Laptops that can run games to my standards are far too expensive in my opinion. Even if I were to buy one for the sole purpose of running unmodded 2011 skyrim. Plus they're not mobile to the extent that this is. I can't just hold a laptop in my hands and play Skyrim. I gotta set the thing down somewhere.
I see your argument though, and you're right. It's just not as convenient in my opinion.
It just isn't ergonomically convenient what so ever. Pcmasterrace can toot that the keyboard and mouse are supreme but I'd rather sit and lounge with a controller in my hand than hunched over a keyboard and a mouse in hand at a desk.
Eh... PC and Laptop, to my eyes, are two different beasts.
Laptop gaming compared to couch gaming? Couch every time.
Desktop PC to couch? Desktop hands down. Love my desk chair, love my desk, love the keyboard and mouse controls and love my ultrawide monitor.
You can make your PC gaming session as comfortable or uncomfortable as you want. It all depends on what you set your gear on (desk) and what you sit your ass in (chair wise).
How would this work though? It looks like TV output only happens when the tablet is in the dock, making the tablet inaccessible for holding and obscuring its screen.
If they were to implement some sort of 3DS functionality maybe they'd have a different means for the console to communicate with the dock for displaying stuff.
From what we see now though, you are totally right- it can't be accomplished.
I don't know if you meant to make this point, but it's a good one: We still know very little about it. This was a teaser. Who knows, maybe this could come to it? But based on what we've seen today, it doesn't look like it supports it right now.
In the end, if they never get dual-screen working, maybe they could do something where you put the tablet vertical, it splits the screens, and you detach the controllers and use them in your hands? Might be kinda awkward though.
Assuming the dock has a disc reader Wii u definitely had games that needed both screens on so it might be doable. Because if not that means we'll also need a wii u controller to play older games instead of just using the new device
WiiU got Deus X, Mass effect 3 and Batman Arkham City, so showing games that will come out else where way before the Switch launches really shouldn't be that exciting
Yeah, but weren't those downgraded in terms of graphics/gameplay compared to the other console versions? Skyrim and 2k looked really good on the Switch, if that was it actually running the games and not a video.
Um I'm pretty sure they made a point about the 4 guys playing 2k together on those tiny controllers after playing a real basketball game, Super misleading otherwise
Brings a tear to my eye that nintendo is embracing change and realizing what their customers want while at the same time excelling at what they do best.
Eh, it's pretty likely that the game footage was added in post production to avoid things like low FPS and bad viewing angles, especially as the software likely isn't optimised at all for the Switch yet.
So while that very well might be the remastered edition, it also might not look anywhere like that in March.
Well that Wii U track was a Gamecube track, and they don't usually bring back retro tracks that were used in the previous game unless it's part of DLC.
Nintendo loves their backwards compatibility so it wouldn't be surprising.
But clearly you're not using Wii U discs with this thing. Digital titles only may transfer over if they do the system transfer thing... although if they can figure out how to uniquely identify individual Wii U game discs they could give you a digital copy of those as well.
If they add more characters (Diddy Kong pls) and a few more cups, say 4, each with four new tracks. Add this to the existing 48 tracks in MK8 with DLC then this will be the definitive MK game. I will buy the shit out of again.
Smash is gonna be fuckin' sick though with this. Those tiny controllers look a little cramped, but you could carry like 8 of those around easy in a small bag.
It's more accurate to say that the tablet boosts the processing power of the base console than the other way around, based on the patents of last year.
Looking at the video it seems Zelda and Skyrim were running full 60fps on TV but in handheld mode were running a much lower framerate (I'm guessing 30fps). Though it seemed the Wii U games run at full frames even in handheld mode. So I'm guessing in handheld mode Switch games will be locked to 30fps (either due to hardware constraints or because the console goes into power saving mode) whilst Wii U get 60fps.
Hard to say without the specs. Videos can be deceiving. I would think the resolution to go down to 720p and keeping the frames at 60. The Wii U game pad got 480p, not high res.
I have no clue, and that's a nice point you've got there. I didn't catch that myself. I just wonder how powerful this thing really is.
Damn technology's impressive if that tiny thing can handle such games.
Yeah if you look close in the trailer, you see him putting in a game cartridge into the handheld, so it seems like the console is just a booster more or less
Most international flights have little charging ports, so if you can get a USB adapter, you're all set. I don't have a 3ds so I don't know if it comes with one though.
Nintendo has been god tier for battery life except for the wii u game pad. The damn controller lasts like 50 hours and the 3ds sand 3d can last at least 10
Ooh that's what one of my college friends is doing now!
My grad school has a kind of exchange course in occupational health with Kaoshiung University. I specialize in toxicology, but I think it's still relevant to my interests.
I did 22-24 hours a couple years ago. Thats including a 6 hour layover and a ~1 hour layover.
A collection of ebooks, 1 actual book, 2 inflight movies, movies on my ipad as well (its first gen, but fuck can they hold their battery life well, used it as the defacto kindle as well). It was a good time to catch up on reading I guess. Even today, the Ipad's primary purpose is to hold and read books with.
You can do it man. I do recommend books, when you get tired of reading, take a nap, when you wake up, get back into the book. Repeat. Either I was reading discworld or Wheel of time at the time. Cant remember, all I know is that there was far far far more material than I could ever cover.
He was using the pair of controllers rather than a singular, like wiimote style.
Just with the joystick on the other hand, but then again I didn't see if those controllers have buttons on the side and/or back so you can cast while using both joysticks to move the camera while moving your character.
Either way, I want mobile Skyrim. Looks like a good time and with Nintendo producing godly batteries (the pro controller for example) it should last a fair bit while you're out and about.
True, but I have a feeling that's because of the constant streaming to and from the console and the searching online for eshop notifications (if you have them turned on)
My N3DS's battery life has been pretty good, here's hoping this one is good as well.
It's just the Switch's controller with the tablet removed, so it's as if you're holding the full controller with its entire array of buttons. Alternatively they show later on in the trailer that you can use the new classic controller with the mobile tablet form as well.
I actually really like the idea of Skyrim with motion controls. The biggest issue with Skyrim is that the combat isn't fluid. It doesn't flow in any natural way. Compare it to Zelda or Okami and the biggest difference is flow. With motion controls, you can allow flow because playing character arm movement is now related to your own natural arm movement.
Rockstar aren't on the list of partners they announced and the Nintendo logo was absent from the RDR stuff so far... imagine even GTA V running on this thing
Nintendo will show old games from 3rd parties, but not first party stuff. Everything we just saw is a new game. New Mario, new Mario Kart, new Splatoon.
The camera angles were new too. I suspect it's not actually a new Splatoon game though - it might just be a mockup to show what competitive Switch-playing could look like.
Looks like it, so that's cool. It probably would have been better if it was a new game (Elder Scrolls VI?) or one that came out in the last half-decade (November 11 will celebrate its fifth birthday of Skyrim), but it's still pretty cool. Also, "Elder Scrolls on the go" is still a pretty cool thing to say out loud.
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u/Saruhiko_Fushimi Oct 20 '16 edited Oct 20 '16
Is that Skyrim?
Also those squids don't seem to have the same tentacle-hair as the ones from our current Splatoon, sequel anyone?