Does Nintendo still sell Switch Docks only? I have been to several stores but haven't seen just the dock. Also I have the OLED model do I have to buy an OLED dock? Is there a difference?
There are very slight differences between the two docks:
Aesthetics, the new dock has more rounded corners and is white
Better ventilation on the OLED dock
Gigabit Ethernet built in
Internally the DP -> HDMI adapter was upgraded from HDMI 1.4 to, IIRC, HDMI 2.0
......but functionally they're entirely cross-compatible. You can put an OLED in a regular dock and a regular Switch in an OLED dock. The Gigabit Ethernet is nice but you could achieve the same on the original Switch with a USB dongle. And while the HDMI spec improvement in theory allows for higher resolution modes and newer features and it did indeed require a firmware update from Nintendo to support? It doesn't allow any additional resolution modes on the Switch, OLED or not
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Continuing on with my adventures in seeing how good Twilight Princess/Wind Waker could look in a remake. NVidia just released a beta version of their new App which includes "RTX HDR", basically AI accelerated "Auto-HDR". So I figured I'd spin up CEMU again and see how these titles could look if there was a post-HD port that was also enhanced for Switch 2 with HDR
Wind Waker HD is, again, fine as it is. Toggling the HDR basically does nothing, certainly doesn't make it better. I'm sure if there was a proper HDR version of the game you might get something out of it but as it stands you don't get anything much. Maybe if I went into other sections of the game there might be more. The opening of the game is just all super bright and vibrant so there's not really any space HDR to shine. But from what I played? It's not super impressive. To be clear, it's still great I really want to see land on Switch but..... it could be on Switch literally as it was on Wii U and be perfectly fine
Twilight Princess on the other hand? There's definitely space there for a proper remaster. Not because it's a tad clunky and a bit dated visually, even though it most definitely is, but because when you toggle RTX HDR? Huge difference. Now is the AI powered HDR here perfect? No. Certainly not. There are some elements it latches onto and decides to boost the brightness of that it probably shouldn't have. But you get enough of a glimpse into what it could be like if it was done properly in HDR that I just really want to see that happen now
Also, again, Twilight Princess looks VERY dated. Even the HD version. The textures are super low res, the models are super low res. You move between areas and there are clear loading zones which feel super dated by today's standard. There's more here that needs to be done than rendering at a higher resolution and toggling some AI filter..... but having seen a glimpse of what HDR could do for this game? Sign me up!
@skywake Well that's good to know that they are cross compatible. That's the one thing I was worried about. Yeah I like the all white look of the OLED dock and the placement of cords over the original one, but at this point I just want/need a dock for the front room tv.
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Yo this Expeditions, "A Mudrunner Game" is insanely therapeutic. No lie. I was not expecting to get so engrossed in driving through mud at 2 mph deflating my tires for traction, getting stuck, spending 3 min rocking back and forth trying to get out...
It sounds horrible I'm sure. But when you're playing it's just... zen like. And it's such a gorgeous game! For real! The graphics in this game are impressive for Switch. And that helps because immersion in the world is part of the therapy
Can hardly believe I'm saying this but... I really dig this game. I wasn't as into the other ones. But this one here is different. It's something else. It's more than just simulation obstacle of road and environment. This one is like an open world adventure, with exploration and science partners on the excursion with you.
Is there a demo for this? If so I highly recommend you guys try it out. It's wild but... this game seriously rocks
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@JaxonH Have you played a previous mudrunner game? I got bored with Mudrunner American Wilds rather quickly. It was a very well made game, but wasn't for me. Although, maybe I just want racing, and not calculated offroad crawling (for a lack of better description).
Yuzu have settled out of court for $2.4M. I suppose the patreon (and I read someone mention they actually had a TotK fix behind the paywall!) didn't help. Sounds like they were dead to rights.
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You're not buying a game my friend. You're investing in solid gold bullion, just in the shape of a Switch cartridge.
When I look at my copy of Prince of Persia, this is what I see...
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They pierced My hands and feet
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He was pierced for our transgressions
Zachariah 12:10 (500 yrs before Christ)
They will look on Me whom they pierced
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As usual, SwitchUp has the only review one needs for Unicorn Overlord.
"Had this game released 25 years ago I believe it would now be heralded in the same regard as Final Fantasy Tactics, Tactics Ogre and some of the earlier Fire Emblem titles."
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They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Zachariah 12:10 (500 yrs before Christ)
They will look on Me whom they pierced
SD Express is finally launching, backed by major brand, and it releases later this year, as a result of "collaboration with a customer"
Is it possible? Could Switch 2 be using NVMe and Nintendo needed faster removable storage, so they collaborated to bring SD Express to market?
I doubt such a major brand would do so for some random camcorder. Sales don't justify it. Maybe if subsidized but why would a company releasing camcorders care to do that when other options exist?
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Zachariah 12:10 (500 yrs before Christ)
They will look on Me whom they pierced
But still... it would make sense, wouldn't it? Especially with 256gb. That sounds exactly like something Nintendo would do (never enough storage lol 😆)
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They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Zachariah 12:10 (500 yrs before Christ)
They will look on Me whom they pierced
Picked up Unicorn Overlord and transferred my demo save data over. It is being sent to the backlog though, I started Tomb Raider 1 a few days ago and Big Run is coming. I'll probably return to Unicorn Overlord in April, currently there's nothing I want to buy that month.
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