@Moon
People bother with XBOX and Playstation for a variety of reasons:
-Exclusives on the systems
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-PCs are cumbersome, large, and require time, effort, etc. that people don't want to deal with. I am in this group...I don't want to build it, maintain it, or find a place to put it (my wife wouldn't like a large box like that under our fairly open desk in the guest room). Consoles fit in my entertainment center, connect to my TV, and do not require me to learn the blasphemy that is a mouse and keyboard for control input.
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-PCs are scary to people not familiar with the gaming side, so they don't even consider it.
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-Unless you're Blizzard, developers concentrate on the console release before the PC, leading to things like the Batman PC debacle. These kinds of issues may keep fence-riders from going over to the PC side.
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-Sports games. The brosephs will unlikely ever migrate to the master race anytime soon...so EA will continue to fuel their desires on consoles and keep the market alive.
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-Some people can afford a reasonably priced laptop for school/work/personal needs. They may also be able to buy a console on sale for $250, but then adding in a gaming PC that costs 2-3 times the console (starting) and can't serve their mobile computing needs becomes a non-starter.
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Nintendo kicked ass with the Switch. I'm of the opinion that graphics concentration can go the way of the dinosaur, so long as attention is given to making it look good enough and then focusing on gameplay and narrative elements. I have played Zelda more than any other game in recent memory (I never cared to finish Skyward Sword). Mariokart on the go will be great...and the indies coming along are perfect for filling the time in between major releases.
@FlameRunnerFast I hope Nintendo works to improve things where they can as well. They've been resistant to changing in accordance with fan input for so long that I am hesitant to believe they actively try and research the issues people are bringing up online. However, given the positive aspects of the Switch and what seems to be an honest effort to engage 3rd parties, maybe Nintendo's management is really changing their approach...lord knows they took enough of a whooping with the Wii U that they had to know to change at this point
@FlameRunnerFast Hi FlameRunnerFast! I am the guy mentioned in the article. I actually contacted the author via linkedin to give my inputs/concerns regarding the article, but didn't expect to be quoted directly (or even that my input would be used!). I made no claim to be an expert on these types of electronics...he must have seen my linkedin page and just threw my title in. If I had written more than the quoted blurb, I would have noted that I don't know that the heat is really causing the issue related to warping, but that I've had heat issues when traveling with the Switch in a case. I think the issue occurred when I plugged the Switch into a portable battery after having put it to sleep (apparently this will kick the screen on). I didn't notice it, as I just barely opened the case to plug in while I was on the train from work. An hour later I opened up the case and was surprised that it was on and very hot (no temp measurement available). I would assume that Nintendo has hardware measuring the temperature internal to the unit to shut it down in case of overheat, but I'm thinking that they might want to put in some additional logic beyond a maximum temp allowed. While a single event at max will probably be OK, a lot of hot events below the maximum might reduce the life/reliability of the hardware. My autosleep is on, but it's possible the action of my moving bag caused minor inputs from the analog sticks, killing the protection of the sleep option. Some additional heat protections via OS coding might be a good solution for this, as the Switch can see inputs in a travel case that the 3DS never would when folded shut. I will say I have never had a significant heat event with the switch docked...it gets no hotter than an iPad when pushing its processor.
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Re: Talking Point: PS4 Pro and Xbox Scorpio Draw Battle Lines, But Nintendo Goes Its Own Way With Switch
@Moon
People bother with XBOX and Playstation for a variety of reasons:
-Exclusives on the systems
...
-PCs are cumbersome, large, and require time, effort, etc. that people don't want to deal with. I am in this group...I don't want to build it, maintain it, or find a place to put it (my wife wouldn't like a large box like that under our fairly open desk in the guest room). Consoles fit in my entertainment center, connect to my TV, and do not require me to learn the blasphemy that is a mouse and keyboard for control input.
...
-PCs are scary to people not familiar with the gaming side, so they don't even consider it.
...
-Unless you're Blizzard, developers concentrate on the console release before the PC, leading to things like the Batman PC debacle. These kinds of issues may keep fence-riders from going over to the PC side.
...
-Sports games. The brosephs will unlikely ever migrate to the master race anytime soon...so EA will continue to fuel their desires on consoles and keep the market alive.
...
-Some people can afford a reasonably priced laptop for school/work/personal needs. They may also be able to buy a console on sale for $250, but then adding in a gaming PC that costs 2-3 times the console (starting) and can't serve their mobile computing needs becomes a non-starter.
...
Nintendo kicked ass with the Switch. I'm of the opinion that graphics concentration can go the way of the dinosaur, so long as attention is given to making it look good enough and then focusing on gameplay and narrative elements. I have played Zelda more than any other game in recent memory (I never cared to finish Skyward Sword). Mariokart on the go will be great...and the indies coming along are perfect for filling the time in between major releases.
Re: Forget Scratched Screens And Joy-Con Problems, "Warp-Gate" Is The New Nintendo Switch Issue
@FlameRunnerFast
I hope Nintendo works to improve things where they can as well. They've been resistant to changing in accordance with fan input for so long that I am hesitant to believe they actively try and research the issues people are bringing up online. However, given the positive aspects of the Switch and what seems to be an honest effort to engage 3rd parties, maybe Nintendo's management is really changing their approach...lord knows they took enough of a whooping with the Wii U that they had to know to change at this point
Re: Forget Scratched Screens And Joy-Con Problems, "Warp-Gate" Is The New Nintendo Switch Issue
@FlameRunnerFast
Hi FlameRunnerFast! I am the guy mentioned in the article. I actually contacted the author via linkedin to give my inputs/concerns regarding the article, but didn't expect to be quoted directly (or even that my input would be used!). I made no claim to be an expert on these types of electronics...he must have seen my linkedin page and just threw my title in.
If I had written more than the quoted blurb, I would have noted that I don't know that the heat is really causing the issue related to warping, but that I've had heat issues when traveling with the Switch in a case. I think the issue occurred when I plugged the Switch into a portable battery after having put it to sleep (apparently this will kick the screen on). I didn't notice it, as I just barely opened the case to plug in while I was on the train from work. An hour later I opened up the case and was surprised that it was on and very hot (no temp measurement available).
I would assume that Nintendo has hardware measuring the temperature internal to the unit to shut it down in case of overheat, but I'm thinking that they might want to put in some additional logic beyond a maximum temp allowed. While a single event at max will probably be OK, a lot of hot events below the maximum might reduce the life/reliability of the hardware. My autosleep is on, but it's possible the action of my moving bag caused minor inputs from the analog sticks, killing the protection of the sleep option. Some additional heat protections via OS coding might be a good solution for this, as the Switch can see inputs in a travel case that the 3DS never would when folded shut.
I will say I have never had a significant heat event with the switch docked...it gets no hotter than an iPad when pushing its processor.
Just my two cents.