@Donnerkebab I wonder if we have finally hit super hero fatigue. For me personally I’m just exhausted with Marvell stuff but maybe I am the exception. That said it’s hard not to love some specific characters like Spider-Man.
I’m worried less about the directs not happening and more about what it means that they aren’t happening. Meaning that if Nintendo had a lot to show they would have a direct so I guess they just don’t have a lot to show?
I was hoping we would be seeing more releases from Nintendo since they are focused on just the one system but I’m not sure if that’s the case. Maybe they are holding done releases back for when they finish going through the Wii U catalog but I doubt it. I didn’t have a Wii U so maybe I can’t appreciate the frequency of first party titles in comparison (excluding Wii U titles of course). It just seems like they are in a bit if a slump right now.
I really dislike these platforms. They have all kinds of arbitrary rules that no one can make sense of that essentially comes down to the biases of their "safety" team (as if that isn't Orwellian).
This idea that you can be an open platform but then have some unclear speech codes will always result in the banning of a lot of people and groups that don't deserve it. It's such a hot mess.
@Razer while I do hope they come out with a pro to keep the switch fresh, I don’t see the switch competing with sony and ms like you do. I think just as the ds and 3ds can exist and succeed among the more powerful home consoles so can the switch. With Nintendo getting to the end of their Wii U ports I do hope they have some big plans for the next couple of years (outside of the few games we know of).
Nintendo needs more development capability. They certainly have the funds to make this happen.
Btw while I’m critical of this port, and wish they had added dynamic resolution scaling (if the demo is the same as the release) I really hate calling it lazy porting. It’s not lazy. It is less expensive. “What a cheap port” would be far more accurate.
@graysoncharles it does look good but it could have been better. Are you saying the new co-op doesn’t add more cpu load on it? It must. They optimized it to most demanding scenario which is co-op. The original engine probably doesn’t support dynamic scaling which is needed to properly optimize the game graphically.
@graysoncharles I doubt it. I bet they just optimized it for one resolution and since co-op demands the most they went with the resolution that will work with that. It’s a terrible effort in terms of graphical optimization. Hopefully the release is better.
Wasn’t there a demo that Nintendo released that had lower resolution than the final product? I’m not holding my breath here but I guess it’s an outside possibility. I have heard some speculate it’s kept lower because of co-op but that is a really sad excuse, especially if that is why handheld is less than 720p.
Do better Nintendo, and give us some more powerful options (make the switch a platform rather than starting over).
I played sunshine for the first time last night. I had a gamecube but never played it. The controls felt very frustrating right off the bat, worse than 64 in my opinion (I think those levels are just simpler so the dated controls don't feel as bad).
So far my goal was to play them in order but I couldn't do it. Galaxy is just such a better game. It really stinks they couldn't figure out how to get sunshine and 64 at 60 FPS as that would have really helped, but regardless galaxy feels like it hasn't aged a day, and the other two feel like they are from a different time and place.
I played xb2. It was a pretty fun game but wasn’t impressed with the visuals. I couldn’t believe this came from a team that assisted botw (an open world game that ran at a higher res and looked 10x better). Their tech just isn’t very good. Dq11 brick walls clearly had geometry to them, not just textures on flat walls. Xb2 was all flat walls and this from a custom engine (vs unreal, which generally struggles to match custom engines). It’s just disappointing as it seems like another team could get these kinds of visuals to at least 900p and probably more features as well.
@IronMan30 Yeah, I probably came on too strong and completely missed the joke. I see comments like that a lot on the internet and most of them are real (generally following the consensus among some that all investors are bad, etc). But I do appreciate the compliment regarding my feathers!
I'm playing BOTW again, the first time since I originally played it, and the style/graphics are pretty great. Yes some textures are muddied and there is some blurriness but the amount of stuff they pack in an image, like being able to see the red laser from the four beasts anywhere on the map, etc, is pretty amazing. The grass and trees, etc, give this game life that is really something to behold.
Still, I'm certainly one of those people that would love to see Nintendo up the ante with a pro model for those of us who would be willing to fork over the money (and perhaps use Nvidia's learning algorithm to improve existing games with little effort from the developer like DF is suggesting could happen).
I bought this game and couldn't get into it because I just didn't care to play one level at a time. This might change my mind about this game and get me back into it. I am guessing this still doesn't allow much in terms of narrative, but still, this is awesome to see.
@IronMan30 Do you know much about investment? It's absolutely a real thing and not an oxymoron. There are investors that will take a stake in a company in order to push for something they are concerned about, etc.
It's not just his unique talent but his unique position. Even if someone had his talent they would not be in his unique position because his position is derived from him being there from the start of Nintendo's efforts in interactive entertainment and his legendary contributions. This gives his position gravity and respect that is impossible to replace (all similar to Steve Jobs). No doubt the company will continue forward well without him but it will have lost a key rudder that will, like all companies with such key figures, have long term implications.
Could just be the picture sizes but those look better than XC2 to me. XC2 was a pretty fun game for me but never felt like it was that impressive visually (that sharpen filter on mobile especially seemed way overdone).
Just sent mine and now will be waiting. I wish I hadn’t procrastinated on this but here we are. Here is to hoping that people can get to work sooner than later (my Joycons being the least of the reasons why).
@NihilistNirvana I don’t really like super hero movies but didn’t she say that men should not critically review her movie, only women? Anyway, I really don’t care about her but she seems like a bit of an Hollywood activist and i feel like that will always open you up to some criticism. It’s always a little hard taking actors too seriously given that they live on a completely different planet than the rest of us.
@NihilistNirvana she is pretty divisive in terms of the things she has said, and kinda invites it. If you say a lot of controversial stuff publicly using a massive platform then it’s not completely shocking that she gets some push back.
I would prefer that people just ignore her and stories about her but that is just not the world we live in.
@johnvboy Ha, perhaps other people have different relationships with their wife's but I can easily see me doing something to this effect on my wife, and she would have loved it (we tease each other a lot about our foibles and things that only we know about the other). I just have a hard time seeing this as any other way.
@johnvboy Why bother? It's a sweet little prank to his wife that she will remember for the rest of her life, and with each remembrance will bring a smile to her face. How do people not get this?
@Crockin "middle ground would imply you do not have many strong opinions on either side".
Ugh, I'll bite because I think this is a very poor definition of middle ground. In my experience, middle ground means you have a nuanced set of beliefs that is not beholden to any orthodoxy. This means you might agree on the left on one issue, but with the right on another. It means you don't just accept a belief because it's coming from your side, or worse because it runs counter to the other side.
How sad that you have such a low opinion of people that are attempting to not just fall in line.
Sadly this thread has gone where you thought it might go. It is a shame that we live in a timeline that an endorsement from an actress goes political, but then how else would it go with the things she has said (she went political first I suppose).
I sometimes think it is ill-advised that so many celebrities chime in on politics as I'm not convinced it helps their cause (there is always something incredibly tone-deaf about lecturing people that are struggling much more than you, who happened to win the symmetrical features lottery, about how they should vote).
@willi3su Agreed, I never think banning is a good idea. I think we never give people enough credit in difficult situations like this. Do we think people can't separate a game from real life?
This appears to be part of a much bigger conversation of what should be allowed in polite society that might cause emotional stress on some part of the population but I don't want to go there right now so hopefully, we can just agree that banning from a big centralized government is not a great thing.
I find it so strange how people are so against a midlife upgrade. If you have an existing switch it will not affect you unless Nintendo thinks they can get some ports that they otherwise could not (and you would never get anyway).
What this video highlighted was something especially interesting. Essentially, a very fancy filter that would allow an upgraded switch to make all existing games run better without any development involvement. Existing switch owners don't worry about being left behind and this newer switch would provide something aking to an upgraded game for "nothing". It could be an even better strategy than Sony and MS have pursued.
My only reason that I would want more is that I would like to see 60FPS options for games that want to support this newer HW too (vs only 30FPS).
Can we really claim to know the mortality rate? The Chinese government will always save face first rather than admit to numbers that might make them look bad. This is not to suggest that the real numbers are worse, but at this point, I strongly doubt there is any way to know.
What is becoming clear is that this is likely worse than SARS which claimed near a thousand lives (but was way overhyped by the media at the time).
It would be nice to have these numbers broken down by AAA, AA, and indy developers. I'm guessing the switch numbers represent a lot of indy developers / AA developers and underperform amongst the AAA developers. Not a dig, just the reality of the market.
The reality is a switch pro could probably convince some AAA developers to port some of their existing PS4 stuff, but won't help when they target the PS5, primarily. That is if Nintendo even allowed Switch pro only games, and they might not (assuming it's real). Regardless, I would still want one for the 60fps on more games personally.
@Ghost-Piece got it. It’s okay for me. I actually found the voice got in the way. I have no idea why they didn’t just pick a boys voice. It didn’t seem to fit the character at all. The style of the game is pretty cool, music is incredible. Maybe I would have bought I knowing what I know now but I’m on the fence there.
@Deathwalka to be fair if this releases it will be past three years and in mid cycle of the switch. Not bad timing for something that will likely aim to enhance games at the developers discretion.
So strange how people are so against this. No it won’t split the base and no it won’t be way more work for devs unless they want it to be.
Expect existing games to run in higher res and a faster frame rate. This is not that hard. Maybe some companies will decide to add more to the pro version and some won’t at all.
We have honestly seen this work for the PS4 etc so why do you think it will be such a problem here?
I didn’t know the artist of these died. Shining force games, which I watched my brother play when I was very young, has to Be one of my favorite series. I absolutely love the art being a nice blend of fantasy and Classic Disney.
I enjoyed one of the golden suns. Cannot remember which one.
Sadly they appear out of the rpg / tbs games. I don’t fully understand their relationship with Nintendo but it seems like both parties are satisfied churning out mario sport titles as I’m sure it’s a nice predictable income for all parties.
Even if they Went with old school sprite based design it would still be such a nice thing to see them develop.
@iLikeUrAttitude if the made major changes yes. If it’s just a basic extension then no. There is more than one way to do what I’m asking with massive differences in effort.
A mobile chipset will not be in the ps5 performance ballpark any time soon. Especially in the regards to cpu performance. However there will be a lot of games that still target PS4 and ps5 and having a souped up Switch would be great for those and all the other existing ports they couldn’t bring over.
@iLikeUrAttitude I would love a splatoon 3. I really enjoy Salmon Run but the really need a much longer progression track. Wish they would have patched 2 with some kind of longer progression but if it takes 3 to do it then that is fine.
I think people are crazy to think the switch could not use a pro version. Even if companies just tweaked their games to get 60 FPS when they run at 30 FPS it would be a big win. As others have noted it would be amazing to also get wireless headphone support.
Companies that do want to fully support the additional performance modes (contexts) could hit 1080p more often etc. If it’s a big enough hit then we might even get some ports that simply would not come to the switch otherwise that are exclusive to the pro (but Nintendo may not allow this).
Further, if they could allow voice stuff on the switch itself that would be another non breaking upgrade that many would appreciate. The app was never a great idea.
@jokerwolf you keep mentioning the newer chipsets. It was my impression that after the X2 nvidia went another direction with this line of chips with a higher focus on auto and ai applications that made the Xavier, etc, less appropriate for mobile gaming. Given this I figured the switch 2 would need something custom, that they might share with their own console, at that time.
I’m pretty sure this comes in part from a DF article where they discuss the possibility of an X2 upgrade for a pro version.
@StevenG imagine if Elon musk was taxed in the way you describe. None of his contribution would exist. Hell much of the innovation that allows us to feed so many of the people in the world today would likely not exist (and the stats are quite good in this area, all thanks to the business driven green revolution). While I fell almost no connection to some rich fella that wants to buy some exotic old hardware I find statements like these troubling in how naive they are.
It almost sounds like this was a result of local politics. Perhaps tax credits were given and then taken away (or not clear if they would be extended?). Canada, or cities within, has entire industries built on their tax credits.
@iakona23 AMD makes anything arm based (I know an x86 based chip would never be suitable)?
I’m also very curious if there really is a PS4 level option. Remember that the switch, as it stands today, is deeply dependent on nvidias incredible tools for getting the most of the x1, which in turn are built specifically to get the most from nvidia based cores. In other words they really need nvidia to make this upgrade available and this will likely require a new custom chipset because the X1 line has largely moved towards automotive use cases.
Finally. I’m guessing the next update to the switch will be better for getting more current gen games (like a proper FIFA). If the rumors hold true the next gen machines will have cpu capability that will far outstrip portable technology (current gen cpu power is pretty weak as they really focused on the graphics). However, they will still need to support current gen hardware for a while since there is just so much of it out there so that could only be good for a switch pro.
In terms of performance, I'm just amazed by how much better this game looks than XC2. Strange seeing a game that is made by Nintendo, and only on the switch, standing up so poorly to a game that was originally made for more powerful systems and using UE4 as the engine (I've generally come to expect games built on this engine to have a "tax" when ported to the switch).
I know XC2 is an open-world game and therefore there are some streaming ramifications, etc, but I'm not talking about that. I'm just talking about how much better the art is and how much more geometry it at least appears to be rendering than XC2. Perhaps it just comes down to XC2 rendering things in the far distance, but I'm not convinced.
The same could also be said of Fire Emblem. Walk around the Monastery in that game where all the walls are largely flat with cobbled textures and then look at this game where the cobbled walls actually have bricks sticking out in varying ways in a lot of places. Meanwhile, this game nails 30 fps while FE struggled to maintain it. I guess it likely just shows what a bigger game budget can accomplish.
The first one was fun but it did have a lot of stutters on the overworld. It sounds like this has largely been addressed this time around (and maybe was in a patch, that was a long time ago). I still enjoyed the game a lot but found the stuttering very annoying.
I really like the idea of co-op, I think I will get this sooner than later.
@Seananigans To be fair, I'm glad you raised it. I was a little confused about this as well (I figured if it's in the minux column it is factored in the score).
@Ventilator what does size have to do with cpu. Cpu is absolutely the bottleneck here. GTA 5 is tracking all kinds of stuff when objects are off the screen (it sounds like you are making an argument about graphics and confusing the two, along with storage size). Even low level PCs will have a relatively fast cpu compared to a switch.
I would suggest watching or reading digital foundry’s look at LA Noire for more context on my point but it still stands.
@Ventilator you are mostly right except for CPU performance. That might be the one thing that would hold up a gta 5 port on the switch. GTA 5 has a lot of world simulation (likely more than W3 with the cars, etc) that relies on fast cpus. I don’t think we know yet how the switch’s CPU would handle all this.
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Re: Square Enix Reports Increased Annual Sales, Despite Individual Game Losses
@Donnerkebab I wonder if we have finally hit super hero fatigue. For me personally I’m just exhausted with Marvell stuff but maybe I am the exception. That said it’s hard not to love some specific characters like Spider-Man.
Re: Nintendo Of America Job Listing Offers Hope That Nintendo Directs Aren't Dead After All
I’m worried less about the directs not happening and more about what it means that they aren’t happening. Meaning that if Nintendo had a lot to show they would have a direct so I guess they just don’t have a lot to show?
I was hoping we would be seeing more releases from Nintendo since they are focused on just the one system but I’m not sure if that’s the case. Maybe they are holding done releases back for when they finish going through the Wii U catalog but I doubt it. I didn’t have a Wii U so maybe I can’t appreciate the frequency of first party titles in comparison (excluding Wii U titles of course). It just seems like they are in a bit if a slump right now.
Re: Hyper Light Drifter Dev Abylight Slams Twitter's 'Dangerous And Careless Attitude' After Surprise Ban
@k8sMum I wish the world were so simple.
No minds will be changed based on the interactions within these comments so I'm inclined to stop commenting now.
Let's all just agree that Twitter should not have banned this company unless something comes out that adds further context.
Have a great day everyone, regardless of where you stand on these divisive issues.
Re: Hyper Light Drifter Dev Abylight Slams Twitter's 'Dangerous And Careless Attitude' After Surprise Ban
I really dislike these platforms. They have all kinds of arbitrary rules that no one can make sense of that essentially comes down to the biases of their "safety" team (as if that isn't Orwellian).
This idea that you can be an open platform but then have some unclear speech codes will always result in the banning of a lot of people and groups that don't deserve it. It's such a hot mess.
Re: Nintendo Switch Achieves Its Best October Sales To Date In The US
@Razer while I do hope they come out with a pro to keep the switch fresh, I don’t see the switch competing with sony and ms like you do. I think just as the ds and 3ds can exist and succeed among the more powerful home consoles so can the switch. With Nintendo getting to the end of their Wii U ports I do hope they have some big plans for the next couple of years (outside of the few games we know of).
Nintendo needs more development capability. They certainly have the funds to make this happen.
Re: Frame Rate And Resolution For Pikmin 3 Deluxe Demo Seemingly Revealed
Btw while I’m critical of this port, and wish they had added dynamic resolution scaling (if the demo is the same as the release) I really hate calling it lazy porting. It’s not lazy. It is less expensive. “What a cheap port” would be far more accurate.
Re: Frame Rate And Resolution For Pikmin 3 Deluxe Demo Seemingly Revealed
@graysoncharles it does look good but it could have been better. Are you saying the new co-op doesn’t add more cpu load on it? It must. They optimized it to most demanding scenario which is co-op. The original engine probably doesn’t support dynamic scaling which is needed to properly optimize the game graphically.
Re: Frame Rate And Resolution For Pikmin 3 Deluxe Demo Seemingly Revealed
@graysoncharles I doubt it. I bet they just optimized it for one resolution and since co-op demands the most they went with the resolution that will work with that. It’s a terrible effort in terms of graphical optimization. Hopefully the release is better.
Re: Hands On: Pikmin 3 Deluxe - This Wii U Classic Is Shaping Up Well On Switch
Wasn’t there a demo that Nintendo released that had lower resolution than the final product? I’m not holding my breath here but I guess it’s an outside possibility. I have heard some speculate it’s kept lower because of co-op but that is a really sad excuse, especially if that is why handheld is less than 720p.
Do better Nintendo, and give us some more powerful options (make the switch a platform rather than starting over).
Re: Random: Switch Owners Are Discovering Just How Frustrating Super Mario Sunshine Can Be
I played sunshine for the first time last night. I had a gamecube but never played it. The controls felt very frustrating right off the bat, worse than 64 in my opinion (I think those levels are just simpler so the dated controls don't feel as bad).
So far my goal was to play them in order but I couldn't do it. Galaxy is just such a better game. It really stinks they couldn't figure out how to get sunshine and 64 at 60 FPS as that would have really helped, but regardless galaxy feels like it hasn't aged a day, and the other two feel like they are from a different time and place.
Re: Early Tech Analysis Of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition Reveals Frame Rate And Resolution
I played xb2. It was a pretty fun game but wasn’t impressed with the visuals. I couldn’t believe this came from a team that assisted botw (an open world game that ran at a higher res and looked 10x better). Their tech just isn’t very good. Dq11 brick walls clearly had geometry to them, not just textures on flat walls. Xb2 was all flat walls and this from a custom engine (vs unreal, which generally struggles to match custom engines). It’s just disappointing as it seems like another team could get these kinds of visuals to at least 900p and probably more features as well.
Re: Nintendo Is The Next Disney+, Says Activist Investor Which Now Has A $1.1 Billion Stake
@IronMan30 Yeah, I probably came on too strong and completely missed the joke. I see comments like that a lot on the internet and most of them are real (generally following the consensus among some that all investors are bad, etc). But I do appreciate the compliment regarding my feathers!
Re: Feature: Best Nintendo Switch Graphics - The Most Beautiful Switch Games
I'm playing BOTW again, the first time since I originally played it, and the style/graphics are pretty great. Yes some textures are muddied and there is some blurriness but the amount of stuff they pack in an image, like being able to see the red laser from the four beasts anywhere on the map, etc, is pretty amazing. The grass and trees, etc, give this game life that is really something to behold.
Still, I'm certainly one of those people that would love to see Nintendo up the ante with a pro model for those of us who would be willing to fork over the money (and perhaps use Nvidia's learning algorithm to improve existing games with little effort from the developer like DF is suggesting could happen).
Re: Super Mario Maker 2's Final Major Update Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
I bought this game and couldn't get into it because I just didn't care to play one level at a time. This might change my mind about this game and get me back into it. I am guessing this still doesn't allow much in terms of narrative, but still, this is awesome to see.
Re: Nintendo Is The Next Disney+, Says Activist Investor Which Now Has A $1.1 Billion Stake
@IronMan30 Do you know much about investment? It's absolutely a real thing and not an oxymoron. There are investors that will take a stake in a company in order to push for something they are concerned about, etc.
Re: Fans And Analysts Ponder The Eternal Question: Can Nintendo Survive Without Shigeru Miyamoto?
It's not just his unique talent but his unique position. Even if someone had his talent they would not be in his unique position because his position is derived from him being there from the start of Nintendo's efforts in interactive entertainment and his legendary contributions. This gives his position gravity and respect that is impossible to replace (all similar to Steve Jobs). No doubt the company will continue forward well without him but it will have lost a key rudder that will, like all companies with such key figures, have long term implications.
Re: Super Mario And Levi's Join Forces For A Mushroom Kingdom Clothing Collaboration
Please, please don’t turn into Disney Nintendo. That is all.
Re: Gallery: New Screens Show Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition's Gorgeous Environments
Could just be the picture sizes but those look better than XC2 to me. XC2 was a pretty fun game for me but never felt like it was that impressive visually (that sharpen filter on mobile especially seemed way overdone).
Re: Nintendo Of America Shuts Its Repair Centers Due To COVID-19
Just sent mine and now will be waiting. I wish I hadn’t procrastinated on this but here we are. Here is to hoping that people can get to work sooner than later (my Joycons being the least of the reasons why).
Re: Random: Brie Larson Says She's More Than Happy To Be In An Animal Crossing Movie
@NihilistNirvana I don’t really like super hero movies but didn’t she say that men should not critically review her movie, only women? Anyway, I really don’t care about her but she seems like a bit of an Hollywood activist and i feel like that will always open you up to some criticism. It’s always a little hard taking actors too seriously given that they live on a completely different planet than the rest of us.
Re: Random: Brie Larson Says She's More Than Happy To Be In An Animal Crossing Movie
@NihilistNirvana she is pretty divisive in terms of the things she has said, and kinda invites it. If you say a lot of controversial stuff publicly using a massive platform then it’s not completely shocking that she gets some push back.
I would prefer that people just ignore her and stories about her but that is just not the world we live in.
Re: Random: Husband Buys 36 amiibo To Jokingly Spite Isabelle-Hating Wife At Christmas
@johnvboy Oh good point, if this is all he got then that is not great. Did I miss that?
Re: Random: Husband Buys 36 amiibo To Jokingly Spite Isabelle-Hating Wife At Christmas
@johnvboy Ha, perhaps other people have different relationships with their wife's but I can easily see me doing something to this effect on my wife, and she would have loved it (we tease each other a lot about our foibles and things that only we know about the other). I just have a hard time seeing this as any other way.
Re: Random: Husband Buys 36 amiibo To Jokingly Spite Isabelle-Hating Wife At Christmas
@johnvboy Why bother? It's a sweet little prank to his wife that she will remember for the rest of her life, and with each remembrance will bring a smile to her face. How do people not get this?
Re: Random: Brie Larson Seems As Excited For Animal Crossing: New Horizons As We Are
@Crockin "middle ground would imply you do not have many strong opinions on either side".
Ugh, I'll bite because I think this is a very poor definition of middle ground. In my experience, middle ground means you have a nuanced set of beliefs that is not beholden to any orthodoxy. This means you might agree on the left on one issue, but with the right on another. It means you don't just accept a belief because it's coming from your side, or worse because it runs counter to the other side.
How sad that you have such a low opinion of people that are attempting to not just fall in line.
Re: Random: Brie Larson Seems As Excited For Animal Crossing: New Horizons As We Are
Sadly this thread has gone where you thought it might go. It is a shame that we live in a timeline that an endorsement from an actress goes political, but then how else would it go with the things she has said (she went political first I suppose).
I sometimes think it is ill-advised that so many celebrities chime in on politics as I'm not convinced it helps their cause (there is always something incredibly tone-deaf about lecturing people that are struggling much more than you, who happened to win the symmetrical features lottery, about how they should vote).
Re: Plague Inc Banned In China As Coronavirus Outbreak Spreads, Switch Version Unaffected
@willi3su Agreed, I never think banning is a good idea. I think we never give people enough credit in difficult situations like this. Do we think people can't separate a game from real life?
This appears to be part of a much bigger conversation of what should be allowed in polite society that might cause emotional stress on some part of the population but I don't want to go there right now so hopefully, we can just agree that banning from a big centralized government is not a great thing.
Re: Video: Digital Foundry Explores The Potential Of AI Upscaling Tech For A Theoretical Switch 'Pro'
I find it so strange how people are so against a midlife upgrade. If you have an existing switch it will not affect you unless Nintendo thinks they can get some ports that they otherwise could not (and you would never get anyway).
What this video highlighted was something especially interesting. Essentially, a very fancy filter that would allow an upgraded switch to make all existing games run better without any development involvement. Existing switch owners don't worry about being left behind and this newer switch would provide something aking to an upgraded game for "nothing". It could be an even better strategy than Sony and MS have pursued.
My only reason that I would want more is that I would like to see 60FPS options for games that want to support this newer HW too (vs only 30FPS).
Re: Rumour: Wonderful 101 On Switch Teased (Again) By PlatinumGames
The entire Wii U catalog doesn't exist to me so bring them all over. It would be fun to play this from what I've heard.
Re: Switch Production Has Been Impacted By The Coronavirus Outbreak, Admits Nintendo
Can we really claim to know the mortality rate? The Chinese government will always save face first rather than admit to numbers that might make them look bad. This is not to suggest that the real numbers are worse, but at this point, I strongly doubt there is any way to know.
What is becoming clear is that this is likely worse than SARS which claimed near a thousand lives (but was way overhyped by the media at the time).
Re: 37% Of Developers "Interested" In Making Games For Switch, According To Annual GDC Industry Survey
It would be nice to have these numbers broken down by AAA, AA, and indy developers. I'm guessing the switch numbers represent a lot of indy developers / AA developers and underperform amongst the AAA developers. Not a dig, just the reality of the market.
The reality is a switch pro could probably convince some AAA developers to port some of their existing PS4 stuff, but won't help when they target the PS5, primarily. That is if Nintendo even allowed Switch pro only games, and they might not (assuming it's real). Regardless, I would still want one for the 60fps on more games personally.
Re: Review: 198X - A Fabulous, If Fleeting, Celebration Of Arcade Gaming's Golden Era
@Ghost-Piece got it. It’s okay for me. I actually found the voice got in the way. I have no idea why they didn’t just pick a boys voice. It didn’t seem to fit the character at all. The style of the game is pretty cool, music is incredible. Maybe I would have bought I knowing what I know now but I’m on the fence there.
Re: Switch Pro Rumours Resurface As New Report Claims Mid-2020 Release For New System
@Deathwalka to be fair if this releases it will be past three years and in mid cycle of the switch. Not bad timing for something that will likely aim to enhance games at the developers discretion.
Re: Switch Pro Rumours Resurface As New Report Claims Mid-2020 Release For New System
So strange how people are so against this. No it won’t split the base and no it won’t be way more work for devs unless they want it to be.
Expect existing games to run in higher res and a faster frame rate. This is not that hard. Maybe some companies will decide to add more to the pro version and some won’t at all.
We have honestly seen this work for the PS4 etc so why do you think it will be such a problem here?
Re: Hey Nintendo, God Of War Director Cory Barlog Would Like A New Golden Sun, Please
I didn’t know the artist of these died. Shining force games, which I watched my brother play when I was very young, has to Be one of my favorite series. I absolutely love the art being a nice blend of fantasy and Classic Disney.
I enjoyed one of the golden suns. Cannot remember which one.
Sadly they appear out of the rpg / tbs games. I don’t fully understand their relationship with Nintendo but it seems like both parties are satisfied churning out mario sport titles as I’m sure it’s a nice predictable income for all parties.
Even if they Went with old school sprite based design it would still be such a nice thing to see them develop.
Re: Splatoon's 'Happy New Year' Message Appears To Tease Something New
@iLikeUrAttitude if the made major changes yes. If it’s just a basic extension then no. There is more than one way to do what I’m asking with massive differences in effort.
Re: Analysts Agree That Switch Will Be King In 2020, Less Sure About The Switch Pro
A mobile chipset will not be in the ps5 performance ballpark any time soon. Especially in the regards to cpu performance. However there will be a lot of games that still target PS4 and ps5 and having a souped up Switch would be great for those and all the other existing ports they couldn’t bring over.
Re: Splatoon's 'Happy New Year' Message Appears To Tease Something New
@iLikeUrAttitude I would love a splatoon 3. I really enjoy Salmon Run but the really need a much longer progression track. Wish they would have patched 2 with some kind of longer progression but if it takes 3 to do it then that is fine.
Re: Analysts Agree That Switch Will Be King In 2020, Less Sure About The Switch Pro
@Jokerwolf why are you so sure of these details? For all I know, and knowing Nintendo, they will just put in the x2.
Re: Analysts Agree That Switch Will Be King In 2020, Less Sure About The Switch Pro
I think people are crazy to think the switch could not use a pro version. Even if companies just tweaked their games to get 60 FPS when they run at 30 FPS it would be a big win. As others have noted it would be amazing to also get wireless headphone support.
Companies that do want to fully support the additional performance modes (contexts) could hit 1080p more often etc. If it’s a big enough hit then we might even get some ports that simply would not come to the switch otherwise that are exclusive to the pro (but Nintendo may not allow this).
Further, if they could allow voice stuff on the switch itself that would be another non breaking upgrade that many would appreciate. The app was never a great idea.
@jokerwolf you keep mentioning the newer chipsets. It was my impression that after the X2 nvidia went another direction with this line of chips with a higher focus on auto and ai applications that made the Xavier, etc, less appropriate for mobile gaming. Given this I figured the switch 2 would need something custom, that they might share with their own console, at that time.
I’m pretty sure this comes in part from a DF article where they discuss the possibility of an X2 upgrade for a pro version.
Re: Someone Has Already Offered $1.2 Million For The SNES PlayStation Prototype
@StevenG imagine if Elon musk was taxed in the way you describe. None of his contribution would exist. Hell much of the innovation that allows us to feed so many of the people in the world today would likely not exist (and the stats are quite good in this area, all thanks to the business driven green revolution). While I fell almost no connection to some rich fella that wants to buy some exotic old hardware I find statements like these troubling in how naive they are.
Re: Studio Behind Sonic Movie's Redesign Has Reportedly Been Shut Down
It almost sounds like this was a result of local politics. Perhaps tax credits were given and then taken away (or not clear if they would be extended?). Canada, or cities within, has entire industries built on their tax credits.
Re: Video: Digital Foundry Looks At Dragon Quest XI S, A "Remarkably Impressive" Switch Conversion
@iakona23 AMD makes anything arm based (I know an x86 based chip would never be suitable)?
I’m also very curious if there really is a PS4 level option. Remember that the switch, as it stands today, is deeply dependent on nvidias incredible tools for getting the most of the x1, which in turn are built specifically to get the most from nvidia based cores. In other words they really need nvidia to make this upgrade available and this will likely require a new custom chipset because the X1 line has largely moved towards automotive use cases.
Finally. I’m guessing the next update to the switch will be better for getting more current gen games (like a proper FIFA). If the rumors hold true the next gen machines will have cpu capability that will far outstrip portable technology (current gen cpu power is pretty weak as they really focused on the graphics). However, they will still need to support current gen hardware for a while since there is just so much of it out there so that could only be good for a switch pro.
Re: Video: Digital Foundry Looks At Dragon Quest XI S, A "Remarkably Impressive" Switch Conversion
In terms of performance, I'm just amazed by how much better this game looks than XC2. Strange seeing a game that is made by Nintendo, and only on the switch, standing up so poorly to a game that was originally made for more powerful systems and using UE4 as the engine (I've generally come to expect games built on this engine to have a "tax" when ported to the switch).
I know XC2 is an open-world game and therefore there are some streaming ramifications, etc, but I'm not talking about that. I'm just talking about how much better the art is and how much more geometry it at least appears to be rendering than XC2. Perhaps it just comes down to XC2 rendering things in the far distance, but I'm not convinced.
The same could also be said of Fire Emblem. Walk around the Monastery in that game where all the walls are largely flat with cobbled textures and then look at this game where the cobbled walls actually have bricks sticking out in varying ways in a lot of places. Meanwhile, this game nails 30 fps while FE struggled to maintain it. I guess it likely just shows what a bigger game budget can accomplish.
Re: Review: Cat Quest II - Purr-Fect Action RPG Goodness That's Ideal For Newcomers
The first one was fun but it did have a lot of stutters on the overworld. It sounds like this has largely been addressed this time around (and maybe was in a patch, that was a long time ago). I still enjoyed the game a lot but found the stuttering very annoying.
I really like the idea of co-op, I think I will get this sooner than later.
Re: Review: Zombieland: Double Tap - Road Trip - Undead, Unfunny And Unnecessary
A movie IP that translates into a bad game? What is this world coming to (sorry for the sarcasm)?
Re: Random: God Of War Director Praises Witcher 3 On Switch, Says It's "Some Kind Of Dark Sorcery"
@Ventilator In terms of the simulation (CPU): no. In terms of the graphics (GPU and RAM): yes.
Re: Review: Ring Fit Adventure - Fitness Fun For Everyone
@Seananigans To be fair, I'm glad you raised it. I was a little confused about this as well (I figured if it's in the minux column it is factored in the score).
Re: Random: God Of War Director Praises Witcher 3 On Switch, Says It's "Some Kind Of Dark Sorcery"
@Ventilator what does size have to do with cpu. Cpu is absolutely the bottleneck here. GTA 5 is tracking all kinds of stuff when objects are off the screen (it sounds like you are making an argument about graphics and confusing the two, along with storage size). Even low level PCs will have a relatively fast cpu compared to a switch.
I would suggest watching or reading digital foundry’s look at LA Noire for more context on my point but it still stands.
Re: Random: God Of War Director Praises Witcher 3 On Switch, Says It's "Some Kind Of Dark Sorcery"
@Ventilator you are mostly right except for CPU performance. That might be the one thing that would hold up a gta 5 port on the switch. GTA 5 has a lot of world simulation (likely more than W3 with the cars, etc) that relies on fast cpus. I don’t think we know yet how the switch’s CPU would handle all this.