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The built-in Ethernet port is seemingly the biggest deal here. The kickstand also looks improved. Any hints about an SoC update?
by willis936 5y ago
The built-in Ethernet port is seemingly the biggest deal here. The kickstand also looks improved. Any hints about an SoC update?
- staticman2 5y agoThe Switch already can support some third party ethernet ports while docked via USB so the Ethernet port doesn't strike me as a big deal.
- willis936 5y agoIt is a big deal because the switch does not go to sleep when a USB-Ethernet adapter is plugged in. This hardware does not have a powered-on MTTF that would make many customers happy.
- bzzzt 5y agoNot sleeping with a plugged in Ethernet adapter seems to be a problem with certain third-party adapters. I'm using an old Wii ethernet adapter which works fine.
- willis936 5y agoI thought so too. I've gone down the rabbit hole in the past. I've tried three different chips and the result is always the same. Sometimes it's spottier behavior but it always ends up staying on in the steady state.
- staticman2 5y agoI've never had that problem with the official wii adapter as far as I've noticed.
- willis936 5y agoThe models I tested included the Wii/Wii U official adapter and the official Switch adapter.
- staticman2 5y agoThat's very strange, I checked with my brother and he's never had that problem either with the official wii adapter.
- Cthulhu_ 5y agoNo SoC update, it's the same one as in the current Switch. The 4K and DLSS rumours didn't come true, unfortunately. With that, if you already have a Switch, don't bother upgrading.
- willis936 5y agoI hope the new dock is compatible with the old model and they sell the dock separately.
- colejohnson66 5y agoYou can already buy just the dock for about $70 USD. I can’t imagine they’d not do the same here.
- brokensegue 5y agocan you not just use a usb to ethernet adapter with the old dock?
- hundchenkatze 5y agoYes, I was able to use one without issue.
- spuz 5y ago> The 4K and DLSS rumours didn't come true, unfortunately How do we know that? What is to say they won't announce that next week? Was there something specific about the 6th July being the date we would find out whether the rumours were true?
- mcphage 5y agoWhy would they muddy their messaging by announcing half the features, and then later announcing another set of features? Think about how much marketing confusion that would lead to; most people wouldn't have any idea what the thing actually does.