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The switch uses an ARM processor I imagine? Not something custom? What chips do they have that are bespoke and have to be fully emulated?
by stonethrowaway 2y ago
The switch uses an ARM processor I imagine? Not something custom? What chips do they have that are bespoke and have to be fully emulated?
- zamadatix 2y agoCorrect, just a variant of the Tegra SoC found on e.g. the Shield TV and most things (sound, graphics, security functions, system functions) are emulated at high level rather than hardware level. The problem for Nintendo is the Switch 2 is going to be the second generation to use a slightly modified Nvidia SoC like this so, unless the system software is vastly different, it will be significantly less complicated to spin up an emulator for this "new" system. E.g. Ryujinx had already been just using virtualization instead of emulation for the CPU on Apple Silicon devices. With Yuzu and Ryujinx both being killed ~7 years into the Switch's lifespan and ~ <1 year before the Switch 2 I really wonder how much of their interest was in not having fully functioning switch 2 emulators before they even finished launching the hardware globally.
- benoau 2y agoI wonder if it isn't handheld PCs that are scaring them, because I would never buy a Nintendo device for my children when unencumbered and repairable hardware is becoming abundant. Aside from their litigious nature against emulators they robbed as many people as possible with habitually faulty Switch controllers until the EU forced them to provide a lifetime warranty, their no-refund policy is illegal in many places, and they demand launch-day prices on games in perpetuity because their monopoly on much of gaming's culture allows them to.
- Spivak 2y agoOther than the Steam deck (which is great, love mine) does this exist?