[The Verge] OLED Switch "does not have a new CPU, or more RAM from other models”

[Deleted member 1839]

Just in case people were hoping.

 

[Deleted member 10737]

you hate to see it.

 

[aisback]

I'm hoping it's clocked higher though.

 

[LewieP]

The announcement directly from Nintendo already said this.

 

[MatrixMan.exe]

It's so beautiful :O

 

[Arc]

Getting my popcorn ready

 

[M.Bluth]

So, all the rumors were bullshit, huh?

What a surprise.

 

[Tfritz]

what about joycon sticks that don't drift, does it even have that

 

[BeI]

Seems incredibly disappointing. Is that it? Is there any chance of yet another model thet actually does have better specs?

 

[rafiii]

As expected.

 

[Powerofthecloud]

😂 I'm sure it will sell fine but hasn't this been Nintendo's way for the last 25 years? What was going to power anything better. We never have seen a tegra chip update. We would have heard something of that at some point right?

 

[Deleted member 31923]

Good for my wallet I guess. Though if there is a Metroid Dread edition of the console, Nintendo will get my wallet anyway.

 

[Karlinel]

Disappointing. But hey, saves me cash!

 

[Mattmo831]

Nintendo moment

 

[Deleted member 10737]

what about joycon sticks that don't drift, does it even have that

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you already know the answer

 

[Plinkerton]

Weren't they the only ones saying it does?

 

[Clay]

I'm hoping it's clocked higher though.

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Lol

Don't stop believing.

 

[Hieronymus Bosch]

So what's the $50 for? Cause all that after many years is cheap to manufacture.

 

[Streusel]

this is the most entertaining gaming announcement in a while

 

[MonadL]

Really digging the black and white. Wish it was an upgrade because I'd be all over this.

 

[T002 Tyrant]

Not worth the extra $50, glad I don't need to pre order.

 

[VonGreckler]

I'm hoping it's clocked higher though.

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Wouldn't bet on it

 

[Sems4arsenal]

Insiders got this so wrong

 

[tapedeck]

I'm guessing we get an all new system in Fall 2023, I'll wait.

 

[TooBusyLookinGud]

Easy pass for me but it's going to sell like hot cakes.

 

[MeltedDreams]

What a bummer, man!

 

[Mirev]

Fine. It's a premium model of Nintendo Switch with OLED screen and other things, not a Pro or a New or anything.

Bad for a lot of us, good for new users.

 

[mugurumakensei]

So what's the $50 for? Cause all that after many years is cheap to manufacture.

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For an extra 32 GB lmao, on OLED screen, and a lan port

 

[Slayven]

what about joycon sticks that don't drift, does it even have that

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They are engineers, not gods

 

[pulsemyne]

I think what has happened here is a result of the chip shortage. I think this was meant to be the time for an upgraded switch but they had a fall back option of just a slightly more expensive switch that has a better screen and some other bits.
A switch pro will be coming and I think this is what it will look like but the chip shortage means that for now, they went with the fallback option.

 

[Lotus]

Weren't they the only ones saying it does?

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They quickly edited that out

 

[msdstc]

Can somebody remind me, did Bloomberg report on better specs beyond the oled?

 

[EssBeeVee]

this is something youre suppose to launch when it first came out along side a basic model.

 

[808s & Villainy]

Seems incredibly disappointing. Is that it? Is there any chance of yet another model thet actually does have better specs?

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The Switch successor

 

[Clay]

Fine. It's a premium model of Nintendo Switch with OLED screen and other things, not a Pro or a New or anything.

Bad for a lot of us, good for new users.

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I wonder if news users will care about OLED. If you've held out getting a Switch this long it's hard to imagine you care about having the newest, best iteration of it.

 

[KarmaCow]

I mean of course it doesn't, they didn't even try to hint at that at all in the video.

But it is funny that the stealth refresh offered a performance boost in terms of battery life.

 

[scabobbs]

I'm hoping it's clocked higher though.

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I really don't see why it would be. Cooling won't be much if any better.

 

[Ninja_Hawk]

White looks nice though. Will definitely pass however.

 

[Incite]

what about joycon sticks that don't drift, does it even have that

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Now that would be an important upgrade to have highlighted in their video

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Why did this need to be confirmed? Nintendo never said it had more RAM or a new CPU.

 

[Deleted member 1839]

Can somebody remind me, did Bloomberg report on better specs beyond the oled?

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Pretty sure they mentioned it doing 4k in dock when they first released their report then in another mentioning it would have a new Nvidia chip and DLSS.

 

[JoRu]

This bodes well for a full Switch 2 in 2023 or 2024, a refresh with better performance I feel would make that less likely.

 

[105-Shake]

This should have released alongside the regular switch, there's literally nothing on here that wasn't available at the time

 

[msdstc]

Pretty sure they mentioned it doing 4k when they first released their report then in another mentioning it would have a new Nvidia chip.

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That's pretty incredible. Destroyed credibility.

 

[Teppic]

My money is safe.

 

[AcademicSaucer]

They are going to make exclusives for a machine that has the same specs as the previous models? thats crazy

 

[Watership]

I'm surprised there isn't a slight upclock, but that's all i'm surprised about. 4k/faster performance/DLSS just didn't seem realistic to me, not in 2021. How much would that have been? This is already $399. Going back and read those Switch Pro threads now.

 

[SimpleCRIPPLE]

This is disappointing AF. I was holding off playing some games that had poor performance for this announcement. I guess I'll play through Age of Calamity after all.

 

[yyr]

Nintendo has:
- always done mid-gen refreshes on their portable hardware, with different form factors and/or better screens
- never done mid-gen spec bumps
- never paid attention to what the other hardware companies do

So this is consistent with what they have done for the last 20+ years.

 

[Keyser S]

Absolutely terrible
Nintendo are doomed
I will buy five