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Nintendo is just weird, man. They take the "switch" out of the Switch Lite and make a higher end handheld that will just expose further how old the hardware is getting.
You can't possibly be serious ? Repercussions ?
ResetEra is a forum where people discuss games, it's a hobby my friend.
If you are genuinely struggling this much with it and it's affecting your vision and blurring it i believe you have bigger problems than insiders not getting repercussions.
There has never been and there will never be a single source of leaks that will be 100% correct. In part because things sometimes don't pan out, but more often than not information comes from sources that have gotten their information from other sources themselves. Add to that the fact that sometimes it can be done in different languages and the information could be slightly different when it comes out.
No insider will reveal where they are getting their information from or else they would be doing potential damage to their sources.
This is just Switch with better cosmetic. I don't see a reason for a current Switch owner like me to run out to get one.
well if this is the new model then I guess I'm finally buying a Switch lol. don't know if I can wait any longer at this point, so many games that I wanna play
If it tanks, at least I'll be able to buy one.
but lmao at thinking this thing is going to flop
i mean, the reasoning behind this model is likely:
- they got a good deal on these OLED screens, maybe even cheaper than the ones in regular switches
- allows them to permanently replace the regular switch with a model that costs the consumer more and justify the price increase with OLED + some smaller upgrades that don't cost them much (ethernet, better speakers, more storage)
- they got a good deal on these OLED screens, maybe even cheaper than the ones in regular switches
- allows them to permanently replace the regular switch with a model that costs the consumer more and justify the price increase with OLED + some smaller upgrades that don't cost them much (ethernet, better speakers, more storage)
So here's my conundrum, I just bought a new Switch from a coworker (he modded it with a cooler shell) and I haven't listed my old one on eBay yet.
Would it be in my best interest to list this on eBay sooner than the release of the OLED? Or wait until around the release date of the OLED?
Would it be in my best interest to list this on eBay sooner than the release of the OLED? Or wait until around the release date of the OLED?
This is Nintendo we are talking about. There is a huge chance they do just that.
People have gotten banned for making a rumour thread before and then having that rumour be wrong.
That's not an advertised feature, so I wouldn't assume that you can (sadly). Supporting Bluetooth isn't the same as supporting Bluetooth audio.
That's disappointing, however the battery on my current model is on its last legs. I might just get the new dock for that native ethernet port and replace the battery.
Ah, I missed that bit. I guess you can't get 'em right all of the time, haha.
I agree. If it was only natedrake and the likes that would have been one thing, but when professional journalists and respected outlets joins the switch pro bandwagon it's inevitable that people believe it.
We'll thankfully they're not leading in anything, otherwise we'd be truly fucked.
Eh, getting an OLED instead of LCD for 50 is actually great value. It's something you will notice the benefit of in every single game you play on it.
I'm still thinking this is the model that will replace the OG one after a couple years. And then the Switch Pro or Switch 2 will be announced at that time.
Do you have a link for that thread? I have to believe there's more to it than that, like they intentional misled or did something beyond just making a rumor thread.
Pretty much what I expected. A little bit of a bump up of the handheld presentation, but still a Switch. There was never going to be a major spec bump (other than maybe supporting a 4k upconvert type of thing). This generation is too successful to fragment with a major jump in specs, and cutting current users off from having a good experience with certain software. (new 3DS was sort of a dud in the grand scheme of things)
Stay tuned in 2-3 years for Switch 2 (or whatever form Next Gen will take for Nintendo, either happening with, or shortly after Breath of the Wild 2 launch)
Stay tuned in 2-3 years for Switch 2 (or whatever form Next Gen will take for Nintendo, either happening with, or shortly after Breath of the Wild 2 launch)
I think I'm going to upgrade to this. I have a launch switch that is getting long in the tooth in terms of battery life, fan noise, Ect. An oled screen is nice and the battery life will be nice to have. Ill probably trade in my current switch for this new model if I can find it.
Isn't this OLED version basically everything that was rumoured minus the DSL? I get it was what most of us were excited about but information about this thing was obviously out there and not made up.
Exactly this. This isn't an upgrade. It's a streamlining in the manufacturing process disguised as one. The "pro" is still coming, just not now.
It's honestly crazy how childish some people are being.
Huge woof at the takes here...
Let the crazies run the asylum
I don't even know how you can be an insider for Nintendo hardware. Did Devs get hardware to develop for? That's what Jason seemed to be indicating. Unless you are in Nintendo's inner-circle or there are legitimate reports down the line of devs supporting a higher spec, it seems like most people were guessing and making reasonable predictions disguised as having knowledge.
When the credible reporters are wrong, a higher percentage of the "insider" economy making bigger claims to wring out more juice from the story real reporters would have no way to confirm will turn up looking really bad if the researched news stories turns out wrong.
When the credible reporters are wrong, a higher percentage of the "insider" economy making bigger claims to wring out more juice from the story real reporters would have no way to confirm will turn up looking really bad if the researched news stories turns out wrong.
People should be mad at Nintendo, not "insiders."
I don't understand what Nintendo sees in its future. It was already a struggle for games to work properly on the Switch. Isn't that going to get harder and harder.
In two years, Nintendo will play indies and Nintendo games.
I don't understand what Nintendo sees in its future. It was already a struggle for games to work properly on the Switch. Isn't that going to get harder and harder.
In two years, Nintendo will play indies and Nintendo games.
Its the consoles niche though. I convinced several people at my work to get a switch after seeing me on one and how more powerful than their phone games it is. 2 of them didn't even realise it could dock until after they bought it.
This announcement sucks and sucks hard but is not out of expectations.
Yep.
Insiders have always been like this in sports, in games, everything.
You always take insiders, even reliable ones, with a grain of salt because even though the good ones DO have really good sources, sometimes the info they get is wrong, sometimes plans change, and sometimes, companies put out their own misinformation to throw insiders off (do not think that it happened here).
People calling for insiders heads or for them to be banned the moment they say something untruthful is hilariously weird. If people really hate insiders that much, then just ignore the threads or ignore them it's a really simple concept.
I only have a Lite at this point, but I don't want to pick this up since I want better hardware if I'm gonna play on TV again. That, combined with not knowing when the next...generation (?) of Switch hardware will come makes me feel like I should hold off.
Now, if that next gen hardware is legit next gen and isn't BC...whew. That'll just suck.
Now, if that next gen hardware is legit next gen and isn't BC...whew. That'll just suck.
Since when did anyone mislead users? All infos we had about this switch from era insiders were RUMORS. No leaks. They always said take it with a grain of salt. We got the supposedly misleading infos from Bloomberg Reports (in addition of some other outlets) which basically said a pro annoucement with 4k + dlss is immidient. What can era do about that if a more credible source comes along and insiders here try to make sense with their own information? Is it right to call out Insiders afterwards? I think no.
If you can't handle speculation or informed guesses you should just ignore these users.
They kept making the comparatively ancient DS lite alongside the DSi for, like, years. And people kept on buying it.
Same wireless specs as the og switch.
Wireless Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compliant) / Bluetooth 4.1
The DSi was a proper upgrade though. This is clearly intended to replace the current Switch.
I mean, it doesn't even have a name. OLED Model in brackets isn't a standalone console. They're obviously keeping quiet about it because they want to sell their base model stock, but it's clearly going to transition into the base Switch once they've sold the current model out.
Yes because of lower pixel density. If the OLED screen itself outweigh this downside is probably up to the individual.
Nintendo confirms no spec upgrade
