Man at least give devs the power to do what they want with the more efficient chip. Let them choose to make the clocks higher for their games.
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New regular Switch model with upgraded battery life announced! Same price, launches end of August (Old model: 2.5-6.5 hours, New model: 4.5-9.0 hours)
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The difference in features isn't offset by the price. I would buy a lite for 149 tops. I want a switch and i want one for under 200, but I think it isn't worth the asked price at all.
That's great but I'll wait for a teardown to see if there are any other changes, no matter how miniscule.
Great! At this stage an actual Switch 2 in a few years makes sense, and that is a sweet battery upgrade.
Thanks for the response :)
Ha, I feel like that might present a legal issue down the line so I'd say that's unlikely.
Anyway this is all very weird and very confusing. Is there actually another device?
This makes no sense. What does more battery life give someone who only plays docked?
I'll personally not expect any further Switch device until it's time for Switch 2, unless some real credible rumours come up.
Which is why I feel safe buying into this Day 1.
Its not less powerful, and you forget gains: its smaller, lighter, has D-pad and its $100 cheaper.
fuuuuck
battery life is my biggest incentive to upgrade and they come out with this huge increase?
i might have to sell my og switch and get this...
battery life is my biggest incentive to upgrade and they come out with this huge increase?
i might have to sell my og switch and get this...
We will probably see some minor speed differences in the newer model as well. I hope they did not skimp on the screens like they usually do in later revisions. Cause I am getting ready for the posts of the "screen lottery" of the new Switch.
We might see the same speed difference like with Xbox One and Xbox One S.
We might see the same speed difference like with Xbox One and Xbox One S.
so... Nintendo Hong Kong is saying the new models will launch on August 1st
https://www.nintendo.com.hk/hardware/switch/feature/index.html#lineup
could be a overlook like how they f up the Switch Lite press release though(they listed November before correcting to September), not sure.
https://www.nintendo.com.hk/hardware/switch/feature/index.html#lineup
could be a overlook like how they f up the Switch Lite press release though(they listed November before correcting to September), not sure.
Whatever they are selling in these months will be nothing compared to the Holiday numbers.
There isn't really a perfect time for these kind of announcements, just was important to have both revisions out by the Holidays.
If there will be a higher end version it probably be around next year given how tech prices work with this small devices.
It is not less powerful than the regular Switch in handheld mode.
Will I actually be buying the Grey Edition this time? Already got Neon Switch, bought the opposite colors as well, and more Neon doesn't really make sense. Super disappointed at no bundle with new color joycons.
This is awesome! I would have expected Nintendo to just give us a smaller battery (keeping battery life the same between models) to increase margins.
If there are other improvements, I might just sell my og model and get the new one.
If there are other improvements, I might just sell my og model and get the new one.
Let's see what the market decides.
My opinion and your opinion are worthless, it's the consumer that will decide if the price is right.
This is NOT a battery upgrade. It is a die shrink from 20nm to 16nm of the cpu/gpu that requires less power at the same cpu/gpu frequency
Basically this means that extra performance in undocked mode is out of the question
However there COULD still be a frequency increse in docked mode..
Basically this means that extra performance in undocked mode is out of the question
However there COULD still be a frequency increse in docked mode..
I'm considering upgrading just because of the inevitable joy con replacement I may have coming up. A new new device feels like it may be a good idea (and I can sell my old one).
You mean something which costs a hundred dollars less has some missing features? I don't even!
The Lite is also cleaner looking, has multiple system color options, has less parts, and smaller. I think there is enough differentiation in products and value offering to the point that both variants have clearly defined spots in the marketplace. No idea why people feel this makes the Lite obsolete before it even launches.
I know, but I was under the impression that tweets from NoA were automated and scheduled in advance.
That's a nice battery upgrade, but i would love 2 modes. A power mode keeps the same battery length as the og model with higher clocks, and a battery-saving mode og clocks with better battery.
It's crazy. On one hand you've got people acting like two years ago is short enough for early adopters to get screwed over, and on the other you've got people thinking that two years is ages ago and already asking for a Switch 2 with PS4-like graphics and 512GB of internal storage that wouldn't exist for under $799. (And they would probably say that price is unacceptable, too). <resetera.gif>
The spec sheet only lists battery life as different between units, size is just listed as 4310mAh.
No confirmation either way obvs, but I'm on team "this is the Pro". I don't think a newer model is going to exist. Happy to be wrong though!
Hmm probably, and they just tweeted the Luigi's Mansion 3 release date literally as I posted that haha
It's up on their website already anyway. Not sure why they didn't tweet it but whatever, it's still coming.
Iam not worried that it will sell by mindshare alone. Like you said it's just my opinion that the asked price isn't worth it.
A big fat nothing. You might as well just stick with what you have.
No current rumours indicate any further Switch revision, just to make it clear this is just pure speculation.
This is for new owners. Not for people that have a switch. At least how I see it. I'm good. I don't play my switch enough. I can wait for switch 2 full upgrade. Only plan on getting three games the rest of the year.
Yes, they are saving the new Switch to compete with next gen consoles. The improved Switch also might get a new higher clocked profile.
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