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VGC: Nintendo Switch 2 to have 512GB Internal Storage and Backwards compatibility
Sleepwalker
Member
LCD display
Im out. (Not really but goddamit nintendo)
Im out. (Not really but goddamit nintendo)
Darkmakaimura
Member
You should have a mod change the title to "Switch 2" otherwise everyone's going to think you're just talking about the original or that there's a new version of the original coming out.
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Draugoth
Gold Member
I fucked up, dont worry.
Darkmakaimura
Member
Sorry, I meant "mod" not "more".
Eotheod
Member
It isn't that bad really. Well, it isn't for me because I mainly use it docked.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Welcome to the past Nintendo.
killatopak
Member
Now that's more like it.
WhiteWaterM00se
Member
I know i mentioned this many times. But, I see ”Pro’s and Con’s” of BC from business standpoint, but…I wonder how the consumer and public will react if there is NO BC.
I feel like Nintendo has an opportunity to have the biggest launch since the PS1 to PS2. It would be amazing to me if Nintendo, pulls a Nintendo and loses that momentum.
ALSO, FOOD FOR THOUGHT…NINTENDO HAS MENTIONED REPEATEDLY that getting NSO online users to continue subscribing as they transition to “future hardware”. ***IF*** Switch 2 is not BC, all those freebies on NSO online MK8 DLC, Animal Crossing DLC, Splatoon 2 DLC, etc are no longer compatible. What incentive do consumers have to believe Nintendo about NSO and also a digital future from Nintendo?
I feel like Nintendo has an opportunity to have the biggest launch since the PS1 to PS2. It would be amazing to me if Nintendo, pulls a Nintendo and loses that momentum.
ALSO, FOOD FOR THOUGHT…NINTENDO HAS MENTIONED REPEATEDLY that getting NSO online users to continue subscribing as they transition to “future hardware”. ***IF*** Switch 2 is not BC, all those freebies on NSO online MK8 DLC, Animal Crossing DLC, Splatoon 2 DLC, etc are no longer compatible. What incentive do consumers have to believe Nintendo about NSO and also a digital future from Nintendo?
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I'd be OK with curated BC (like 360->XBO) if it comes to that. I'd prefer full BC. No BC at all would be pretty terrible.
512GB would be surprising, Nintendo is usually pretty stingy with their built-in storage. I wonder if it'll be a "fridge" situation where games have to be on that storage to run. MicroSD is the most likely expansion option for Switch 2, and unfortunately it's just very slow.
LCD is not as good as OLED but I'm not too bothered by that. LCD can be good enough.
512GB would be surprising, Nintendo is usually pretty stingy with their built-in storage. I wonder if it'll be a "fridge" situation where games have to be on that storage to run. MicroSD is the most likely expansion option for Switch 2, and unfortunately it's just very slow.
LCD is not as good as OLED but I'm not too bothered by that. LCD can be good enough.
Dorfdad
Gold Member
the switch 2 or whatever they call it needs to just be a modest upgrade over the switch for handled mode (1080p) and a slight ram and cpu upgrade with a base dock. They should also release a egpu dock which allows FSR or DLSS style upscaling from 1080p to 1440p/4k resolutions with a hard drive bay. Sell that at an additional $200-300.
Just enforce that all titles are 1080p base 30/60. This would allow backward compatibility at least in handheld mode and some future proofing for console modes.
Really dislike the LCD screens but they could use a modern version with better lighting and a glossy screen to give it an oled style.
Of course switch 2 rev2.0 will have the oled in 4 years
Just enforce that all titles are 1080p base 30/60. This would allow backward compatibility at least in handheld mode and some future proofing for console modes.
Really dislike the LCD screens but they could use a modern version with better lighting and a glossy screen to give it an oled style.
Of course switch 2 rev2.0 will have the oled in 4 years
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
Omg can we get the thread title right? Lmao
What is this, amateur hour?!
Edit: Thanks!
What is this, amateur hour?!
Edit: Thanks!
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DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
I’m already triggered at the thought of playing my Switch games with enhanced graphics but on a worse screen.
Pls Nintendo don’t force this dilemma on us
tkscz
Member
Before Nintendo canceled it, the Switch "Pro" was going to use the 16GB Orin AGX (1700 CUDA core model and not the 2048 CUDA core model), I don't think they would then downgrade from there. The Switch uses the AGX model of the X1 after all.
But considering the timing here they are giving for production, might run on Tegra Thor instead of Orin. They waited on the 5nm Ampere+ before nvidia cann'd it, sure they could wait a little longer for Thor.
ShadyAcshuns
Member
This. I'd probably just go buy the oled switch and wait a few years before buying a switch 2 without bc.
GigaBowser
The bear of bad news
These guys alsos said no big games were gonna be announced after TOTKs and then Nintnedos announces Wonder and RPG like a week later
clirckbait my friends
clirckbait my friends
Mr.Phoenix
Member
Well of course it would be an lcd. How else can do make a new version 18 months later with an oled screen? Seriously tough, at launch, using an lcd instead of oled will be a good cost saver. By 2026 when other components in the Switch are cheaper, then they can splurge on the oled.
Sleepwalker
Member
The thought is pure pain haha
RoboFu
One of the green rats
Closer
Member
Switsie
diffusionx
Gold Member
I'll wait for OLED version
CamHostage
Member
Not too invested in the rumor, but whatever storage Sm the next Switch comes with, I hope it's high- speed NMVe/SD Express and optimized for rapid bandwidth&indexing.
The speed of new- gen consoles is impossible to go back from, especially on a portable.
The speed of new- gen consoles is impossible to go back from, especially on a portable.
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L*][*N*K
Banned
I know people who are still waiting for Switch Pro, You might be joining their club
lughnasadh123
Member
Nintendo could get away with no BC and they know it.
Guerilla Munch
Member
lmao at the competition if switch 2 is as powerful as ps4
they've been doing absurd numbers with a glorified gamecube portable
they've been doing absurd numbers with a glorified gamecube portable
Minsc
Gold Member
512GB is pretty bad for a gaming system. 2-4 AAA games fills that up (figuring like ~420GB or so after formatting / OS and reserved space given PS5 was 1TB -> 800GB). Starfield being 125GBs, so like 3 of those, and FFVIIR Part 2 being what like 200GBs, maybe just 2 of those. But I guess you can probably fit ~100 Nintendo games in that space so maybe it's fine, not like it'll be for AAA games other than Nintendo's anyway.
If they went with 64GB or 128GB you'd have third party launch games not fitting on the system.
onnextflix5
Member
512gb minimum, also needs m.2 storage. As micro sd, is too slow, and data is easily corrupted, lcd is fine, need to keep costs down somehow. Fix the dam joycons plz. 2tf minimum, ssd for fast loading, full backwards compatible is a must, even if they have to pay nvidia more money than they would like.
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Investor9872
Member
Who are you fooling, Reinking? Don't tell lies. We all know you're going to buy it regardless.
Pasta la Vista
Member
Do they maybe release two SKUs this time? One digital, one physical? Or just go all digital?
Or perhaps, they go full BC with physical and digital but all games made for the Switch 2 hardware will be all digital?
I'm sort of selfishly hoping they go all digital. The prices of physical Nintendo games would sky rocket and I could make some good money on that.
Or perhaps, they go full BC with physical and digital but all games made for the Switch 2 hardware will be all digital?
I'm sort of selfishly hoping they go all digital. The prices of physical Nintendo games would sky rocket and I could make some good money on that.
StereoVsn
Member
I am fine with that. If Nintendo won't have BC with new Switch, no rush. Hell, I was hoping for enhanced performance for those dynamic res/framerate titles.
One big reason I got both XSX and PS5 at release was just for that, better playing Xbox and PS4 games and that worked quite well in general.
HerjansEagleFeeder
Member
You can't really estimate how much 512GB are when we don't know the average size of games on that thing. With 4K assets, it'd probably be not enough. FHD, though? That might be not so bad after all.
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existensmaximum
Member
Sounds reasonable. LCD is cheaper than OLED so that's a 100% given and there is no way it will push 4k graphics, so 512GB is the absolute max we should be expecting. If even that?
JordiENP
Member
you know the steam deck and asus rog ally have lcd displays... and there's also this new thing called mini led.
Zannegan
Member
Agreed. I can live without the OLED, but BC is a top 5 feature for me.