Indeed. Some games might run into that. And UI scaling could be another potential issue I think. But something like a system-level flag might work where devs can opt to set it and then the game renders as a docked mode game.
True, but even running in docked mode compatibility shouldn't be too much work for handheld mode. It'll be something like 393 GFLOPS vs. 1.2-2.0 TFLOPS, so a ginormous differential - bigger than XBOX One X to XBOX Series X, for example. So there should still be sufficient battery life in this scenario.
Unpopular opinion but I kinda prefer LCD for this alone. Once this next Nintendo generation is done, MicroLED will be the norm so you won't have to worry about burn-in ever again.
I think QDEL‘ll be the norm so we‘ll get rid of both OLED and LCD altogether.
Good Idea.
I could see them doing a "Battery Saver" mode but not something as specific as that.
Right, that battery saver mode would do the same thing, just without making the user aware of what is happening. That is, if the dev enabled the docked BC flag, then battery saver mode will run in portable mode while non-saver mode will run in docked mode. If the flag was not set by the dev, then both saver and non-saver mode run in portable mode.
Any game that is aware enough of the difference to set a flag would be able to just adjust the resolution for itself.
True. But the goal would to minimise the amount of work needed to bring out better visuals in BC, so reusing docked mode by way of a flag may be done easier and without as much QA work than going back and adjusting the code internally to adopt to the system in a more intricate manner.
I feel with you.I swear to God, can people stop posting important Switch 2 information in times when UK folk have to go to sleep. I want news as well, can you stop waiting until I've gone to sleep.
Anyway, 8-inch screen is really cool and, even if doesn't mean we're getting HDR or not, it does likely mean we're getting a bigger dock and other funky stuff to complement the comically big screen. We're getting a screen bigger than the Steam Deck's 7/7.4 inch display for the base and OLED models. The fact we've got a credible analyst on our story means that shit is starting to happen.
Welcome to Act 3 my lads!
You thought 8 before though…
Why should it close? Future Nintendo Hardware includes also Switch 3 and beyond.
That probably wouldn't be meaningfully simpler. Fake docked mode doesn't really avoid creating QA work, it just makes different work.
Yes because if i remember correctly ResetEra didnt want a speculation thread in fears of it turning out how WUST did back on NeoGaf years ago, so everyone migrated over here for all the crazy speculation goodness
It would be better just to start a new thread for that when rumors start flying again in 2027 or so. Even if we keep this thread around, it'll be functionally dead for years anyways.
We and the boys waiting for Switch 2 Pro news when the base device literally just fucking released:
I'm still a baby when it comes to Nintendo speculation lol. What is WUST?
I think it would be better to do a sequel to this thread as soon as Switch 2 is properly announced.
Alright, fair enough. If it doesn't make it easier, then it's not a useful idea.
They‘ll probably crank up screen resolution to 1200-1440p while docked mode will technically support 8K but it won’t be used much.
I’m think is difficult to said now what Switch 3 will have, for sure AI&ML will go even very further what we can’t imagine, same with DLSS and Full RT, GPU architecture if Blackwell aka 5000 is Late 2024/Early 2025 then series 6000 will be Late 2027/Early 2028 and Switch 3 will be most likely based on 6000 series
With some features of 7000 series. Wonder how long the pattern‘ll hold up.
or maybe will be fully based on 7000 series also node TSMC 1.4nm is most likely, Jensen back in 2017 said that he see Nvidia cooperation with Nintendo for over 20 years, Also Switch 3 will also certainly based on Nvidia own ARM CPU beacuse yeah like Reuters report both Nvidia and AMD hard work on their own ARM CPUs series and are expected to release first in 2025
If 80FHM6613 is indeed the model number of PS Portal’s display panel, it is unlikely to be a Sharp product. Even though in the past Sharp used some incomprehensible model numbers, such as LS0ZDC0174 (5.5 inch) and LJ0DAS0022 (6.2 inch), their current model numbers are very consistent. For examples:
Man I have a dream now…
Not only was it one of the first, but it's technically even older than Fami itself depending on how you look at it
Not quite. The reason everyone migrated here was a whole other thing, completely unrelated to speculation. This thread actually did exist on ResetEra first, but when a bunch of Era regulars left to form Famiboards the thread was rebooted (remastered?) over here.
12 inch screen?
I swear to God, can people stop posting important Switch 2 information in times when UK folk have to go to sleep. I want news as well, can you stop waiting until I've gone to sleep.
Anyway, 8-inch screen is really cool and, even if doesn't mean we're getting HDR or not, it does likely mean we're getting a bigger dock and other funky stuff to complement the comically big screen. We're getting a screen bigger than the Steam Deck's 7/7.4 inch display for the base and OLED models. The fact we've got a credible analyst on our story means that shit is starting to happen.
Welcome to Act 3 my lads!
It‘s giant. But bigger=better.Here's what an 8 inch screen looks like:
man is that gonna stinkHere's what an 8 inch screen looks like:
Vote with you wallet!
I probably could tbh. I have enough video games to last me until a lite, oled, or tv
The PS5 has no optical port versus the PS4.
