PS4 Pro "+" would be more powerful than Series S, so your original suspicions were more or less correct.PS4 Pro (+?) level on docked
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Larian thought Divinity Original Sin 2 was impossible to port on Switch until it happened. I definitely think Switch 2 will get a port down the line.Baldur's Gate 1+2 Enhanced Editions are on sale on Switch right now. I wonder if BG3 has a chance of launching on NG Switch.
All depends how you define power. Do it you mean features, architecture, cpu, memory or do you boil it down to just flop count?PS4 Pro "+" would be more powerful than Series S, so your original suspicions were more oress correct.
NG Switch isn't a last gen console. It's a next gen console. People really need to stop framing it as "PS4 but".
I'm thinking flop count + features, but no matter how you measure it, it's a generation above PS4. Because it's next gen.All depends how you define power. Do it you mean features, architecture, cpu, memory or do you boil it down to just flop count?
I don't think BG1 and 2 being here have any bearing on 3 coming since the games have different publishers but I think 3 will come regardless, since Larian seem to be fans of the Switch.Baldur's Gate 1+2 Enhanced Editions are on sale on Switch right now. I wonder if BG3 has a chance of launching on NG Switch.
I don't expect "play better" at all. At best, same output resolution as Series S while half the frame rate and/or lower settingsSurely if the games look and play better than the Series S, then raw power doesn’t matter?
The Series S is better in a lot of ways. It would depend on the specific game, where the bottleneck lies and if you can get around them.Surely if the games look and play better than the Series S, then raw power doesn’t matter?
okay so just for my understanding, is this with DLSS?I don't expect "play better" at all. At best, same output resolution as Series S while half the frame rate and/or lower settings
Yes. I'm not one to believe DLSS will make miracles happen. Not when Series S can use the same input resolution and use FSR2.okay so just for my understanding, is this with DLSS?
I see I see, tbh that’s still incredibly impressive considering it’s form factorYes. I'm not one to believe DLSS will make miracles happen. Not when Series S can use the same input resolution and use FSR2.
I'm not going to pretend that I'm a massive tech head (I'm really not, hence why I'm here), but I have a hard time believing that NG Switch will be in the ballpark of Series S..... Let alone PS4 Pro or One X.
What would the battery life be like? How would they keep it cool? How would they keep the price down so it's a viable mass-market device?
I can just about believe that something around PS4 levels of power in your hand is achievable, with modern components, DLSS, slightly bumped performance when docked...... Anything else seems like a rather expensive pipe dream.
I just don't believe for one second that this new machine will hit the levels some are so staunchly believing it will. There is some level-headedness around here though, so that's reassuring if it turns out that it's running the Matrix demo with a few 'buts' and 'howevers'.
Yea I was referring to your comment about pa4+pro better than series s. It's a bit reductionists, but I suppose every console comparison is always going to be. Because every system has its own strengths and weaknesses.I'm thinking flop count + features, but no matter how you measure it, it's a generation above PS4. Because it's next gen.
A handheld PS5? No. A next gen handheld, yes.
I'm sure it's been calculated somewhere in the last 1570 pages, but do you know how fast (ms) the Series S, X and PS5 can do FSR 2? Would it be markedly slower than Drake can do DLLS?Yes. I'm not one to believe DLSS will make miracles happen. Not when Series S can use the same input resolution and use FSR2.
Quick, somebody let Nate know we have a legitimate birthday!My birthday tomorrow so i hope it's a good week!
My guy!Quick, somebody let Nate know we have a legitimate birthday!
Happy birthday to you,
You were born in a zoo,
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And you smell like him too!
Wasn’t that Schrier? Who had that infamous memeWasn't Imran one of the "Mario & Rabbids 2 looks too good for switch" people. He might have deets on games, but interpreting tech and visuals? Probably not his forte
Yep. He quickly deleted it though, probably because he saw a t was mocked.Wasn’t that Schrier? Who had that infamous meme
I mean FSR 2's quality is markedly worse than DLSS at the same input scale, even ignoring the fact DLSS can go as low as 33% scale and still look very good. Wouldn't be surprised if the Switch 2 has better clarity in motion than a series S using FSR at the same or even lower scales. Add that it's hardware accelerated vs. a software implementation and I'd say the Switch 2 has a decent chance of exceeding the series S at least in some aspects.Yes. I'm not one to believe DLSS will make miracles happen. Not when Series S can use the same input resolution and use FSR2.
Direct next week and some DF Switch 2 discussion on Monday?
2 months, at most.How soon do we see Doug Bowser walking up to a podium just to say ''399'' and leave the stage?
Wii U tech demo coming soon to Switch.The song of my birds shall sing soon.
Coincidences? I do not think soman, both Nate and DF podcast about Switch NG stuff?
Monday couldn't come soon enough.
Don't worry.First, the 5th element gif, now the bird tech demo, are you all trying to jynx it ?
It means the console is launching with an X-Men game"songs of mystique" probably means there isn't actually any info, right?
I suspect that the delightful songs were about the existence of the Matrix demo
somehow those 1536 cores are clocked at 10ghz.the switch 2 may have less raw power than the switch 1 but you have to remember that it has a more modern architecture
You kid, but that's how the PS3 to PS4 jump went.the switch 2 may have less raw power than the switch 1 but you have to remember that it has a more modern architecture
I don't think anyone has been able to measure that. If we used pc, then on the best of days, the timing is equal (which can be seen in frame rates being equal). There are occasions which dlss outperforms fsr, though, weirdly enough, the times I seen this happen were in fan-made dlss injectionsI'm sure it's been calculated somewhere in the last 1570 pages, but do you know how fast (ms) the Series S, X and PS5 can do FSR 2? Would it be markedly slower than Drake can do DLLS?
Is the quality worse? Absolutely. But I don't think devs or the audience will care that much.I mean FSR 2's quality is markedly worse than DLSS at the same input scale, even ignoring the fact DLSS can go as low as 33% scale and still look very good. Wouldn't be surprised if the Switch 2 has better clarity in motion than a series S using FSR at the same or even lower scales. Add that it's hardware accelerated vs. a software implementation and I'd say the Switch 2 has a decent chance of exceeding the series S at least in some aspects.
How does that make sense, when 1 runs on dedicated hardware and the other one runs on shader cores?I don't think anyone has been able to measure that. If we used pc, then on the best of days, the timing is equal (which can be seen in frame rates being equal). There are occasions which dlss outperforms fsr, though, weirdly enough, the times I seen this happen were in fan-made dlss injections
Larian having ported Divinity 2 to the current switch makes me optimistic.Baldur's Gate 1+2 Enhanced Editions are on sale on Switch right now. I wonder if BG3 has a chance of launching on NG Switch.
Metroid Prime 4 will make everyone question, does Switch can really run this game? Retro Studios tech wizardy, will make Metroid Prime 4 look like a PS4 game, specially if the Xbox Era Nick Baker rumors is true(game look visually unbelievable/incridedable, will be open ended, but not open worldWasn't Imran one of the "Mario & Rabbids 2 looks too good for switch" people. He might have deets on games, but interpreting tech and visuals? Probably not his forte
is a good song like this or a bad song?The song of my birds shall sing soon.
Gotta unload all those relics before the launch of Switch 2 this holiday…Another very interesting thing, French "Walmart" retailer selling the New Mario Red Edition Switch OLED only for $270 instead of $350
Price drop incoming ?
I think if they can wrangle the CPU usage in Act 3 it’s got a shot.Larian having ported Divinity 2 to the current switch makes me optimistic.
Great Port it was too!
Thank you for giving me a reason to look forward to a Monday.Potentially, The video is recorded but won't go up until Monday morning.
I'm gonna call it ... Nintendo will have a propietary flash storage medium for external cards (or a drive) on Switch 2 because there is no real perfect option available right now and Nintendo has no incentive for the SD Card guys to figure their shit out and people aren't going to be happy having to buy entirely new SD Cards anyway (or CFE or whatever) that they don't already own. Maybe they'll retain a micro SD card slot as a secondary option (use but live with awful loading times), but I can see UFS 3.0 flash internal storage + external cards from Nintendo that are in the same speed range (1200MB/sec max?).
And y'know what? Nintendo will make a fortune selling them, 100+ million hardware units and almost everyone buying 1 or 2 Nintendo memory cards is going to yield them hundreds of millions/billions in revenue.
People really won't be able to complain much either since Nintendo can simply say (and rightfully so), SD Cards are too slow as a primary format and other formats are too niche/expensive/or still too slow so Nintendo had to make their own card.