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Nintendo finally ANNOUNCED the Switch 2, and even though it might seem they were light on details, there is a TON of Info - both in the video itself and rumors that have been MOSTLY confirmed. New Joycons: Check. SPECS: check. Will this beat the PS5 and Xbox? Probably, with all-time great franchises like Mario, Zelda and Smash leading the way. We break down everything we know and friends, we can’t wait till the April 2 Direct.

 

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is the switch 2 going to be oled? if not then im good thx

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Are we sure that the way the joycons connect is purely magnets? I remember somewhere that there was an oldish Nintendo video where they actually said that they originally considered magnets but the tablet would easily fall off. Maybe some sort of release mechanism is there as well?

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Pretty solid video. Some minor notes from someone who lives in online spaces where this stuff has been obsessed over:
1. It isn't a version of the T239 released a few years ago. The T239 isn't an SoC that has released, it's a custom SoC Nintendo commissioned and collaborated with NVidia to design. There's also not really much certainty about the node at all, 5nm is the best educated guess ATM but it might be 8nm. It's unclear (and a point of much debate). But the features are fairly well known and we should be confident about. DLSS, RT. The main notable customisations that have been added that aren't in the more automotive focused Ampere Tegras are a file decompression block and that they backported the Lovelace media encode/decode
 

2. The comparisons to the PS4 are fair but only in very broad "which console is this closest to" strokes. It has similar performance to the PS4 in the same way that the Steam Deck is. But the thing worth noting here is that this is the estimated raw performance in handheld mode with efficiency clocks. When you dock the Switch? The clock jumps because you're not on battery. The same is true for Switch 2. Also.... we're talking 40 series NVidia feature set vs AMD HD 7000 feature set. It will outperform Steam Deck docked but be similar in portable mode and even there the comparison will break a bit because, lets be honest, DLSS smokes FSR

3. The streaming to the TV bit.... I get the appeal and this one is a bit more speculation on my part but... not a chance. Very unlikely. The obsessives who have been pouring over shipping manifests on this thing have a list of every screw, every plastic panel, every moulding. The Dock is a USB-C hub supporting HDMI and USB 3, a Gigabit Ethernet adapter, 60W power delivery circuitry and a fan. That's it. Maybe they do it through software with a second Switch 2 or maybe even a "Switch 1" being a thin client for the main docked unit. Certainly possible. But don't hold your breath for something built in

/rant from someone who has spent way too much time over the last few years reading this stuff

edit: Oh, and a very minor nit-pick. Xenoblade Chronicles X is releasing in March for the Switch so unless the April Direct is post launch it's not going to be a launch title. Legends Z-A and Prime 4 are good shouts for cross-gen and launch-adjacent games although, personal opinion, I would rate Prime being that game more than Pokemon purely because Retro Studios are a legendary studio and GameFreak is..... a little bit on the slow side when it comes to transitioning to new hardware.....

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13 minutes ago, ARandomPerson said:

Are we sure that the way the joycons connect is purely magnets? I remember somewhere that there was an oldish Nintendo video where they actually said that they originally considered magnets but the tablet would easily fall off. Maybe some sort of release mechanism is there as well?

There's a latch on the top, you can't really see it in the trailer but it's in some of the higher quality renders on Nintendo's site. It's not entirely clear if it's used for attaching to the main unit but it's definitely used for attaching the straps. There's a lever on the back of the JoyCon which when you push in extends a pin that pushes the JoyCon away. It's not entirely clear if there's also a latch on the main unit like there is on the straps but..... I don't see why it wouldn't 🤷‍♂️

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49 minutes ago, ARandomPerson said:

Are we sure that the way the joycons connect is purely magnets? I remember somewhere that there was an oldish Nintendo video where they actually said that they originally considered magnets but the tablet would easily fall off. Maybe some sort of release mechanism is there as well?

strong magnets very close together (instead of embedded behind a mm of plastic) along with the formfactor of a recess in the switch for an interlocking shape on the joycon.. you'll need some strong kids to get that disconnected, let alone on accident.

 

magnetic interfaces are amazing given enough surface area for the magnets to hold together. if you're not given the option to tilt the magnet at all, there is a lot of force.

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Unless we get a proper 3DS successor, I’m kind of not interested in Nintendo hardware. The DS form factor was, by a mile, my favorite portable gaming form factor. 

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6 hours ago, skywake said:

Pretty solid video. Some minor notes from someone who lives in online spaces where this stuff has been obsessed over:

i read somewhere that nintendo finally admitted emulation was legal, is this true? because let's be real, since things like the steam deck came out, the switch consoles fell into the " why buy this when you can get a pc " conversation

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55 minutes ago, ki8aras said:

i read somewhere that nintendo finally admitted emulation was legal, is this true?

Yes Nintendo's top lawyer Koji Nishiura admitted it at a panel discussion. We all knew it was legal as long as you owned a hard copy of the game though so I am not sure how it changes anything. 
 

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I'd honestly be a little dissapointed if the Switch 2 didn't have some form of AI upscaling, preferrably DLSS. It could easily turn a 720p-1080p experience into a 4K one for the TV and with the help of the NVENC encoder there's also great potential for game recording/streaming like we've had on the PS4/Xbox one and newer consoles.

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1 hour ago, LeapFrogMasterRace said:

Yes Nintendo's top lawyer Koji Nishiura admitted it at a panel discussion. We all knew it was legal as long as you owned a hard copy of the game though so I am not sure how it changes anything. 
 

maybe they'll stop going after switch emulators?

i see they haven't taken down the newest flavor of ryujinx (which was created a few weeks after the original got shut down if i remember correctly)

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Huuuuge shoutout whoever (on their team or someone in the community) came up with the Credibility Meter that was used during the rumor and speculation part of the video. I think it's a fantastic way of adding additional context and understanding to the credibility of leaks and rumors. This feels to me like a dramatic step up from the industry standard: "these are rumors take them with a grain of salt".

It seems to be a great tool for increasing transparency and better informing the audience in a way that doesn't legthen the video or make the watching experience worse.

 

Keep up the good work!

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6 hours ago, ki8aras said:

i read somewhere that nintendo finally admitted emulation was legal, is this true? because let's be real, since things like the steam deck came out, the switch consoles fell into the " why buy this when you can get a pc " conversation

Emulation has always been legal and honestly I don't know why people are surprised by this or think it's some kind of gotcha whenever Nintendo uses or mentions emulation. The problem is IP theft, so the illegal distribution of ROMs or firmware. And the test in court for these kinds of things is damages. Nintendo can't steal from themselves and it's not theft if you're using a copy of the software you purchased

Not sure what this has to do with my post or this topic though. I may be someone who follows this topic closely, has a Nintendo avatar and is generally a fan of their software output. Doesn't mean I'm a fan of how heavy handed they are. FWIW I have a Steam Deck and there are a fair number of Nintendo ISOs and ROMs on there. But I don't bother emulating Switch because I have and use a Switch and the places you get Switch ROMs are.... pretty sketchy. Also Nintendo are a top-tier publisher and as a software dev I think software should be paid for
 

4 hours ago, ki8aras said:

i see they haven't taken down the newest flavor of ryujinx (which was created a few weeks after the original got shut down if i remember correctly)

IIRC YuZu was charging people for access to the newest versions of their emulator which was pretty brazen. I don't think ryujinx is being anywhere near as reckless

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