IronicSonic
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As a console gamer, I hope that speculation about Tegra X2 will be truth
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Eurogamer: NX = portable w/ carts, detachable controllers, Tegra, TV Out, no BC, Sept
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Mixolydian
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So what about online gaming on the go? Are cell companies going to offer 4G subscriptions, or do you tether to your phone?
Not excited at either prospect. Guess it'll be single player on the go for me.
Not excited at either prospect. Guess it'll be single player on the go for me.
Mihael Mello Keehl
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Its a hybrid, you can play both.. tf?
The HH game gonna be upscaled of somekind.
But yeah most people thinking of nintendo magic technology that doenst exist lol
Zombie James
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Completely different architecture than PowerPC.
Yes, and they will all probably be ported to my phone..........pretty sure the graphics chips in iphones are pretty beast or good enough to run whatever they make.
ShockingAlberto
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Then worst case scenario, they're in the same position they were in with the Wii U, just now without having to split their resources.
fabricated backlash
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Oh god I just realized, the next MH will be on this thing... yeah well it's a buy already.
Schnozberry
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Not power as in it's own CPU grunt, but power as in Watts. Tegra limited to 5W running on battery is a different beast than what could be supplied with a dock, especially if they have clever cooling rigged up in the dock itself.
Cautiously optimistic, but come on, Nintendo, I want to see confirmation, ergonomics, implementation details, OS, name, price, games! I want to see how detaching the controller works!
Anyway, maybe the dock has a port or a slot to connect hardware to boost the home experience, but I doubt it would be included in the dock, since it would make more sense to just bundle a basic dock with the console and keep the base price down. Even so, this would be conplex both for the end user ("I hafta plug in the expansion pak to the dock and detach the controller from the console and put the console into the dock? I dunno, man") and for the developers (supporting multiple configurations, but Neo and Scorpio...), so I don't know. It sounds somewhat unlikely?
SHARED LIBRARY OUTPUT THO
Anyway, maybe the dock has a port or a slot to connect hardware to boost the home experience, but I doubt it would be included in the dock, since it would make more sense to just bundle a basic dock with the console and keep the base price down. Even so, this would be conplex both for the end user ("I hafta plug in the expansion pak to the dock and detach the controller from the console and put the console into the dock? I dunno, man") and for the developers (supporting multiple configurations, but Neo and Scorpio...), so I don't know. It sounds somewhat unlikely?
SHARED LIBRARY OUTPUT THO
Not Spaceghost
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Hand helds aren't just for taking out of the house. 9/10 times I am using my vita or 3ds while watching tv or lazily browsing the internet. They're great multitasking devices.
Something about being able to just put them into sleep mode on a whim and wake them up instantly just has a lot of appeal if you expect to get interrupted by other stuff frequently.
jshackles
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Inglorious_ Man
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Agreed
Always-honest
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yeah i know it's speculation. But i hope there is truth in it.
if people are happy with their smartphones, what's the point in making this portable at all?
i mean the whole reason handheld is dying is because people are quite content with whatever free time they have on the go being filled by thumbing around their phone screen, with a dedicated handheld being regarded cumbersome and superfluous.
their solution is to make their new handheld even bigger, with some bizarre aspiration to also serve as a home console which is a generation behind all the others and will likely have a much reduced library?
it's a handheld that doesn't really sound portable combined with an underpowered home console with a small library. the complete opposite of the current trend to have as much power at home as possible while having ultra portability and utility on the go.
Ok what if
-Base handheld unit $200, can play on TV by itself with just an HDMI. Wii U-like power.
-Dock $200, powers up the handheld to Neo/Scorpio levels, does nothing without the handheld.
Sold separately. That way they can actually price the thing like a handheld while also appealing to the console crowd.
-Base handheld unit $200, can play on TV by itself with just an HDMI. Wii U-like power.
-Dock $200, powers up the handheld to Neo/Scorpio levels, does nothing without the handheld.
Sold separately. That way they can actually price the thing like a handheld while also appealing to the console crowd.
Eolz
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People expecting it to be 200$ are insane.
I'll believe it when I see it.
Nintendo really needs to control some information quickly if they want to control the message.
This not like the neo that is a simple ps4 revision.
I'll believe it when I see it.
Nintendo really needs to control some information quickly if they want to control the message.
This not like the neo that is a simple ps4 revision.
This is the smartest move Nintendo could have made. Go for a lower-cost option and sacrifice power for flexibility. They can't and won't compete with Sony and MS on the console power arms race. They are clearly going after a larger casual market but at the cost of some of their hardcore fans who don't care about a portable option.
Pretty sure Nintendo is trying to recapture consumers they brought on board with the Wii but then moved on.
Pretty sure Nintendo is trying to recapture consumers they brought on board with the Wii but then moved on.
Scientist Supreme!
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These kind of threads are quite funny.
GasProblem
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I wonder about the size of the handheld. Hope it'll fit into my pocket, although without the clamshell design I'd worry about scratches.
Angry Chair
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Stop being ridiculous.
Maybe the reason people were saying it was because all of Nintendo's comments and other evidence highly suggested it. I mean just because you find speculation boring isn't really a reason you should doubt it. That's silly.
It's my worry about all this. The Wii U gamepad screen is fucking *trash* if you are playing anything besides the BC games so let's hope Nintendo goes for at least a 1080p screen to match the TVs. This isn't pre-iPhone 4 anymore, handheld devices are all Retina/whatever-android-marketing-term screens now.
TLZ
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Oh... Hmm.. Wait now that might make sense. So there must be a normal controller with the dock for home use, and the detachable ones from the screen can be combined and used as a 2nd controller. Interesting indeed...
I hope games played on tv don't take a graphical hit because they're made for tablet size screens.
enigmatic_alex44
Whenever a game uses "middleware," I expect mediocrity. Just see how poor TLOU looks.
Wow!!!
They actually did it! First Pokémon Go, now a 2 in 1 system, King Nintendo's heading back to Wii era levels of relevance, I can feel it!
Looking forward to the possibilities:
- no more disc scratches to worry about, cartridges will likely eliminate load times too
- expecting Xbox 1 level graphics or close to it so I can see slightly scaled down ports of FFVII Remake and Kingdom Hearts 3
- hoping for all currently owned VC games to be transferable to the new machine
- hopefully no more of those rancid gyro controls since this isn't BC
- ......what if the cartridge slot lets you play the 3DS library? I know there's no BC with Wii U but that would be amazing!
- imagine a $250 console and $40 games? Huge bonus vs. the Bone and PS4 with their $60 games
The Wii U is a great system but I'm happy to see Nintendo aiming for that #1 spot again. This is too much for a Tuesday. Whew!
They actually did it! First Pokémon Go, now a 2 in 1 system, King Nintendo's heading back to Wii era levels of relevance, I can feel it!
Looking forward to the possibilities:
- no more disc scratches to worry about, cartridges will likely eliminate load times too
- expecting Xbox 1 level graphics or close to it so I can see slightly scaled down ports of FFVII Remake and Kingdom Hearts 3
- hoping for all currently owned VC games to be transferable to the new machine
- hopefully no more of those rancid gyro controls since this isn't BC
- ......what if the cartridge slot lets you play the 3DS library? I know there's no BC with Wii U but that would be amazing!
- imagine a $250 console and $40 games? Huge bonus vs. the Bone and PS4 with their $60 games
The Wii U is a great system but I'm happy to see Nintendo aiming for that #1 spot again. This is too much for a Tuesday. Whew!
If they want to combine their home console and portable divisions, x86 is not viable due to the higher power draw. ARM is significantly more efficient with lower thermals.
Cymbal Head
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Kinda figured.
For someone who already has a PS4 or an Xbox One, there is really no downside to this. You buy a single game and it can run on both. You can play it on your HD TV or take it with you on the go. You only have to buy a single device to play wherever you want. Nintendo only has to focus on a single device as well rather than splitting its resources into two. You will get access to a bigger Nintendo library for less money than before, and you will have more freedom than before.
Of course, it's not going to have the third-party support of the others, which can limit its success. But I think it will blow away previous Nintendo consoles in terms of first-party software.
Of course, it's not going to have the third-party support of the others, which can limit its success. But I think it will blow away previous Nintendo consoles in terms of first-party software.
BluePikmin11
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I really want the NX to be powerful to run at least Final Fantasy XV. But what about those job reports for the Unreal Engine? And the fact that Nintendo is looking into making other game engines work for their newest system?
Link_enfant
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Possible release of GC games through Virtual Console in the future and make GC controllers compatible with Smash Bros. for NX maybe?
Davey Cakes
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digita1alchemy
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What are the chances the device is sold primarily as a handheld and the dock is an add-on? There would a bundle, of course. I like this idea because it means Nintendo could use a 720p screen in the system to help lower cost, improve battery life and render higher quality graphics, albeit at a lower resolution, while the dock could improve the games to 1080p and "console quality" in general.
ShockingAlberto
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Right now the NX is either the perfect device or a system so bad it will wreck Nintendo forever. The only thing for sure is that we already have all the details to decide.
The marriage between MH3U Wii U/3DS had a baby.
Amd already has that....
I don't see a $200 dock selling anything. $50-100 and going up to PS4/XB1 levels maybe.
This is roughly the performance we can expect in the dock in the most optimistic case (assuming the final hardware will be a custom SoC with more cores): http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-930M.139035.0.html
It can run current gen engines, and could maybe get some ports at like 640p if the game can run at 900p on Xbone.
It can run current gen engines, and could maybe get some ports at like 640p if the game can run at 900p on Xbone.
Fourth Storm
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Another old idea come back to life.
This thing is going to be such a leap over the 3DS it'll be incredible. It'll be a generational leap we haven't seen in ages. And that's all I've wanted for about 4 years now. I might never even hook it up to my TV.
What are we thinking regarding screen size and resolution? The X1 or X2 could do 1080p gaming, but it makes far more sense to make the screen 720p and downclock everything to get more battery life.
A 5' 720p screen would be fine by me having come from the 3DS's 240p monstrosities with the added bonus of some serious power behind it.
What are we thinking regarding screen size and resolution? The X1 or X2 could do 1080p gaming, but it makes far more sense to make the screen 720p and downclock everything to get more battery life.
A 5' 720p screen would be fine by me having come from the 3DS's 240p monstrosities with the added bonus of some serious power behind it.
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