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Nintendo Switch Unanswered Questions, Answered

Ty at Squish Turtle writes: "Nintendo has already provided all the answers to the most burning Switch questions."

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IanTH3398d ago (Edited 3398d ago )

Well, except the one people would really like to know: what version of Tegra are you using? I'd like to know, but obviously the bottom line is simply can it produce a clean image at 1080p? It sounds like in handheld mode everything looks fantastic, but some games really suffer going to 1080p (mainly due to places like DigitalFoundry noting most games lacking sufficient anti-aliasing).

I'd also argue that while they've technically answered most of those questions posited in the article, they haven't been answered thoroughly enough. The fact we haven't seen the UI in any detail or how the app works at all is a bit worrying - it feels like the system is ready, but their infrastructure to support it is going to take a good long while to be fully built up around it.

I'm sure they'll get everything in place and polished eventually, but it might be off to a bumpy start. Getting gamers to accept something like this app setup for online social interaction - rather than their healthy dose of scepticism it has been met with - really required them to show how it works rather then giving us a one sentence overview and hand waving the rest of the specifics. Hopefully they can give a bit more in depth info on some of these things before launch.

porkChop3398d ago

I agree that we should be seeing more of the UI this close to release. As for the mobile app, it won't launch until this summer. That might be why we haven't seen or heard much about it yet, but I hope we see something soon. And they need to clearly explain if we can use Bluetooth or regular headsets for game audio and in game chat. Because it seems like only party chat will be done through the app, but they haven't clarified.

As for 1080p, I honestly think all the 1st year games were Wii U games. Porting from Wii U might have something to do with the performance we've seen so far, as the Wii U uses a really outdated architecture. I don't think we'll get proper Switch games until next year.

gamer78043398d ago

so really nothing answered at all.

What platforms will the app be available? just iOS and Android? will be be available on Windows Mobile, Windows 10, MacOSX ?

Can you hear the game audio and voice chat at the same time through the app?

What is the exact Tegra Chip used? How or is it Modified?

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How Cole Young Almost Became Canon in Mortal Kombat

Cole Young almost made the jump from movie newcomer to game canon in Mortal Kombat 1, but a last-minute time crunch shut it down.

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Nintendo has discounted a bunch of its Switch games in new rare sale

A rare first-party Nintendo games sale has just gone live on Amazon with around a dozen of the company's titles discounted.

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PRIMORDUS30d ago

"Digital Code" Hard pass. I only buy used physical Switch/Switch 2 games off ebay.

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot31d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle30d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7730d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments