To add to this, Eurogamer and VGC are both based in the UK so I don't think it's a huge reach to assume that they have a strong foundation of sources in Europe which is what could have led to their corroborating reports of the demo that happened in Gamescom
i'm not privy to how the insider world of gaming works but what does it mean to "refine a few details"?
Hmm I hope something positive
Mostly refine the means in which I deliver the information and ensure I present it in the best format to set realistic expectation/potential & not under or oversell.
ah so to avoid misinformation as much as possible, got it
Essentially, yes.
There is not
Thank you for addressing TGS so quickly after I brought up a talking point on it haha
I know that retail price isn't exactly an indication of production price, but the fact that a pair of Quest Pro controllers with inside-out tracking sell for $300 versus a pair of Quest 3 controllers without inside-out tracking for $150 make me think it's cost-prohibitive. At least it's a big enough deal for Meta to rip it out when they needed cost savings for Q3.
Unless they introduce a third mode, running docked mode on portable would mostly be an advantage for resolution/anti-aliasing purposes--but with the technologies available on the new machine there should be less visible difference between portable mode and "docked mode output at 1080p" for those things anyway.
The downside to this is: Tabletop mode/MultiplayerI really think Nintendo should take this idea, dump the AA battery part, put a standard 2200 MaH ion-lithium battery on both sides let the base Switch 2 have access to that extra juice. You could use it to either battery boost (double the battery life) OR allow Switch 2 to run at docked clock speeds even when undocked (performance boost).
And these things have a nice bonus in making the Joycons more comfortable to grip too, you could probably tweak this design to be even more comfortable.
3-4 hours is good enough for me, but I'd like to be able to run full performance (12-15 watts) while on the go. It's a simple idea, but I think it would help the Switch 2 hardware a lot.
It'd be effectively three batteries for the Switch 2, which in unison could give it a bigger overall battery to draw on than the Steam Deck. And Nintendo was clearly OK with the Joycons being chunkier as they did release the above as an official Nintendo accessory, people also buy Joycon grips anyway.
Hey, Elon, can you bring back flairs? They were pretty neat.
It's underutilized because it's a Switch. There's no point in focusing on the touchscreen when you need to account for docked mode
I would hate this since it means tabletop mode wouldn’t work as well and that’s how I primarily play since split Joy cons is infinitely more comfortable than holding the whole system.I really think Nintendo should take this idea, dump the AA battery part, put a standard 2200 MaH ion-lithium battery on both sides let the base Switch 2 have access to that extra juice. You could use it to either battery boost (double the battery life) OR allow Switch 2 to run at docked clock speeds even when undocked (performance boost).
And these things have a nice bonus in making the Joycons more comfortable to grip too, you could probably tweak this design to be even more comfortable.
3-4 hours is good enough for me, but I'd like to be able to run full performance (12-15 watts) while on the go. It's a simple idea, but I think it would help the Switch 2 hardware a lot.
It'd be effectively three batteries for the Switch 2, which in unison could give it a bigger overall battery to draw on than the Steam Deck. And Nintendo was clearly OK with the Joycons being chunkier as they did release the above as an official Nintendo accessory, people also buy Joycon grips anyway.
2-3 weeks
docked mode in handheld needs a whole new mode, otherwise, you'd be running shit at 4K in handheld and that's gonna drain battery even fasterI really think Nintendo should take this idea, dump the AA battery part, put a standard 2200 MaH ion-lithium battery on both sides let the base Switch 2 have access to that extra juice. You could use it to either battery boost (double the battery life) OR allow Switch 2 to run at docked clock speeds even when undocked (performance boost).
And these things have a nice bonus in making the Joycons more comfortable to grip too, you could probably tweak this design to be even more comfortable.
3-4 hours is good enough for me, but I'd like to be able to run full performance (12-15 watts) while on the go. It's a simple idea, but I think it would help the Switch 2 hardware a lot.
It'd be effectively three batteries for the Switch 2, which in unison could give it a bigger overall battery to draw on than the Steam Deck. And Nintendo was clearly OK with the Joycons being chunkier as they did release the above as an official Nintendo accessory, people also buy Joycon grips anyway.
The free joycon drift repair that Nintendo does for customers has to cost Nintendo a lot of money. I would think Nintendo wants to address this drift issue head-on.
If performance is shit enough that cancellation is a consideration, being less shit on a little-used third performance profile isn't going to change it.
Even their go-to design guy wasn't behind the current Switch.
I don't think the cost in value is as big as the profit they make from people rebuying joycon, especially in countries where the free repair was not offered
Yeah well, Nintendo put it there anyways. I'm asking in general what people would like to see, even if it means removing the touchscreen. Sorry if I didn't phrase that right.
For countries where free repair is not offered, it's lost profits.
actually fucking using it in games for menus. there's a lot of Nintendo games that look like it could use it but don't
this patent might indicate Nintendo is adressing the Joy-Con drift in it next console
www.videogameschronicle.com
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO EAT THEM?????
We talked about this a few weeks ago in the one discussion in this thread that made me feel smart. While Nintendo will definitely have to do something to avoid a repeat of the Joy-Con drift fiasco, even if it just amounts to coughing up the money for hall-effect sticks, the smart fluid tech discussed in the patent isn't mature enough to make a feasible appearance anytime soon. (EDIT: Welp, LiC reminded us about a patent for magnetic Joy-Con sized sticks from Nintendo's current supplier, so there ya go.)this patent might indicate Nintendo is adressing the Joy-Con drift in it next console
Nintendo has filed a patent for ‘smart fluid’ joysticks, perhaps to eliminate drift | VGC
The fluid can become elasticated when used with a magnetic field…
There's a minimum amount of energy you need to keep the GPU on, and so there's a limit to how low you can clock it before you stop getting meaningful battery savings. There's also a limit to how much cooling you can have in a tablet form factor, which limits how much energy you can feed the chip before it overheats.
This patent seems to be about force feedback in joysticks, not what kind of sensors they use.this patent might indicate Nintendo is adressing the Joy-Con drift in it next console
Nintendo has filed a patent for ‘smart fluid’ joysticks, perhaps to eliminate drift | VGC
The fluid can become elasticated when used with a magnetic field…
Handheld is liable to generally be “better” than docked in places where one performs better than the other.
What?
