Comment by ksec 2 days ago Same here. Really hope it is more than what was rumoured, which was using some 6 years old tech. 8 comments ksec Reply ryoshu 2 days ago Nintendo never really uses brand new tech. It's their design philosophy. https://medium.com/@adamagb/nintendo-s-little-known-product-... oneeyedpigeon 2 days ago It's a philosophy that worked for them incredibly well with the Switch, so unlikely they'll totally reverse it for the Switch 2. SecretDreams 2 days ago > It's their design philosophyI would say it's more about minimizing cost of the console and their first party games just so happen to be not intensive enough to need it... But some games would have absolutely benefitted from a bit better hardware. ksec 2 days ago Previous Nintendo were on 4-5 years tech. The rumoured tech is 5-6 years. A difference between two cycles or three cycles. doubled112 2 days ago What was missing from games 6 years ago that current tech has made possible?Besides more leaves on trees, of course. bearjaws 2 days ago BoTW definitely struggles in many situations FPS wise... And thats running the same resolution I ran on my PC in 2008, but now on my 4k tv...It's kind of hard to look past it at this point. astrange 2 days ago HDR, other dynamic lighting things like raytracing, and ability to have lots of characters on screen.Compare any Mario game to Astrobot and you can see the difference. xnx 2 days ago Solid 60 fps in Tears of the Kingdom would be great.
ryoshu 2 days ago Nintendo never really uses brand new tech. It's their design philosophy. https://medium.com/@adamagb/nintendo-s-little-known-product-... oneeyedpigeon 2 days ago It's a philosophy that worked for them incredibly well with the Switch, so unlikely they'll totally reverse it for the Switch 2. SecretDreams 2 days ago > It's their design philosophyI would say it's more about minimizing cost of the console and their first party games just so happen to be not intensive enough to need it... But some games would have absolutely benefitted from a bit better hardware. ksec 2 days ago Previous Nintendo were on 4-5 years tech. The rumoured tech is 5-6 years. A difference between two cycles or three cycles.
oneeyedpigeon 2 days ago It's a philosophy that worked for them incredibly well with the Switch, so unlikely they'll totally reverse it for the Switch 2.
SecretDreams 2 days ago > It's their design philosophyI would say it's more about minimizing cost of the console and their first party games just so happen to be not intensive enough to need it... But some games would have absolutely benefitted from a bit better hardware.
ksec 2 days ago Previous Nintendo were on 4-5 years tech. The rumoured tech is 5-6 years. A difference between two cycles or three cycles.
doubled112 2 days ago What was missing from games 6 years ago that current tech has made possible?Besides more leaves on trees, of course. bearjaws 2 days ago BoTW definitely struggles in many situations FPS wise... And thats running the same resolution I ran on my PC in 2008, but now on my 4k tv...It's kind of hard to look past it at this point. astrange 2 days ago HDR, other dynamic lighting things like raytracing, and ability to have lots of characters on screen.Compare any Mario game to Astrobot and you can see the difference. xnx 2 days ago Solid 60 fps in Tears of the Kingdom would be great.
bearjaws 2 days ago BoTW definitely struggles in many situations FPS wise... And thats running the same resolution I ran on my PC in 2008, but now on my 4k tv...It's kind of hard to look past it at this point.
astrange 2 days ago HDR, other dynamic lighting things like raytracing, and ability to have lots of characters on screen.Compare any Mario game to Astrobot and you can see the difference.
Nintendo never really uses brand new tech. It's their design philosophy. https://medium.com/@adamagb/nintendo-s-little-known-product-...
It's a philosophy that worked for them incredibly well with the Switch, so unlikely they'll totally reverse it for the Switch 2.
> It's their design philosophy
I would say it's more about minimizing cost of the console and their first party games just so happen to be not intensive enough to need it... But some games would have absolutely benefitted from a bit better hardware.
Previous Nintendo were on 4-5 years tech. The rumoured tech is 5-6 years. A difference between two cycles or three cycles.
What was missing from games 6 years ago that current tech has made possible?
Besides more leaves on trees, of course.
BoTW definitely struggles in many situations FPS wise... And thats running the same resolution I ran on my PC in 2008, but now on my 4k tv...
It's kind of hard to look past it at this point.
HDR, other dynamic lighting things like raytracing, and ability to have lots of characters on screen.
Compare any Mario game to Astrobot and you can see the difference.
Solid 60 fps in Tears of the Kingdom would be great.