party titles), and people still play it over 6 years later. Also Nintendo has nothing to do with the development of Pokémon - so while shit, they hardly deserve the blame for that.
ianis@kbin.social 1 year ago
It's a hand held console with detachable joycons
HellAwaits@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Isn’t this basically what they did with the Switch? It’s very low on gimmicks that never get used (infrared? Touchscreen?)
Well, the switch actually has a touchscreen, so not sure what point you’re trying to make. Also, the joycons aren’t as study as everyone thinks they are including the drifting issue that Nintendo loves to ignore.
Also Nintendo has nothing to do with the development of Pokémon - so while shit, they hardly deserve the blame for that.
Nintendo, Gamefreak, and Creatures Inc. are all co-owners of Pokemon, but Nintendo is the largest shareholder of the three, so yeah if Nintendo looks at the train-wreck launch of the Pokemon games and says little, then they do get the blame for it.
FromAbyss@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I mean, Gamefreak has been shitting out Pokémon “games” for decades now, right? If they didn’t realize that in the last 15 years, would they really care about the next 15? I almost feel like each generation becomes the “default Pokémon experience” for their players.
SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
Nha bruh how much copium do you need to accept SV while we had fricking B2W2 (while on release B1W1 was still shunned but thats beside the point).
panja@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Gamefreak doesn’t know how to make video games and the last good one they made was am eternity ago.
Unfortunately I doubt anything will change because people continue to buy no matter how bad it is
SignorPao@lemmy.world 1 year ago
They better create more solid joycons, drifting be damned.
Dharkstare@mastodon.world 1 year ago
@SignorPao @TheTechNerd Some nice Hall Effect joycons would certainly be nice.
telllos@lemmy.world 1 year ago
For me I think they should create more ergonomic controllers. The reason I never touch the switch of my son is because of how painful it is to plsy with. The stick are way too low. The dual sense is an amazing controller. Something like the Sony Q looks nice.
CeruleanRuin@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yeah I can’t play for any length of time without using the pro controller. My hands cramp and my finger hurt from the tiny buttons.
Zanz@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I hope they get rid of them. They make the handheld in ergonomic and ruined the amazing wiiu controller scheme they had. I have never had a good time using joycons and they cause too much compromise.
They should keep support so things like ring fit work, but they need to go or not be made for kind of symmetric 2 player.
squirrelwithnut@lemmy.world 1 year ago
OLED or no thanks.
Deca@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Switch 2 OLED coming in 2028
Ilikepornaddict@lemmynsfw.com 1 year ago
Lol seriously? I was actually planning to get this but the nore I hear about it, the more I think I’ll wait a few years for the updated version to release. Nintendo doesn’t make very many good games nowadays anyway.
Ogygus@lemmy.world 1 year ago
lcd
Ffs.
Javi_in_4k@lemm.ee 1 year ago
No OLED?
some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yeah, that’s a huge regression. There will be an older-but-better Switch until they all ship with OLEDs.
Wafzig@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Probably can’t hit the price point or production yield to make it viable for launch.
Will probably see a version 2 after a year or so, like with Switch 1.
elbowdrop@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Just to make sure, that was my point. I bought a $110 (on sale) 2tb card and expanded the memory. Games are becoming much bigger, maybe not Nintendo but the point stands. It’s irritating buying an expensive purchase then having to buy more. Idk it kinds feels like I want them to offer a “complete device for the time”. Comparable hardware to other entertainment systems.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 year ago
I’m alright with the “provide a moderate amount of storage and space to upgrade it” method. Keeps the base price down, while power users can have what they want too.
I stuffed an extra 2TB SSD in my PS5 for just under £100. Now see Apple’s iPad Pro pricing, where going from 128GB to 2TB adds a whopping £1250 to it, more than doubling the price.
MeaanBeaan@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Where did you find a 2tb micro SD card? I didn’t think they existed.
Odum@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I can’t speak to their performance because they seem to be all one brand (and not a major one like SanDisk) but they ARE out there.
Only a matter of time before that territory is breached by the major player though. Nintendo themselves even have a branded 1 TB SD card (made by SanDisk ofc).
sturmblast@lemmy.world 1 year ago
less than 1tb seems pointless
ShakeThatYam@lemmy.world 1 year ago
If it has a SD slot, 1TB seems like overkill. The top Steam Deck only has 512GB.
haych@lemmy.one 1 year ago
Yet many Steam Deck owners upgrade it to 1 or even 2TB internal SSD, plus a 1TB SD card.
sturmblast@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Games are hitting 150gb+ these days… 512gb ain’t shit
McBinary@kbin.social 1 year ago
For how cheap NVMe is, it's ridiculous that any console is less than 2TB by default. It's just a way for them to monetize on selling additional storage.
atocci@kbin.social 1 year ago
I think the Steam Deck tops out at 512GB as well, so it's pretty reasonable IMO.
tahoe@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’m fine with a 32Gb Switch, I just don’t want it to run at 720p 30fps
InverseParallax@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s a cheaper console targeted more for kids and casual gamers. Having a high end with 1tb is fine but I’m happy having SD expansion.
EternalWarBear@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I could just be dumb, but I hope that it’ll still use the switch cartridge. Like how they did it with the DS line up until the 3DS when they changed it. I could see them potentially doing that too. If it does I’ll finally jailbreak my OG switch with the tegra exploit. Just been too much of a scaredy cat to do it.
newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I was thinking this earlier today. If they do make the switch 2 compatible with current switch games, physical and digital, it’ll be a damn near instant day 1 buy for me.
Default_Defect@midwest.social 1 year ago
Make it similar enough under the hood to the switch that ryujinx just need an update to play its games.
I mean, hey great!
varogen@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Will definitely be skipping this one. I almost never use my Switch as it is. At home, I use the PC. I can emulate single player games like Breath of the Wild. On the go, I’ve been enjoying mobile games on my phone (surprisingly) or I use my laptop. The Switch hasn’t been a big draw.
Im28xwa@lemdro.id 1 year ago
Let’s hope at least it gonna be a much higher quality LCD, maybe introduce VRR?
Xylight@lemmy.xylight.dev 1 year ago
If it’s 1080p then that’s fine for me. An 8 inch 1080p LCD would at least slightly compare to a 720p OLED.
Lord_Logjam@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Plenty of people forget that Nintendo needs to hit a price point on this device. So there are some things we might not think are ideal but need to be the way they are to make financial sense. Things like storage size, screen tech, are two of the areas where a compromise might have been needed. Also let’s not pretend that there aren’t good LCD screens that could be used, OLED isn’t the be all and end all.
TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 1 year ago
LCD is serviceable but it does feel a bit funny to go back to that when Nintendo and its top fans spent the last couple years saying “No, but you don’t get it, buying another one just for the OLED is absolutely worth it”
explodes@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Are they going to make it simpler to deal with controllers so I can play remotely with my mom? It’s so frustrating to try and talk her through reconfiguring her controllers over the phone.
AProfessional@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It will be the same, it has to for compatibility.
nostalgicgamerz@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Can’t believe it’s not OLED
SomethingBurger@lemmy.world 1 year ago
They will release an OLED Edition 5 years after so you can buy it again.
sparky1337@ttrpg.network 1 year ago
Jokes on you I’ll be the 0.1% that wait till before the switch 3 to buy.
IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 1 year ago
Yeah that sucks but If it’s a brighter high nits LCD screen than i might prefer that more on a portable device than the deep blacks of OLED. I use my OLED tv when I play at home anyway.
Zanz@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It is very hard to get low resolution small oled screens. Cell phones use pentile displays that are about 60% the actual RGB resolution of the input they need. You would be looking at it needing to be outputting in the 4k range on a 1440p ish display to use off the shelf parts.
If you wqnted to have a 1080p RGB oled it would need to be about 11" and that is too big. It would also have burn in issues with any reasonable brightness.
_sideffect@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I can’t believe it’s not butter
bighi@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It hasn’t been announced yet. Up to this point, everyone is just guessing.