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Re: Switch Discussion (March 3, 2017 Release) -Updated OP-
« Reply #350 on: January 15, 2017, 11:48:28 PM »
Not sure if this is getting any traction with all the news and such but the dock might not be able to support and eGPU, aka the so-called  Supplemental Computing Device since USB 3.0 might not be fast enough. However, if the USB-C on the bottom is 3.1 there may be a Pro Dock with an external GPU capable of scaling the power of the Switch quite a bit.




Even still Nvidia makes it possible since they have designed their SoC with this feature in mind so maybe there is a way to do this over 3.0. If that is the case...it will be a very interesting 18 months

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« Reply #351 on: January 15, 2017, 11:57:25 PM »
I think the dock stays the same and Nintendo releases a Switch Pro at some point. I'd give it two to three years.

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« Reply #352 on: January 16, 2017, 12:36:20 AM »
Nintendo announced the product...give them time.  Nintendo self corrected on the 3DS because they thought the perceived value was good. 

They were supposed to learn their lesson from the 3DS.  What did Nintendo think was the reason they needed to do the 3DS price cut in the first place?  Do they think that the high price was acceptable but some weird factors beyond their control made it not work out but THIS time it will?  The Switch seems to have the same issues - high price, small lineup of games so how would this not be repeating a past mistake.  Maybe Nintendo thinks Zelda is the difference maker?  I'll admit that the 3DS launch had nothing close to that level (I did a quick Google to remind myself what the 3DS launch lineup was; wow what a pile of ****).  Though with Nintendo I can see them thinking "hey we were able to gouge the early adopters and then cut the price and in the end it didn't matter" and then formulating a strategy to intentionally be too expensive at launch to milk early adopters.

The big problem is that this won't have time for the price to get corrected.  If the Switch is underperforming six months after launch it is already finished.  So I hope that Breath of the Wild is the biggest thing of 2017 because the system's whole future pretty relies on it alone.

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« Reply #353 on: January 16, 2017, 04:58:18 AM »
It is a damn mystery why they crippled the hell out of the Switch in console mode. I might understand shaving a bit off in handheld mode.

Nintendo has been playing the less power game for a while, but this is really fucked up. I am out again until some serious games come out.
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« Reply #354 on: January 16, 2017, 01:11:06 PM »
It is a damn mystery why they crippled the hell out of the Switch in console mode. I might understand shaving a bit off in handheld mode.

Nintendo has been playing the less power game for a while, but this is really fucked up. I am out again until some serious games come out.
Crippled it? How so? Was there that much of a reduction in power from previous dev kits to what's getting released in less than two months?
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« Reply #355 on: January 16, 2017, 02:20:15 PM »
Is there a sensor bar? I thought I read one of the JoyCons  has an IR pointer?
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« Reply #356 on: January 16, 2017, 02:25:00 PM »
Is there a sensor bar? I thought I read one of the JoyCons  has an IR pointer?
No sensor bar. The right Joy-Con has an IR pointer in the bottom of it.
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« Reply #357 on: January 16, 2017, 03:34:34 PM »
Nintendo promised its investors it wouldn't lose money on hardware sales, so the system price point is understandable.  But I dunno why that has to extend to the accessories.  It'll be interesting to see which prices Nintendo brings down first.
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« Reply #358 on: January 16, 2017, 04:12:56 PM »
It is a damn mystery why they crippled the hell out of the Switch in console mode. I might understand shaving a bit off in handheld mode.

Nintendo has been playing the less power game for a while, but this is really fucked up. I am out again until some serious games come out.
Crippled it? How so? Was there that much of a reduction in power from previous dev kits to what's getting released in less than two months?

I've been reading some posts elsewhere on the internet where they were testing the Tegra X1 and it suggests that Nintendo actually didn't cripple it. Instead, the thinking is Nintendo may have simply locked the clockrates on the chip at a level where it wasn't going to overheat in the form-factor that the Switch is. I guess you have to take into consideration that general computing devices, like Android, might advertise a higher clockspeed but in reality that's not sustainable due to heat issues with sustained operation, so what Nintendo's done is figured out what clockspeed on the X1 they can guarantee without ever having it change unexpectedly on the game?
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« Reply #359 on: January 16, 2017, 05:33:04 PM »
Could they port some GBC games and have cross-compatibility via the Joycon IR sensor? I've been wanting to share my Super Mario Brothers DX high scores for nearly 2 decades but I can't find anyone that has it.


Edit: since the controllers are already $200 each, might as well add this: http://wtop.com/mobile/2017/01/lonely-kissenger-simulates-long-distance-smooch-internet/slide/1/
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« Reply #360 on: January 16, 2017, 06:34:32 PM »
Is there a sensor bar? I thought I read one of the JoyCons  has an IR pointer?
No sensor bar. The right Joy-Con has an IR pointer in the bottom of it.

Do you know what it points at, then? I remember in the presentation they said it could distinguish shapes, is that all?
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« Reply #361 on: January 16, 2017, 06:53:15 PM »
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« Reply #362 on: January 16, 2017, 07:29:12 PM »
Can someone forward/reverse gif the part where it measures the distance to his mouth?

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« Reply #363 on: January 16, 2017, 08:02:00 PM »
These 1-2 Switch gifs are giving me a good idea of what the game is like... and also a confirmation that I am not the target audience in any way whatsoever.

Re: Switch Discussion (March 3, 2017 Release) -Updated OP-
« Reply #364 on: January 16, 2017, 08:29:18 PM »
Do you know what it points at, then?




That is friggin awesome.

IanSane, I don't mean to be a dick saying this, but to me the target audience is people who are going to play with other people. I know a lot of people would initially look at 1,2 Switch as ridiculous, but once you play it's probably a ton of fun, much like WiiSports, which is why the game should be bundled at no extra charge.
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« Reply #365 on: January 16, 2017, 09:55:56 PM »
and also a confirmation that I am not the target audience in any way whatsoever.

This and I dont know who is. I dont expect 1-2-Switch to sell very well.

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« Reply #366 on: January 16, 2017, 11:32:05 PM »
and also a confirmation that I am not the target audience in any way whatsoever.

This and I dont know who is. I dont expect 1-2-Switch to sell very well.

It's supposedly a $20 game.
But really, they should just bundle the game in, preloaded from the eshop.

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« Reply #367 on: January 17, 2017, 12:37:43 AM »
and also a confirmation that I am not the target audience in any way whatsoever.

This and I dont know who is. I dont expect 1-2-Switch to sell very well.

It's supposedly a $20 game.
But really, they should just bundle the game in, preloaded from the eshop.

That's the only way people will try it.
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« Reply #368 on: January 17, 2017, 01:29:24 AM »
It's supposedly a $20 game.

$70 here in Australia. $10 more than a standard 3DS game.

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« Reply #369 on: January 17, 2017, 01:51:23 AM »
It's supposedly a $20 game.

$70 here in Australia. $10 more than a standard 3DS game.

What? Where are you guys getting this? When I look at this on Best Buy here in the States it's still listed as $50.

The $20 game I've heard about, strangely enough, is Snipperclips which is the game I'm MORE excited for in almost all the ways!
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« Reply #370 on: January 17, 2017, 06:37:07 PM »
Snipperclips does look good, but if there is no single player mode, I wont buy it.

Im not sure if this has been posted here yet, but it was actually an indie game from a few years ago.
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/01/13/something-odd-going-nintendo-switch-game-snipperclips-already-played-year-half-ago/

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« Reply #371 on: January 17, 2017, 06:40:34 PM »
They should bundle 1-2-Switch with the controller packs to encourage people to pony up for the extra controllers.
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« Reply #372 on: January 17, 2017, 06:47:33 PM »
It's "crippled" in console mode because it would be stupid to have the CPU run faster - that would lead to actual performance differences. Having an increased GPU clock simply lets you run at a higher framerate, or have more visual detail, but doesn't (well, shouldn't) change what you can actually *do* in the game.
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« Reply #373 on: January 17, 2017, 07:10:15 PM »
Switch won't have Netflix at launch. The hits keep on coming!
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« Reply #374 on: January 17, 2017, 07:12:57 PM »
Switch won't have Netflix at launch. The hits keep on coming!

No Bluray either! Netflix will be your phone along with team chat. ;)