We don't know what it contains. The memory controllers are new, and so is the security system, we don't really know the node it's made in, or whether there are other changes.
We do know that there is a higher GPU clock value on the new SoC, the new Switch SoC's max GPU clock is 1267MHz, vs 998MHz on the Tegra X1, whether Nintendo chooses to upgrade the performance of the Switch models, we've only heard rumors about that, the "slight" performance upgrades we've been hearing.
Say it again please! Tired of people acting like boosted clocks have little to no value. I will have to just stay away until more info is given or breakdown done.
The enthusiast stuff usually comes later in the gen. Pro took 3 years, One X took 4 years. New 3DS XL took 4 years.
You mean doing exactly what they've done multiple times in the past...lol
Are you seriously equating the small jump in power from 3DS to N3DS to a "Pro" upgrade? I suppose the DS to DSi was a Pro upgrade as well then? Like I said, there's definitely going to be a thread about the "Pro", and it's going to be long and it's going to leave a ton of participants in that thread unfulfilled. Nintendo does not chase power or care about users demanding more and more power. They're too smart for that and too focused on profits. They have zero reason to do it.
You seem to be giving the Pro more credit than its due. The N3DS and DSi could actually play games the base system couldn't, so yeah I'd say that's a Pro esque upgrade when the actual Pro really only gives resolution boosts and occasional frame rate corrections on its best days.
A jump so small it could run games that the base unit could not. I also can't think of any PS4 vs PS4Pro comparison where the former fares as badly as Old 3ds did with Hyrule Warriors.
I don't think anyone cared about the 3ds jump because everyone is always focused on the gpu
Or just fix em. The joycon are more a central part of the Switch than any other feature. They're even in the logo that plays before every game.
Even the Lite is clearly based on them, and in the announcement video itself they put an emphasis on people needing to purchase them in order to play specific games and game modes.
What if the Lite has the same shitty contact pads that wear out after a while and then you have to replace the whole device instead of just the Joycons?
probably not, no. from what we heard, shipments have gone down for the sake of clearing stock
With Switch, the warranty for the system only lasts for a year. You need to pay for repairs after that
I don't think anything will be any different in that regard a year from now...
You may not like it but they want the left joycon to mirror the right one for multiplayer. I personally don't use it that way but it's one of their selling points for them and it differentiates the main Switch from the Lite.
