Far right edge there's a sortable list. I keep it alphabetical.
At least we're able to organize our huge digital libraries into "folders" now (I think that was a later additional to the menu system, not originally included). But yeah, Switch 1 menu system is lacking (and so is eShop, it's molasses to navigate around there)
Yeah, I was going to mention that, it's very responsive, which I never imagined it was going to be possible with that form factor. Still, it's still disappointing that it started to drift so quickly, and just with Witcher 3 at that.
Yeah, and on the whole the layout isn't something a new generation would fix, it's a webpage, not a system app.
Yeah I understand that. Still seems like the kind of thing Nintendo will only change when a new gen launches. It's the perfect time for an overhaul.
Where can I find more discussion of these features and evidence?
He seems to be leaning more towards the idea that it's basic BC, and that there won't be much performance patches or DLSS usage. Basically just upscaling through dynamic resolution and more stable frame rates.
I agree, although eShop has been worked on continuously since launch.
the language is a little loaded, that’s all
But what color are the buttons???
did you scale anything cause it looks like the top two are the wrong size
Huh, this is very interesting and might change my mind on the current joy-con discourse.Guys... This might be our first look at the new joycon in that patent. I took out the drawing of the original joycon that's in there and compared it to the new design in the same patent. Size is roughly estimated based on my previous work with that shipping data for a possibly new joycon. Funny enough the stick here is still smaller at this size than the original joycon. It might be even bigger than this relative to the old joycon.
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/6e/7f/12/796551e1aed2ab/US20230338831A1.pdf
Hmm, when I looked at those patent drawing, it looks too much like the current Switch hardware? I know there's some differences - like a rod in the back to prop unit up instead of a plastic tab. Other than the rod difference I can find, I guess the biggest one is open-faced dock.Guys... This might be our first look at the new joycon in that patent. I took out the drawing of the original joycon that's in there and compared it to the new design in the same patent. Size is roughly estimated based on my previous work with that shipping data for a possibly new joycon. Funny enough the stick here is still smaller at this size than the original joycon. It might be even bigger than this relative to the old joycon.
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/6e/7f/12/796551e1aed2ab/US20230338831A1.pdf
Great find!!!Guys... This might be our first look at the new joycon in that patent. I took out the drawing of the original joycon that's in there and compared it to the new design in the same patent. Size is roughly estimated based on my previous work with that shipping data for a possibly new joycon. Funny enough the stick here is still smaller at this size than the original joycon. It might be even bigger than this relative to the old joycon.
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/6e/7f/12/796551e1aed2ab/US20230338831A1.pdf
Is this something we already knew about? Or is this the first time the patent is coming up?Guys... This might be our first look at the new joycon in that patent. I took out the drawing of the original joycon that's in there and compared it to the new design in the same patent. Size is roughly estimated based on my previous work with that shipping data for a possibly new joycon. Funny enough the stick here is still smaller at this size than the original joycon. It might be even bigger than this relative to the old joycon.
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/6e/7f/12/796551e1aed2ab/US20230338831A1.pdf
I hope this is wrong. Making it larger but still flat seems like such a waste.Guys... This might be our first look at the new joycon in that patent. I took out the drawing of the original joycon that's in there and compared it to the new design in the same patent. Size is roughly estimated based on my previous work with that shipping data for a possibly new joycon. Funny enough the stick here is still smaller at this size than the original joycon. It might be even bigger than this relative to the old joycon.
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/6e/7f/12/796551e1aed2ab/US20230338831A1.pdf
That was my first thought is that an outer ring could be a light. Would make sense for controlling with a single JoyCon-2 vs. using both as a complete pair.
That's what I thought. Even have the same open-faced dock too. It looks like a variation of the existing Switch patent, likely one that Nintendo ended up not using.
I'm trying my hand at reading through the patent for any specific details but I feel like i'm inevitably going to come up short.Guys... This might be our first look at the new joycon in that patent. I took out the drawing of the original joycon that's in there and compared it to the new design in the same patent. Size is roughly estimated based on my previous work with that shipping data for a possibly new joycon. Funny enough the stick here is still smaller at this size than the original joycon. It might be even bigger than this relative to the old joycon.
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/6e/7f/12/796551e1aed2ab/US20230338831A1.pdf
Lights would also be a major differentiating factor between version one and version two.
maybe these were Switch pro patents?
I wouldn't look further - there's a link to the 2017 version of the same thing https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/87/97/be/636e5eef358e6f/US9724601.pdf
That's I think a tricky part about the messaging for the new console in general, but especially if JoyCon are there. Part of the reason why I think numbering things this go around is just easier ("Switch 2", "JoyCon 2", your "JoyCon 2" only work with your "Switch 2"). That being said regardless of branding I'm expecting the next set of JoyCon (if they exist) to be somehow visually distinct besides being larger.
Ah that's a shame.
Good question actually lol. Someone well-versed in patents and patent law would know. I know patent filing and approval process is a beast in itself.
Hey man, it's all good. People mess up.
Sorry to burst the bubble but looks like that design is old as it came from 2017!Guys... This might be our first look at the new joycon in that patent. I took out the drawing of the original joycon that's in there and compared it to the new design in the same patent. Size is roughly estimated based on my previous work with that shipping data for a possibly new joycon. Funny enough the stick here is still smaller at this size than the original joycon. It might be even bigger than this relative to the old joycon.
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/6e/7f/12/796551e1aed2ab/US20230338831A1.pdf
I've often been a proponent of the short announce-release period, but IF they've already decided to release in November? I wouldn't see a big advantage in waiting until June to announce, versus March. What sales are newly affected? The March, April, and May of year 8? Pretty small potatoes. Versus the advantages of simply letting third parties be able to talk about what they've got coming.
Developers are no more forced to use the motion capabilities of Joy-Cons now than in a future where they were totally optional. They'd just be less likely to bother at all, since fewer people would have them.
This... does not seem like a best of both worlds situation to me? The only difference (listed here anyway) from how things are now is that everyone would be forced to use whatever controller shape they permanently attach to the portable mode rather than having the option of swapping to something else they like better. If someone with a Switch likes the Split Pad Pro, more power to them. If they think that should be the mandatory experience for everyone? No thanks.
The only significant hardware maker to not have gyro is also finding so much success they're uhh currently seeming to go third party.
Sakurai said he's been begging Nintendo to add scrolling shoulder buttons for multiple consoles. Every time they told him no. It was in a recent youtube video on his channel. Given that, I would say they are likely still against the idea.
I don't recall an actual rumor or leak. There was a patent in 2015 for mechanical scroll wheel shoulder buttons.
Yea for all these reasons I was thinking... this might be it! But yea... it's not it. However, this could still be pretty close to what the final looks like, and it gives us a visual on the size difference, specifically the buttons. I want a full-fat stick though and that doesn't show that.
I think it's nearly perfect. Doesn't need much. A faster, clearer way to get to "All Games and Apps" from the home screen's home position, more organisational options, more quick settings (like choosing a BT device). That's all it NEEDS, in my opinion.
That makes it more likely to be used actually. If it's a discarded concept from Switch 1 that's revisited.
I doubt it, but I don't remember when it happened with the original switch.
