[cryptoadam]

Nonsense it's a better machine than series S and Nintendo will produce results way above ps4 capabilities.

for the moment I will say dk and mario kart look like ps4 pro games. But wait and see, Luigi's mansion 3 at 1080p on switch with amazing lighting… wait for the equivalent on Sw2.

Series S is more powerful.
The tear down showed that. The CPU will be a bit of a bottleneck.
Its still very powerful compared to the Switch 1 and PS4 but it's behind ps5 and S and devs will need to work some magic with the CPU that will be a bottleneck.
Nintendo will make great looking games but complete next gen and ps6 games will need some downgrades to run.

 

[cryptoadam]

Yea it's great hardware with decent power. It just rubs be funny that this thing has been sitting on a shelf for probably 2 years given how much progress has been made in mobile power in that period.

This version of switch 2 is very much worth owning, but the one they could have made with just a little more effort and give a fuck would have been really special.

Ya I think this thing was ready to go in 2023 and Nintendo delayed it
It probably could have launched with TOTK and Pokemon but it would be a big wait for MK wolrd and still no 3D Mario in sight.
Seeing what Nintendo released the last 2 years it would have been a pretty weak software launch.
Also switch was selling very well in Japan and crushing the Playstation so Nintendo had no pressure to launch in 2023. I feel if they could have they probably would have even held off even further but the line up was getting weak and the leaks out of control

 

[Chozofication]

Yea it's great hardware with decent power. It just rubs be funny that this thing has been sitting on a shelf for probably 2 years given how much progress has been made in mobile power in that period.

This version of switch 2 is very much worth owning, but the one they could have made with just a little more effort and give a fuck would have been really special.

Nah it's a never ending moving goalpost. If it was Ada architecture with 16gb it would have been yeah but it could have been blackwell architecture! And keep in mind ps5 had year old hardware as well. Ditto ps4.

The criticism for the og switch, which i shared as well ; "I wish they used Tx2 instead of Tx1, 8gb ram vs 4 and pascal vs. maxwell is huge."

That I agree with. But understand how comparably little difference waiting this time would have gotten the hardware vs then.

In the end it's the difference between a completely satisfying level of hardware this time, vs. kind of underwhelming and often just not enough last time.

 

[Chozofication]

Series S is more powerful.
The tear down showed that. The CPU will be a bit of a bottleneck.

The meager flops difference doesn't matter, the switch 2 hardware just has more and better features, and extra ram. It's effectively more powerful.

In terms of image quality, RT and ram it's superior. Ram alone and dlss alone tips the scales for 3rd party but for Nintendo software the cpu isn't an issue. The cpu is closer to zen 2 mobile in current gen than last gen's Jaguar. Which if I may remind some that Jaguar was still like 3x switch cpu so it's a huge boost.

 

[cryptoadam]

The meager flops difference doesn't matter, the switch 2 hardware just has more and better features, and extra ram. It's effectively more powerful.

In terms of image quality, RT and ram it's superior. Ram alone and dlss alone tips the scales for 3rd party but for Nintendo software the cpu isn't an issue. The cpu is closer to zen 2 mobile in current gen than last gen's Jaguar. Which if I may remind some that Jaguar was still like 3x switch cpu so it's a huge boost.

Ram is pretty close 8 to 9
2 vs 3 for the os on each.
I think the series S cpu will give it an edge with things like NPCs and such.
Look at SF6. It uses the ps4 backgrounds. They cut alot of animations from the backgrounds even though the texture look better.
You will see that with alot of games.
Will be interesting to see GTA 6 on S because it's not coming to Switch 2.
Basically I think for cpu takes the S will have it beat but for gpu stuff like textures and what not the SW2 will go toe to toe.

 

[Chozofication]

Will be interesting to see GTA 6 on S because it's not coming to Switch 2.

Yeah but gta 5 never came to switch despite it being much more suited for it than the 512mb xbox360. Think of the sales lost..

Gta 6… probably not a cpu issue more like a rockstar hates Nintendo thing lol we'll see if Nintendo ever gets it.

 

[Grinchy]

Got one of these random $100 work bonus gift card deals, and decided to throw it at a Pro controller preorder. I wasn't sure if they'd be sold out everywhere already but Target gave me no trouble.

 

[regawdless]

Some Nintendards are nintarded. Claiming the Switch 2 is on par with PS5. The delusion is wild.

 

[TaySan]

 

[Optimus]

Will be interesting to see GTA 6 on S because it's not coming to Switch 2.

That we presently know. Just wait and see.

Yeah but gta 5 never came to switch despite it being much more suited for it than the 512mb xbox360. Think of the sales lost..

Gta 6… probably not a cpu issue more like a rockstar hates Nintendo thing lol we'll see if Nintendo ever gets it.

I do think that Rockstar has maintained keeping Nintendo in their blindspot historically, but Red Dead Redemption 2 marks a new chapter for them on Nintendo hardware. It was one thing when the GTA Trilogy made its way to OG Switch, but now we see them recognizing the huge market and hunger for open-world experiences (thanks in no small part to the hysteria brought on by BotW). I think it's likely GTA5 is going to land on Switch 2 sporting some fancy lighting ported over from the PS5 version of the game. I feel like this is very much already happening under the cloak of night.

As far as GTA6 on Switch 2, that's going to require more time to get fully working. GTA5 is probably the practice reps to make that happen, and if Switch 2 sells like it should, I would once again be gobsmacked by the amount of missed opportunities that appear to happen with Rockstar and Nintendo if GTA5 and/or GTA6 don't release for Switch 2.

By the way, all the crows are telling me it's Take-Two driving these Rockstar games landing on Switch.

 

[chainsaw]

Got one of these random $100 work bonus gift card deals, and decided to throw it at a Pro controller preorder. I wasn't sure if they'd be sold out everywhere already but Target gave me no trouble.

I just ordered two, thanks!

 

[TaySan]

15 more days!

 

[TaySan]

Anyone who ordered the GameCube controller check out UPS mychoice. Looks like they already boxed them up and are ready to ship

 

[Chozofication]

As far as GTA6 on Switch 2, that's going to require more time to get fully working. GTA5 is probably the practice reps to make that happen, and if Switch 2 sells like it should, I would once again be gobsmacked by the amount of missed opportunities that appear to happen with Rockstar and Nintendo if GTA5 and/or GTA6 don't release for Switch 2.

By the way, all the crows are telling me it's Take-Two driving these Rockstar games landing on Switch.

Yeah I mean if witcher 3 can be ported to switch - again that's a 1/3rd of the cpu power compared to ps4 - gta 6 can be ported to switch 2.

Gta 6 has been in development for Series S/X and ps5 longer than they've had Sw2 dev kits, of course Sw2 wouldn't get gta 6 the same day.

But seriously how retarded is it that they never put gta 5 on switch.

 

[cryptoadam]

That we presently know. Just wait and see.

I do think that Rockstar has maintained keeping Nintendo in their blindspot historically, but Red Dead Redemption 2 marks a new chapter for them on Nintendo hardware. It was one thing when the GTA Trilogy made its way to OG Switch, but now we see them recognizing the huge market and hunger for open-world experiences (thanks in no small part to the hysteria brought on by BotW). I think it's likely GTA5 is going to land on Switch 2 sporting some fancy lighting ported over from the PS5 version of the game. I feel like this is very much already happening under the cloak of night.

As far as GTA6 on Switch 2, that's going to require more time to get fully working. GTA5 is probably the practice reps to make that happen, and if Switch 2 sells like it should, I would once again be gobsmacked by the amount of missed opportunities that appear to happen with Rockstar and Nintendo if GTA5 and/or GTA6 don't release for Switch 2.

By the way, all the crows are telling me it's Take-Two driving these Rockstar games landing on Switch.

Here's the GTA 6 on Switch 2 trailer

 

[cryptoadam]

Yeah I mean if witcher 3 can be ported to switch - again that's a 1/3rd of the cpu power compared to ps4 - gta 6 can be ported to switch 2.

Gta 6 has been in development for Series S/X and ps5 longer than they've had Sw2 dev kits, of course Sw2 wouldn't get gta 6 the same day.

But seriously how retarded is it that they never put gta 5 on switch.

Rockstar was def tarded for not porting 5 to Switch. Guaranteed 10 million sales down the drain. If they put minimal effort and added a Mario costume of something maybe it hits 15 million.
But ya GTA was still a top selling game on Sony and MS for a good chunk of Switchs life. They left a shit ton of money not porting it over. Especially during COVID. They would have sold so many copies.

Honestly think it's some sort of Rockstar thing where they just don't want GTA on a Nintendo platform. Ya the collection was on Switch but wasn't that a port from some other stufio and not Rockstar themselves ?

 

[Chozofication]

Rockstar was def tarded for not porting 5 to Switch. Guaranteed 10 million sales down the drain. If they put minimal effort and added a Mario costume of something maybe it hits 15 million.
But ya GTA was still a top selling game on Sony and MS for a good chunk of Switchs life. They left a shit ton of money not porting it over. Especially during COVID. They would have sold so many copies.

Honestly think it's some sort of Rockstar thing where they just don't want GTA on a Nintendo platform. Ya the collection was on Switch but wasn't that a port from some other stufio and not Rockstar themselves ?

Definitely some weird grudge thing or something going on here… it's terrible business

But what makes it weirder is there's gta on Nintendo since the DS ; Chinatown wars

Gta 5 on switch had 3 things going for it : first major gta on Nintendo, portability and lastly cheaper online service.

Just incredibly stupid.

 

[cryptoadam]

Definitely some weird grudge thing or something going on here… it's terrible business

But what makes it weirder is there's gta on Nintendo since the DS ; Chinatown wars

Gta 5 on switch had 3 things going for it : first major gta on Nintendo, portability and lastly cheaper online service.

Just incredibly stupid.

Probably goes back to Chinatown wars and something soured the relationship
Come to think of it RS probably had an issue with Nintendo online and selling shark cards or whatever that prevented them from releasing 5. The money in the game was GTA online so wouldn't shock me if Nintendo wanted a bigger cut or the whole friends code thing didn't play well with GTA online