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[Kouriozan]

You will say wow!

 

[Devilgunman]

Perhaps blown away by the quality of games and ease of use.

Sounds like my Vita,

 

[Sadist]

I actually think "it’s really delightful" is a great way to describe the Switch.

This makes me hungry for friday

 

[Celine]

Sounds like my Vita,

Vita was a far too "myopically" project.

 

[Blackage]

Judging from some of the replies in this thread, there is going to be some mad salt/disappointment on Thursday heh.

 

[Putosaure]

That would be surprising to hear the opposite from this guy.
Gotta hype the crowd !

 

[valkillmore]

Judging from some of the replies in this thread, there is going to be some mad salt/disappointment on Thursday heh.

There is also a healthy amount of doubt and skepticism considering the messenger tbh

 

[Prithee Be Careful]

Thanks op. Someone else could have taken that quote and made a thread saying "Nvidia's CEO says the Switch is for 'young people, children'."

"Nvidia's CEO regards Nintendo's console approach as 'myopic'".

 

[Toadthemushroom]

Vita was a far too "myopically" project.

For some bizarre reason Sony decided to double down on all the aspects which made the PSP a distant second from DS.

This old GameCentral piece from early 2011 was right on the money as to how things would turn out.

 

[AgeEighty]

I like the people saying, "Well, now because of these comments I'm going to temper my expectations for the specs."

You should always have been doing that.

Not because I think Switch will be bad, but because a) It's half-portable; it's not going to be a super high powered console, and b) Nintendo's specs almost never tell the whole story of what its hardware can do, and c) If you don't get your hopes up too high, you can't be let down too badly.

 

[Prithee Be Careful]

c) If you don't get your hopes up too high, you can't be let down too badly.

This should be the first rule of GAF Club, the second rule should be:

c) If you don't get your hopes up too high, you can't be let down too badly.

 

[Aostia]

For some bizarre reason Sony decided to double down on all the aspects which made the PSP a distant second from DS.

This old GameCentral piece from early 2011 was right on the money as to how things would turn out.

Reading the article make me question what should guarantee switch success
If you read that switch seems to bet on all the wrong horses

 

[Herb Alpert]

Reading the article make me question what should guarantee switch success
If you read that switch seems to bet on all the wrong horses

Honest question (nothing relative to the article) : were you excited by the WiiU?

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

I actually think "it’s really delightful" is a great way to describe the Switch.

Switch confirmed to be really delightful.

 

[Harmondale]

I sure did say wow when I saw that bezel

Rofl

A bit of topic but I have Always been surprised why even top end tablets have a massive bezel. Is it just an approciated design because surely it would be possible to just "have a screen"?

 

[Aostia]

Honest question (nothing relative to the article) : were you excited by the WiiU?

In a personal way, yes (as I am by switch ), but after the reveal and the E3 2012 were they presented only games based on previous years demos I predicted it being the last home console by Nintendo (and judging by switch, I was right )

 

[boiled goose]

No region lock and a unified account system are the things that will make me say wow for sure, but not exactly holding my breathe...

Same here.
Pretty much make or break it issue for me

 

[Calm Mind]

There truly is one for every occasion.

 

[Oregano]

Sounds like my Vita,

Well it doesn't exactly speak positively to its wider market reception but Vita fans should probably be excited for Switch. It's pretty much a next gen Vita with a built in Vita TV function and cheap, non-propietary memory cards.

 

[Herb Alpert]

In a personal way, yes (as I am by switch ), but after the reveal and the E3 2012 were they presented only games based on previous years demos I predicted it being the last home console by Nintendo (and judging by switch, I was right )

OK. I asked because I'm puzzled by your negative view of the switch. I guess we should see in a few days if your stance change!

 

[Trojita]

The guy that makes money for every switch sold is saying you "will be blown away"? Say it ain't so.

 

[Neoxon]

"Nintendo Switch is already inside your eye."

"Killer Queen has already touched the Nintendo Switch."

 

[SinCityAssassin]

In a personal way, yes (as I am by switch ), but after the reveal and the E3 2012 were they presented only games based on previous years demos I predicted it being the last home console by Nintendo (and judging by switch, I was right )

And yet still somehow wrong, all things considered.

 

[Inuhanyou]

And yet still somehow wrong, all things considered.

It depends on whether or not you think it a super weak console that you can take with you on the go, or a super powerful handheld/tablet you can hook up to the TV

 

[SinCityAssassin]

It depends on whether or not you think it a super weak console that you can take with you on the go, or a super powerful handheld/tablet you can hook up to the TV

I'm mostly considering the official stance of it. A foot out the door doesn't meant they've fully taken themselves out the home console scheme.

 

[Toadthemushroom]

Reading the article make me question what should guarantee switch success
If you read that switch seems to bet on all the wrong horses

I'd wait until the big reveal on Friday before comparing with Switch -- that GC piece was written after the huge blowout of Next Generation Portable news. Currently all we really know about Switch is the hardware concept and a murmurings of first party support with some Ubisoft stuff on the side.

 

[GlamFM]

Guy who makes the processor is promoting thing with his processor.

Jaw dropping.

 

[killatopak]

it's very Nintendo

Uh oh.

 

[oti]

Reading the article make me question what should guarantee switch success
If you read that switch seems to bet on all the wrong horses

Aostia, come on man.
You are comparing Sony with Nintendo here in the context of a handheld machine.

Forget about the tech and everything surrounding it, in the end Sony doesn't have any handheld franchises. None. Uncharted on Vita was the direct-to-DVD Uncharted nobody asked for. Amazing graphics and high prodcution values are part of Uncharted's brand identity. Releasing that on a handheld was misguided from the beginning.

Nintendo has plenty of franchises that work on handheld, work on a console and work on both.

Besides, since this article got published the world of hand-held tech changed significantly. What the Vita offered is something dirt cheap Android tablets can deliver with ease. But nobody has got the franchises that Nintendo has. That's their most valuable asset and some of them most valuable assets of this entire industry.

If Switch fails it will fail for other reasons.

 

[Herb Alpert]

it's very Nintendo

Uh oh.

OMG a Nintendo system that is very NIntendo. I knew there was a catch...

 

[keidashxd]

Didn't nvidia a few years ago (when they hadn't any manufacturing agreement for any console) told us about the pc supremacy and the complete shit that game consoles were? (all of them)

 

[ordrin]

im unlikely to say wow.

i dont think its even go to be as powerful as an ipad air 2.

certainly i think some fans are going to be in for a rude awakening when they find the machine doesnt outperform a ps4 or xbone as some are expecting it to.

im still going to buy it because i always buy new tech, but ill never remove the tablet thing from the dock and ill be amazed if there are significantly more games released per year compared to the wii u.

 

[finalflame]

Didn't nvidia a few years ago (when they hadn't any manufacturing agreement for any console) told us about the pc supremacy and the complete shit that game consoles were? (all of them)

[citation needed]

 

[SinCityAssassin]

Didn't nvidia a few years ago (when they hadn't any manufacturing agreement for any console) told us about the pc supremacy and the complete shit that game consoles were? (all of them)

Around the time Xbox and PS4 launched, they were talking about how PC gaming was superior with its expansive game library through the likes of marketplaces like Steam and how the PC products were easily outmatching the power of those consoles while bringing in the usual functionality PCs bring into a household.

I don't remember them calling console gaming shit, but it can probably be inferred by people.

 

[mavericktopgun]

If this thing is a portable Xbox 360 I buy 2 of these.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

If this thing is a portable Xbox 360 I buy 2 of these.

Get ready to buy 3.

 

[DirgeExtinction]

Well, he also thought GeForce Now and Nvidia Spy Spot were gonna blow everyone away. We all know how that went

Spoiler

at least on GAF.

My interest will be piqued, at the very least.

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

"man who makes money from thing says thing is great"

uh huh

I mean I'm excited for the proper reveal and impending release, but yeah.

 

[Aostia]

OK. I asked because I'm puzzled by your negative view of the switch. I guess we should see in a few days if your stance change!

No problem!
So far I am concerned about how they will handle the transition from concept to product

And yet still somehow wrong, all things considered.

True

I'd wait until the big reveal on Friday before comparing with Switch -- that GC piece was written after the huge blowout of Next Generation Portable news. Currently all we really know about Switch is the hardware concept and a murmurings of first party support with some Ubisoft stuff on the side.

of course

Aostia, come on man.
You are comparing Sony with Nintendo here in the context of a handheld machine.

Forget about the tech and everything surrounding it, in the end Sony doesn't have any handheld franchises. None. Uncharted on Vita was the direct-to-DVD Uncharted nobody asked for. Amazing graphics and high prodcution values are part of Uncharted's brand identity. Releasing that on a handheld was misguided from the beginning.

Nintendo has plenty of franchises that work on handheld, work on a console and work on both.

Besides, since this article got published the world of hand-held tech changed significantly. What the Vita offered is something dirt cheap Android tablets can deliver with ease. But nobody has got the franchises that Nintendo has. That's their most valuable asset and some of them most valuable assets of this entire industry.

If Switch fails it will fail for other reasons.

Main issue /elephant in the room: they are selling it so far as a home console marketing wise and, I fear, price and software wise

 

[spannicus]

Literally, blow you away.

Lol dude said for children lmao

 

[tkscz]

He had that PR damned prepared. He knew someone was going to ask.

 

[manueldelalas]

im unlikely to say wow.

i dont think its even go to be as powerful as an ipad air 2.

certainly i think some fans are going to be in for a rude awakening when they find the machine doesnt outperform a ps4 or xbone as some are expecting it to.

im still going to buy it because i always buy new tech, but ill never remove the tablet thing from the dock and ill be amazed if there are significantly more games released per year compared to the wii u.

The iPad Air 2 costs at least $400, you are comparing it to a $250 device.

The Tegra X1 chip blows the A8X out of the water, like double the performance. The chip on Air 2 is comparable to the old K1 used in first generation Nvidia Shield.

Nobody expects it to outperform either the PS4 or the XBOX ONE.

 

[Prithee Be Careful]

If this thing is a portable Xbox 360 I buy 2 of these.

The 360 had fantastic third-party support in the west but was let down by it's JP support. It wasn't quite as powerful either. Might be best to think of this as a portable Wii U.

 

[Toadthemushroom]

The iPad Air 2 costs at least $400, you are comparing it to a $250 device.

The Tegra X1 chip blows the A8X out of the water, like double the performance. The chip on Air 2 is comparable to the old K1 used in first generation Nvidia Shield.

Nobody expects it to outperform either the PS4 or the XBOX ONE.

The CPU in the Air 2 eats Switch's/X1's for breakfast, but yeah, the GPU in the Switch is waaaay better.

The iPad Pro would be a better comparison - but even then the X1 has a better GPU (marginally). Falls short on CPU again.

 

[Inuhanyou]

The iPad Air 2 costs at least $400, you are comparing it to a $250 device.

The Tegra X1 chip blows the A8X out of the water, like double the performance. The chip on Air 2 is comparable to the old K1 used in first generation Nvidia Shield.

The K1 was only on the Shield tablet right? Got confused cause the original shield handheld and the shield TV always used X1

 

[family_guy]

Well, they had a ton of Tegra X1 processors to get rid of.

 

[ggx2ac]

The K1 was only on the Shield tablet right? Got confused cause the original shield handheld and the shield TV always used X1

What? Don't you mean, the original Shield handheld used a Tegra 4?

 

[Easy_D]

Well, they had a ton of Tegra X1 processors to get rid of.

You say that but even the Shield refresh uses the same SoC. It's more likely that their newer shit just isn't ready.

 

[fritolay]

We've already seen it on Jimmy Fallon.

 

[HonMirin]

Of course he would say that.

Exactly. Why would they say otherwise?

I'm not drinking the kool aid until all info is out. I don't care about innovative features, I want games.