Another week, another round of Switch 2 rumors!

This week sources claim Nintendo was showing off tech demos for Switch 2 at GamesCom. Apparently a “beefed up“ game version of Breath of the Wild was shown (not Tears of the Kingdom??) It was also reported that Nintendo showed a tech demo of The Matrix Awakens with features like DLSS and ray tracing. There‘s even claims that the visuals looked comparable to a PS5 and XSX!

://www.engadget.com/nintendo-is-said-to-be-showing-the-switch-2s-dlss-and-ray-tracing-capabilities-to-developers-161050817.this

YouTuber Kyle Bosman also chimes in on the rumors.

What say you, SW? Do you believe any of this stuff? Also, what would you be willing to pay for Switch 2?

I definitely believe it's coming next year.

... is also what I said last year 😅

120hz 1080p OLED and an Nvidia chip that supports DLSS3 !

I only want to know if it'll have retrocompatibility with the switch games. If not then I dont care, wont be buying it

I’m definitely liking what I’ve been hearing in these rumours so far. Hopefully we’ll get an official announcement soon.

"Apparently a “beefed up“ game version of Breath of the Wild was shown"

Well based on that, you have to buy the Switch 2 version of you want to play Switch 1 games.

@PSP107: Seen a rumor that there could be a "small fee" if you want backwards compatibility. Not sure of that only applies to digital games or also include physical games.

@Black96Z: "Seen a rumor that there could be a "small fee" if you want backwards compatibility. "

If that happens, it will interesting to see what Nintendo considers a small fee.

Another content creator that i can't stand. The week he joined Gametrailers, is the week everything went downhill.

Almost as powerful as PS5 isnt saying much. That weak console only runs Baldurs 3 at 21fps. Its a laughing stock.

Every single generation since the announcement of the dolphin (Wii) sheep expect a powerhouse, but end up getting dogshit specs. Every single gen. To think that some of you genuinely think that Nintendo will invest into quality hardware when they were/are selling Switches like hotcakes, all while having hardware shittier than a 360 from 2005, is just being plugged into a massive, humongus copium tank.

Nintendo doesn't give a shit about frame rate, visuals, animations, motion capture, voice acting, well written dialogue, quality story telling and so on. All they care about is to give you a colorful little game, be it 2d or 3d. They care about attracting the eye of a child, a mom, an eldrerly or someone who has never played a single video game in their life, and they're doing so with their little colors and little sound effects.

This is Nintendo in 2023. Expect nothing if you game on daily basis and you won't be disappointed.🤷‍♂️

For something like a Nintendo switch, it’s saying a lot. A Nintendo fan have absolutely no room to bash ANY other platform because of how their games look/run. To Nintendo, 1080p is a technical achievement, and if a switch tried to run BG3 even in its “gimped“ state on the ps5, yours/theirs/anyone’s switch would literally explode.

@ermacness: To Nintendo and Nintendo fans amazing innovation is breaking edge. Not making the same shat and copying everyone else. no one cares about graphical gimmicks.

Yeah i'm still sticking to my guns on it in terms of rough performance.

It does look like it is Nvidia based. I did speculate that they may move away from Nvidia for cost and historic reasons but it looks like that partnership will continue. That definitely does open up some nice possibilities.

But basically it'll be a Portable PS4 with a few extra tricks up it's sleeve is my guess. At best it may have PS4 horsepower on battery then the GPU gets closer to a PS4 Pro due to the speed bump when running docked.

Ray tracing support will be there and i think it will be stronger than the steam decks RT chops (which are not great). But i dont think it going to give the PS5/XSX any trouble even though it's nvidia. The GPU will be just too low powered. I don't think it will be widely used.

DLSS makes a lot of sense. I dont think Frame Gen will be supported though (At least not DLSS Frame Gen). DF seem fairly confident that it will be Ampere based, though I wouldn't be too surprised if it was Turing based.

Faster loading times than PS4/X1 of course due to both using Carts/Flash memory rather than a HDD and the CPU will probably be a bit beefier to (A more modern Quad Core Arm Chip basically). Who knows: Nintendo may also have their own implementation of velocity architecture. Historically they do hate loading times.

The language used in the rumours is very open. I mean saying something looks comparable to something else really doesn't say much. It could be a scaled down version of the matrix demo that still has some of the tricks being used for the PS5/XSX version and it looks "comparable" when seen on the Switch 2s screen. Anyone thinking it will be near a PS5 though are setting themselves up for disappointment.

@SolidGame_basic: fake news. Nintendo releases 2 generation old hardware and never take a loss from day 1. Nvidia are the same, they never discount and always add a premium to junk hardware. Put 2 and 2 together, you will get a turd, but this time support dsl 3 or whatever.

Switch will have the power of the Xbox one, cost $350 on release and have some custom advanced features like dsl3 that will let it punch above its weight using fake frame generation. No oled back to led, 1080p is a pipe dream.

Lol. You bring up some good points, but I don’t think it will be a complete “turd”.

it should be good enough for current gen gaming. Since its probably aiming for 720p, and possibly 1080p for some older and light weight games then it should be fine, especially when you consider dsl 3.

Im basing my guess that its on the level of xbox one because the steam deck isn't even at the level of a ps4 (1.6 tflop vs 1.8 tflop). I feel like a 1.3 tflop target would be doable for the switch 2, considering a $350 price point and the nintendo + nvidia premium, plus whatever gimmick nintendo has cooking.

Did someone hacked your account? Why would you be so mean toward a Nintendo system? And btw, you're mostly right, but don't think for a single second that their new system will be sold for anything less than $399.99.

And its been years since i've been telling you this, BUT ITS D L S S, NOT D S L. Jesus Christ.

@hardwenzen: lol at 399, not even Nintendo is that crazy. Im hoping 299, and $349 nax.

But anyways Nintendo has never focused on hardware specs anyways. It's all about the games and the new gaming experience with whatever gimmick they bring out.

We need @techhog99 opinion on this matter. Unfortunately I think he finally snapped after the Harry Potter debacle and hasn't been seen since.

They charge $70 for visuals, animations and voice acting from the early 2000's. Of course they can charge $400 for their next system. And they did care about visuals and performance for the longest of times, and only went gimmick focused/children's system since the Wii.

Cringehog89 promissed me that he'll be back when the system is close to launching, so his malding is guaranteed to return when he find out how abysmal the official Switch 2 specs are.

Except you, due to what you said about the ps5 and BG3.

Stop providing ammo for me against you.

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1. Backwards compatibility so I don't lose my Switch purchases

2. A robust online service that's up to standards in 2024 along with achievements so I'll have a reason to 100% Zelda finally

3. A new Metroid Prime

If they tik these boxes, I'll consider purchasing one

@ermacness: Yeah, Sony fans care, that’s why no one I

Is buying Baldurs Gate on shitty PS5 21fps. That console is an insult to gaming.

I will believe it until i see it.

"There‘s even claims that the visuals looked comparable to a PS5 and XSX!"

Claims rule! 🤣🤣🤣

So now you’re saying that Sony fans care after you stated that no one cared about “graphic gimmicks“.

What a way to destroy your own argument.🤣🤣🤣

That didn’t take long at all.

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I'm just waiting to see if it has backwards compatibility and improves performance of Switch games. Can it play Zelda at a steady frame rate?

@PSP107: just because they release a switch 2 version does t mean bc is out of the question

@mariokart64fan: " just because they release a switch 2 version does t mean bc is out of the question"

Do you think Nintendo will give people a choice?

@hardwenzen: gotta understand that Nintendo can’t afford to invest too much in those aspects in hardware… they are a games company only. While it is sad, try to understand that they can’t take risks, etc

Yea, bro, i will feel bad for a multi billion dollar company with the most successful ip ever. Lets build that parasocial relationship with Nintendo, actually. Its all i ever wanted, especially when its multi billion dollar companies.

With Switch slowing down, safe to say PS2 is safe as best selling console of all time. 😎