Next Gen Nintendo Console

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From VGC & Eurogamer (and other sources such as NateTheHate & UnivNintendo), Nintendo showed off their latest and greatest in upcoming hardware, a console potentially containing 12gbs of ram, DLSS, and possibly Ray Tracing.

Nintendo demoed Switch 2 to developers at Gamescom

In Cologne last month, Nintendo's public Gamescom showfloor booth let you play Pikmin 4 and Super Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. …

www.eurogamer.net

Sources: Nintendo showed Switch 2 demos at Gamescom | VGC

The company is understood to have held private tech demos, ahead of an expected 2024 launch…

www.videogameschronicle.com

From Nate:

> I specifically said they did not show press. I never said they didn't show developers. Literally, everyone noticed that I only mentioned the press portion of his tweet being wrong. Largely the same stuff, with a few things I could add, but I'm reluctant to do so; as a few of my contacts from Gamescom are pissed off that EG/VGC ran reports on this right now.

All I'll add here is that there were no playable demos, as this thread speculated. No one played Switch Successor at Gamescom. Only tech demos were shown, and some were shown, as mentioned, on hardware with "target specs" or via a video capture. To my understanding, there was no actual Switch 2 hardware on display -- if there were, it may have been a devkit but there was no final hardware shown to partners.

> Yes, but, as reported, it was shown on hardware targeting Switch Successor specs and not Switch Successor itself. Such a demo would be beneficial to Nintendo in the sense it shows that the hardware could do --when using DLSS features-- & aids Epic to market UE5 as a viable option to partners making games for the device.

I have a few details about how it ran on the target spec hardware -- but am reluctant to share such details right now.

Future Nintendo Hardware & Technology Speculation & Discussion |ST| (Read the staff posts before commenting!)

Native 4K will be something not even worth the effort and would be a waste of resources considering the upscaling capabilities of the hardware. It’s something I would very rarely expect to see. Depends on how much work it takes to inject DLSS into the render pipeline for the game. There are...

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Future Nintendo Hardware & Technology Speculation & Discussion |ST| (Read the staff posts before commenting!)

Native 4K will be something not even worth the effort and would be a waste of resources considering the upscaling capabilities of the hardware. It’s something I would very rarely expect to see. Depends on how much work it takes to inject DLSS into the render pipeline for the game. There are...

famiboards.com

 

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I am so ready for this. I have been wanting to get an OLED Switch, but knowing Switch 2 is just around the corner has had me dragging my feet for the last year.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

[Rumor] Switch 2 codenamed "NG", two SKUs, September 2024 release Rumor

The info comes from the same person that the past few months has provided The Snitch with details and screenshots of Rise of the Ronin, which he went on to post on his Discord channel. On top of that, he was also the one to inform The Snitch about the development of a God of War: Ragnarok DLC...

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From Resetera--Nintendo Switch 2, codenamed NG, is going to have two versions.

• Physical version - 449$
• Digital version - 399$

 

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How can Nintendo Switch 2 surpass its predecessor? | Opinion

We all thought Nintendo Switch would be a disaster.I've told this story before, but I enjoy telling it. Nintendo fully …

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From Analyst Christopher adding—he is familiar with three developers of indie backgrounds that are apparently working on Nintendo IP specifically for the upcoming console.