Yeah thats what I mean, its pretty standard on these things to throttle the cpu/gpu in order to get a better battery life. I was just under the impression that the dock actually had more than a PSU and video passthrough to it.
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Yeah thats what I mean, its pretty standard on these things to throttle the cpu/gpu in order to get a better battery life. I was just under the impression that the dock actually had more than a PSU and video passthrough to it.
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How would that work if the innards are in the handheld itself? I thought the dock was no different than say a laptop dock in terms of functionality
That's the way I see it.
I think the dock might well stay the same and they'll offer a new tablet in future which is the same size but with upgraded internals so the joy-cons, dock, etc. are still compatible.
I said they should do this a while back or even let you hook up your own GPU to it like the razor core.
That is how it works (the switch) but there is a growing hardware market for external GPUs that you can hook up to your laptop etc to give it a desktop grade GPU by plugging in a thunderbolt 2/3 cable while at home while maintaining the portability of a laptop when you are on the go.
It is slightly misleading since it is a game which has been in development for 4 years for the console that came out before it, and is being released on that console too.
They'll never do that. If they do, imagine how much that would cost? The price of the accessories is mental enough without a powerful dock!
Correct. The dock only provides additional cooling and the ability to have the screen off (aiding temperatures) which allows higher GPU clocks.
No, the CPU frequency never changes.
I'd love it if they made an external GPU that when docked really improved the graphics. I have a feeling though that I'll be blown away by the Switch in Handheld mode as it appears to be such a well made, well engineered piece of kit. Looking at the insides it looks really nice.
Ahhh awesome, thank you
Went in a store earlier and saw I could pre-order Mario Odyssey already
I know next to nothing about this game except it's more like Mario 64 and he runs around the city a little bit! Looks ace though!
No worries 
Incidentally the carrycase at Very was £16.99, does this seem like the going price or can it be had elsewhere for cheaper? Quick Google seems to reveal same price all around but would appreciate comments if otherwise!
Incidentally the carrycase at Very was £16.99, does this seem like the going price or can it be had elsewhere for cheaper? Quick Google seems to reveal same price all around but would appreciate comments if otherwise!
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