These are for the Mini or speculation on what the enhanced Switch will get?
Did Nintendo allow Zelda BOTW, a launch title, to run the GPU two notches higher than the high-performance setting in handheld mode? It seems that Nintendo is more interested pushing the system than some may believe.
Yesterday I pulled out my OG PS Vita that I haven't used in 3 years and was amazed that it supports bluetooth audio out of the box. Pairing was instant and there's no latency whatsoever.Yah, I think thats the way it is. I'm pretty sure BT audio is not supported out of the box on PS4 and you need some type of adapter.
Yeah, it's kinda annoying seeing BOTW on Switch benchmarked against the Wii U in terms of raw power.I think it's cause BOTW is unoptimized, or rather not built for the hardware. The game was originally a Wii U title. Default handheld mode's power is ever so slightly above what the Wii U can do, but since it was built specifically for the Wii U, they needed more raw power to get it to run on handheld mode.
Yesterday I pulled out my OG PS Vita that I haven't used in 3 years and was amazed that it supports bluetooth audio out of the box. Pairing was instant and there's no latency whatsoever.
So if Sony could do it in 2011/2012, why can't Nintendo do it now? Bluetooth headsets are becoming more and more common with so many phone manufacturers dropping the 3.5mm jack.
ARGH!
They probably wanted to sell their own wireless headsets :DSure is strange, strange that Sony couldn't do it in 2014/15 when the PS4 was released either. 🤔
Yesterday I pulled out my OG PS Vita that I haven't used in 3 years and was amazed that it supports bluetooth audio out of the box. Pairing was instant and there's no latency whatsoever.
So if Sony could do it in 2011/2012, why can't Nintendo do it now? Bluetooth headsets are becoming more and more common with so many phone manufacturers dropping the 3.5mm jack.
ARGH!
Probably some latency issues as well, who knows. But yeah, I guess I'm just going to have to live with taking a cable with me or getting an adapter. First world problems... ;)The problem is that, unlike Vita, Switch and PS4 already use Bluetooth to connect with the respective joypads. Not sure if it's a technical limitation (I remember reading something about the maximum number of paired devices) or a cost one (they'd probably have to add a separate chip/antenna to deal with audio only) but there IS a reason.
I think it's cause BOTW is unoptimized, or rather not built for the hardware. The game was originally a Wii U title. Default handheld mode's power is ever so slightly above what the Wii U can do, but since it was built specifically for the Wii U, they needed more raw power to get it to run on handheld mode.
It also runs much better than wii u version in handheldmode so i'm glad Nintendo pushed the clocks up to 460mhz for this one. It could still run and look a bit better though. I read the game is more gpu bound on Switch, at least in Korok forest. Pushing gpu clocks to 920mhz lets it run smoothly at around 30fps there (and in other woods). Wolfenstein and Doom are more CPU sensitive it seems, pushing CPU up to around 1,4ghz gets people more stable 30fps and a clearer looking game. I guess clocking the CPU at 1.2-1,4ghz and gpu around 920mhz+ would already be a little but noticable upgrade in docked mode. If the chip runs much cooler in 16nm they could perhaps use the 1,7ghz CPU and 920mhz GPU profile in docked mode or something similiar.
I don't know if there will be a proper boost mode but I'm sure all games will be able to run better on this device. For some the difference might be small and other games might be able to hit that consistent 30 fps or not drop below 720p or such.
Yeah Nintendo is stupid. We will get more detail through various sources instead of them saying clocks will be higher.Absolutely nothing indicates that this new Switch won't have any higher clock speeds available. Especially in docked mode. So it's too early to collect that penny I'd say.
Also that new Switch might not be the same new Switch as what's discussed in the OP, since the battery one (HAC-001(-01)) doesn't have any change to RAM type, while the one in this OP does.
Yeah Nintendo is stupid. We will get more detail through various sources instead of them saying clocks will be higher.
Absolutely nothing indicates that this new Switch won't have any higher clock speeds available. Especially in docked mode. So it's too early to collect that penny I'd say.
Also that new Switch might not be the same new Switch as what's discussed in the OP, since the battery one (HAC-001(-01)) doesn't have any change to RAM type, while the one in this OP does.
Yeah I don't know. We shall know soon enough though.They haven't officially acknowledged anything about Switch clock speeds ever, I have no idea why anyone would have ever expected them to.
This was timed well haha
EDIT: It releases at the end of August 2019.