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The OFFICIAL Big N rumor thread *bring your own salt*
Dinar87:
--- Quote from: Luigi Dude on February 19, 2024, 11:04:00 AM ---
--- Quote from: Adrock on February 18, 2024, 01:39:13 AM ---The internet went into meltdown because Switch 2 got "delayed" to 2025. Can it really be a delay when Switch 2 wasn't even officially announced? I'm being pedantic.
I'm not even disappointed. I only opened Tears of the Kingdom to claim the My Nintendo Gold Points, and I haven't bought Super Mario Bros. Wonder or Super Mario RPG. My backlog is LOL even without those games. I'm old; it'll be 2025 before I know it.
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Not only do I have a huge backlog of games I own and need to play, I still have over 160 games on my eShop wishlist. So my backlog, literally has a backlog of games that needed to be added to it.
I also find it funny how a lot of the comments about people being angry are acting like nothing else is coming to the Switch this year. Which is the same thing they were doing last year when many of these same people thought Tears of the Kingdom would be the last game released in 2023 and then a new system was guaranteed to come out in the 2nd half of 2023.
I mean Prime 4 is probably still a regular Switch title and can still come out this year. Grezzo hasn't done anything since the Links Awakening remake so a new 2D Zelda could come out. The rumored Fire Emblem 4 remake that has been around for years now could finally come out. There's also the rumored Donkey Kong platformer that EAD has been rumored to be working on for years now. And who knows what other 3rd party collaborations Nintendo mights have for Switch titles as well.
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Hope we get Prime 4 and FE4 this year!! ;D
ThePerm:
I predict Prime 4 will just be a Switch 2 title.
Likely, that's all Switch 2 will have going for it for the first year. Other than backwards compatibility, and upgraded version of games.
Now the question is will Nintendo name Switch 2 something sensible like Switch 2, or something stupid that confuses people? Did they learn their lesson with the Wii U, or has the success of the Switch made them forget how Wii was successful too before Wii U came out?
It's kind of funny to think that the Switch has been out so long, that there is a generation of kids who don't understand the concept of an upgraded generation.
Dinar87:
--- Quote from: ThePerm on February 21, 2024, 08:19:12 PM ---I predict Prime 4 will just be a Switch 2 title.
Likely, that's all Switch 2 will have going for it for the first year. Other than backwards compatibility, and upgraded version of games.
Now the question is will Nintendo name Switch 2 something sensible like Switch 2, or something stupid that confuses people? Did they learn their lesson with the Wii U, or has the success of the Switch made them forget how Wii was successful too before Wii U came out?
It's kind of funny to think that the Switch has been out so long, that there is a generation of kids who don't understand the concept of an upgraded generation.
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Imagine if we actually get the Switch Attach name.....
BlackNMild2k1:
New rumors. New Switch 2 Details leaked
https://vandal.elespanol.com/noticia/1350770848/exclusiva-switch-2-conocemos-en-primicia-nuevos-detalles-de-la-proxima-consola-de-nintendo/
Translation:
--- Quote ---Even though there hasn't been an official announcement from Nintendo themselves, we've been hearing rumors and leaks for a long time about Switch 2, the upcoming successor to the Nintendo Switch. Speculation grew at the end of last year, when Gamescom attendees claimed to have seen the new Nintendo console behind closed doors.
Today at Vandal we can share some exclusive details about the upcoming hardware from the Japanese company after hearing non-official information from manufactures that have had a first contact with Switch 2. Our colleague Rubén Mercado has been the one that has had access to these exclusive details during an accessory manufacturer fair, the same way it happened during the pre-launch period of Nintendo Switch OLED.
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--- Quote ---Some manufacturers have been able to "touch" the new Nintendo console, without the possibility of actually seeing it to avoid leaks. There are no concrete dates for its release, but they all agree that it won't release this year, even though the console is ready. This is just a strategic decision to have a better lineup, and they expect this Christmas period to be the last one for Switch, and Switch 2 to release Early 2025.
The information we've managed to get says the console is a bit bigger than the current Switch models, but still smaller than a Steam Deck. Another change is on the joy-con side, which will trade their current attachment system using rails for a magnetic system.
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--- Quote ---As of right now we don't have information on the specs of the console itself, but what we can confirm is that the current Pro Controller will be forwards compatible with Switch 2. However, it's possible that the current joycons won't be, whether for the change on how they attach to the console or if they have new functionalities.
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Summary:
- Accessory manufacturers have been able to touch the console but not see it.
- Every manufacturer agrees the console won't release this year and will release Early 2025.
- A bit bigger than the current Switch models but nowhere close to the Steam Deck's size.
- Joy-cons will change their attachment system from rails to a magnetic system, and the current ones won't be forwards compatible.
- The current Pro Controller will work on Switch 2.
Edit: (added translations)
But my take on this is that new joycons won't have the mechanical click anymore, as those probably have a high fail rate after repeated use. Instead you will likely slide the joycons on the track still, but it's held magnetically so it doesn't slide around. Also glad that my Pro will hopefully still be good, as I don't want to buy another to replace it, when I can buy a 2nd so I now have 2 that work instead :)
I'm also ok with the Switch taking on a larger/thicker form factor, because I honestly don't know who is trying to carry it in their pocket. Everyone got a bag/sling, backpack, or a carrying case of some sort to travel with, if they even happen to travel with it. Let's go with tech improvements over smallest possible form factor. push the envelope on the affordable portable form.
Rumor has it that Nintendo will be stock piling units, as they had originally planned for launching end of this year, but are now pushing for end of Q1 or sometime Q2 next year for launch instead, which will help them pad out the launch library a little more as well.
BlackNMild2k1:
And more news.... Regarding chips and manufacturing
https://www.mk.co.kr/en/business/10999040
Basically, Samsung manufacturing the chips on a 7nm process, providing high speed high capacity memory chips and (OLED?) displays.
Tegra T239 is supposedly gonna be manufactured by Samsung on that 7nm production line.
Info on the Tegra T239
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czUipNJ_Qqs
Old link for this Samsung production line:
https://semiconductor.samsung.com/news-events/news/samsung-electronics-starts-production-of-euv-based-7nm-lpp-process/
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