Is there any word anywhere about any sort of upgrade that this Switch model will get, or will it just be the Tegra hack fix?
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New Switch model coming in second half of 2019, reports Japanese WSJ
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For all we know it's just a motherboard revision and white plastic frame? Not going to hold my breath on this being a new spec.
Are people acrually expecting a more powerful switch? I think its more like a 'slimmer, better screen' situation
I doubt any will...
If it's a power upgrade and not just a form factor change, the path of least resistance would be to have games run at docked resolution/speed in the new console's portable mode.
No surprise that a more handheld-focused Switch SKU will launch in time for the first Gen 8 Pokémon game. This gels with Junichi Masuda's comments on how the 2019 game will "have the same kind of feeling as the previous games on handheld systems."
Also seen here from Tsunekazu Ishihara: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/pokemon-creators-share-more-details-on-upcoming-games/
Also seen here from Tsunekazu Ishihara: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/pokemon-creators-share-more-details-on-upcoming-games/
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Wonder if it'll be bigger or smaller, portable or both or docked only, etc. The timing on this is terrible though, I traded both my switches in recently (gamestop was giving $300 over one weekend with a coupon) and was thinking about picking up the Smash one over the holidays but now I'll just wait, no game really makes me wanna play asap.
The article has almost no information. It speculates that it might update the quality of the LCD screen though not so much as to match that of the iPhone X, and that it will share many of the same features of the current Switch. Whether that means there will be new exclusive features or not is entirely in the hands of whoever wrote this. It's almost a zero-content article.
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Whatever they need to do to move more units. More Switches, more money for Nintendo, better 3rd party support, more/better games. Everybody wins.
If its 2nd Half 2019 and Pokemon is traditionally also 2nd Half of the year. I feel that this new hardware would day and date with the new pokemon game. It would probably be cheaper hardware with perhaps a smaller form factor.
Otherwise an XL version of the switch can also be possible but I see a smaller console much more possible.
Otherwise an XL version of the switch can also be possible but I see a smaller console much more possible.
Switch Pro is probably the only way I dip. That or more battery life.
Here's my guess - a 2DS-style Switch with more durable (and child friendly) Joycons - out in time for the next big Pokemon installment. Maybe even one with Joycons that don't disconnect from the system - guaranteeing one less point of failure.
Anybody expecting a 4K Switch is going to walk away dissapointed.
Anybody expecting a 4K Switch is going to walk away dissapointed.
Switch is selling well, so I'm surprised this is coming so early unless they're planning a price cut for the current model after the new year. Was expecting 2020 to give them a better chance of staying in the same ballpark as Sony and Microsoft.
Improved battery life and expanded hard drive space would be nice.
Did a quick google translate & it sounds like they're expecting no major new functionality, just slimmer/lighter/better battery life/newer screen. And they claim that a number of Nintendo stakeholders have revealed that the plan is to release the new model next year in order to boost sales.
It would take literal magic to have a functioning handheld with that level of power.
I don't really believe in a Pro version yet so either some kind of Lite version or same design with just internal changes.
I expect a 1080p display with smaller bezels.
It won't be any more powerful in docked mode, but it will "trick" games to play in their docked profile in handheld mode.
That way, devs won't need to do anything in order to support it.
It won't be any more powerful in docked mode, but it will "trick" games to play in their docked profile in handheld mode.
That way, devs won't need to do anything in order to support it.
Better battery life
Bigger screen/no bezels
Keep the same amount of gb to be cheap since we have sd cards
Bigger screen/no bezels
Keep the same amount of gb to be cheap since we have sd cards
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