Sources: Nintendo targets 2024 with next-gen console | VGC
Sources: Nintendo targets 2024 with next-gen console | VGC
Key partners have development kits ahead of a planned launch…
From article:
According to multiple people with knowledge of Nintendo’s next-gen console plans, the company is likely to release new hardware during the second half of 2024, to ensure that it has ample stock available on day one and to avoid the kind of shortages seen with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Although specific details on the console are being kept closely guarded, those VGC spoke to indicated that the next-gen console would be able to be used in portable mode, similar to the Nintendo Switch.
Two sources VGC spoke to suggested that the console could launch with an LCD screen, instead of the more premium OLED, in order to bring down costs, especially considering the increased storage needed for higher fidelity games. The current Switch comes with just 32GB of internal memory, while many current-gen PlayStation and Xbox games are over 100GB.
It absolutely needs backwards compatibility. Throwing away the whole Nintendo Switch library would be a waste, and there are some games that would even benefit from improved performance.
39It feels like game development timelines are so long these days that there's very few games per hardware generation. I look back at the PS2's library (to be fair, it was enormous even for its own time) and everything on the Switch feels tiny in comparison.
Also, even if the "new Nintendo Switch(i)" or whatever is backwards compatible, the rise of digital sales means I can't play my switch games on the new console anyway.
I'm just tired of having to buy new crap.
20I look back at the PS2’s library (to be fair, it was enormous even for its own time) and everything on the Switch feels tiny in comparison.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_2_games_(A%E2%80%93K) vs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nintendo_Switch_games
If there aren't legit more Nintendo Switch games than there were PS2 games right now, I imagine that the Switch will just trample the PS2 before its end.
8Indie games really skew that count, though to be fair they weren't really a thing back then. But speaking of major triple-A and mid-sized double-A studios, they have released games much more slowly compared to previous generations, and that's even easier to see in more powerful consoles like the PS5.
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This is exciting of course, but alas, I haven't touched my switch since I got a steam deck. There's a few Nintendo games I would want to play but I'm not sure I'll buy a new console for them.
17Emulating switch games on PC is so much better than playing on an actual switch. Highly recommended if you're looking to play some new Nintendo games.
Edit: only if you legally own the games of course
9I only own a switch to buy nintendo games to play them on my steam deck as I'd rather not pirate them if I have the option to pay for them.
3Pikmin 4 just dropped. Super fun! I don't know where else you'd play that. I haven't even had time to touch LOZ TOTK, but that's life stuff. There's plenty to play on Switch. And there's reason to play on the lighter package as well.
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Call it the SuperSwitch to mimic the nes -> supernes era. No new gimmick, just double the specs and ride the wave of portable consoles being “good enough”. Rival the steam deck and all the clones coming, with Nintendo’s amazing first party titles and milk the next 5-7 years
15From the reddit r/games thread, sounds like a lot of folks aren't too keen on the idea of another low-quality LCD screen. How would you feel about a Switch successor having basically the same screen?
13I said this in the other thread, but since you asked, I only use mine docked. I'd buy a version with no screen if it saved me money. The cheaper the screen the better for me.
Though ideally they would launch the OLED version the same day at a higher price point.
20I go back and forth between playing a lot of handheld and very little handheld. Honestly the screen doesn't bother me. I've had no issues with Nintendo games. I would argue the biggest issue in modern day gaming is the bloody text size of things. I'm trying to play FFXV right now on ps4 and the text is soooo bloody small.
10Ugh text size is a pet peeve of mine. I'm mostly PC gaming these days and it's less of an issue there, but idk how it's 2023 and text size isn't as ubiquitous as like, discrete volume sliders.
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I'd like there to be an OLED option for people who use handheld mode heavily and want to pay more for a better display. But for the base model, it makes total sense for it to be an LCD display. That's just prudent, as the average player probably doesn't care and wants to pay less. Especially parents buying this at Christmas.
8Not great. The OLED is a game changer, it’s such a beautiful screen and the colors really pop.
That said, I’m still interested in this particularly if Switch games are backwards compatible.
7I'd wait for an OLED version personally.
2I haven't played handheld in at least 4 years. I'd honestly prefer a version of the system that was screenless at this point.
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I don’t care as long as it’s a decent resolution LCD.
Honestly comparing switch game storage with PS5 storage seems off. They’re completely different beasts with games that aren’t nearly as big or as detailed. If I can upgrade it like the current switch with a microSD or with a nVME like the PS5, it’d all the better.
8This is why the last Nintendo I used was a Nintendo GameCube. The last Playstation I used was a PS2. I just started to game on a PC. Console gaming might become a thing of the past if people get tired of this type of thing. You can hook a laptop or PC up to a TV now if you want.
1Consoles will never go away. Even Xbox, effectively a pc, exists.
I suspect it’s because of controllers, ease of use, and cost.
6Yeah, notice how I used "might" in my comment. That's a modal verb of "maybe maybe not." PC Gaming is just as easy to use as a console. PC Gaming, however, looks expensive. It isn't, if you math geek yourself out and realize that instead of buying consoles multiple times, you can pretty much stick with the same PC in the same time period. With my gaming PC, all my stuff connects to it by Bluetooth. It's ready to go when I switch it on. I can play most of the games on it that are available on whatever console, except the few that are exclusives tied to a particular console. Even better, I can play games to my heart's content. I have a library to choke a horse and it will be viable probably until I'm dead. The problem is when we talk about money. To have a nice gaming PC or gaming laptop, you have to shell out double what a console costs. What a lot of people can't think about is: You shell out more on the gaming PC, but it is viable longer because it is not subject to the whims of console makers. Sure, you can just shell out 400 bucks or whatever on a Nintendo Switch instead of shelling out 1000 or so on a gaming PC or laptop (some of them are 2000 or more). However, the computer, if you know how to take good care of it, is viable twice or three times as long as the console, so in the end, you've made a good investment and you don't have to worry about changing consoles when the company that makes the console decides to produce a new product. This is what I was talking about. People don't understand it perhaps because they don't think about it, but they really should because it's a money saver in the end. Plus: You can play your old games just fine for as long as you want.
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This is why the last Nintendo I used was a Nintendo GameCube
What do you mean by "this"? That companies release new versions of consoles?
4Yes. It's a money grab more than anything else, designed to make people buy new stuff. In this case, a new console, new games, new peripherals, subscriptions, etc. I like my PC because of the freedom from this type of stuff it affords me, it is in fact cheaper to use a PC if you're a careful shopper. If you're the type of shopper that buys things as soon as they come out or you're impulsive, well then, yes, PC gaming can get very expensive. But it's like anything else in this capitalist world of consumption. Jeans can be affordable or outrageously expensive. So can hamburgers. I'm the type of shopper that never pays full price for ANYTHING and I never buy things on a whim. I study stuff, think about it, and wait. I do my own upgrades on hardware, too. Opening a PC tower and sticking things into slots is not exactly complicated.
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