“the unannounced Switch successor console has an 8-inch LCD screen and launches later in 2024. For context, the standard Switch has a 6.2-inch screen on the diagonal, and the OLED has a 7-inch screen.”

  • echo64@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Every report about the switch 2 is that it’s launching 6-9 months away. This has been true for the past three years at least. it’s just 6-9 more months away everyone, forever 6-9 months away! please click the link!

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      11 months ago

      They keep repeating the “news” regularly cause they believe they will eventually be right one day 😀

      That being said, I think lots of things are pointing towards next version coming later this year or earlier next one. That’s just speculation though, not even a rumour 😛

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        11 months ago

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              I never understood the hate for them. I mean yeah some people way overuse them (especially those scammer “huns” trying to sell products), but if you use a couple to show the emotion behind your words, what’s the problem?

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                11 months ago

                Wait, all those emojis were because I used two in my post? Heh, that’s a new one! 😀

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                  11 months ago

                  I’m almost positive, yeah. Some people RAGE at seeing even one of them for some reason.

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                11 months ago

                Emoji kinda function as the new punctuation in the internet era.

                Whatever one might think aesthetically, they do a lot to indicate the tone of a message.

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  • slimerancher@lemmy.worldM
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    11 months ago

    Just checked the link. It’s bloomberg’s report. How long have they been predicting next Switch for? I recall these reports since Covid days, maybe even before.

    • picandocodigo@lemmy.worldOPM
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      11 months ago

      Yeah but this one some guy from Omdia said the specific stuff about the screen 🤷 The “report” is all over the place so I thought I’d just post it here for discussion 😬

      • slimerancher@lemmy.worldM
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        11 months ago

        Yeah, everyone is talking about it, so thanks for posting it here.

        I was just sharing my general annoyance with these “reports”. 😀

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          11 months ago

          Hopefully there’ll be a Direct next month and these reports will stop 😅 Although I think it was way worse before the Switch and all the NX “leaks” and “reports”.

          • slimerancher@lemmy.worldM
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            11 months ago

            Oh yeah, that was an interesting time.

            These will only stop when next console is announced. If there is a Direct and they don’t announce it, they will just keep leaking these.

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      11 months ago

      Last round of rumours were saying around Q4. So September-December. If you can’t hold for 7+ months buy a used one or refurbished.

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    11 months ago

    My guess: Bigger screen to make the touch screen even less usable, probably without increasing pixel density, and with specs still several generations old.

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      My guess: these rumors are complete bullshit. Nintendo isn’t the kind of company to do sequels to consoles. They have to reinvent the wheel with every generation. I don’t know what their next system will be, but it’s not going to be a “Switch 2”.

      That said, you’re right on the money: resolution will be shit and the hardware underpowered. That’s one thing Nintendo is consistent on.

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        The “New” 3DS was a power upgrade and a right-stick nubbin on an otherwise identical console to the original. I could see them making a “New” Switch. They’ll probably even call it that because they love that word tagged onto things.

        Oh, and much better 3D with eye tracking.

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          New 23dSwitch lite i XL OLED featuring Dante from the devil may cry series advance sp &Knuckles

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    It’ll be flimsy, the controls will fail, the games will NEVER go down in price, the screen will be just too large to be comfortable as a touchscreen, the hardware will be outdated, the graphics will be meh, and the system software itself will be clunky amd slow.

    It’ll sell 200 million and I don’t understand people.

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      Maybe, just maybe, you’re not the target audience. The games are usually fun. It’s portable without being “weird” to those that don’t really understand what the stream deck is. It appeals to both parents and kids. It may not do anything that can’t be done elsewhere, but it’s far more approachable than most alternatives.

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        I’m okay with 1080p, it’s the slowdowns in FPS that hurt me. If I had to pick one I’d pick consistent 60fps over 4K. Too many games dip under 30 on switch these days.

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          Yeah, nvidia has done pretty reasonable at upscaling with DLSS. It’s not native, and it doesn’t look native, but it looks a lot better than FSR and a lot better than TV upscaling.

          It’s the CPU I’m still worried about. Apple Silicon does beautiful with ARM, but I think actual ARM designs are going to be the biggest limitation to the capability of a new switch. They’re competing with really nice Ryzen-based chips on the other consoles.

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      11 months ago

      You don’t have to understand people, my dear. Put your phone down, go outside, love the life you have.