Topic: Switch 2 Talk

@SwitchForce
Playstation is the only big brand I am aware of that has consistently used the numbering system for their consoles.

@rallydefault
What you're saying here is only true because of that bucket of qualifiers you jammed into that statement

Sega in the 80s was quite fond of numbering their revisions. In Japan they had the SG-1000, SG-1000 II and then released the Master System as the Sega Mark 3. Outside of Japan the Master System was just the Master System but then its revisions were named the Master System II and Master System III. But I guess by your wording it doesn't count because they weren't consistent and dropped it entirely with the release of the MegaDrive

Then there are some early consoles and home computers that famously had sequels labelled with a 2. The Odyssey 2, Apple II and IBM PS/2 off the top of my head although I'm sure there are others. But is counting to 2 consistent? Maybe not. Is Magnavox a big brand? I guess not. And were early PCs "consoles", I suppose not

Also, the elephant in the room, phones are heavily numbered. iPhone started with just iPhone and then went 3G, 3GS (bad start) then 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, X (everyone forgets 9), 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. Samsung has done the same with the S, SII, SIII, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, S9, S10..... then S20 (oh what, we're doing years now?), S21, S22, S23, S24. But again, even though these are probably the two biggest tech hardware product lines on the planet? Not gaming consoles, don't count

The way I see it, numbering your things is a very, very common thing that happens for tech and media. People understand it, it communicates the intent very well. Certainly better than other naming conventions like 360, One, Series or the jumble of symbols and words Nintendo used with the DS/3DS line. It's the obvious play I think and, frankly, I like it more than recycling Super

If they call it Switch 2 and don't (at some point) release a SNES skinned model, then they will be missing a trick lol. 'Super' all but in name

Such model should include both color schemes for all regions rather than separate models with color schemes corresponding to the region they’re releasing (purple/lavender for the US, multicolor for Europe and Japan)

@GrailUK
I've said it before but if they don't have SNES coloured buttons and/or don't have HallEffect sticks? I'm modding my JoyCons this time around. Without hesitation

Yeah, nah. The US SNES colours are trash and should be forgotten. PAL/Japan SNES or bust

What I'd like to see is Splatoon designs as part of 10th anniversary celebrations. So like a pair of Joy-Cons representing the original Wii U colours (dark blue and orange), a Pro controller representing Splatoon 3 Grand Fest (blue and green grips with the main unit being pink), maybe a themed Splatoon Switch 2 console.

I also thought of Switch 2 Splatoon designs with each of the idol groups: One with Squid Sisters, another with Off the Hook, and then another with Deep Cut, all of them imprinted on their respective variants, as well as adding their other designs (+ each of their colors) on the dock, like logos or character icons (not referring to the ones from the text boxes). This is what I thought of the color breakdown:

Squid Sisters: Pink L Joy-Con (representing Callie), Lime Green Joy-Con (representing Marie), Switch 2 tablet body is purple
Off the Hook: Light Pink L Joy-Con with white buttons (representing Pearl), Teal R Joy-Con (representing Marina), Switch 2 tablet body is white
Deep Cut: Blue L Joy-Con (representing Shiver), Yellow R Joy-Con (representing Frye), Switch 2 tablet body is dark grey (representing Big Man)

You know which one I’d get from the Switch 2 Splatoon idol edition line? (Hint: It’s based on who I have as my pfp)

@skywake
lol yep... "bucket of qualifiers" when I only typed "big brand."

Typical pedantic reply from you. We're not in an iPhone forum, and I would wager pretty much none of us on here know about those other consoles from the early days of the industry aside from Magnavox (you probably Googled for them yourself). And your hang-up on my word "consistent" is weird - if you're gonna number your products, it's logical that you would indeed be consistent and have an order.

Always desperate to make a point. You're too easy, man.

@rallydefault
"Big brand", "consistently", "console". Bucket of qualifiers. I guess you want to add "obscure" to that list because apparently the Apple 2, PS/2 and Sega Master System 2 were things I must've googled. Apparently

Anyways, there have only really been four "big brand" console manufacturers, if you count Sega back in the day. Of those I would say two played with sequential numbering but I'll give it to you that only Sony has consistently numbered their consoles because Sega gave up quick and never counted to three. But this is a tiny sample of product lines. It's like saying movie sequels aren't usually numbered when the only movies box sets on your shelf are The Lord of the Rings, The Avengers and Star Wars

If you glance even remotely outside of this tiny space? There are plenty of examples of tech products being numbered. Even more examples of games, movies and other media more broadly. It's a very natural, easy to explain, easy to understand and very common thing to call the next product in a series. I don't know why people are pretending it's this super strange thing

I do agree iPhone and various Android product lines and to a lesser extent Windows has taught most people to expect sequentially numbered revisions. Nintendo managed to make Wii and Switch famous enough that the odd naming conventions didn't matter, but only the biggest gaming enthusiasts understand what the heck xbox is doing with their names.

I'm glad Nintendo appears to be doing '2' this round because it's safe. If the leaks are true the new logo is kinda boring, but that's not as important as an easy to remember name.

Back to the thread topic, we know nothing is happening this week. What do people put the odds at for Jan week 1 versus week 2 versus week 3 versus week 4 versus not January? I wish we could do a poll here.

I’m not sure what Xbox’s console names after the OG Xbox are even supposed to mean. Like, Xbox 360? What does Xbox One even mean, or how about the likes of Xbox Series X/S?

Nintendo Switch 2 seems to be a pretty fine name if they choose to continue with the Switch line of consoles. Maybe the logo will be different than what the leaks suggest.

I think Switch’s successor could easily be called Switch 2. Nintendo hasn’t really done it before, but this is a good way to show it’s a hybrid console but also a new thing. They certainly don’t want another Wii U situation again, so I don’t think this is a bad idea.

Also keeps the Switch generations on line with each other, just like how PlayStation always chose to go with the number naming for next-gen PlayStation consoles

Sony always knew what they were doing with successor names, Nintendo’s just learning their lesson after the Wii U disaster, and Xbox keeps going random with them

@MrCarlos46 Xbox did have the naming dilemma of that they were always being compared to Playstation so calling the competitor to the PS3, Xbox 2 may not have worked well. Alternate naming strategy worked for Xbox 360 so what I would've done is just keep adding 360 (2013 console being Xbox 720, 2020 console being Xbox 1080, etc.).

@Grumblevolcano If they went with that, I’m pretty sure the next Xbox would be called Xbox 1440

Yet when PlayStation announced the PS4 Pro and PS5 Pro, they actually made logos for them. Same for when Xbox announced the Xbox One X. I don’t see what the issue would have been there if it worked for Sony and Microsoft.

@skywake
Desperation, man. Not a good look on you.

@FishyS
I'm going January week 3, 16th to be exact.

@FishyS I say January week 2 either on the 9th or 10th

@Grumblevolcano That’s probably not a great naming convention for Xbox either. Xbox 720 and Xbox 1080 sounds like the system’s resolution output. Today’s internet climate would definitely use it against Microsoft.

I think Microsoft were in a problematic situation no matter what they did naming the Xbox consoles.