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Switch 2 price will ‘consider the affordability customers expect’ from Nintendo, says president
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i cannot imagine someone using lemmy and not being aware that hardware can improve over time
I cannot imagine someone using Lemmy and misinterpreting my comment. I honestly have not seen anything impressive advertised about this “upgrade” so far. Was wondering if anyone knew anything more than “it’s bigger”. I guess we’ll see what happens.
That's because they haven't revealed any specific details yet, and won't until the Nintendo Direct on April 2. But it should be obvious that the next-gen console will have next-gen hardware.
There have been numerous leaks indicating a ram and compute bump internally. The og switch is old, and was underpowered when it launched. The switch 1 derivatives (think like the OLED variant) had comparably powered internals as the launch model.
You are correct that nothing has been advertised about the specs, but these are leakers with a good track record, and it stands to reason that Nintendo would want to have modern hardware on the market to make porting and development more attractive prospects for developers. They also have a history of re-selling old content through online e-shops that rarely (if ever?) persist through generations.
Everything definitely lines up with this being a significant hardware change to ensure future revenue streams exist for Nintendo.
Gracias!
What updated piece of tech releases without updated components? A lot of tech products get updated yearly and usually have ram and chip upgrades at minimum. The Switch is running on a 7 year old mobile processor and considering that is incredible. The Switch 2 will probably blow the original Switch out of the water in terms of specs. We don’t know anything because this wasn’t a proper reveal IMO. It was Nintendo’s hand being forced by leaks and we’ll find out all the details on April 2nd as announced.
Its a slightly improved switch. What were you expecting a Nintendo Steam Deck??