Nintendo Switch 2 Launches on June 5th Worldwide; 1080p Screen With 120 FPS and HDR Support, Docked Mode 4K Resolution Support Confirmed
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The original rumor was true. Way, way too high for me to even consider it, will be getting a Steam Deck.
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Unlikely, but you never know.
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Yeah. No way valve launches SD2 with Switch 2 and the upcoming xbox handheld. It will at least take another 2, maybe 3 years
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Isn't that generally the case, though? Sure, not day zero, but usually it is only later models that get some hardware patch, leaving the earliest models with the vulnerability.
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Switch 2: Now with more exploits!
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I think a software exploit is pretty unlikely, but there's a good chance a modchip one might work.
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Cool, but the specs reveal I’m most excited to hear is what hardware is required to run Mario Kart World at 4K / 60 fps on a Linux machine. Probably won’t see that announcement until well after June, but it’s also remotely possible Mario Kart World will be available before June as well like TotK was.
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I’d bet that’s using a lot of upscaling in both modes
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But you know that's not gonna be the only $80 game. The next Zelda and 3D Mario are guaranteed to be $80, too, because they know people will pay it. Just like TotK's $70 price point.
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I don’t plan to buy one because proprietary, locked down hardware isn’t a great investment compared to PC hardware that can serve a lot of different purposes, but am eagerly awaiting the news of Nintendo’s well-earned pwnage.
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Definitely getting a Steam Deck instead. I was waiting for confirmation of the ridiculously high price.
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Hopefully they'll be releasing games for both Switch and Switch 2 for a while like what happened with PS4/PS5. I know the flagship games will be 2 only, but other 3rd party stuff.
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I wouldn't expect a decent emulator for this thing any time soon.
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Well, "owning," if they're bought through Steam.
Does the Steam Deck have GOG support?
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So it's $650 CAD $700 AUD for the Switch 2 and it's $120 CAD $150 AUD for Mario Kart.
LMAO
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It’s not similar to PC hardware; It uses a Tegra processor like the Switch 1. Which means it’s more like a phone with a less than laptop grade Nvidia graphics chipset thrown in. Unlike the Steam Deck, for instance, which uses an AMD Z processor, a scaled down version of what is in the Xbox and PS5.
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I would have bet real money if you had asked me yesterday that it would have been limited to 1080p to reduce cost. I am very curious to know more about how it actually performs in each setting, how much of it is upscaling, etc. I imagine that most 4k games won’t have much in the way of better graphics than the Switch 1, the higher memory bandwidth could help with higher res textures though.
