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http://www.nintendo.com/switch/features/

 

[Trojita]

That's pretty bad.

This is why I questioned NathanDrake's source. There was no way it would be higher.

That 6 hour might be for low processing games on par with a low end mobile game.

 

[NYR]

Game Gear 2K17.

 

[rardk64]

Quite a range. 6 is a nice high point though I guess.

 

[FZZ]

Link breh

edit: or did I miss this in the presentation?

 

[bomblord1]

Good life

 

[SeanR1221]

Ouch. 2.5 probably for games like Zelda.

 

[FSLink]

Kinda expected

 

[Bruno_Arrais85]

dat x1

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Skyrim will be 2.5 hours.

VC will be 6 hours.

 

[Roberto Larcos]

2.5 hours? Dead as a portable.

 

[Dougieflesh]

3 and a half tops

 

[brochiller]

2.5 is bad but 6 is good. I want to know what Zelda is.

 

[Zareka]

2.5 is rough.

Portable charger it is I guess.

 

[Kathian]

6 is good. I'd guess 2.5 is driven mainly by if you have to use the systems full power.

Not that upsetting but depends if your mainly there for handheld or console games.

 

[OriginofHysteria]

So AAA games will be 2.5 hrs.

Got it.

 

[Angel_DvA]

lol wtf.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

 

[Tuck]

Skyrim will be 2.5 hours.

VC will be 6 hours.

Basically.

Very bad.

 

[CamHostage]

Hooking a battery pack up via USB-C should be super easy. It'll feel like lugging around an Atari Lynx a bit to be tethered to a brick in your pocket, but between the few hours of play and the ease of tagging in a battery, I'm really not concerned about my Switch dying on me in a flight.

 

[GOOCHY]

The people who were saying that this was going to replace the DS/handheld in Nintendo's lineup were wrong. The battery life isn't long enough.

 

[Divvy]

So roughly about 3DS levels, that's not too bad.

 

[Blobbers]

6 hours for 1% of shovelware, 2.5 hours for every single triple A game like Zelda, Skyrim etc.

mark my words

 

[cw_sasuke]

Sounds about right. Pretty good for console quality games.

 

[Realeza]

Portable chargers are cheap as fuck so that adds an extra 2 or 3 hours. Pretty good in general.

 

[Wollan]

Ouch. 2.5 hours for intense games like Zelda.

 

[Roberto Larcos]

2.5 is bad but 6 is good. I want to know what Zelda is.

This isn't a question that needs asking, we know what end it'll be in.

 

[The Maverick]

2.5 hour floor is not a good look. This isn't a handheld.

 

[Trojita]

Hasn't Nintendo been not exactly trustworthy with their battery claims? Hopefully they are being truthful here. Don't want Zelda and Skyrim to be a 2 hour event.

 

[texhnolyze]

Yeah, that 2,5 hours is for big games like Zelda, Skyrim, and maybe Xenoblade if it's coming to Switch. Not looking good.

 

[mugoldeneagle03]

The thing I'm wondering is didn't they mention "Certified expandable batteries" or something like that? Like, that seems pretty damn important at this point. Reminds me of the old Wii days...

 

[Knuckle Sandwich]

That's pretty bad, man. :-\ Good thing I won't be taking it out of the dock.

 

[Devilgunman]

Worst than 3ds? Holyshit.

 

[rockman zx]

6 hours for 1% of shovelware, 2.5 hours for every single triple A game like Zelda, Skyrim etc.

mark my words

Yeah, looks that way.

 

[Derphoof]

The 3DS is 3-5 hours, and the Vita is similar.

2.5-6 hours is perfectly acceptable.

 

[Phoenixus]

Glad I got that portable battery pack after all.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Battery life estimates seem to trend on the lower side, so this is probably closer to the 2.5 than the 6. 6 hours is probably if you do nothing but navigate the OS the whole time.

 

[Oddish1]

Ouch, and considering the battery life is typically overestimated and a good battery life is something I really wanted this is not a good conference for me so far.

 

[foltzie1]

2 x 2.5 = 5 so 6 isnt a nice upper limit.

 

[HStallion]

Portable chargers are cheap as fuck so that adds an extra 2 or 3 hours. Pretty good in general.

You're right but I already lug enough shit around and this is not a great option.

 

[SomewhatGroovy]

6 hours for 1% of shovelware, 2.5 hours for every single triple A game like Zelda, Skyrim etc.

mark my words

For sure.

 

[Strangelove77]

Super Mario Bros. 3 port will be 6 hours, Zelda BoTW will be 2 hours.

Nice.

 

[LoveCake]

Game dependent ok, but you're never going to know, also as time goes on the battery life will diminish, starting at 2,5 hours isn't a good starting point though.

 

[Devilgunman]

Portable chargers are cheap as fuck so that adds an extra 2 or 3 hours. Pretty good in general.

You can't make a system expecting people carrying a portable charger as a factor. The battery sounds very bad, there is no spin to it.

 

[enzo_gt]

Does not sound good considering it is way more likely to be closer to the low end for your average game, but I think it's still pretty impressive for the form factor, display and relative power if the specs are true.

 

[Persona7]

probably six hours of web browsing at 1 brightness.

 

[Steel]

Wow, that's.... Pretty bad.

The 3DS is 3-5 hours, and the Vita is similar.

2.5-6 hours is perfectly acceptable.

The vita is better than 3-5 hours. More like 6-8. More on PSP games.

 

[a916]

So how many hours realistically? These things usually don't preform as well as real world tests right?

 

[Jarmel]

That 2.5 is bad.

 

[Lindsay]

In console-mode it has infinite battery life ya? All that matters to me. Thing seems to big ta be much of a portable anyhows!