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Switch revision potentially leaked via 5.0 firmware (Codenamed Mariko, 8GB RAM) [speculation]
- Thread starter Atheerios
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Is it normal for dev kits to get more RAM over time? CPU revision + RAM upgrade is an awful lot like what Nintendo did with the DSi and New 3DS models.
I don't believe for a second that this is anything other than a security revision
Japan still has barely enough stock to go around and it's still selling like gangbusters worldwide. All this would do is piss people off.
Japan still has barely enough stock to go around and it's still selling like gangbusters worldwide. All this would do is piss people off.
I probably will be there day one for a revision. I will just gift mine to my girlfriend. Lately she has been using it more than I anyway.
I distinctly remember someone saying a57 specifically is capable of that but it's not allowed on Nvidias platforms.
Whatever technical concerns they may have it is something Nintendo should still consider even if it means making it as a alternative mode that devs can use even if that means not getting nvidias api support.
In most cases only aaa dev projects need to consider the usage of so many cores and have the budget to code without relying too much on the existing API.
Why are you so obsessed with comparing them to phones? If that's the new standard I'm definitely out of touch with console gaming.
I don't upgrade phones every year, either. Looking at Pro and Xbox X sales I don't think I'm alone on that front, really.
My post is somewhat out of context as I didn't quote those posts that suggested something like an E3 announcement of the new hardware.
I don't think that they will release it that soon personally. But a New Switch in the vein of the New 3DS might be possible and I expect that to happen sooner or later.
I don't think that trading the old one in would offset enough of the cost. Except if GameStop were to do a trade in, I guess. But that's not something I can count on for certain.
"Compatibility" will be hard to maintain. At some point there has to be a cut for the first model.
Don't have a home Switch right now so I'm really holding out for a hardware revision. A great bundle (Smash!!!!) would be perfect to get me to jump in.
Doubling the RAM for the dev kit over a year after the platform launched doesn't make much sense. We can see from the same code in the link that the Erista Gen 1 Switch (erista was the codename for Tegra X1) has only had 4GB configurations for the dev kit. Unless there is more going into T214 than a simple security change, there is absolutely no reason to double the RAM only to develop on the same hardware as T210.
This is more likely to be code from a more powerful Switch revision coming in 2019. I'm currently pouring through the Jetson TX2 (Tegra X2) dev documentation for any mention of T214 or Mariko, seeing as how the Switch we have today is using Nvidia's T210 and Erista nomenclature.
I really should stop buying Nintendo consoles until they're at the end of their lifespan. I get a 3DS XL and a year later they announce the New revisions, I get a Switch and within 3 months it's already been deemed outdated.
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This isn't going to release anytime soon and Nintendo isn't going to release a new HW revision every year.
I believe he is assuming this would launch Holiday 2018, roughly 18 months after the Switch launch.
No way I'm updating now, lmao. I was on the fence before but if this rumor ends up true I can easily wait and get a New Switch and keep the old one for emu.
This a thousand times. The homebrew scene was panicking because this, along with the new security measures that came with 5.0, meant they wouldn't be able to access the exploit they loved.
Agreed. It'll go the other way.
Nintendo Switch: $299.99
Nintendo Switch DX: $399.99
Love how you place Galaxy with 64 and Odyssey to make your argument even though the Galaxy games are much more in line with 3D World, to the point that even Nintendo groups them together.
Everyone citing how Nintendo always do hardware revisions of their handhelds need to remember that they never do for their home consoles. While I do expect a more powerful switch, it's possible we won't see this till switch 2. Any meaningful leap forward is going to be hard to support legacy hardware.
It will be interesting to see how Nintendo handles generations moving forward. The switch will always be compared to mobile hardware that moves forward much faster.
It will be interesting to see how Nintendo handles generations moving forward. The switch will always be compared to mobile hardware that moves forward much faster.
They could in theory release a new Switch model that has docked Switch performance in portable mode (so 390 GFLOPS or whatever) and then a higher performance mode docked (500-700 GFLOPS+?).
It wouldn't necessarily lock out older models from new games, the old Switch would just run the portable mode of the higher end model when docked.
But of course the question is, what about portable mode for the OG Switch model? I think there could be a cheap workaround for that ... a plastic portable dock with extra battery in it. You buy that for say $29.99 and viola, you have a solution that could let the OG Switch run docked performance in table top mode. So basically you can keep all games compatible with all models.
This is a way they could have a higher end "Switch Pro", while still maintaining that all games work with all models.
It wouldn't necessarily lock out older models from new games, the old Switch would just run the portable mode of the higher end model when docked.
But of course the question is, what about portable mode for the OG Switch model? I think there could be a cheap workaround for that ... a plastic portable dock with extra battery in it. You buy that for say $29.99 and viola, you have a solution that could let the OG Switch run docked performance in table top mode. So basically you can keep all games compatible with all models.
This is a way they could have a higher end "Switch Pro", while still maintaining that all games work with all models.
I doubt Nintendo has any interest in the kind of R&D spending Apple and Samsung engage in to release new products on a yearly basis, and with the way Switch is selling, and the lack of the same kind of "arms race" you see in phones, there doesn't appear to be any reason to do so. Where is the demand for an incrementally upgraded yearly game console? Especially from Nintendo? Phones and game consoles are different industries and markets, with different sets of consumer expectations.
Chances are you'll be able to keep your existing Switch to play the same games, just not with the improved performance of the new model. That is, IF a new model is coming, which we don't know yet.
NES, SNES, N64 and GC all also had revised and alternate models.
The only Nintendo platforms that didn't were Virtual Boy, Pokémon mini and Wii U. And the latter still launched in 2 variations (Basic and Deluxe).
But not with their home consoles. I personally think they will introduce a revision, but I think it's going to be a something like DSi or n3DS. But I'd rather have something like a PS4 pro that improves performance in games, some games would really benefit from it I think.
How would this work with additional RAM or a faster CPU for existing owners?
Thinking the same thing.
I think the long debated "Pro Dock" with extra ram and Hard Drive Support would be an option here. The only way to do this and not splinter the user base is to keep the portable unit the same and upgrade the ancillary options.
DSi, n3DS and PS4 Pro are all spec boosting revisions. Pro's actually the smallest jump of the 3 in all respects except GPU.
Switch is a tablet in case you haven't noticed. It's perfectly suited for yearly revisions, even if minor or cosmetic.
Expecting this for 2019 as always.
Man, this reminds me how each new Wii version was worse than the last one. Hope that's not the case for Switch.
Man, this reminds me how each new Wii version was worse than the last one. Hope that's not the case for Switch.
Yes, but their difference is mostly in the games. PS4 pro has lots of enhanced games making use of its boosted specs. DSi has DSi Ware and I don't know any game that benefits from it (perhaps Pokémon BW) and n3DS is a strange case. We have a handful of n3DS exclusives, and games that use the added power don't have any mention of it. (MH4U is a good example for it, and it improve the game THAT much)
The difference is in how PS4 pro uses the boosted specs vs n3DS or DSi.