It might mean a price increase but i wouldn't mind paying more for a decent system. On the assumption it was using a pascal based X2 i was pretty confident that this would have some really great 3rd party titles including ports from last gen consoles and emulated gamecube/wii games available from nintendo store. With the current specs, gamecube emulation is dubious let alone any decent 3rd party ports. I might not buy it if that is the case.
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It might mean a price increase but i wouldn't mind paying more for a decent system. On the assumption it was using a pascal based X2 i was pretty confident that this would have some really great 3rd party titles including ports from last gen consoles and emulated gamecube/wii games available from nintendo store. With the current specs, gamecube emulation is dubious let alone any decent 3rd party ports. I might not buy it if that is the case.
Nor would I, hence why I kind of wish a modular approach was possible, therefore, your average mum could get your basic version for the kids and enthusiasts could opt for the extra specs to suit their needs. Akin to a low/med/high/ultra setting on PC.
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Nobody said it was running at the same fidelity as it is on other systems, it could technically look like a PS3 game and still be 'running Dark Souls 3'
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So for a MOBILE device Nintendo have opted for a larger,slower and more power hungry process? I'm on my phone, someone sort me a GIF that's fitting to this great idea.
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Seems people had some unrealistic expectations, you do this to yourselves 
Just wait for the game reveals, if you want to play the games then buy the console, simple.
Remember, the X1 is a MOBILE chip. Going by the Eurogamer article, we dont know what manufacturing process is being used just that clock speeds are similar to Tegra X1.
This 'Tegra X2' that keeps getting referred to here doesn't even exist yet.
It's likely to be a custom X1, and closer to the current pascal production line than the original maxwell line in terms of features and manufacturing process.
Just wait for the game reveals, if you want to play the games then buy the console, simple.
Remember, the X1 is a MOBILE chip. Going by the Eurogamer article, we dont know what manufacturing process is being used just that clock speeds are similar to Tegra X1.
This 'Tegra X2' that keeps getting referred to here doesn't even exist yet.
It's likely to be a custom X1, and closer to the current pascal production line than the original maxwell line in terms of features and manufacturing process.
I find it amazing how much peoples opinions continued to get swayed by both rumours and potential specs.
When it comes to specifications we can only speculate. Everyone knows that Nintendo won't be going after power like Sony & MS. That's their race, let them have it.
Also, until official specifications are released, just take everything with large pinches of salt. We're just a couple of weeks away from an official announcement/debut from Nintendo which should include official hardware specs etc. I seriously doubt it's going to be weaker than the Wii U. Has any manufacturer ever released a console weaker than its predecessor? Nope...can't see them about to begin starting that.
What we can be sure of is that anything they do release will run great.
When it comes to specifications we can only speculate. Everyone knows that Nintendo won't be going after power like Sony & MS. That's their race, let them have it.
Also, until official specifications are released, just take everything with large pinches of salt. We're just a couple of weeks away from an official announcement/debut from Nintendo which should include official hardware specs etc. I seriously doubt it's going to be weaker than the Wii U. Has any manufacturer ever released a console weaker than its predecessor? Nope...can't see them about to begin starting that.
What we can be sure of is that anything they do release will run great.
Why is everyone getting their knickers in a twist about the specs?
Nintendo were never going to be anywhere near competitive on specs. They haven't done since the GameCube so why would anyone fantasise otherwise?
As stated above, ignore the specs as they are not at all relevant, and if you like the games then buy the system.
Nintendo were never going to be anywhere near competitive on specs. They haven't done since the GameCube so why would anyone fantasise otherwise?
As stated above, ignore the specs as they are not at all relevant, and if you like the games then buy the system.
I can honestly say that all this spec talk doesn't bother me in the slightest. The Fallon video showed me how good Zelda is going to look on this thing and I fully expect the new Mario 3D World to be of the same high standard.
Roll on Jan/March is what I say.
Roll on Jan/March is what I say.
It's a fair concern. Low specs means little 3rd party support and one of the major issues with Nintendo consoles since they stopped competing on spec is large game droughts between big releases. The best Nintendo consoles - by a country mile - were the ones that competed on tech. I'd argue that's partly due to them being better at making games back then and making more games that targeted core gamers, but it's also because their consoles had genuinely great games made by other developers. If the Switch could stand alongside the PS4 and XB1, we'd be getting that, and it would attract gamers across the spectrum. If it only attracts people who want to play Mario, Zelda and Pokemon, it won't come close to reaching it's potential.
Seems people had some unrealistic expectations, you do this to yourselves
Just wait for the game reveals, if you want to play the games then buy the console, simple.
Remember, the X1 is a MOBILE chip. Going by the Eurogamer article, we dont know what manufacturing process is being used just that clock speeds are similar to Tegra X1.
This 'Tegra X2' that keeps getting referred to here doesn't even exist yet.
It's likely to be a custom X1, and closer to the current pascal production line than the original maxwell line in terms of features and manufacturing process.
Sounds like you haven't heard the latest news. I was expecting a Tegra X1 and Tegra X1 performance, it seems like we are going to actually get a HEAVILY downclocked X1 so it won't perform anywhere near as good as it should and could.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2016-nintendo-switch-spec-analysis
Latest rumours of the extreme downclock on the Switch CPU & GPU has completely killed the hype. Thought it was too good to be true it was sounding like Nintendo were going to actually be good again.
You were never getting close to home gaming on a mobile device. What do people expect here. Anyway specs don't matter. Let Nintendo do it's thing.
I'd say that most people's main reason for buying a Nintendo console is to play Mario, Zelda and Pokemon.
Sure, but we also used to get the other games too. That's the point. I bought a snes, N64 and GC expecting to get all kinds of great games, and did. With the Wii and WiiU we got less of the great Nintendo games, of those we did get there was more focus on party gaming than core, and sod all 3rd party support. A big step back. And while I love the big IPs as much as anyone (have been a militant Nintendo fanboy for 30 years now!) I appreciate how important it is having a wide audience for a console to flourish. And even more so with a console so obviously aimed at local and online social play. Can't get very social if none of your friends have one.
Look at it this way - if we have more 3rd party support we'll have more mainstream gamers buying into the system. And with that more chance Nintendo start producing titles that target these core gamers - stuff like Metroid Prime, 1080, F-Zero etc. They used to be so much more than Mario, Zelda and Pokemon.
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I was just expecting full Tegra X1 performance, a significant step up from Wii U but not XB1 levels, but we aren't even getting that now
And what made you think Nintendo would change their direction? What evidence did Nintendo give to suggest that? (not necessarily directly aimed at you)
The Switch is exactly what everyone expects (or at least should) from Nintendo given their history and design ethos. I really don't see where the fantasy that it was going to be a super powerful portable came from, as it's just not how they do things.