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Report: NX Handheld Dimensions, Layout Info, Lack of Region Lock
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Xion_Stellar
People should stop referencing data that makes me feel uncomfortable because games get ported to platforms I don't like
With a resolution of 720p I have to wonder if Nintendo will actually bother to start using Anti Aliasing in their games on the NX.
If the Dock doesn't provide extra power to scale games up to 1080p than 720p resolution is fine but I'd the dock DOES provide extra power than I would have strongly preferred 540p instead because that would have upscaled to 1080p more nicely.
6.2 is kinda huge for a portable device it's reaching tablet territory.
If the Dock doesn't provide extra power to scale games up to 1080p than 720p resolution is fine but I'd the dock DOES provide extra power than I would have strongly preferred 540p instead because that would have upscaled to 1080p more nicely.
6.2 is kinda huge for a portable device it's reaching tablet territory.
purseowner
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This. The lack of info on a home console is curious, and I think Happy Nintendo etc are way off, but I still think there's going to be multiple form factors.
Bam. Pretty much this. Sounding more and more like a beefed up Nintendo handheld experience.
Dark Cloud
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Me neither, but looking at it as a handheld mans it's going to be amazing!
Yeah, I agree with you. To me this is the true successor to the 3DS.
YianGaruga
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But will it have a 3.5mm headphone jack
MassiveNights
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If the design above is correct there ain't no dock!
I just drew up this thing.
Just mashing together all the rumours:
detachable controllers, kickstand, 720p 6-inch screen, split d-pads etc.
I think that clam shell designs are pretty economical for space reasons, and in this case, you can fold the bottom of the device under itself to for the kickstand when the controllers have been removed.
Just mashing together all the rumours:
detachable controllers, kickstand, 720p 6-inch screen, split d-pads etc.
I think that clam shell designs are pretty economical for space reasons, and in this case, you can fold the bottom of the device under itself to for the kickstand when the controllers have been removed.
BlackLagoon
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Hmm, those controllers look to be very... unconventional when detached. I guess you could still support standard dual analog with one in each hand.
Jim_Cacher
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Aside Eurogamer, which media outlet said there is a dock for the NX?
It's possible the dev kit has an HDMI out in addition to the dock. Being able to connect the device to a monitor without needing another device makes testing easier, I assume.
I'll take a wild guess and say that if the controllers have indeed connectors that you'll be able to push them inside of the controller when you detach it.
It's good that this is a prototype, because 28.1cm for the final unit would be just too much.
Stairouais
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Rellik
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This is the true console.
Most likely, all major info sites know this but NDA prevails. For a small website with no fear, leaks are possible.
That's a nice design, but nobody mentions any clam shell, quite the opposite.
Because you're not thinking of what a hybrid means for a console/portable.
People see the obvious, "It's a home console that is portable" but forget that you can do local multiplayer at home with multiple controllers connected to the "portable" or the dock via Bluetooth, which can't be done on a 3DS.
Please put your image in quotes, so it gets resized.
I guess you missed the part where this info comes from a developer launching a game in holidays 2017.
Dragonslayer_023
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Please put the right stick below the buttons I beg you Nintendo.
Check the definition of console. Handheld are console.
Orakio Rob
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Well, it's a devkit. The final unit might be smaller and slightly different.
What? How?
Thanks. I assume that the controllers are included in these dimensions? So if in tablet mode it would be smaller. And then, we also don't know if devkits will be representative of the final product.
Kenzodielocke
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PS Vita is:
83.55 mm (3.289 in) (h)
182 mm (7.2 in) (w)
18.6 mm (0.73 in) (d)
Comparison between the Wii U and PS Vita:
83.55 mm (3.289 in) (h)
182 mm (7.2 in) (w)
18.6 mm (0.73 in) (d)
Comparison between the Wii U and PS Vita:
Dark Cloud
Member
Ugh last time I checked I can't carry my PS4 around and play it as I walk down the street.
JetSetRadio
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720p on the big screen in 2017, that can't be right.
Praise the dock.
Praise the dock.
ElectricBlanketFire
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Just think! Only one more day until September and, of course, the reveal! Imagine it!
From the beginning of the rumours that the controllers are detachable and that the mobile games from Nintendo will be playable on NX, I instantly thought this would be more like a smartphone/tablet (depending on the size) + HH hybrid than a HH / console.
Yes, it might have a TV-out but that doesn't make it a console, many mobile devices did that already. The only addition could be multiple controller-support (hopefully).
If the dock really doesn't do much, I wouldn't really call that a hh/console-hybrid either, even if Nintendo tries to market it as such to get the console crowd more interested.
But well, we'll see. We surely didn't see the whole picture yet anyways.
We already know the dock has USB ports so some sort of data connection is necessary.
This is a horrible design for a Nintendo system. Don't get me wrong, it is great for the 20+ year old Nintendo fans that will only have to buy one System to get the next 4-7 years of Nintendo software and no region lock would be a plus but this will create so many problems for younger players.
Parts of the console will get lost, multiple predetermined breaking points, no cheap way for multiplayer and too complex in general.
Parts of the console will get lost, multiple predetermined breaking points, no cheap way for multiplayer and too complex in general.
Xion_Stellar
People should stop referencing data that makes me feel uncomfortable because games get ported to platforms I don't like
If that's truely the case than:
A.Nintendo has effectively dropped out of the Console race (if they don't release or announce a new console within the next year).
B.I'm totally OK with the 720p resolution than because I don't need a 1080p handheld killing the battery in the less than 3 hours of continuous play.
DoctorFling
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No shoulder buttons? Uh oh...
Yes, that's likely true.
it enables the multiplayer?
Updated that post. Posting it here too:
Wii U Gamepad dimensions
135mm (height) × 259mm (width) × 23mm (depth)
3DS XL dimensions
93.5mm (height) x 160mm (width) x 21.5mm (depth) (closed)
NX dev kit dimensions
92mm (Height) x 281mm (Width) x 25mm (Depth)
NX dev kit dimensions (without controllers)
92mm (Height) x 205mm (Width) x 25mm (Depth)
Edit: It's slightly wider than a Wii U Gamepad and slightly less in height compared to a 3DS XL. Thicker than both.
Dark Cloud
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I have a hard time believing there are no shoulder buttons. How in the world will you be able to drift in Mario Kart? Or how would you play Smash? I know smash can switch controls, but still you need more buttons.
The reveal, the reveal, and...the reveal?
User123456
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Perhaps the console takes advantage of its 720p screen to downclock and render at a lower resolution in portable mode, saving battery.
If there's a TV, there's probably a power outlet nearby. Plug it in, and NX works at full throttle delivering 900p upscaled to 1080p.
That's my guess, at least.
I joked about it being a gaming tablet long ago, never thought it would actually be the case.
... And with a case the size they describe they could easily have full clocked chips in there couldn't they?
It sounds pretty thick.
Maybe having a big protruding part would be weird if they are detachable separate controllers.
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