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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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Was going to switch but reading about a more warmer/yellow screen turns me off. Will wait for more tests and impressions. On the other hand it is annoying to play games only lasting 2:30 - 3 hours. Rabbids, DQB2 and Fire Emblem are quite power hungry. Portable gaming with high battery is important for me. Hated the launch 3DS for hardly lasting.
This article, by The Verge, is interesting (likely, already posted here). It discusses the names written on the various Switch boards, as revealed by the FCC filings.
Switch (OG): ODIN
Switch Lite: VALI
Switch (revised): MODIN (Modified ODIN)
The most powerful son, of Odin, is still available; THOR.
Switch (OG): ODIN
Switch Lite: VALI
Switch (revised): MODIN (Modified ODIN)
The most powerful son, of Odin, is still available; THOR.
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That's neat. There's also Baldr, Vidarr, Tyr, Hod, Bragi, Meili, Nepr, Ali, Hildolfr, Hermodr, Heimdallr, Hodr, Saemingr, Sigi, Skjoldr, Yngvi-Freyr, and Itreksjod available for naming. Can't wait to see the YouTube videos confirming seventeen more types of Switch on the way!
Switch Pro would be fitting with THOR on the board. Didn't know Odin had so many sons!
Playing Duke Nukem on Vita and it reminds me of how grateful I am for the chunky bezels. On the Vita I hit the touch screen using the right stick really, really frequently.
Switch Pro with all sons of Odin written on the board alongside "EVERYONE IS HERE!"
My move to the new Switch is complete! I re-downloaded the rest of my games last night (really a shame you can't easily swap them over) and traded in my day one model to Gamestop. $100 for a better battery, new JoyCon, and a game cart flap that actually closes feels nice!
My play activity transferred fine even for games that were not in my prior 20 plays, but the sorting by play time filter in the expanded view has been reset to 0 for all games :/
I'm not expecting another update this year. But an enhanced, bezel-less version next spring/summer would be nice, like this (will never happen I know):
Unfortunately none of the teardowns so far look into the display technology.
I would have bought a Switch lite that looks like that day 1. What we are getting really doesn't interest me so far... have to see it in person and hold it before I make a final decision.
Yeah. That's a real bummer for me. I loved that view.
Also, I mentioned earlier that my images did not transfer.
All of my screenshots were on my SD Card, which was even more odd. I plugged the card into my new Switch knowing full well that it would "format" it. Turns out that formatting just removed the games, not my screenshots.
Ah. I used a new memory card in my new Switch. Guess I need to just copy them over.
Yes and no. It "saves" your playtimes, but apparently they won't increase until you surpass the playtime on your new system.
Wait... So, hypothetically, if I put 100 hours into BOTW on the launch Switch, I would need to play another 105 hours on the new Switch for it to show up?
Marvel Ultimate Alliance shows up at 20 Hours on my Play Activity. If I want it to start increasing again I'll need to play another 20 hours and then it'll show 25 if I'm not mistaken.
When I changed my switch, the 90h of Zelda play wasn't shown, and it doesn't make sense that it only increases once you surpase the playtime on the new system. The game should show 205h and not 105 when I play another 105h on top of the original 100h.
It ruins everything ! As limited as it is, I love looking at my playtime. Does looking through the Parental Control App works ?
Yeah.....this is kind of a big deal for me as well.
Is this something that can be fixed with a patch in the future?
What's the source on this? I was at 45 hours played on Phoenix Wright before transferring, and I just hit 50 hours played this morning on my new Switch.
I just played some Fire Emblem: Three Houses on my launch day Switch. Headphones, no internet connected and half brightness & volume.
In just around 2 hours I'm down to 35% battery. Why is Fire Emblem a battery hog? It doesn't seem like an especially demanding game.
In just around 2 hours I'm down to 35% battery. Why is Fire Emblem a battery hog? It doesn't seem like an especially demanding game.
If you bought it at launch, we can't expect a two and half years battery to be at 100% capacity.
I was totally going to impulse buy this today, but now I'm probably not going to.
Speculation is that Koei Tecmo's engine is just not very well optimized.
If you have 35% battery left then you'd have a bit over 3 hours playtime of the game so sounds about what you'd expect from OG Switch no?
Picked up new Switch yesterday at Bay Area Gamestop (Called 5, only 1 got them in, 1 other says UPS shipment is late but coming this week, rest had no idea). They got 10 in, and would only hold them for 1 hour over phone so had to rush over there at lunch from work.
System and user transfer is a pain. new Switch isn't on the latest OS, so I couldn't even do an account transfer from the initial startup screen. Had to update switch then go back and do all that. Also not having the ability to say "Download all Saved Cloud Data" was not fun. Unless I missed something I had to go to each game and click download data. OG switch was not de-registered as primary so had to manually de-register to make new switch the primmary.
So Nintendo does have work to do when it comes to moving to a new switch from an old one. I feel like this will be same issue for users upgrading from OG to lite in a month or so.
Overall, DL speeds seem to be a little faster, but not much else is different. Still had to leave it plugged in overnight to DL everything. One thing I noticed is the kickstand has a silicon edge to it. Did the original have that? I have an aftermarket stand on my OG so don't remember if it did. I also noticed that the Joycon's on the new one are a little tighter and harder to "un dock" from the console as my OG. This could very well be just the difference from a new system to a 2 year switch that has gotten worn in over time.
Today will go through and double check make sure Screen is in good order, and then start testing my main game rotation. Sucks that Playtime is now screwed up though as I am not sure if I am going to put in another 100+ hours in BOTW just to get the ticker to start again.
System and user transfer is a pain. new Switch isn't on the latest OS, so I couldn't even do an account transfer from the initial startup screen. Had to update switch then go back and do all that. Also not having the ability to say "Download all Saved Cloud Data" was not fun. Unless I missed something I had to go to each game and click download data. OG switch was not de-registered as primary so had to manually de-register to make new switch the primmary.
So Nintendo does have work to do when it comes to moving to a new switch from an old one. I feel like this will be same issue for users upgrading from OG to lite in a month or so.
Overall, DL speeds seem to be a little faster, but not much else is different. Still had to leave it plugged in overnight to DL everything. One thing I noticed is the kickstand has a silicon edge to it. Did the original have that? I have an aftermarket stand on my OG so don't remember if it did. I also noticed that the Joycon's on the new one are a little tighter and harder to "un dock" from the console as my OG. This could very well be just the difference from a new system to a 2 year switch that has gotten worn in over time.
Today will go through and double check make sure Screen is in good order, and then start testing my main game rotation. Sucks that Playtime is now screwed up though as I am not sure if I am going to put in another 100+ hours in BOTW just to get the ticker to start again.
Was the account transfer itself successfull? Do you know for sure that playtime is not transferred and resetted?
I really want to know if a successfull transfer will keep uodating the playtime propperly.
The ticker could get patched. Don't even worry about it. Not worth playing a bunch of hrs on a game just to have it show on your profile anyway
Good to hear!
That the playtime sometime doesn't correctly transfers has propably something the do with problems along the way.
My theory is that playtime is a local thing that transfers to the server. The server only increases when the local time does. if your account has issues transferring the playtime will reset. so the server won't be updated untill you past the old time played.
I was pleasantly surprised by this as well. The screen shots were all I really cared about getting moved over so it was nice to skip the step of having to move everything from the PC back up onto the card after.
It sounds like you might have selected the wrong option. There's an option to transfer save data, and one that transfers your profile AND save data. I don't blame you for missing it, as I almost did the save data option at first too.
That makes the process moderately easier. As it brought my saves and profile over in one move. It also asks if you want to make the new Switch your primary or if you want to continue playing games on it.
Okay good to know, sounds like I did miss it. I remember the guide where I said transfer data but I also selected that I also want to keep playing games on my old SwitcH. Hopefully I did miss it and the process is actually better than what I did.
I will try this again in a couple of months when I get my Switch lite (darn Pokémon version not coming till November)
Ughhh, bye then the desire to buy the new Switch. Waaaay too much hazzle to transfer stuff and you can't even have them all transferred properly. How Nintendo keeps getting away with shit like this??
I'm curious, how much do they charge for a battery replacement (or did it somehow die under warranty?)
I don't think that person did it right.
The transfer process transfers the saves for you. I did it last night. You do need to redownload the games though.
Got mine today. Comparing to two other Switch's, this is warmer than my launch Switch, but still a bit cooler than my brother's Switch from earlier this year.
If I had to give them TV settings:
Launch Switch: Cool 1
Switch from 6 months ago: Warm 2
New Switch: Warm 1
Over all, I still think the Switch from 6 months ago is noticeably the best, but this one gets slightly brighter.
Body of the Switch also feels matte versus a somewhat semi glossy feel of the launch unit. It also feels sturdier, joycons feel firm in place, while a tad wiggly on the launch unit.
If I had to give them TV settings:
Launch Switch: Cool 1
Switch from 6 months ago: Warm 2
New Switch: Warm 1
Over all, I still think the Switch from 6 months ago is noticeably the best, but this one gets slightly brighter.
Body of the Switch also feels matte versus a somewhat semi glossy feel of the launch unit. It also feels sturdier, joycons feel firm in place, while a tad wiggly on the launch unit.
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Yeah for sure. The things that stink about it are
- It's not automatic in downloading games.
- You have to add. Each. Individual. Game. To. Your. Download. Queue. Seriously, I have like 80 digital games, it felt so inefficient.
- To me downloads seem to take forever. Almost 12 hours of constant downloading and only like 70 percent of my games were done.
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As expected.
If you live in the US, make sure you get acquainted with Nintendo Support if and/or when the joycon drift happens.
My downloads have been going really well but with a full 400gb memory card this would have been much nicer if I could have just swapped in my older one and had all the games available.
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