Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@DefHalan
I don't see any reason why this can't have streetpass. In terms of the hardware itself all you need for streetpass is WiFi and I'm sure it'll have that. The only other issue is size and sure it is bigger. And it is quite a bit bigger than the regular 3DS. But the XL and the 2DS? It's actually not that big

The + / - buttons to me are just the regular start/select buttons. The reason they've been made into a + / - is it makes it easier for consumers to distinguish between the two as you could accidentally (albeit very stupidly) attach them the wrong way round to the device I suspect?

Most likely that's the reason, yeah. I can't wait to see the OS. If it's anything as quick as the PS4 or Xbox One I'll be a happy camper. triple points if they, against all odds, include a party chat system. They won't, but I'd love it if they did. lol

Regarding the Skyrim remaster, this is what Bethesda had to say about the Nintendo Switch:

No games to announce for NS, despite the fact that the Skyrim Remaster was clearly visible in the trailer..

To trim that list up a bit, I'm willing to bet that a single charger will be able to charge the dock as well as the system itself while on the go.

I just had a thought... Will the dock have an AV cable port for standard definition? Call me a caveman, but it'll suck if I can't hook this up to the small TV in my room. Besides, with a system as portable as this, I think y'all will be surprised to find how often you come across an old TV you want to hook it up to. When I first got the system and brought it to Thanksgiving at my aunt's to entertain the kids, the one HDTV in the house was being used for football. Just last summer, I visited my girlfriend's grandparent's house for a week (next to a vacation spot), and this summer we just had, we visited a friend's family's mobile home in Florida. All of these times I was glad my Wii U had an AV out.

AV in 2016 ?

wut ?

@Nicolai I'm sure adapters exist. Like these:

I think if there's no streetpass, it's because Nintendo plans on keeping the 3DS around a while longer.

But also, think about it. The 3DS was perfect for such a functionality because you close it to put it into sleep mode. This obviously doesn't do that. Close, I mean. People probably wouldn't let it sliding around their purses or backpacks like they would a 3DS, not with the screen exposed like that. That's also assuming the Switch has a "sleep" mode.

I'm gonna say that Streetpass is out, at least for the time being while they still have the 3DS kicking.

@Operative I agree

@Octane Probably because the Switch version of Skyrim (if it does get Skyrim) won't be a straight port of the remaster. It will probably be lower resolution and possibly lower framerate. Not sure how different the content will be too. We will have to wait for their confirmation before we know if Switch is getting Skyrim Remastered, a special version of Skyrim, or something else.

@Octane: ... ...

Fair point . Do adapters like that work well?

@Nicolai Never used them myself, but I don't see why not. Depends on the quality I guess? At least there are alternatives, cause I don't think Nintendo will throw a VA cable in the box.

@Octane: I don't think the Wii U did either, it just had the port for the Wii cables. But, as long as there is a solution. It would be extra nice if Nintendo made something that looks a little less flimsy than your picture.

Im pretty sure the Switch version will be 1080p/30fps just like the PS4 and XB1 version, the Switch SHOULD be around the XB1 in terms of performance, and Skyrim isnt exactly the most demanding game

@Faruko We have no idea how powerful the Switch is. The original version of Skyrim isn't too demanding for today's standard's but the remastered version will take more power. Switch might just get the original version with all the DLC.

Im assuming power near the GTX 950-960 honestly, which should run Fallout 4 at 1080p/30fps without problems, in theory... althou it depends on the heating issue of being portable too

And i assume that Fallout 4 and Skyrim SE will be pretty comparable considering their system requiriments are pretty much on par

@Faruko Maybe the original Skyrim, but the new Skyrim remaster will all the extra bells and whistles?

Are you aware that the Nintendo Switch is reputedly a third of the power of an Xbox One?

I just hope you are keeping your expectations in check, is all!

For the record, Kimishima said that they wouldn't talk games or specs until 2017. That's it. Everything else wasn't ruled out.

@Peek-a-boo Im just assuming is using Tegra X2 which is about 2x more powerful than the original Tegra X1, after all is only natural to use the newest tech because higher power efficiency... Supposedly Tegra X2 is around Xbox One power, i can see the original tegra X1 being 1/3 of an XB1 (its morepowerful than a 360/WiiU/PS3)

Otherwise, i dont really care about power, as long as it runs games well and have good games im done with it, my PC already run games much better than the current gen and probably the Ps4Pro does

@Faruko I most certainly hope that Nintendo have decided to go with the Tegra X2 chips, but it could be the X1 for other reasons (a better deal for a bigger batch, or the X1 being a mature and proven chip).

I just don't personally see how the Nintendo Switch will run the likes of Fallout 4 and Skyrim Remastered without both games being scaled back, perhaps significantly so.

We'll see!

@Peek-a-boo The thing that makes me believe is the Tegra X2 is...

Where the hell is the Tegra X2 chip ? We have heard about it for far too long, yet we havent seen a single product even announced to use it, and im pretty sure Nvidia would want that, or even their own Shield 2... yet nothing

So i think, maybe Nintendo realized this and asked Nvidia for the full production to fit the demand. Apple did this with the Polaris mobile chip for their macbook pro, there are already 1060 laptops, yet none with a Rx 470/480,which leads to believe that Apple wanted the entire waffle of chips for them to use on their newest MacBook pro

It is probably a custom tegra chip, no doubt, maybe downclocked a little bit for higher energy efficiency, but still.