Nintendo may be working on a 4K ready (GTX1060) addon for the Switch

[YamiYukiSenpai]

How are they gonna do that w/o Thunderbolt 3?

[Drak3]

3 minutes ago, YamiYukiSenpai said:

How are they gonna do that w/o Thunderbolt 3?

Just because they're using a USB-C port as the base connector for the switch, they can still run their PCIe like connectivity though it on pins that aren't needed if USB itself is only running at 2.0 or 3.0.

[Guest Darth Revan]

Nintendo and powerful hardware don't mix. Nintendo is in their own world, doing their own thing.

[YamiYukiSenpai]

3 minutes ago, Darth Revan said:

Nintendo and powerful hardware don't mix. Nintendo is in their own world, doing their own thing.

I agree with you, though if they were to tackle VR (they did say they might), they'd need to improve the hardware

[The Benjamins]

38 minutes ago, YamiYukiSenpai said:

I agree with you, though if they were to tackle VR (they did say they might), they'd need to improve the hardware

VR is old tech for Nintendo, been there done that.

[Master Disaster]

2 hours ago, Darth Revan said:

Nintendo and powerful hardware don't mix. Nintendo is in their own world, doing their own thing.

Funny that because Nintendo have had more consoles that were (at least) as powerful as the competition than those that were not.

 

NES = Was second to the Master System in CPU & GPU

SNES = Second most powerful CPU but much better GPU plus mode 7 and SuperFX (I discounted the Neo Geo because that's just unfair, it was stupidly expensive and basically an arcade machine for the home)

N64 = Most powerful console of its generation

GameCube = Second most powerful behind the Xbox (XB was basically a PC) but destroying the PS2 & Dreamcast

 

Only the Wii & Wii U have been slow compared to the competition.

[Sniperfox47]

1 hour ago, The Benjamins said:

VR is old tech for Nintendo, been there done that.

Virtualboy is love. Virtualboy is life. All hail virtualboy!

 

 

[JamieOlive]

Alright, corect me if I am wrong, but why the fuck would I buy a console who performs somewhat good for 300$ it is the Switch, then buy 

"Games-JoyCons, Othe CRAP", only to after all that buy a external GPU enclosure by Nintendo of all people, in order to make it polay better.

 

And for the sweet mother of god, why didn't they incorporate it in the base in the first place, why the base couldn't have more Ram and another intergrated grapichs, and why should it be a unique nintendo solution, and not a Razer Core or some other variation of the thing and i can put what evre i wan tin there.

 

This is getting ridiculous and i was on the Verge of buying that, but unless I hear something concrete first I won't!!!

[GoodBytes]

33 minutes ago, JamieOlive said:

Alright, corect me if I am wrong, but why the fuck would I buy a console who performs somewhat good for 300$ it is the Switch, then buy 

"Games-JoyCons, Othe CRAP", only to after all that buy a external GPU enclosure by Nintendo of all people, in order to make it polay better.

 

And for the sweet mother of god, why didn't they incorporate it in the base in the first place, why the base couldn't have more Ram and another intergrated grapichs, and why should it be a unique nintendo solution, and not a Razer Core or some other variation of the thing and i can put what evre i wan tin there.

 

This is getting ridiculous and i was on the Verge of buying that, but unless I hear something concrete first I won't!!!

That is like saying why Sony didn't release the PS4 Pro on day 1, or the Microsoft releasing the XBox Scorpio. Costs too much. If the Switch was 500$, with maybe 1-2h more of battery life, faster GPU and a bit faster CPU bringing it to XBox One or PS4 performance. Would you buy it?

 

GPU, RAM, CPU (and battery for the Switch) is what costs the most in a system (aside for all the R&D, marketing cost, profit, etc.)

 

If you look at the Raze Core.. that costs $500 WITHOUT a GPU inside. All you have is a box, a USB hub, and PSU. So with a GTX 1060 (~$200) that external GPU would cost you $700.. now you need the rest of the system.

 

Keep also in mind that these are just rumors, and if it is true, it might be released in 2-3 years from now... whenever it can be made affordable.

 

Personally, I expect that you have this add-on box for existing Switch users that they can get for like $200. Or they can spend $300 for an updated Switch that is faster. Or be for 4K upgrade support, if 4K TVs pick-up... basically avoiding the mistake with the Wii, where it was designed for CRT TVs, and by the time the Wii was released within the first year, 1080p TV were selling like hot cakes.

[JoaoPRSousa]

The Switch is Nintendo's new game. And this add-on will be a DLC.

 

Seriously Nintendo. Why are you doing this?