To me it seems many people think a new revision of the Switch hardware probably won't show up until the Fall...
So I guess you have to ask yourself if you can wait another 6-9 months or not.
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To me it seems many people think a new revision of the Switch hardware probably won't show up until the Fall...
So I guess you have to ask yourself if you can wait another 6-9 months or not.
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In becoming a formal and maintained OT you are functionally faced with one question: do you want to be the First Party OT, the general OT, or some happy medium between? You haven't made that decision yet, not really, and you have markings of both: a highly formal original post and rules like the First Party thread, but a sense of urgency like the former Direct threads.
Ideally this medium can be maintained, and you're in a prime position to master the community OT. Careful planning and a steady hand from Dakhil could positively change the site's culture forever. No pressure though.
That wouldn't be an issue at all. Switch cartridges only read at 25MB/s, there's plenty of bandwidth for that. AV and Data are connected on different pins in the USB-C socket, so they don't compete for bandwidth, and the data pins are hardly saturated by the small number of peripherals we can attach. Would be no different to playing games off an external USB storage device, which you can already do with homebrew.
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I don't mind people doing that if people are posting relevant and interesting comments. I've only used the hide function to hide the links to post from potential insider(s) since I've provided a summarisation of what potential insider(s) say that anybody can see in the OP.
this is all completely fair in principle and I support it. I'm only speaking to what you're inviting in practice
a threadmark could serve you well if you want to press the issue further
In general, yes, haha. Though they seem to have OK upgrade trade-ins.
Refused to turn back on no matter what tech support suggested. I'd gotten it from a friend, so it was past the warranty date. D:
I totally trust Nate and other trustworthy sources with the info about new Switch Pro
high power levels, DLSS, and 4K... but a part of me that has been let down by Nintendo one too many times over the past 3 decades just is too scared to believe and hope that this revision is as good as people are claiming...
high power levels, DLSS, and 4K... but a part of me that has been let down by Nintendo one too many times over the past 3 decades just is too scared to believe and hope that this revision is as good as people are claiming...
Has anyone heard any rumors on prices for this Switch Pro?
I'm guessing if this new model is to replace the OG Switch then they'll price it at $299 (especially with the XSeriesS is $299).
But if they keep the OG Switch on the market when they release this revision then I'm guessing they'd launch the Pro at $399.
There's gonna be a whole lot of these type of posts huh (lmao)
Well if the rumors of Orin using Lovelace as it's GPU architecture and if Switch Advance is based on Orin, then yes.
Nvidia is supposed to have their version of infinity cache in the new Lovelace design...
Nvidia currently has a license for the A78 cores, which is why some combination is expected to be in the new Switch since Orin will also use A78 but the automotive variant.
I go either way. Like, on the one hand, there's a global semiconductor shortage. On the other hand, I think it's possible that a fall release date for the revision would already include a delay, and they might not want to delay it further.
Why did you hide this? It's just based on datamined info found on Twitter; not really something worth the influx of "secrets please" posts. I'll also add that we really have no idea how much of an impact Nintendo moving from an externally developed matchmaking API and servers to internal ones will have on the actual user experience. That info is rather over-hyped for what it is.
If it was for the April NSO bit, that's fine to have in the open too. It's been discussed across multiple threads.
It's safe to get the Monster Hunter bundle if you can secure it. We don't expect this revision announcement anytime soon, especially with the global chip shortage in effect.
Wait, is this verified?
The only things I know about Lovelace outside of Orin is the rumored Ada SKU thing and I don't know if that Ada leak is accurate or not.
As I've mentioned before, the past 3 decades were with AMD/IBM.
This is now a new era with Nvidia/ARM.
First of all, I doubt they will call it a "Switch Pro". They will likely call it something else (due to the Nintendo Switch already having a Pro Controller. A Nintendo Switch Pro Controller).
Second, it would be very hard to guess the pricing simply due to the current circumstances of tech and the global chip shortage. It really comes down to what they're aiming for and if they intend to keep the Mariko SKU for around much longer.
It's likely the announcement could be made this year, with a release for next year. There's simply too much going around at the moment to make any solid claims.
Mmm, I would be very surprised if they didn't know already what's the plan for the next "platform" or revision. There are some very critical decisions to take now if they want to go the continuous iteration route, you cannot just go along with it based on sales only in my opinion.
And I still believe pulling out something like that would be too complicated to manage for Nintendo and their user base, and largely unnecessary.
You're saying Nintendo wouldn't ever want to have a potentially confusing name? 😅
I agree that other names are more likely, though. Switch Plus, Switch Max…heck, they almost called the DSi XL the DSi Deluxe, so Switch Deluxe is a possibility. And of course, it could just be the Switch 2 (though as of this moment I think it being a different premium-tier model is more likely).
That and I really doubt they will follow the naming conventions of their competitors.
Even if it were a proper successor to the current Switch, I don't think they will name it Nintendo Switch 2. The Super Nintendo wasn't called the Nintendo 2, was it?
Lovelace is by no means confirmed, no. Most likely is Ampere.
Actually reading up on the RTX 3000 series, apparently Nvidia plans on enabling their version of S.A.M(smart access memory).
This was the where I saw the larger memory cache info, they seem to be quoting kopite7kimi on Twitter for most of this article, who seems to be pretty accurate when it comes to Nvidia tech. I definitely will search through kopite7kimi's Tweets to see if they truly line up though.
Techtimes on Lovelace
Nvidia Ada Lovelace GPU: Will It Arrive in 2021?
Find out everything about Nvidia's next-gen graphics card here.
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Wccftech on Lovelace
NVIDIA ADA LOVELACE GPU Gets First Rumored Specs: Absolute Monster At 18432 CUDA Cores And 64 TFLOPs Of Graphics Horsepower
We have a very very delicious rumor making the rounds today and it comes from a highly credible source. @kopite7kimi, the Twitter leaker responsible for pretty much all of the Ampere leaks, revealed a tidbit about the upcoming NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture (likely called NVIDIA ADA). Our...
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This is the sequel to that thread, now formalised into an OT!
It was about 400 pages already.
Why do people keep insisting on calling it the Switch Pro?
All threads get closed when they reach 20,000 posts for system performance reasons.
I was talking about Lovelace having Cache Memory like the Infinity Cache in the RX 6000 Cards from AMD.
It's a useful shorthand. I don't think everyone using that as the name necessarily thinks that Nintendo will choose that as a final name.
You don't have to talk down to me friend, I don't actually believe the new Switch revision will actually be called Switch Pro. It's just a shorthand people toss around in reference to the rumored Switch revision update. But you knew that. That wasn't even the point of my posts.
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Similar here.
Although I could see them shortening it to Switch S to make it easier to understand and say.
Also easier to market revisions if they go to a revisionary model as they could just tag numbers onto the S.etc
Or we can have a tick-tock of Switch #, Switch S#
Switch 1, Switch S, Switch 2, Switch S2.etc
Well people also use nomeclature like "Switch 2" and I really doubt they will put sequel numbers on their systems like their competitor does.
And quite frankly, the line between "Pro" and "2" is becoming quite blurry...(ironically enough, because of technology like DLSS, which incidentally makes things clearer/sharper).
I formally call it the Switch successor but then again...
Nice one.
To be truthful, I'm partial to Super Nintendo Switch because it is a callback their previous successful generation, and considering the name of their theme park is Super Nintendo World, I'd say they might be precedence for bringing the moniker back, but that's just me.
It was not my intention to talk down on anyone. I'm merely explaining why Nintendo probably won't following the same naming scheme as their competitors for obvious reasons, and yet there's always a few people who would ask if this new revision is more of a "Pro" or if it's more of a "5"...I mean "2". It's likely going to be neither.
That sounds like the name for The Succ, which we don't know if this is yet. (And if it is, that means Nintendo is pursuing a more iterative hardware strategy; what are they going to call the Super Switch's successor in four years?)
in shorthand, I'll often just refer to "the revision" or even just "the new hardware"
I'm betting on New Nintendo Switch for the marketing, but that's not really the discussion we're having lol
This is starting to sound too good to be true. Sure hope this is legit. This is a day 1 type machine for sure.