New Nintendo Switch Report Talks Resolution and Touchscreen

720p on that size of a screen is fine. And something people fail to realize is there is an Nvidia gpu inside the Switch instead of an AMD. As much as I don't like Nvidia for the bs they've done and some they continue to do, their gpus run better (and cooler) than AMD's.

Will the Switch reach the same resolution as the PS4 and Xbone? Probably not, but I'm willing to bet they'll prioritize 60fps over higher resolution, which is honestly what you want in games and is what they did with the WiiU.

So many "my phone has better specs" yet not a single "my phone lasts 1 hour while playing games".

The fact that an iPhone 6 Plus still has better specs (14hr battery life and probably 6hrs gaming) than the Switch kind of bothers me considering people hate apple for being late in core specs that Samsung has...

I don't understand why people think 720p is okay nowadays. Most phones these days are 1080p, and those who say they can't tell the difference have got to have pretty bad eye sight.

Size is no justification for pixel count. The ratio is still the same, that is, you still view something the same distance away relative to its screen size. That's why he hold phones close to our faces, because it compensates for the smaller screen. Having lower pixel density is therefore noticeable in the same way it would be on the TV, it just fools us into thinking it's theoretically okay because the screen is smaller on the table. Everyone who teased Quantum Break for being 720p is therefore just as entitled to ridicule Nintendo's new system. They should have atleast went the 1080p rout.

Writing Skills 101. Take the class. It will help.

720p for a six inch screen is fine. 1080p for anything lower than about 20 inches is over kill. The 4K phones that have started to hit the market are just a waste of pixels and battery life for instance.

1080p should be the standard for TVs though. The main issue will be reaching that using such a small device.

If Xbox and PS4 are starting to step into 4K territory and Nintendo are still stuck in sub HD, that will once again start to create problems for the third party developers.

We've seen Skyrim which is a five year old game, Zelda which is hardly pushing the graphics to start with and a sports game which my ass can run at 1080p. So we've hardly had convincing proof of the power of this thing.

Really depressed the Switch is not 8K compatible. Was hoping to have my mind blown playing the new Mario game in that resolution.

With all of these details leaking...I'm not sure if should stop reading articles altogether or send Nintendo a box of tampons

xD

Touch screen is not 4k HDR and 120 FPS in 2017? LOL guess I am sticking with my new 3ds. I'm so hardcore obviously. Fabulous as well.

I was hoping it would be 1080p, but really, this is a non issue. It's a handheld, folks. Can anyone tell much difference at all between 720p and 1080p mobile phones? I seriously, seriously doubt it.

The screen will look just fine, and the TV display will assuredly run at 1080p.

720 in 2017? Are you serious?!

I'm no graphics whore, but that's a deal breaker.

When will Nintendo learn that trying to sell underpowered hardware is the kiss of death?

Sounds perfect Nintendo, keep the goodtimes rollin.

Better be oled

I guess thats a no brainer for the display but is the resolution the same when its attached to a tv?

lol i called it after the reveal. it was obviously a touch screen... also knew it would be 720p, which clearly indicates how underpowered the switch is. as has already been assumed, it will be slightly more powerful than the wii u. not necessarily a deal breaker, but this might pose a problem when it comes to 3rd parties porting their games over.

I feel this will continue the trend of falling sales of home consoles for Nintendo because...

1. it is underpowered compared to competition 2. its battery life will be poor 3. it has different architecture and GPU to competition, dodgy ports 4. following from 3, 3rd party developers will pull support. 5. It will, well it's various controllers, will get the 'gimmick' tag.

It's saving grace may be that it is in actual fact a handheld, which Nintendo do well with. The battery life however to maintain even 720p, touchscreen gaming will make it pretty useless.

Basically left with an underpowered home console or short life handheld.

Day One purchase.

So if it is a touchscreen, there's no reason it can't be backwards compatible to the Wii U.

And if it's a touchscreen, why in god's name wasn't that in their fancy video? That's a pretty big thing to leave out.

(Also, that just means even less battery life for the thing)