Hardware Switch super underpowered according to Respawn Entertainment

[McHaggis]

https://tiredoldhack.com/2017/01/19/lets-not-piss-around-the-switch-is-a-handheld/

What some random blog describes it as doesn't change what it is. Nintendo themselves describe it as a hybrid.

Well they would.

NoA's Assistant Manager of Public Relations seems to think that it's more home console than handheld: http://venturebeat.com/2017/01/13/nintendo-switch-wont-have-miiverse-or-streetpass/

 

[AtlasFontaine]

NoA's Assistant Manager of Public Relations seems to think that it's more home console than handheld: http://venturebeat.com/2017/01/13/nintendo-switch-wont-have-miiverse-or-streetpass/

That's what they want us to believe because they don't want to kill the 3ds yet. I would say that this is a portable console.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

Didn't the devs from Project C.A.R.S say they'd for sure port over the game to the Switch? I wonder what they have to say now. It's probably "We're sorry, the Switch is still considerably underpowered so we cannot work with this hardware."

Just effin' great.

No Tekken 7, no Project C.A.R.S, no The Witcher, no Battlefield 1, no Titanfall 2, no Yakuza, no Digimon Next Order or whatever. So, Nintendo stating "there's more than 80+ games" isn't exactly good news anyway. I think and hate to say but the Switch might be another WiiU, except it won't be terrible in sales.

 

[geodeath]

those people are called graphic whores not gamers

Ok, so, tell me some good first person shooters you played on the Wii or WiiU. Does not need to be multiplayer at all. Or even hd. Or even 30fps. Just give me 3-4 good ones, even at 240p. I do not care about the graphics at all. Let me know when you find them. Then think again about calling everybody who enjoy games you don't a whore, because specific games are DEMANDING in nature and will naturally NOT COME to Nintendo's hardware.

While you are at it, let me know some good racers too, not only NFS and Mario Kart.

 

[AtlasFontaine]

Didn't the devs from Project C.A.R.S say they'd for sure port over the game to the Switch? I wonder what they have to say now. It's probably "We're sorry, the Switch is still considerably underpowered so we cannot work with this hardware."

Just effin' great.

No Tekken 7, no Project C.A.R.S, no The Witcher, no Battlefield 1, no Titanfall 2, no Yakuza, no Digimon Next Order or whatever. So, Nintendo stating "there's more than 80+ games" isn't exactly good news anyway. I think and hate to say but the Switch might be another WiiU, except it won't be terrible in sales.

Those kind of games didn't sell before on past nintendo consoles, its fair that 3rd party companies are skeptical about porting games that were already released in other platforms. As I said before, if the switch sells well and gains a very decent install base, it'll get third party support.

For the people that is still concerned about power, remember that the switch is compatible with UE4, Vulkan and a bunch of modern graphics API, and it's getting Steep, a port from a modern game released on PS4, PC and Xbox ONE.

People is arguing over nothing lol, first wait until the console is released.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

if the switch sells well and gains a very decent install base, it'll get third party support.

The problem is if the developers feel the hardware is unsuitable for their games then they'll rather just avoid it altogether. Do you remember what happened to Shadow of Mordor on Xbox 360 and PS3?

Gamers don't have an issue when a game's downgraded a bit but to the point of SoM, it's just unacceptable.

Nintendo Switch is better than the WiiU but worse than the PS4 and XO, so it's like the Watch Dogs thing all over again (PS4 > XO > WiiU > Xbox 360 > PS3).

 

[the_randomizer]

The problem is if the developers feel the hardware is unsuitable for their games then they'll rather just avoid it altogether. Do you remember what happened to Shadow of Mordor on Xbox 360 and PS3?

Gamers don't have an issue when a game's downgraded a bit but to the point of SoM, it's just unacceptable.

Nintendo Switch is better than the WiiU but worse than the PS4 and XO, so it's like the Watch Dogs thing all over again (PS4 > XO > WiiU > Xbox 360 > PS3).

But do people really expect PS4 power in a tablet for 300 dollars? Such technology would set the tablet to at ridiculous prices, that, and the battery life would go to hell.

 

[AtlasFontaine]

The problem is if the developers feel the hardware is unsuitable for their games then they'll rather just avoid it altogether. Do you remember what happened to Shadow of Mordor on Xbox 360 and PS3?

Gamers don't have an issue when a game's downgraded a bit but to the point of SoM, it's just unacceptable.

Nintendo Switch is better than the WiiU but worse than the PS4 and XO, so it's like the Watch Dogs thing all over again (PS4 > XO > WiiU > Xbox 360 > PS3).

Developers have no word on company's business, if EA sees a profit oportunity on the switch, they'll port games regardless of what that guy from respawn said.

But do people really expect PS4 power in a tablet for 300 dollars? Such technology would set the tablet to at ridiculous prices, that, and the battery life would go to hell.

This^^

 

[kumikochan]

But do people really expect PS4 power in a tablet for 300 dollars? Such technology would set the tablet to at ridiculous prices, that, and the battery life would go to hell.

1 word = PASCAL

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

Developers have no word on the company, if EA sees a profit oportunity on the switch, they'll port games regardless of what that guy from respawn said.

And then you're left with this result:



Yeah, it'd totally not get any backlash at all.

 

[AtlasFontaine]

Devil's third.

1 word = PASCAL

Pascall is a tinier Maxwell with better battery life, even with pascal, it wouldn't reach fully xbox one raw power.

 

[the_randomizer]

1 word = PASCAL

We don't know for sure of any real specs, either way, you can't get PS4 power for 300 dollars. Have fun with crappy battery life XD

 

[kumikochan]

Pascall is a tinier Maxwell with better battery life, even with pascal, it wouldn't reach fully xbox one raw power.

i'm not saying it would but it would generate less heat, more battery power and would come a lot closer to power equal to current gen consoles

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We don't know for sure of any real specs, either way, you can't get PS4 power for 300 dollars. Have fun with crappy battery life XD

using pascal would get you more battery life

 

[AtlasFontaine]

And then you're left with this result:



Yeah, it'd totally not get any backlash at all.

You're forgetting that this is a portable system, even if the games are very gimped, they can be played on the go, something you can't do on other platforms.

 

[the_randomizer]

i'm not saying it would but it would generate less heat, more battery power and would come a lot closer to power equal to current gen consoles

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using pascal would get you more battery life

Well, beggars can't be choosers, people are either going to have to accept the fact the Switch is what it is, or they don't get one and get another console. Really simple. Price won't be reasonable if it had such hardware though *shrug*. C'est la vie.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

You're forgetting that this is a portable system, even if the games are very gimped, they can be played on the go, something you can't do on other platforms.

Who the hell would want to play a game with such a horrible framerate?

 

[AtlasFontaine]

Who the hell would want to play a game with such a horrible framerate?

The people that want to play those kind of games on the go If you want steady framerate then buy a PC (or a non-portable homeconsole), clearly this console isn't marketed towards you.

 

[Veho]

NoA's Assistant Manager of Public Relations seems to think that it's more home console than handheld: http://venturebeat.com/2017/01/13/nintendo-switch-wont-have-miiverse-or-streetpass/

And that's the end of the Switch

 

[geodeath]

Just in case you were in doubt (lol), :

Express Online has spoken to producer Masachika Kawata and director Koshi Nakanishi to find out if the Nintendo Switch games lineup is about to be given a boost.
"I think it's a very unique piece of hardware," producer Masachika Kawata explained.
"I'm looking forward to the possibilities of the system itself, but we have no plans at the moment regarding Resident Evil on Switch."

http://www.express.co.uk/entertainm...-7-Nintendo-Switch-Capcom-release-date-review

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

The people that want to play those kind of games on the go If you want steady framerate then buy a PC (or a non-portable homeconsole), clearly this console isn't marketed towards you.

They would have to be pretty desperate and completely oblivious to the fact they were playing games at really slow speeds.

Anyhow, you can keep on trying to defend the Switch, Atlas.