The successor to Nintendo Switch named Switch 2 will continue to be a hybrid console that can be played on TV and in portable mode, it will be launched without an OLED screen (it will have an LCD) and it will have cartridges/cards for physical games , according to various sources. Anonymous to VGC, where they say that the device is “likely” to hit stores in the second half of 2024. They add that there are already development studios outside the Japanese company with the development kit.

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[–] JasSmith@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yeah it can barely handle Breath of the Wild. Some of the new AMD APUs are really impressive, so I hope they make the jump. However for compatibility and cost I think they'll just go with an upgraded Tegra.

[–] slumlordthanatos@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, BotW was cutting it close, while Tears of the Kingdom really is too much for the Switch. I got real tired of the framerate taking a dive every time I used Ultrahand.

[–] MrQuallzin@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm really surprised I haven't had any major framerate drops in TotK. I'm using my launch-day system, so as old as they get, and playing hand-held almost exclusively it's been pretty darn smooth.

[–] RisingSwell@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

For the few hours I bothered with totk I never had any lag either, also a launch switch. Maybe I didn't go in far enough, but it ran smoothly all the time.

[–] Molecular0079@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It would be interesting if they made the jump to x86, but in addition to what you mentioned, I don't think they'd go for it due to the extra power and thermal requirements. I think people would bash on Nintendo if the Switch 2 was way beefier in form factor compared to the Switch 1.

[–] JasSmith@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think you're right on all counts, but RDNA 3, due out next year, is claimed to achieve a 54% increase in performance-per-watt. They could limit clocks/power and achieve similar levels of battery life with significant performance gains; all while keeping thermals down. One can dream!

[–] Molecular0079@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I hope those rumors are true! Those RDNA 3 performance gains could do wonders for the handheld PC market as well.

[–] Jarmer@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Since the steam deck 2 will make use of the amazing gains, I wonder if people will really start considering the Deck as an alternative to Switch 2. There's already a TON of overlap in the indy game scene. SO many of those release on both Steam and Switch.

Obviously the hardcore Nintendo IP fans will stick with Switch 2, but outside of that ... ???

The Deck has really been a game changer!

[–] LegendofDragoon@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't mind a beefier switch, the original always feels so fragile in my meaty mitts

[–] Dark_Blade@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

ARM chips have seen massive gains too. If they use a sufficiently powerful chip, then I’m sure they could easily match the performance of a PS4.