Hardware Imagining possible Switch Controllers/Attachments

[Justinde75]

>Double screen attachment
Bye bye battery

 

[duffmmann]

>Double screen attachment
Bye bye battery

Yeah, second screen would obviously have its own battery, so it'd be more about how much power would be consumed by having them tethered wirelessly, can't imagine it would be that much more of a drain though.

 

[duffmmann]

Looks like I may not be far off with the VR idea, this patent was uncovered today:

According to IGN: "appears to work similarly to Google and Samsung's smartphone VR solutions - the core Switch tablet is placed into a headset, which features lenses to create the 3D effect.

The patent also describes being able to use the detachable Joycon controllers while using the headset, although does not say whether they would utilise motion controls while doing so.

The patent description notes that in the "present embodiment" of the Switch, it will use acceleration and angular velocity sensors to perform head tracking. However, the patent also indicates that the Switch console may not contain those sensors, meaning the headset itself will perform the tracking. The patents were published today, December 15, but were filed on June 10, meaning the choice will almost certainly have been finialised in the interim."

 

[sarkwalvein]

Interesting. It would perhaps be the first real poor man VR console accessory, and backed up by the only company I believe can make interesting games out of gimmicks.

 

[KingVamp]

Not saying it will happen, but I find it funny how sure some people were about it not happening. If it does happen, probably be more for indie and mobile games than big titles tho.

 

[duffmmann]

Interesting. It would perhaps be the first real poor man VR console accessory, and backed up by the only company I believe can make interesting games out of gimmicks.

Right? If Nintendo goes into VR, they're going to approach it with a casual mindset, and I think thats absolutely the way to approach VR right now. I've used a fair amount of VR and the more intensive games do get you feeling sick even if you're not prone to motion sickness. And regardless of how intense the game is, after 30 minutes or so you inevitably feel the need to remove the VR device. As cool as the idea is on paper, a game like GTA 5 in VR just isn't ideal. Conversely, something less intense and more casual like Minecraft actually works brilliantly in VR.

 

[YugamiSekai]

Well we now know that the Switch features:
NFC
Acceleration Sensor
Vibrators
(most likely) VR
Lock-in Controllers
(most likely) 3rd party controller support

And also for anyone looking at the patent, Terminal = Joycon

EDIT: Apparently, people are finding Touch Panel on it, so look out for a touchscreen too

 

[Deboog]

Well we now know that the Switch features:
Acceleration Sensor

What? When?

 

[Yil]

What? When?

Nothing too fancy, and inside the joy cons.

 

[YugamiSekai]

What? When?

Take another look at the patient