do it nintendo. give me an all digital oled switch. i beg you!
physical media must die.
Can I just get one with CFW pre-installed instead? Thanks
I'm pretty sure they will this time. There was no way they could do it from 3DS or Wii U. But with ARM and a one screen device, they'll be able to do it now.If nintendo doesnt honor bc this time im never buying another digital game from
Them again
The Switch installbase is like 90 million… Everything with the name Switch on the title is going to give clicks… Thats why we are getting a weekly “news” of the Switch Pro from some big websites or “insiders”.3 obvious, possible scenarios....how is this even news?
You have only ever licensed the use of the software on the hardware you have never owned a game even if it was on a cartridge.Digital only? No thanks. I prefer owning my games instead of renting them.
You have only ever licensed the use of the software on the hardware you have never owned a game even if it was on a cartridge.
also all developers are always working on the next hardware.
physical media must die.
Dont worry, it will be a while before a successor comes out. The switch is still one of the best handhelds on the market.But i have just bought my Swich![]()
Are you sure they're the first? There's been psychical Switch cartridges that still make you download, at least, most of the game digitally.This just in: Nintendo is creating the first digital only physical game cartridge. Miyamoto is overseeing the project.
They already do. You think Grandma knows the difference?I don’t think Nintendo gets away from physical media because they want to sell games to grandma, and I don’t think a code in a box makes grandma happy.
I predict that Nintendo will do something.
I'm questioning it. Backward compatibility and legacy support have gotten consistently weaker from Nintendo each passing console gen. (We went from Wii w/ Gamecube support and VC with all consoles up within the first three months, to Wii U with no internal Gamecube support, a "rebooted" Virtual Console where you are charged extra compared to the old one for what is basically savestates and second screen usage, and games taking way longer to come out, and THEN to the Switch's horrid Switch Online emulator state. At this rate, the next gen may as well have nothing whatsoever and it'd almost seem like it'd be better than what they'd actually offer.)I'm pretty sure they will this time. There was no way they could do it from 3DS or Wii U. But with ARM and a one screen device, they'll be able to do it now.
What you will likely have to watch out for is that it might be like Wii BC was on Wii U, where the device literally becomes a Switch and there are no next gen enhancements. Ever.
Once. Just once I'd like to see Nintendo swing for the fences and make a powerful system that can run ports of current gen(PS5/Xbox Series X/S).
Otherwise as the current gen goes on, Nintendo's third party support will dry up because their system can't run the ports well and we'll see the return of the Wii U third party support which was basically nothing.
DLSS or the equivalent is a key feature I can see Nintendo embracing so I'm hoping those rumors are true.
I don't think this will be a "digital only" console. I think the vast majority of Nintendo fans want a more powerful "Pro" Switch model that can be played both docked and undocked with physical media still being used. The happy medium would be for Nintendo to offer both physical media and all digital systems and simply price the all digital version a bit cheaper like Sony and MS do with the PS5/Xbox Series S/X.
Timing of the announcement for this "new" system is key. They can literally announce it today and give a target date of let's say November 2022. Though they've stated there won't be anymore "new" systems this year after the OLED model, it doesn't mean they can't *announce* a new system. But as the OLED model just came out, I highly doubt Nintendo would cannibalize sales as people would say screw it and wait for the more powerful model which is 100% guaranteed to feature the OLED screen anyways.
My best guess is that Nintendo will announce/have the full reveal of the "Nintendo Switch Next" at E3 2022 with a Fall 2022 release. It'll launch with Metroid Prime 4, Super Mario Odyssey 2 and a "Special Edition of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2" at the bare minimum.
Cheers everyone!
I imagine the biggest benefit for all three companies is that it forces more players to buy digitally where the profit per game is significantly higher.What would Nintendo save by removing the cartridge slot? The cost of it must be a fraction of a disk drive.
That would be great but also very surprising!My best guess is that Nintendo will announce/have the full reveal of the "Nintendo Switch Next" at E3 2022 with a Fall 2022 release. It'll launch with Metroid Prime 4, Super Mario Odyssey 2 and a "Special Edition of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2" at the bare minimum.
Cheers everyone!
I’m gonna go with 701 dollars, BobIt's either a Switch revision, or a digital and physical 4K successor, or the re-release of the Virtua Boy. But one thing I know for sure is that it's going to contain plastic and say Nintendo on the front (or maybe the side). It's also for sure coming out in 2022, or 2023 (or 2024).
You have only ever licensed the use of the software on the hardware you have never owned a game even if it was on a cartridge.
also all developers are always working on the next hardware.