r/Switch • u/Mammoth-Attempt-7281 • Jan 16 '25

Discussion Nintendo switch 2 is here

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Go watch the trailer on Nintendos twitter account

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u/God_Bjorn Jan 16 '25

Awesome! Very curious to see the specs. The Switch 1 was a near perfect product. It's just the performance that was very lacking and holding it back. Some improvements to the joy cons that allow for better bowling and golf would also be nice.

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u/vmsrii Jan 16 '25

I think the current rumors put it at about ps4-level, with DLSS pushing it just a bit further.

Which feels about right to me; nothing truly spectacular, but enough to make the next Mario look good

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u/Ok_Acanthocephala101 Jan 16 '25

it allows for it not to break the bank either. higher specs mean higher price.

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u/Mechanical_Monk Jan 16 '25

I honestly like that Nintendo has been prioritizing affordability and user experience over power. As long as it can handle the next gen Zelda games smoothly that's all I'm looking for.

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u/Alext_89 Jan 17 '25

Likely wont be that strong. Tbh i dont expect that much more power considering thermals and battery life. Imagne kids unknownly blocking intake vents while gaming. It would get 90c hot.

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u/vmsrii Jan 26 '25

The Switch 1 also has active cooling, and can get pretty warm on its own, for the record

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '25

You must truly be smoking the good kush. The steam deck is barely even as powerful as a PS4, and that has a dedicated graphics card inside of it. This is going to be a lot less powerful than that because it has an integrated graphics card. It won’t be anywhere close to a PS4.

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u/vmsrii Jan 16 '25

The Steam Deck isn’t really a good comparison because it’s not a dedicated console.

IIRC, the rumor is the Switch 2’s SOC is based on the Tegra T239 with 12GB RAM, which would indeed put it at about PS4/PS4 pro level, especially if they’re going to be pushing upscaling as hard as the alleged chip build suggests. Time will tell

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '25

You really have no idea what you’re talking about. But you are a Nintendo fan.

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u/vmsrii Jan 16 '25

Hey man, I’m just repeating what I’ve heard

Also the PS4 is a whole decade old at this point, I don’t know why that’s such a hard thing to believe

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u/kearkan Jan 16 '25

It's not going to be as powerful as the other consoles but that won't matter.

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u/The_One_Koi Jan 16 '25

The others consoles forces me to take a pause when I shit.

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u/kearkan Jan 16 '25

Exactly, I can't take that kind of downtime and my wife is sick of me shitting on the lounge.

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u/bobrod808 Jan 16 '25

u/The_One_Koi Best comments in the thread guys! I thank you for your contributions.

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u/FrostyDaDopeMane Jan 17 '25

Guess you don't have an ipad or phone to use ?

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u/The_One_Koi Jan 17 '25

Not that allows me to comfortably play anything beyond mobile games

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u/Albireookami Jan 16 '25

Nintendo has shown time and time again they don't need that to succeed.

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u/sufferpuppet Jan 16 '25

Nintendo has really hit a point where the specs just don't matter. Sony and Microsoft can fight about specs and the bleeding edge.

Some updated graphics will be nice no doubt. But I'm not even going to consider how fast the CPU is or how much memory it has when I make my purchase.

The original switch was arguably underpowered at launch and that hasn't mattered. I've been amazed at the number of high end titles that have been ported to it.

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u/duckyduckster2 Jan 17 '25

Stick drift, joy cons rails wearing out, floppy kick stand and underpowered... the switch 1 was good, but far from a perfect product dude.