Considering how Nintendo is conservative on technology (because of usually low selling price), do you think that the Switch 2 will be more or less powerful than a PS4?

Submitted by Honest-Word-7890 t3_11eyuwb in consoles

Will it be an (equivalent) 'Xbox One portable' or a 'PS4 Pro portable'? I'm thinking that a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) in a smartphone can be more powerful than an 'over 20 watt' notebook GPU (7 nm), still the former is far more costly to manufacture. I doubt that by next year Nintendo will decide to use costly manufacturing nodes (better than 6 nm) for a 299$ console. What do you think, what do you expect?

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Peppy_Tomato t1_jagrdnn wrote

Nintendo has proven that the horsepower is not a deciding factor, as long as you make games that are fun and people want to play.

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Honest-Word-7890 OP t1_jags069 wrote

Sure, no one questioning it, I'm happy with my Switch, still isn't it cool talking about the hardware too? I like both games and hardware features.

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thefjordster t1_jahmr5t wrote

Nintendo don't usually have the most powerful hardware but it's hardly a conservative approach to technology. They've pretty much always had an innovative piece of hardware on the market even if it doesn't always work out.

As much as I'd love the next gen of Nintendo hardware if it was just a more powerful switch it could very easily be something more inventive.

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Honest-Word-7890 OP t1_jahtkce wrote

Conservative in processing power, that was the context. Joy-Con are certainly innovative.

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thefjordster t1_jai8jv3 wrote

That's kind of my point though, it likely won't just be a more powerful version of their current hardware. They will probably want to do more to differentiate it from the Switch.

If they want to replicate the success they've had with the it they'll have to. A lot of Switch owners will take a bit of convincing to upgrade if it doesn't have something else to offer.

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Honest-Word-7890 OP t1_jaibvtc wrote

They did it with the Famicom, 3DS, Game Boy Advance. It's normal practice with other companies.

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thefjordster t1_jaid238 wrote

It is normal for other companies, but if we're speculating on their next generation of hardware I would say it won't just be a souped up version of their existing hardware.

Mostly because I don't think that will be enough for them to replicate the success they've had with the Switch.

In the past when they haven't innovated, they haven't done as well.

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Honest-Word-7890 OP t1_jahffbh wrote

Nope, it was the Xbox.

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sniffinberries34 t1_jahhenx wrote

People like to smack talk the Wii U but I loved that console solely because it was the first Nintendo console that supported High Definition. I lived with the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 for years but Nintendo never had HDMI support until the Wii U came out.

When I first bought it and played Super Mario 3D World, it blew my mind and I was hooked. I still have my console and had to do some internal repairs but I got it back running again. Just recently bought Twilight Princess in HD ($90 from Vintage Stock, it’s like GameStop)

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