Cool, I didn't know that.
Not so odd after all then .
While it wasn't my cup of tea on the cover of things, speaking to people that liked it, they loved it.
I'm with you. Can't see what could get announced for this that would make me want to buy one.Stanshall wrote: ↑April 7th, 2017, 1:16 pm I literally can't imagine what Microsoft could do to make me even consider getting one of these. I am interested in Forza but not enough to get an XBOne. I have absolutely no interest in any of their other exclusive titles. I've no interest in buying a 4K TV at this stage. I currently have about half a dozen supposedly amazing PS4 games I've yet to get round to, and I'm going to buy pretty much everything released on the Switch for the next nine months. I don't even know who this is aimed at with all the spec chat, it means less than nothing to me; it mostly tells me that they haven't got a clue about what makes gaming my main hobby.
I remain curious but incredibly sceptical. E3 has the potential to be the best we've ever seen, though.
Fair enough. Although I had heard the antenna in the left joycon was much shorter than that in the right which affected reception. Obviously only a problem for those who use it as a classic console which I get the feeling is not the real aim of the Switch. They hit up the portability pretty hard in the reveal. From my outside perspective it feels very much like a 3DS replacement that can act as a traditional console so Ninty don't have to bother with two devices. It's smart marketing but just not what I'm looking for in a console. Pity given the reception Zelda has gotten but I always have the option of playing that on the WiiU.
As I say, it's not a problem. It was a manufacturing bugger up with one run but not being reported since. It's obviously had some impact on perception of the console though, given we're having this chat.countstex wrote: ↑April 10th, 2017, 7:09 amFair enough. Although I had heard the antenna in the left joycon was much shorter than that in the right which affected reception. Obviously only a problem for those who use it as a classic console which I get the feeling is not the real aim of the Switch. They hit up the portability pretty hard in the reveal. From my outside perspective it feels very much like a 3DS replacement that can act as a traditional console so Ninty don't have to bother with two devices. It's smart marketing but just not what I'm looking for in a console. Pity given the reception Zelda has gotten but I always have the option of playing that on the WiiU.
I've enjoyed switching between the two. As you said, Stanshall, Zelda was more on the TV (though I played a fair amount in handheld mode too), whilst Fast RMX and Graceful Explosion Machine I played entirely in handheld mode.Stanshall wrote: ↑April 10th, 2017, 11:40 amAnd I also basically agree with you re: portability, although Nintendo have insisted repeatedly that it's a home console you can take on the go, rather than vice versa! For me, it depends on the game. Isaac I'm happy to play portable, Zelda merits the telly. I suspect Mario Kart will be great on both. The most accurate conclusion is that it's the first proper hybrid, basically.
This is a very good point. I think they may have seen the popularity of the PS4 as being a side effect of being most powerful console. Then decided to really push that angle in their next console - although, however, if you listen to people that seem to know what they are talking about, it's more than just power that is at play in this new Xbox but needless to say performance has certainly been at the forefront on this new consoles design I think.Craig wrote: ↑April 8th, 2017, 10:55 am I'm a little surprised by the general reaction to the Scorpio I've seen...
3) The Switch. A huge caveat is here is of course my circles are incredibly biased and those who have bought a Switch already are likely to be huge Nintendo fans anyway. But the tech has been really positively received for the most part. So much so that I've seen people saying that Microsoft are missing the mark going straight for numbers and even complaining the new machine is overpowered. Now, some of this is just the internet going straight in with hyperbole, but what's interesting is that I couldn't imagine these comments at any point in the WiiU's lifespan. There have been people saying that Nintendo managed to squeeze out of the WiiU amazing performance that other companies should take notice, but it was always with the seeming acknowledgement that "Yes, the WiiU is underpowered." That isn't happening with the Switch, and it may be part of the reason that Microsoft going all in with the tech specs straight away isn't perhaps generating the hype they had hoped.
I don't really believe that will stop TV manufacturers trying to push 8K, or beyond. Hopefully the market shows diminishing returns past the point of perceivable benefit, but I still expect them to try and sell us a theoretical improvement.