Nintendo Switch 2 goes on pre-order in the US today, select games do too
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Crackling Doom, 28 Apr 2025Well, it's your money, so if you enjoy getting ripped ... moreThis.
If people are so stupid to pay these unjustified prices, may it be. Nintendo would be stupid itself if they lower the prices while people still willing to pay it.
But we will see how this goes long term. It's a product launch. All the hyper fans will pay any amount. After the launch period, we will see, because after that the normal people and parents are the ones whose buying it.
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#DropthePrice
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Anonymous, 28 Apr 2025The Rog Phone as a meter of comparison is a bad device, opt... moreBy the way, the main game of Super Mario games runs at 60 fps on the Nintendo Switch. Super Mario Odyssey runs in 900p at 60 fps. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe and Super Mario Bros. Wonder run in 1080p60. Bowser's Fury runs at 30 fps, though.
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Anonymous, 26 Apr 2025Nintendo fans don’t care, lol. We just want to play their f... moreWell, it's your money, so if you enjoy getting ripped off just to play some games then you do you.
Meanwhile, I'll abstain from supporting Nintendo so long as they continue to be greedy.
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Anonymous, 28 Apr 2025The Rog Phone as a meter of comparison is a bad device, opt... moreI mainly use my Nintendo Switch in TV mode. According to Nintendo, most Nintendo Switch users use the Nintendo Switch as a hybrid console. This is consistent with the fact that the Nintendo Switch Lite is the worst-selling Nintendo Switch model by a significant margin, even though it's the cheapest model. The thing is, you can take your Nintendo Switch with you or use handheld mode anytime you want, even though you mainly use TV mode. Most games are GPU-intensive, not CPU-intensive, so GPU performance is more important for games. SoCs for smartphones are different because smartphones aren't mainly for playing games continuously for hours. For non-games, CPU performance is more important. And they are designed to be able to reach peak performance for only a short amount of time and throttle, which isn't a problem if you use some apps for only several minutes at a time.
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- 28 Apr 2025
Anonymous, 27 Apr 2025The Nintendo Switch 2 is a hybrid console that comes with a... moreThe Rog Phone as a meter of comparison is a bad device, optimized very badly, built very bad, very expensive and with a pitiful veil on the support, much better a Samsung at this point.
In the 3dmark Wild Life Extreme stability test, the Redmagic totaled 90%.
Having said that, you don't buy a portable console to make it stay in the living room, or at least that's what I think.
The GPU (on paper) can be as powerful as you want, but if under that GPU, there is no equally powerful CPU, with that GPU you will not be able to make us much (even with all the upscalers and hack software of this world)
So, a Cortex-A78, always remains a Cortex-A78.
Said this too;
- Do you want to play a "Mario" and a "Zelda"?
Free to do it
- Do you want games that are optimized only for that hardware?
Free to do it
- Do you want to see the same "Mario" and the same "Zelda" at 60 fps, instead of 30 fps?
Free to do it.
Know only, however, that at this tour a "Mario" and a "Zelda" will cost you about 600 bags (excluding the probable additional cost of the dock for the living room that you will almost never use)
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By the way, according to GSMArena, the Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro's GPU throttled to 69% in X Mode mode. So the throttled peak GPU performance of a gaming Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 device is about 1.91 FP32 TFLOPS.
https://www.gsmarena.com/asus_rog_phone_8_pro-review-2650p4.php
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Anonymous, 27 Apr 2025No, it is not the same, the SnapDragon the 2.7 TBytes in FP... moreThe Nintendo Switch 2 is a hybrid console that comes with a dock and the peak GPU performance of the Nintendo Switch 2 is 3.09 TFLOPS in TV mode. A device with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has the peak GPU performance of about 2.77 TFLOPS even when you connect it to a TV. So the Nintendo Switch 2 is more powerful in terms of GPU performance. According to GSMArena, the Red Magic 9 Pro's CPU throttled to 68% with the cooling fan at maximum speed, and it failed the 3DMark Wild Life GPU stress test.
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Anonymous, 27 Apr 2025No, it is not the same, the SnapDragon the 2.7 TBytes in FP... moreTflops, sorry for 'TB' error!
I own Desktop PCs, Consoles and Smartphones of various types at home.
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- 27 Apr 2025
Anonymous, 26 Apr 2025The GPU performance of the Nintendo Switch 2 is 3.09 FP32 T... moreNo, it is not the same, the SnapDragon the 2.7 TBytes in FP32 gets it in mobile (so without connection to a dock)
True, these are maximum Theoretical TBs, but they still give an indication of the 'computational power index.
Even at the cost of reaching 80 degrees Celsius, the CPU and GPU of a REDMagic, grind like a tank.
In my specific case, since I own it, I also confirm the goodness of the additional fan for cooling and the special mode of the 'direct power supply with the SOC (no other OEM, to my knowledge, has implemented this important feature on its ARM hardware).
It simply consists of plugging the device into the mains and the 'power bypasses the battery.
This means I can play for hours, without the problem of thermalthrottling (already kept at bay by the cooling fan function)
I estimated a gain of about 15-20 degrees Celsius (60 degrees plus or minus, throughout use with a Wrapper like WineHQ, High Details in games and 60fps in most games)
So NO! they are not the same thing.
Or Better, They do not work the same way.
So NO, the Tegra SoC (2 years old technology) is not better than a Qualcomm SOC from last year, it will probably come close to it GPU side.
This ARM console, is worth EXACTLY 250 bags. (And the games should NOT cost more than 40-50 sacks)
NOT more.
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Anonymous, 27 Apr 2025Throttling depends on manufacturer eg samsung hard throttle... moreGaming phones also throttle:
"Turning on the cooling fan at maximum speed significantly reduces the internal heat and lets the CPU breathe a little. As you can see, the CPU still dips below 70% but it's able to maintain higher clock speeds overall. Still, we find the clocks a bit unstable - notice the apparent fluctuations on the graph."
"Sadly, the device wasn't able to pass the 3DMark Wild Life GPU stress test. It overheated before it was able to complete a full 20-minute cycle, with or without the cooling fan.
Even though the device maintains rather good performance considering the demanding flagship SoC, it's surprising that the 9 Pro can't handle any prolonged loads."
https://www.gsmarena.com/nubia_red_magic_9_pro-review-2647p5.php
The Red Magic 9 Pro uses the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
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[deleted post]Don't underestimate the delusion of Nintendo fans.
That makes the neither the console, nor the price better though.
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- 27 Apr 2025
Anonymous, 26 Apr 2025The GPU performance of the Nintendo Switch 2 is 3.09 FP32 T... moreThrottling depends on manufacturer eg samsung hard throttles their phones, that's why if one is gonna do gaming on phones, buy a gaming phone with built in cooling fans & brand of these phones like Redmi Magic actually increase the thermal limit before it throttles though with it having a cooling fan rarely even reaches that limit.
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[deleted post]In Japan alone, about 2.2 million people applied for the lottery sale, and the number of applications will keep increasing. The number is over the top. The president of Nintendo Co., Ltd. apologized for not being able to meet the demand.
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Lister, 24 Apr 2025Then you're going to very disappointed, as this thing ... moreLol. Why he thinks is expensive? Mario Kart world is 20 dollar game. They catching 80 dollar for basic racing children game. Do you even know what can you buy for 80 dollars? 🤣
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Anonymous, 26 Apr 2025This figure is quite old and refers to the first prototypes... moreThe GPU performance of the Nintendo Switch 2 is 3.09 FP32 TFLOPS in TV mode and about 1.72 FP32 TFLOPS in handheld mode. When comparing GPU performance, you should compare peak performance. When you connect a device with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 to a TV, the peak performance is unchanged at about 2.77 FP32 TFLOPS. The Nintendo Switch 2 is more powerful in terms of GPU performance. Also, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 will throttle.
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Anonymous, 26 Apr 2025The GPU performance of the Nintendo Switch 2 is 3.09 TFLOPS... moreThis figure is quite old and refers to the first prototypes about 2 years ago at full power.
The most up-to-date data as of April 2025 shows 1.70 (approximately) in FP32 with the console in undocked mode, then in mobile mode.
Nvidia has always been good at overestimating its hardware.
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- 26 Apr 2025
Lister, 26 Apr 2025This guy also has no clue about DLSS as well. I have already answered that I own an RTX4070 (and not a Tegra SoC), if you still cannot understand that, that is your problem.
As for “not knowing,” neither do you, as you rely on supposed “features.”
What's more, in pre-sales and with misleading advertising.
Knowing VERY well which “black raven company” you are dealing with.
Life is not about numbers, it is about people.
We live in times of crisis, but no one seems to give a damn, continuing in 'exaggeration.
REALLY, how can one justify such a practice?
Stealing from people I mean, and chaining them to "corporate dogma".
Inhumanity
Because that is what these entities are.
Greetengs from Italy.
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Anonymous, 26 Apr 2025The GPU performance of the Nintendo Switch 2 is 3.09 TFLOPS... moreThis guy also has no clue about DLSS as well.
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Anonymous, 26 Apr 2025 Italiano - Lingua rilevata Inglese Bru, il senso del mi... moreThe GPU performance of the Nintendo Switch 2 is 3.09 TFLOPS. It's more powerful than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in terms of GPU performance.