Sign up with Google
cerebus
Honorary Master
Seeing as there isn't really a proper Switch thread around I figured we could use this to discuss the upcoming heavily-rumoured unnamed Switch sequel, for now referred to as Switch 2 (S2).
Yesterday was a blowout for S2 leaks. Eurogamer and VGC reported that it was demoed behind closed doors at Gamescom, and key highlights are:
- Higher resolution version of BOTW shown off, no confirmation if it'll be an actual game
- Unreal Engine 5 Matrix demo shown off with ray-tracing and DLSS, and 'visuals comparable to Sony‘s and Microsoft’s current-gen consoles.'
Additionally, Universo Nintendo also had this to say:
I think it's likely that these leaks are credible and do reflect the real specs of the S2. Nintendo would not show off something that wasn't realistic, and those outlets aren't known to publish fake rumours.
Worth noting that nobody is suggesting that S2 will be able to compete with PS5 on raw specs. It's not even a remote possibility that it could be close to as powerful as current-gen consoles and still have a power envelope of 5-20w. DLSS will have to be doing a LOT of the heavy lifting here. However, if it can look even half as good as a PS5 when docked, it's going to be extremely competitive and far beyond what anyone would have expected for a new Nintendo console. If it can do ray tracing I'll be shocked.
Doctre81 is on the money with this take I think:
Still 12gb is a lot. Rog Ally has 16gb but it also has to drive Windows 11. Switch 1 has only 4gb.
Yesterday was a blowout for S2 leaks. Eurogamer and VGC reported that it was demoed behind closed doors at Gamescom, and key highlights are:
- Higher resolution version of BOTW shown off, no confirmation if it'll be an actual game
- Unreal Engine 5 Matrix demo shown off with ray-tracing and DLSS, and 'visuals comparable to Sony‘s and Microsoft’s current-gen consoles.'
Additionally, Universo Nintendo also had this to say:
I think it's likely that these leaks are credible and do reflect the real specs of the S2. Nintendo would not show off something that wasn't realistic, and those outlets aren't known to publish fake rumours.
Worth noting that nobody is suggesting that S2 will be able to compete with PS5 on raw specs. It's not even a remote possibility that it could be close to as powerful as current-gen consoles and still have a power envelope of 5-20w. DLSS will have to be doing a LOT of the heavy lifting here. However, if it can look even half as good as a PS5 when docked, it's going to be extremely competitive and far beyond what anyone would have expected for a new Nintendo console. If it can do ray tracing I'll be shocked.
Doctre81 is on the money with this take I think:
Still 12gb is a lot. Rog Ally has 16gb but it also has to drive Windows 11. Switch 1 has only 4gb.
