This sub is full of wild dreams and speculations that are far from true, especially in the gaming industry where hype is always let down. So lets be real about a few things.
The size is an issue: Ars and others have done approximate calculations and have come to the conclusion that the Full system (tablet w/ two controllers) is 9.98" x 4.19" That makes it vastly too large for pockets or small purses.
It's meant to be played seated: The switch will have a very similar size and weight to the wiiu tablet or tablets in that form factor (apple air 2), meaning it will not be ideal to play for more than a quick session without bracing your arms against something (your lap, a table, etc).
If its 720p, it will look bad: The screen is rumored to be around 6-7" if it is 720p, you are looking at a terrible PPI (pixels per inch) of 225.94 (using 6.5"). To put that in perspective, its only 50% higher than the WiiU tablet PPI, and to compare it to phones, the Galaxy S2 (2011) had 216.97 PPI, almost all current smartphones have much higher PPI for example Apple has 326 PPI since the iphone 4, and samsung has 577 PPI in the S7.
Youll need to dock it after every other session: Anyone that has owned a Tegra powered device knows that Nvidia achieved the performance it has by sacrificing battery life. The rumored size and Tegra chip put the device at around 2-3 hours of gaming before running out of battery. People are hoping that the controllers have extra battery in them, but design wise, the modular controllers hurt battery capacity a lot, as you give up battery space for structural space.
Dont expect a ton of 3rd party ports/games: Nintendo chose to go the Tegra, which is an ARM based processor, unlike the xbox, ps4, and PC which use x86-64. This means that games have to go through a lot more work to properly port them to the Switch. In essence its like porting a game to your mobile phone (since that also uses ARM). Nvidia has had games ported to their shield devices, but only a handful of major titles, I'd expect more for Nintendo, but I would imagine less than 10% of developers will port to the switch.
Ergonomics will suck: Look at it in tablet mode or controller mode, do those look comfortable? Arguably nintendo has some of the worst first party controller designs, and now they needed it to be symmetrical for sharing, which makes it look even less comfortable Expect to buy a "Pro" controller for home use.
Developer/publisher 'enthusiasm' means nothing: Every Nintendo console release, you get a bunch of developers or publisher who 'sign on' or make positive statements towards the product, they may even have a launch title, but as we've seen with the gamecube, wii, and wiiU, the moment the console fails to sell well, or money could easily be made elsewhere (xbox,ps4, pc) they abandon ship. The switch already has 2 strikes being ARM and having significantly less processing power than the xbox one/ps4/pc. If the device doesnt sell amazingly well (think wii), that will be the third and final strike for large 3rd party devs/publishers.
Anything I've missed? Do you disagree? Let me know your realistic opinions
Submitted by Put_It_All_On_Blck | #Specialdealer Special Offer Online Shopping Store 2016
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