bahamut zero
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You are supposed to plug the lan adapter into the usb port
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Some Finalized Switch Details (720p Screen, Up to 1080p output on TV, etc.)
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You are supposed to plug the lan adapter into the usb port
You know they could just pack in a SD card?
d00d3n
Member
It is possible that they release some kind of usb3 to ethernet peripheral I guess ... You may want to use the usb3 for a hard drive, though ...
It's a home console with a portable mode, ffs.
But with only one USB port you have to choose between LAN adapter and GC adapter for Smash...
metalslimer
Member
What.the.fuck.
Flame Lord
Member
What's your point? We don't even need to bring up the PS4 or Xbone, 32GB wasn't even enough for the WII U, so how is it going to be enough for a console that has even more power?
broncobuster
Banned
The dock doesn't have much mystery in it.
I want to believe for $90 there'd be more than a hub.
I doubt that they let you use USB storage, that would cause problems when you undock the thing.
I'm sure they'll put out an official nintendo switch usb hub, charge $100 for it
Ice cubes
There's one 3.0 port in the back, just as Emily Rogers reported.
Does it even have USB 3.0? The dock pic just mentions 2.0. Even still, requiring a dongle like the Wii U is silly.
Look at that $90 value!
The dock doesn't have much mystery in it.
The only thing extra I bought for my ps4 was a controller. ive been using it for years and not felt I needed to buy more. Would be nice to have a bigger hard drive (at 500 I have run into having to figure out what games to keep on it) but I can manage without. And that is with a 500 gb hard drive. I can't imagine what it will be like with a 32 fb. Gta v is almost double that! Most of my bigger games are around that for one game. Oh, and I am a big believer in physical games so this is even without a full digital library.
th3sicknness
Member
People complaining about SD cards??? Don't you already have a few laying around you can use???
Mental gymnastics are an amazing thing.
FearlessBelgian
Member
Screen technology ?
Wolfgang Jr
Banned
All this sucks, yes I agree, but in their defence, remember how small Nintendo games are:
NSMBU: 1.69GB
SMW3D: 1.7GB
Nintendoland: 2GB
ZombiU: 5.5GB
Pikmin 3: 6GB
...
But then Xenoblade Chronicles X with texture pack is like 44GB...
NSMBU: 1.69GB
SMW3D: 1.7GB
Nintendoland: 2GB
ZombiU: 5.5GB
Pikmin 3: 6GB
...
But then Xenoblade Chronicles X with texture pack is like 44GB...
2 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0. Weird, but I suppose a regular Type-C port can only handle so much.
And before you mention the MacBook Pro, that uses the much faster Thunderbolt 3 (which is Intel-specific).
TriAceJP
Member
32GB is really concerning. MicroSDs go to 128GB for about $40, with larger ones costing too much to justify.
Games on the Wii U average 10-25GB. Assuming you are an All Digital Future person, you can only get maybe 5-8 games on there at once. With data caps sweeping this great land, having to delete games to make room and re-downloading them later is very troublesome.
Since Nintendo does like to ship complete products, and DLC not being crazy, you can live off of these sizes comfortably if you are going Route: Card.
I was hoping to go more digital with the Switch since I hate carrying those tiny and easily lost cards around, but I can't justify it. It's the Vita all over again.
Most games are over 5GB.
Games on the Wii U average 10-25GB. Assuming you are an All Digital Future person, you can only get maybe 5-8 games on there at once. With data caps sweeping this great land, having to delete games to make room and re-downloading them later is very troublesome.
Since Nintendo does like to ship complete products, and DLC not being crazy, you can live off of these sizes comfortably if you are going Route: Card.
I was hoping to go more digital with the Switch since I hate carrying those tiny and easily lost cards around, but I can't justify it. It's the Vita all over again.
Most games are over 5GB.
Jawbreaker
Member
Plastic is expensive, dude.
I can't help but laugh
Leakers have said 2 USB 2.0 and 1 3.0
stan423321
Member
ShadowFox08
Member
Everything adds up in cost man..
70-80 dollar controllers, guaranteed extra memory($100) required for storage
I bought an ethernet adapter for my Wii U for $6 on Amazon.
And you know...the actual picture in this thread showing 2 2.0 and 1 3.0 on the dock.
And you know...the actual picture in this thread showing 2 2.0 and 1 3.0 on the dock.
//ARCANUM
Member
There's the speakers and stuff
so with the charge port on the bottom... does that mean you can't charge this while in kickstand mode? or does the charger cord use some type of L bracket?
th3sicknness
Member
Same I will recycle mine
opticalmace
Member
Looks like it's recessed? Hard to be 100% sure though.
I Stalk Alone
Member
how much memory did you want in there? and how much were you willing to pay for it?
Lots of stuff in that rumor that did actually turn out to be the case. The stuff about the joycons shoulder buttons being labeled SL and SR. How would they know that kind of detail if they didn't have a system in hand? It will be interesting to tell.
JigglesBunny
Banned
Those specs read like Wii U: 2.
Nintendo needs to realize that tech matters and not just to push gimmicks.
Nintendo needs to realize that tech matters and not just to push gimmicks.
Nazgul_Hunter
Member
It's recessed... look closer
rokkerkory
Member
Nintendo spent the money on making system a hybrid instead of power. I give them props for taking a huge risk so we'll see if it pans out.
Part of me want the n64 or even snes nintendo back where power was key.
The biggest low is the battery life for me 2.5 hrs on the low end is bad. Not sure if battery life increases can be done.
Price is tad high but price drops can happen. Games are kinda lacking but more games can be made.
Paid online sucks but even Nintendo realizes $ is there.
Part of me want the n64 or even snes nintendo back where power was key.
The biggest low is the battery life for me 2.5 hrs on the low end is bad. Not sure if battery life increases can be done.
Price is tad high but price drops can happen. Games are kinda lacking but more games can be made.
Paid online sucks but even Nintendo realizes $ is there.
Well then Nintendo is fooling themselves to price it as high as the other two consoles when it won't have third party support. I've said it before, I'll say it again, Nintendo needs to either prove it cheap enough to be justifiable as a second/supplementary console or be able to attract third parties too if they want to be priced the same as the other two. By pricing it similarity as the other two they have made it so they are competing with them.
Why would you buy a console that gets far less games (they cannot compete for having near as diverse and large a library without third parties) when the other two get all the third parties plus exclusives of their own? Sure, it gets Nintendo games but wii u already proved there aren't enough die hard Nintendo fans willing to pay double (Nintendo console plus other console both at similar prices) just to get a device to play the Nintendo games as well as third party games (or who only want Nintendo games).
A home console that you can take outside is the very definition of 'portable'.
I'm happy with everything they've said. Online SNES and NES games was an exciting surprise. Portable device with good enough battery life to last an average domestic flight. Upgradable storage with standard storage technologies (and not some proprietary shit like Sony pulls on the Vita). There is quite a bit packed in there for something priced like a mid-grade tablet. I can't wait for my pre-order to be fulfilled.
If I want fancy graphics I'll stick with my PS4 Pro and my PC. Can't take either of those on the go, let alone play them on an airplane.
I don't recall people flipping out over New 3DS XL pricing at launch (which is still over $250 on an average day).
If I want fancy graphics I'll stick with my PS4 Pro and my PC. Can't take either of those on the go, let alone play them on an airplane.
I don't recall people flipping out over New 3DS XL pricing at launch (which is still over $250 on an average day).
KampferZeon
Neo Member
SD cards are not the same as SSD
Your typical SD cards are designed for sequential memory stuff like audio and video.
typically speeds are : average sequential read speed ( 60m/s ) , bad sequential write ( 10 m/s) and very terrible random read / write
More expensive cards offer better performance.
for a sequential RW ( 90m / 40m ) , price would be 1.5 times of the slower card.
still it doesn't guarantee acceptable random read / write speed. For the you need something like the newly approved A1 class SD card. they are very new and comes with min 256gGB, pricing will be terrible
Notice iPhone always provide large internal memory instead of SD card support
Mysterious
Banned
Wait the dock doesn't come with the console???
Yes it does. You can buy an extra for 90 bucks to use on a second tv.
The storage roadblocks speaks volumes to the limited software support from third parties. Nintendo has moved to more universal hardware architecture but the limits of the hardware itself stand contrary to how games are made. Very often games are connected to the internet as a lifeline for major patches and there is simply not enough space to work with on the Switch when it comes to that. MicroSD is not a solution when you cannot guarantee that players have this additional space.
madstarr12
Member
....hopefully these configurations and specs don't matter too much and people buy it despite this.....
The fact that there's this possibility of this thing Wii U-ing.....
ShadowFox08
Member
I wonder if $300 was the right decision. They'll be making profit of it likely.
LambdaTeos
Member
meh, good companion console to my ps4 and xbox one and pc so, cool, i'm in day one
Captain Europe
Member
720p in 2017. That should be illegal
Yeah, I'd much rather play Zelda for 5 seconds before the battery runs out.