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Name a single feature you’d like to see in a Switch 2 (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by paulallen@lemm.ee to c/nintendo@lemmy.world

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This is a weird one, but I’d love to see a reimplementation of the sensor bar. The gyro controls haven’t cut it for me. I like how the Wii U game pad had the sensor bar built in to the bezel. The real engineering nightmare would be squeezing IR cameras into the top of the Joycon

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[–] haych@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'd like it to be modern. Up to date specs that can have games that look good, rather than releasing dated hardware at launch.

I'd like a console only version without a screen, like how the PSVita had the Vita TV. I have no interest in a portable Nintendo, I only play docked.

The ability to play old games on it. Switch games at the very least, but similar to wanting a console only version, add a disc tray and let me play GCN and Wii.

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

It sounds like you basically just don't want a switch. The reason the switch has done so well is because of the portability and ability to easily dock and "switch" between modes. If you want a traditional console, that has a disk tray, and tons of power, you should consider a playstation or xbox. Additionally I am very supportive of backwards compatibility but at this point, the GCN would be 4 generations (going to be 25 years on switch 2 release) back and having to put in hardware to be backwards compatible that far back I think is unreasonable.

[–] haych@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pretty much, I don't want a Switch. But I'm required to have one to play Nintendo games legally. Considering how little I play my Switch I think I'm just going to wait and see how emulation for Switch 2 goes.

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

Well that's part of their value prop, their games. Clearly it's working as it got you to purchase a switch when you don't really like the concept.

[–] haych@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah but it's solidified that I won't be doing it again. Switch emulation is brilliant, with another underpowered Switch console I don't doubt emulation will be easy.

[–] theragu40@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The unfortunate thing for your desires is that portability is the reason the Switch has been so successful, and is also the reason it doesn't have "modern" specs. I'm sure the next system will be much more powerful, but I'm also sure it won't even be near the power of the PS5 or XSX because I am 100% sure it will still be a console that can be played on the go.

Thankfully as home consoles have much more transparently become purpose-built PCs using variations on off the shelf hardware, ratcheting down graphics to function on a lower power system isn't nearly as hard as it used to be.