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[–] bird@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I can’t see how they could possibly market a “Switch 2” handheld successfully.

The average parent/consumer isn’t going to understand or care about slightly updated graphics or hardware. It’d have to be something fundamentally different.

[–] leigh@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 years ago

I can’t see how they could possibly market a “Game Boy Advance” handheld successfully. It’d have to be something fundamentally different from the Game Boy Colour. 😉

For the average consumer, it’s all about the games. If the next platform has awesome games you can’t play on the current-gen platform, it’ll sell. (Well, barring some disastrous marketing…)

[–] butter@lemmy.jamestrey.com 2 points 2 years ago

I hope not. We're just at a point where we can emulate Switch games easily

[–] briongloid@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago

At some point it's going to be true, it's not like Nintendo won't implement a DLSS capable gen2 Switch at some point, with full backwards capability like the 3DS.

[–] leigh@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago

Wishful thinking at best. Nintendo has no incentive to rush forward with a new platform yet. Hardware ain’t where the money is, and they’re not struggling to sell software when they have something good.

[–] UprisingVoltage@feddit.it 1 points 2 years ago

Pretty sure they already said it's not going to happen before a year or so (assuming it's going to happen next year I strongly doubt they'll announce it now. But sure I hope so. Let's see)

[–] Heisl@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Please, yes. I need totk in 4K 120hz 👀

[–] ampersandrew@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Lower those expectations to about 1080p60.

[–] hglman@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That would be a gross failure by Nintendo .

[–] Teali0@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

People have been saying that for years and yet Nintendo is performing quite well. The average consumer does not care about resolutions and framerates. If a Switch 2 does come out in the next couple of years, I would expect it to perform similarly to a PS4 Pro/Xbox One X with 1080p and 60fps as @ampersandrew had already mentioned.

[–] craimasjien@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

That would be the dream haha

[–] AgileLion@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

If it didn't come with Tears of the Kingdom, it won't come for at least this year.

This game release was the biggest opportunity to introduce a stronger Switch or even a successor.

[–] alea@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As it has for the past ...5 years?

[–] atocci@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Maybe this time it'll be the one!

[–] elegantboat@rammy.site 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Would a smaller one be popular?

[–] freebread@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

I'd buy it. Right now the only time I use the Switch portably is on vacation. Something with a smaller form factor, even a Switch Lite OLED, would be great for mobility around town.