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Time to release a more powerful version. In between there was a bit of worry as NVIDIA had there ARM+GPU chips refocused on only Robot/Cart/Etc. ML, but they s

Time to release a more powerful version. In between there was a bit of worry as NVIDIA had there ARM+GPU chips refocused on only Robot/Cart/Etc. ML, but they seem to be going back to shipping consumer focused ARM+GPU ships so I guess the necessary requirements for a backward compatible updated more powerful switch are finally about to be meet again.

ajmurmann 5y ago
Rumor has it that the OLED Switch was supposed to be something like a Switch Pro. However, chip shortage hitting again. Metroid Dread supposedly would have been the big game to take advantage of it. Thus the occasional frame rate drops on the current Switch.
Gigachad 5y ago
I feel like the fact Nintendo didn’t release a new console recently is part of their success. Supply issues have plagued the Xbox and PlayStation so by the time most people get their hands on it, it’s already not winning any graphics competitions. But Nintendo has proven time and time again that having the fastest hardware doesn’t matter. Providing a unique experience at a high quality does. Which can be done on relatively weak hardware. No doubt they will release a new one eventually, but I wouldn’t imagine there is a huge rush.
- dathinab 5y ago
  There might be a bit more of an rush then it seems, as for many causal players the Steam Deck (and alternatives to it) are quite a viable alternative for playing many of the games on the Switch which are not exclusives. In the end we will need to see how the Steam Deck plays out. But for 2022 the power of the Switch is just very very low. It was still acceptable when the switch came out but by now it's starting to hurt. This won't matter for targeting children. But children don't buy consoles their parents do. And a lot of young adults and adults did buy it too without it involving children. So if they take to long, they may permanently lose marked share due to the Switch less being an option for (successfully) Indy games in the future. Due to switching the Games I causally play I'm now kinda regretting not to have per-ordered a Steam Deck. The Switch has the games I wanna play and they run, but not always fully fluent.

ajmurmann 5y ago

Rumor has it that the OLED Switch was supposed to be something like a Switch Pro. However, chip shortage hitting again. Metroid Dread supposedly would have been the big game to take advantage of it. Thus the occasional frame rate drops on the current Switch.

Gigachad 5y ago

I feel like the fact Nintendo didn’t release a new console recently is part of their success. Supply issues have plagued the Xbox and PlayStation so by the time most people get their hands on it, it’s already not winning any graphics competitions. But Nintendo has proven time and time again that having the fastest hardware doesn’t matter. Providing a unique experience at a high quality does. Which can be done on relatively weak hardware. No doubt they will release a new one eventually, but I wouldn’t imagine there is a huge rush.

dathinab 5y ago
There might be a bit more of an rush then it seems, as for many causal players the Steam Deck (and alternatives to it) are quite a viable alternative for playing many of the games on the Switch which are not exclusives. In the end we will need to see how the Steam Deck plays out. But for 2022 the power of the Switch is just very very low. It was still acceptable when the switch came out but by now it's starting to hurt. This won't matter for targeting children. But children don't buy consoles their parents do. And a lot of young adults and adults did buy it too without it involving children. So if they take to long, they may permanently lose marked share due to the Switch less being an option for (successfully) Indy games in the future. Due to switching the Games I causally play I'm now kinda regretting not to have per-ordered a Steam Deck. The Switch has the games I wanna play and they run, but not always fully fluent.