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Laura Dale: NX battery 3 hours max on dev kit, dock improves performance, touchscreen
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TLZ
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Well she said this though (I have a feeling you've responded to this already lol, haven't read the whole thread sorry):
So you guys are in agreement if it was overclocking/underclocking.
Interfectum
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ThatStupidLion
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definitely looking at this thing as more of a from bed/2nd screen in home than a leave the house with it.
my vita got a lot of use that way.
still will be a great companion for ps4. definitely still interested, but maybe for the 1st revision
my vita got a lot of use that way.
still will be a great companion for ps4. definitely still interested, but maybe for the 1st revision
Zombie James
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The dock really needs to serve some tangible purpose if this is truly supposed to be a hybrid and this is great news even though it contradicts Nintendo directly. That portable battery life, though...
Shifty1897
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I game a ton on the go, but my house, car, job... pretty much anywhere I go has a power source nearby. And I rarely have the time to put in more than 3 hours of gameplay in one sitting. I dunno, I know it won't work for everyone but I have a hard time believing that everyone complaining in this thread isn't next to a power source for most of their free time.
RareFantasy64
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Portable play (IMO) seems to supplement the primary function of dock play. So while I will play it on the go, I'm not planning on spending 4 straight hours playing Zelda or Elder Scrolls off the dock (4 straight hours away from home, 4 straight hours at a friends house, 4 straight hours on my lunch break at work, 4 straight hours riding in a car or at a social function). If 3 hour battery life helps keep the cost of the system to $200-$250, sounds fine to me
AcademicSaucer
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If Nintendo doesnt give more info this year all their shit will leak before christmas
Well that settles that lol
Hahaha. That was so easy and clean.
Always-honest
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Well, it's possible. Just a bit though. Not like there is a PS4 in that dock.
Just to make it look okay on a tv.
This quote still doesn't say that the dock DOESN'T provide a bump in one way or another.
Actually, they do. The problem is those tablets have batteries as large as 9,000mah. This thing probably has 3,000mah, unless they pull another WiiU gameplay nonsense , and stick 1,500mah.
PadWarrior
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Which pretty much equates to "additional processing power".
Stick a phone or tablet at 100% load, you'll get about the same battery life.
If that 3 hours 'MAX' is from Ubi, it would be from the Dev kit units. If the other rumors are true and the dev kits are using an older, likely overclocked, Tegra right now, then battery life would be worse then retail.
In other words - it's a meaningless rumor until we get to release and someone can test an actual production unit.
If that 3 hours 'MAX' is from Ubi, it would be from the Dev kit units. If the other rumors are true and the dev kits are using an older, likely overclocked, Tegra right now, then battery life would be worse then retail.
In other words - it's a meaningless rumor until we get to release and someone can test an actual production unit.
I absolutely believe that there will be different performance states for the Nvidia SOC where the frequencies lower or raise dependent on whether the device is docked or not.
I would bet my life on it that there is no additional cpu, gpu or any other Nvidia hardware along those lines in the dock.
The only thing I could potentially see on the dock is active cooling or additonal storage. Nothing more aside from things like usb etc
Schnozberry
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It's not additional processing most likely. It's that the handheld is not restricted by the battery and can run at maximum clock speed.
Because three hours is very short. I get more than six hours of gaming on my Vita 2000 on a single battery charge.
Yeah, I was originally disheartened by the 3DS's similarly low battery life, but I never ended up needing to play it any longer than that in one stretch, and when you're done, just charge it back up again. We were spoiled by battery life years ago, but that ain't ever coming back without a major scientific advancement.
Unless you browsing GAF, then it will last less than an hour. The meltdowns use an insane amount of processing power.
Their ninjas are slacking. :3
Ryu Hayabusa
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Three hours?
That can't be right... please
That can't be right... please
Yes, but that is assuming that is the case at all. Laura said that she couldn't verify whether the dock has its own processing power or that it simply allows overclocking for the handheld. In the latter case, improved performance could only happen if the handheld would be iterated on.
shira
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I think there is a stigma against low system battery (3h) as it means that as the battery fades after 6-12 months it will degrade to 1 or 2 hours.
Doesn't it have a micro USB port? or was that incorrect?
That's true. I hope replacing the battery is user replaceable. Who knows, maybe Nintendo will release a larger one.
Mario Maker would be incredibly lame if you had to keep docking and undocking as you switch between playing levels on the TV and designing them on the tablet. Yeah you can just play on the tablet screen but it's not the same.
I agree it may be part of why they have yet to announce details like battery life.
Da-Kid
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Because when it's something seemingly bad nothing else matters... apparently.
I agree with you. And like I said, Neogaf has some of the most notorious amount of Conclusion Jumpers I've seen on a site. They take things with sugar, not salt.
Interfectum
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They really haven't announced any details besides the name, release date and proof of concept video.
Dark Cloud
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Laura said the Ubisoft dev is going off of a dev kit
Laura Kate Dale‏ @LaurakBuzz
@Erimgard Ubi source is most familiar with the dev kit, but believes the retail jkit won't see a big jump.
I mean the dev just "believes" it won't be much better in the retail, but this isn't final.
Laura Kate Dale‏ @LaurakBuzz
@Erimgard Ubi source is most familiar with the dev kit, but believes the retail jkit won't see a big jump.
I mean the dev just "believes" it won't be much better in the retail, but this isn't final.
Sectorseven
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Wouldn't you prefer to spend perhaps a little more and have two dedicated devices with a shared library rather than this jack of all trades attempt?
That would be cool af
Because all what she said before the reveal was true ?
And what is your source ? Because if you are referring to the IGN interview the answer is vague at best. We will know more in January I guess.
I don't see why they wouldn't just let you create levels on the TV with traditional controls or pointer if the Joy Cons get confirmation of motion in the future.
Then the tablet touch controls would be a additional feature for easier level creation
If battery life ends up not being great, it'd be in Nintendo's best interests to at least have quick charging available for people who use the dock frequently. Going from 0% -> 80% in a half hour would be a big boost.
I guess it needs asking ... but what if the Switch doesn't come with a dock or a wall adapter? >_<
I guess it needs asking ... but what if the Switch doesn't come with a dock or a wall adapter? >_<
That information would have made the article valuable.
That is because there is difference in components and the switch internals will draw more power than the Vita ones.
As someone posted a chart above, 3 hour is what you will get with your ipads under full load. It's not Nintendo's fault, battery tech is the lagging behind for sometime. This is a universal problem with anything running on batteries.
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