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[nani17]

Supposed leaks from third party's showing off accessories

https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/s/RxRX7q959U

 

[Negotiator]

Pretty sure, Nintendo only wants to delay the announcement as long as they can, since Mario Kart 8 is still selling pretty well. They possibly have already the next game ready at this point…

We were supposed to have an official announcement today, no?

Nintendo is going to release Switch 2 by late March 2025, they cannot delay it anymore...

The way it progresses, I'm inclined to believe retailers will receive stock by early March and Nintendo is going to announce it in mid-March because fuck why not.

 

[Woopah]

We were supposed to have an official announcement today, no?

Nintendo is going to release Switch 2 by late March 2025, they cannot delay it anymore...

The way it progresses, I'm inclined to believe retailers will receive stock by early March and Nintendo is going to announce it in mid-March because fuck why not.

They said they would announce it by the end of March, not release it by then.

 

[Negotiator]

They said they would announce it by the end of March, not release it by then.

I remember some news saying they'll have to release Switch 2 by the end of March, since the financial year ends by then and they'll have to show increased profits for investors.

Switch 1 was released in March 2017 for the same reason, but it was announced a lot earlier (Oct/Nov 2016).

 

[asdasdasdbb]

They said they would announce it by the end of March, not release it by then.

This is correct.

 

[Woopah]

I remember some news saying they'll have to release Switch 2 by the end of March, since the financial year ends by then and they'll have to show increased profits for investors.

Switch 1 was released in March 2017 for the same reason, but it was announced a lot earlier (Oct/Nov 2016).

Nintendo themselves are forecasting a profit decline.

They could release the Switch 2 this fiscal year, but they don't have to.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

They said they would announce it by the end of March, not release it by then.

I'm still hopeful for a Jan launch and March release.

 

[Woopah]

I'm still hopeful for a Jan launch and March release.

Late March could be possible, but I think Nintendo will need some time to market their big launch games.

 

[Negotiator]

If they plan to release it later on (June 2025 seems like a bad idea, since most people would rather spend their money on vacation), there's a chance interest will fizzle out.

And I hope they won't delay it until Xmas 2025 either...

 

[Negotiator]

People still think Switch 2 won't be able to play current-gen AAA games at decent quality, even on portable mode:



Trust me, the visual output will be higher quality compared to XSS.

 

[Woopah]

People still think Switch 2 won't be able to play current-gen AAA games at decent quality, even on portable mode:



Trust me, the visual output will be higher quality compared to XSS.

It can be close-ish, but the Switch 2's capabilities will still be far from a Series S.

 

[LordOcidax]

It can be close-ish, but the Switch 2's capabilities will still be far from a Series S.

I expect low texture quality, shadows, draw distance but better IQ at the same resolution.

 

[Woopah]

I expect low texture quality, shadows, draw distance but better IQ at the same resolution.

Something like that yes, but it will depend on the game.

 

[Negotiator]

It can be close-ish, but the Switch 2's capabilities will still be far from a Series S.

XSS already renders in 360p resolutions and FSR can only do so much (I don't expect FSR4 support).

It has more raw power, granted, but in 2025 the RDNA2 architecture is considered antiquated/less efficient (no AI upscaling, small L2 cache) compared to Ada/Blackwell:

AMD Xbox Series S GPU Specs

AMD Lockhart, 1565 MHz, 1280 Cores, 80 TMUs, 32 ROPs, 8192 MB GDDR6, 1750 MHz, 128 bit

www.techpowerup.com

Nintendo hit the jackpot with nVidia and no PC AMD APU handheld can rival it...

When Switch 1 was released in 2017, it was the only console with tiled rendering support (GCN only supports immediate rendering).

 

[Hookshot]

I don't want to play Spider-Man 2. I hope the April direct doesn't have Sony's stinkers in it.

 

[Negotiator]

I don't want to play Spider-Man 2. I hope the April direct doesn't have Sony's stinkers in it.

It's just an example to showcase 360p native rendering can give decent quality with DLSS4.

nVidia's black magic reminds me of 3Dfx Voodoo days.

 

[Woopah]

XSS already renders in 360p resolutions and FSR can only do so much (I don't expect FSR4 support).

It has more raw power, granted, but in 2025 the RDNA2 architecture is considered antiquated/less efficient (no AI upscaling, small L2 cache) compared to Ada/Blackwell:

AMD Xbox Series S GPU Specs

AMD Lockhart, 1565 MHz, 1280 Cores, 80 TMUs, 32 ROPs, 8192 MB GDDR6, 1750 MHz, 128 bit

www.techpowerup.com

Nintendo hit the jackpot with nVidia and no PC AMD APU handheld can rival it...

When Switch 1 was released in 2017, it was the only console with tiled rendering support (GCN only supports immediate rendering).

Switch 2 has some Ada features but it's mostly Ampere. While it has several advantages I'm not sure they'll be able to completely make up for the low power draw.

One factor in its favour will be that there will be more incentive to optimise for Switch 2 than for Series S.

 

[Negotiator]

Switch 2 has some Ada features but it's mostly Ampete. While it has several advantages I'm not sure they'll be able to completely make up for the low power draw.

One factor in its favour will be that there will be more incentive to optimise for Switch 2 than for Series S.

I'll be surprised if it doesn't support DLSS4, considering Ampere/Ada PC GPUs got it with a driver update.

 

[Woopah]

I'll be surprised if it doesn't support DLSS4, considering Ampere/Ada PC GPUs got it with a driver update.

Its going to be very interesting to see which version it has, but what you said makes sense.