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[–] FrankTheHealer@lemmy.world 55 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Im not interested unless it has; Hall effect thumb sticks to reduce stick drift

An OLED screen

Backwards compatibility with Switch 1 games.

A headphone jack that allows game chat and game audio

And is designed to be easily repaired, like not having tons of adhesive, uncommon screw types etc

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're never going to get rid of the tri-wing screws.

[–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is there a practical reason they use those obnoxious screws or is it simply to discourage home repairs? When I had to replace my Switch's fan last year, those insanely tiny screws were a pain in the ass to not accidentally strip.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's purposeful to discourage user servicing. I recommend purchasing a quality tri-wing driver, e.g. from iFixit or Proskit.

[–] sebinspace@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

iFixit have the best driver at the price point, period

[–] Lesrid@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

iFixit's pro kit is great even if you only open up one device a year

[–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I figured as much. And yeah, when I replaced my fan I bought the iFixit kit which was really useful.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I'm usually not one to advertise, but they provide extremely accurate and complete guides for precision electronics repair, and sell the necessary tools and parts with sufficient quality and reasonable prices.

[–] monkeyman512@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So you want a modded steam deck?

[–] Violette@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait, you can put a OLED screen on the Steam Deck?

[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 24 points 1 year ago

You're not going to be interested then.

Lmao keep dreaming then. The switch aint ever gonna be that.

[–] gwildors_gill_slits@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's already a version of the switch that has an OLED screen

[–] FrankTheHealer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yes and the switch 2 needs to continue with this trend

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (5 children)

You mean the Switch U? Super Switch? Switch Advance?

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Swiitch

NINTENDO SWITCHTY FOUR

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

This right here is the correct answer

[–] Signtist@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm hoping for Switch Advance. I'd love a throwback logo and that old "Bling!" startup sound.

[–] 100@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Boi if it has that bling and a transparent frosty blue option it's over, I'm buying it day one. I miss my Gameboy advanced so much, or maybe I miss being a kid, who knows.

[–] MattyXarope@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

After the Wii U fiasco I'd be shocked if they called it anything other than Switch 2.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I'd be shocked if they learned, but relieved as well.

[–] mcforest@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] chetradley@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

NEW Nintendo Switch 3D XLi and Knuckles

[–] OhFudgeBars@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Some emoji fan already said "Nintendo Switchty-Four," so I'm afraid you've been outdone before you even commented.

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 7 points 1 year ago

Flip down magnified screen and light

[–] dinckelman@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

My only wish for this console, is that it doesn't launch with an SoC, that's already a year outdated, by the time the thing is announced

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

Literally impossible since SoC vendors literally can't deliver working pre-production chips for development work

I mean, they say they do, but they really don't

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nintendo is going to want a console they can keep standardized for a while without hitting hardware limits early. It’s one of the only major flaws of the Switch, and while it’s not entirely their fault, they know the type of direction devs want to move in. IMHO they will have listened in this regard.

I don’t expect it will run “on par with PS5” as some rumors have suggested, though.

[–] stankmut@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The PS5 is the size of a small boat. The only way Nintendo can release a portable console that matches it would be if it came in a wheelbarrow.

[–] szczuroarturo@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

But the ps5 plays games in 4k .if i remember correctly 4k requires 16x compute power compared to 1080p ( on the gpu side ). So with dlss from 720p to 1080p it might be possible to match 4k ps5 . Alghtough it might be immposible with the games bound by cpu , unlike the ps4/xbox one generation the consoles this time dont have a completly dogshit CPU from the get go.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Anyone remember the Compaq Portable?

It weighed almost 30 lbs.

[–] Epicurus0319@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah I agree, the Switch family in general are mostly meant to play official games like Zelda, DK and Mario whose older incarnations were also designed for other small consoles that ran on battery power, and not-so-demanding third-party games that can be played without connection to power like Minecraft BE. They’re like a modern DS with a bigger screen that you can connect to a TV and play with detachable controllers, and never pretended to be anything more.

[–] jecht360@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

That would be nice, but it's Nintendo so it probably will be old by the time it comes out.

[–] Boiglenoight@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Cool! Despite its age, I'm still loving the Switch. Best all around library of consistently good games, at least single/local multiplayer.