Sorry, specifically saying third-party was poor on my part. Still though, on its own, the Switch Lite isn't much of a Switch. :P
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Nintendo Switch Lite announced at $199, launches September 20th, "dedicated handheld" (smaller, has D-Pad, has gyro, no HD Rumble, no dock/TV output)
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It plays Switch games, has the Switch form factor, it's a Switch
Really the comcept of a brand name seems foreign for a lot of you over here. As it does seem to be the fact that more languages exists aside of english.
Switch is 300 in Spain, it isually is on offer!
Especially now!
You yourself said it. On offer. I myself took advantage of one to get it on Amazon
But Switch's PVP here is 330 €, is the price at you find it most of the time.
🤦🏾♂️Nintendo had one job...even more reason to wait for the"Pro" and hope the features are there...
Whoa, did I really pay $100 for a Gameboy back in the day? By comparison, the $200 for the Switch Lite seems like a pretty good value.
Also, I understand your point about the Lite making the regular version somewhat redundant if it had docking/video out. In that sense, having two separate SKUs more easily allows Nintendo to achieve their goal of Total Household Saturation (more than one Switch per house/family).
Information on the use of download software and save data has been posted to those who are considering purchasing the second Nintendo Switch.
Google translate is very handy for these things.
Is there a blue tooth in bluetooth, if not I will be getting angry...
Right, but golf story uses the HD rumble to create music/sound effects. It'll be interesting to see how that stuff sounds without it.
There's not much new information there. They really just explain the current situation of owning more than one Switch device.
You can download your purchase software on multiple Switch device, as long as you sign in with you account on the different devices. you can only play your digital purchases on one Switch at a time, and only the primary device can play the games offline. You will need to be online to play the same games on secondary devices.
As for game saves, you can either transfer your saves to the new device, or use Nintendo Switch Online cloud saves to sync the saves between different devices.
Still, it would be nice if they streamlined or maybe even automatised a bit the save transfers between consoles if you don't have Cloud Saves (or for the games that don't support it if you do), or allowed the secondary consoles some "offline" time for downloaded titles so you can set up a Lite as secondary, since only the primary system allows all players logged in the console to play everybody else's games.
Where did you hear that? It's not what I've read. How would that even work without redesigning rumble outputs for each game?
You don't have to be online all the time. Only every time you start a game and afterwards every three or four hours or so. The startup check is annoying, but it's easy enough to set up a hotspot on most smartphones, so frankly I don't think having your Lite be the secondary console is that big of a deal.
Wouldn't be better to have the Lite as your primary console. The OG Switch would still sit at home always connected to the internet.
Where did you read it doesn't have any rumble? It just appears to be the HD rumble.
8bitdo controllers have regular rumble and work fine, so there is no limitation.
There are switch controllers currently with regular rumble not HD rumble, why would games need to be redesigned when games already work with both types across the board?
Yeah, the problem with a Secondary Switch is that the Home Switch can be used for everyone to play your games if you are the primary, but the Lite would only be for you...if you get online every 3 hours or every game change.
Or you could have the Switch Lite be your Primary, but everyone at home will have to rely on your profile or someone else needs to own the games digitally.
Like call me crazy, but I'd pay an extra £5-10 a year to be able to have two Primary Switches.
This is true, bit still annoying.
Yes and no. Depends on whether other users use your Switch and digital games too. As the poster I quoted said: other users can only play your games too when it's registered as the games owners's primary console. So, if you share a Switch in the living room, having your account be secondary on it would actually be quite a pain.
Everywhere, but that's interesting about 3rd party controllers, I'll have to try that.
If there are other players logged at your OG Switch with their own profile (family members, roommates...) then they wouldn't be able to access your downloadable games if your account is set as secondary, while on the other hand any user has access to everybody else's games as long as the owners are logged as primary.
Nintendo Switch* Lite
*can only switch with additional controller and stand, both sold seperately.
I figured it would be a mess when they do more advanced things like play music with it, but I will have to try it sometime.
lol, the Pro version, if it ever exists and is not just the enhanced version releasing this year, won't have Bluetooth support for headphones. That's just how Nintendo works.
It's not. That's how it works on every console. Basic limitations to prevent you from sharing games with dozens of people for free.
Good point.
Which makes sense, though you can just prompt the system without buying anything. Prior to this announcement, I wondered how they were going to release a SKU like this without it negatively affecting the sales of the extra controllers. Heh.
I posted this in the other Switch thread, but it will be interesting to see if the Switch Lite already has more RAM for games than the original and supports an enchanted boost mode. Do we know any detailed specs of the lite besides the battery?
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It worked for region free because they were the only company left unreasonably clinging onto it
Sure, the other manufacturer's don't have Nintendo's unique set of hardware though, so it's understandable people are asking for solutions the others don't need. There's no way Nintendo will ever let you register two primary devices though - that would basically be game sharing with zero strings attached - or remove the online check from secondary devices. Maybe it would be possible to check all of your game licenses on start up and not just the one of the game you are currently playing, though, so that you only have to be online once every 3-4 hours and not every time you start a game. The current offline grace period is definitely quite generous already.
Yep, as I said maybe it just needs a small revamp to be more "friendly" to secondary accounts on Lite models, which is what makes the most sense.
Not to mention, if you're only required to do a startup check and then can play offline without an issue for 3-4 hours, the Lite might be low on battery by the time you need to connect to the internet again anyway. I don't think it's that big of an issue, personally.
Edit: Ah, wait, it doesn't check on startup, but once you boot a game, and only for that game? That is more of a pain, it would be much better if the system checked every game at once.
Edit: Ah, wait, it doesn't check on startup, but once you boot a game, and only for that game? That is more of a pain, it would be much better if the system checked every game at once.
329 is the recommended retail price, it is always on offer that is what retail does. All consoles go on offer like all electronics except Apple.
Chill out!
Yes it is possible and it is easily done - I share all my games with my daughter's Switch (and she can play them at the same time I do). And had we wanted to (we don't of course), we'd share save files (so if it's just for personal use you just use the same save files).
Secondary unit doesn't have to maintain online connection, it has to have a connection only when logging into the game.
Presumably the smaller battery also has the benefit of faster charging?
If it's 20% smaller, should be 20% faster?
So instead of 210 minutes it's 168, saving 40 minutes...I think
If it's 20% smaller, should be 20% faster?
So instead of 210 minutes it's 168, saving 40 minutes...I think
Well the pre-orders are up £199.99 unless placeholders in from Amazon.
It's pretty unreal, especially for a handheld device. TBF, I think it's wack that PS4 and Xbone don't have standard bluetooth audio support also. It was fine on PS3 and Vita, I'm not sure what changed.