Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

Meh.

I don't expect a passing-mention of the Switch successor in Nintendo's regular Directs, seems crass to think that it would. What I do expect is nothing less than an hour long presentation / event for the Switch successor.

@Magician I don't think people were thinking 'passing mention' in the 'part of a direct' scenario. More like 10 minutes on Switch 2 hardware and then some time on Switch 2 exclusive software.

If it was just an hour on Switch 2 mechanics? 'Like Switch but more powerful and back-compatible' doesn't take much time to say. Sure they would need to show lots of actual gameplay and graphics of games /side-by-side comparisons, but fundamentally people know how the system works. If there is some new gimmick like turning Switch 2 sideways, moving magnetically attached joycons, and playing NSO DS games, that would take some time to show. Otherwise, new games which run on Switch 2 is what people want to see.

@FishyS Yeah, that's what I had in mind. Something like 15 minutes Switch 1 software, 10 minutes Switch 2 hardware, 18 minutes Switch 2 software. It would give a clear picture that the Switch 2 is a system that uses your existing Switch library but also has plenty of games that won't be coming to Switch 1. I'd put Prime 4 as the final game of the Switch 1 segment.

Basically either a quick trailer drop and run job or a full presentation like thing. The former being what they did for Switch in October 2016 or the OLED and Lite and the later being how pretty much every console used to be announced when E3 was still a thing that both existed and mattered

A whole Direct that would include both Switch software, Switch Successor hardware AND it's software would be awesome. I can't say I'm expecting it, but that presentation would be amazing! The Switch stuff would most likely be the games we already know about and maybe 1-2 more new games for Switch. Possibly showing off Switch Successor games like 3D Mario, new multiplayer IP, and maybe some 3rd party stuff?

We've now reached the season, starting next week, where every week we don't get an announcement people will slowly go more and more crazy 😆

@FishyS right? I've told myself to not trust rumors, not get too excited, and I find myself refreshing pages MANY times throughout the day. Good for NL's website metrics I guess
I hope an announcement comes sooner than later, my self control is non existent now...

@FishyS I am also hoping for announcements too…reading so many rumors on a gaming leaks and rumors subreddit many months ago on my favorite dormant game franchises getting revived has filled me with hope and then broke me lol. But, I’ve told myself now that I’d stop reading about leaks and rumors, but I can’t help but wonder what’s next, though a bunch of leakers seem to put out information that goes back and forth about stuff being true and not true or info that clashes with info another leaker said.

Its not exactly Nintendo related, but I remember this leaker with a decent track record claimed for a few years that a game series I like was being revived and that it was green-lit and being worked on, but then another leaker guy came in and claimed that a new game was never in development. With that going on, it’s very hard to trust leakers or tell who is the right one.

@Novamii you are so right. Starting with the Switch Pro, now Switch 2, it's been so much waiting. It's gotta be worth the wait, right?!?

@FishyS "slowly" nothing! We are going insane at the speed of light!

Next week seems to be PS5 Pro time, Sony even teased the design in the PS 30th anniversary celebrations logo.

I think it's funny how many Switch Successor leaks there were yesterday. It's as if the leakers looked at the calendar simultaneously and saw it was 4 days into September and said, 'Now's the time to start rumours about the Switch Successor!'

@Grumblevolcano Oh boy! Can't wait for the reveal of hardware that's completely and utterly pointless.

PS5 Pro's existence is disappointing solely because Sony wasted the one real opportunity to fix the base system's ugly design, and instead they just opted to add racing stripes to it.

I suppose you could argue the design is part of the PS5's identity. Like one of those people born with a messed up face that won't get plastic surgery because they love themselves the way they are. Fair play, I suppose.

@Novamii Exactly. They're upgrading it because they know they can get more money out of people. Not because it actually is needed. Hardly any games take advantage of the PS5's featureset or hardware. There's no need for a console that's slightly stronger if there's no games worth remotely playing on that console in the first place. Every PS5 "exclusive" was either hindered by backporting to the PS4, or was released on PC either the day of release or shortly after release.

@Novamii The vast majority of the PS5 Pro hype seems to be surrounding the concept of GTA6 running at 4K 60fps. PC isn't exactly a priority to Rockstar (see for example how Red Dead Redemption, a 2010 game even came to Switch before PC) so GTA6 will run best on PS5 Pro for a few years or so.

@Grumblevolcano I will never understand GTA hype. Like, I get that it's super big with 14-16 year olds, but how many people in that age bracket can afford a console mid-gen upgrade?

So the hype towards the possible PS5 Pro is over a single game? That’s a bit surprising, a lot of people over on Push Square seem to be hyped about it for other reasons not related to GTA. Not hating on GTA or saying it’s bad at all! It’s surprising a lot of people only want a Pro for it.

Has the PS5 ever had any significant performance issues that need fixing though? From what it sounds like, it doesn’t even have any issues in the first place compared to the Switch.

@Pastellioli The only thing it can't do is push a consistent 60 FPS. Something which was boasted about the PS5 before launch. It's important to note that a lot of the people on PushSquare are fanboys as well.

@VoidofLight Wow, so it seemed like the PS5 only has had one issue and that’s it. Then there sort of isn’t a point in having a PS5 Pro if frame rate is maybe the only major performance issue the PS5 had. I’d understand a potential Switch 2/Switch Pro way more because the Switch has had real performance issues besides sometimes poor frame rate. But, a PS5 Pro existing wouldn’t bother me at all. I know a lot of people would love it.

And yes, I have gone on that site and some of the people there sadly seem very against people playing on non-PlayStation systems, and especially hate people who like to play on Xbox. I should have added this earlier when I wrote yesterday, and it’s vaguely related, but I do not get console elitism or console wars at all, why can’t everyone just play whatever they want instead of getting trashed on for it? I think my statements are making me seem super biased and liking console wars…