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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[–] Jarmer 41 points 1 year ago (12 children)

I do not care about the screen tech one bit, I think LCD is fine for handheld if the price is low, but what I DO care about is using somewhat modern cpu/gpu so games don't constantly lag even trying to hit 30fps. That's by far my biggest complaint about the Switch 1. So if they can fix that then I'm on board! If not, I'll probably just honestly pirate everything and play it on my computer where it won't run like dog ass.

[–] JasSmith@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (9 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.

[–] Molecular0079@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (4 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.

[–] 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

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