This could probably be optimised on the software side. Theycould undervolt or switch off cores when the console is playing Switch title at native resolution.
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I got my unit back from Nintendo. As I hoped, it was exchanged. I'm not sure if this is a refurb or a brand new unit, but it looks clean enough. I am satisfied with the service. Minus the hideous amount of time UPS took to deliver it LOL.
Nintendo Switch 2 owners, beware – some owners are reporting worrisome overheating problems
Looks like there's some reports of the Switch 2 over heating, even in dock mode and the dock fans on high.
More good news:
Switch 2 Owners Warn Against Buying the Console Used Due to Nintendo's Anti-Piracy Policy
Buying an open box (or used) switch 2 now run the risk of buying a banned device.
Looks like there's some reports of the Switch 2 over heating, even in dock mode and the dock fans on high.
More good news:
Switch 2 Owners Warn Against Buying the Console Used Due to Nintendo's Anti-Piracy Policy
Buying an open box (or used) switch 2 now run the risk of buying a banned device.
Well surprise surprise Nintendo aced the start and stuck the landing - Bananza on the switch is a total triumph for me - Havent played such a gloriously alive celebration of video games in a long long while....deserves to be up there with Odyssey and BOTW. Seems to effortlessly nail his play style and move set and couple it with demolition but so tricky to just get "right" which they have from top to bottom and so so so many nods to previous Dk stuff
10/10 from me.
I've also been enjoying Bananza (I've only put around six hours in so far). Seems like a very good merge of Donkey Kong with the Super Mario Odyssey collectathon style, and I am happy to see that Nintendo's Tokyo studio gave plenty of nods to the past DK material from Rare, even as they are "re-inventing" the character somewhat.
I just wish that the camera behavior was better when you are tunneling through tight spaces. It is too easy for it to clip out of bounds and reveal stuff to you that is probably not intended.
I just wish that the camera behavior was better when you are tunneling through tight spaces. It is too easy for it to clip out of bounds and reveal stuff to you that is probably not intended.
same here. One of the best games I've ever played. Lot's of funWell surprise surprise Nintendo aced the start and stuck the landing - Bananza on the switch is a total triumph for me - Havent played such a gloriously alive celebration of video games in a long long while....deserves to be up there with Odyssey and BOTW. Seems to effortlessly nail his play style and move set and couple it with demolition but so tricky to just get "right" which they have from top to bottom and so so so many nods to previous Dk stuff10/10 from me.
I picked up a Switch 2 a week ago - the only one I saw in stock anywhere nearby (~50 miles) since launch. I haven’t had a console of any kind since the Wii, so I’m having a good time playing games I missed from the Switch. Mainly I’m playing Mario Kart, Odyssey, and I have the new Donkey Kong but haven’t tried it yet. It’s also nice to have access to older games, so I’m playing through Golden Sun again.
Nintendo encrypts the video signal. There are some 3rd party docks already but it's possible Nintendo could update the Switch 2 to break them.
I've been testing the first Switch 2 dock to hit Amazon, and it now works pretty well despite Nintendo's handheld hurdles
A smaller, cheaper dock for your Switch 2.
Output is not encrypted (it works fine with HDMI capture devices and the like), but there's a proprietary "magic handshake" going on between the dock and the Switch 2 which must complete before the Switch 2 is willing to output video over USB-C. It won't work with "any" video output device you hook up, but some third-party dock makers have gotten things working by analyzing the USB-C traffic and doing a "good enough" imitation. ...Nintendo could always "break" this by changing how it works or making it more complicated, since the dock itself has firmware that can be updated now.
How Nintendo locked down the Switch 2’s USB-C port and broke third-party docking
Why, Nintendo?
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Strangely, the dock is less picky than the Switch 2 about what is hooked up to it. I've seen that it can output video from a SteamOS handheld if you hook it up with a USB-C extension cable. In this scenario, you can even get VRR on your connected external display, something that doesn't (currently?) work with the Switch 2, even though the Switch 2 does support VRR on the built-in display.
We confirmed Nintendo’s Switch 2 TV dock supports VRR — so why doesn’t it work with Switch 2?
The latest Nintendo Switch 2 tech mystery.
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Quite a few on my nintendo forum are happy with this -
JEMDO Switch 2 HDMI Cable Dock Base Station,4K 60 Hz 18 Gbps USB C 3.2 to HDMI 2.0 6.6 ft,100 W PD Play While Charging,Portable Travel TV Adapter Cord Compatible with Nintendo Switch 2/2017/OLED,Black
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Seems to run fine.
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Quite a few on my nintendo forum are happy with this -
JEMDO Switch 2 HDMI Cable Dock Base Station,4K 60 Hz 18 Gbps USB C 3.2 to HDMI 2.0 6.6 ft,100 W PD Play While Charging,Portable Travel TV Adapter Cord Compatible with Nintendo Switch 2/2017/OLED,Black
Level-up your couch, campsite or hotel-room sessions with the Jemdo switch 2 usbc to HDMI Cable - Ideal replacement for bulky original TV dock - no screen-scratching shell, no extra cables. Why Gamers Choose Jemdo? Space-Saver: Folds down to a compact 2inch / 50mm-diameter bundle - slips into any...www.amazon.co.uk
Seems to run fine.
My portable monitor is usb-c only, so anything utilising HDMI will not work with it.
I do have a cable like that though. Shall try it with my living room TV.
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Finished DK Bananza. That was great, one of the best 3D platformers I have played.
I really like the "commentary" from Pauline. Also it always gives me a chuckle during the cutscenes when the other creatures are speaking some wack language and Pauline is speaking English, and they understand each other just fine.
The progression of the game seemed fine to me. The final boss was awesome. The post-game content was not bad. I did collect all of the bananas and fossils, and that process did have a bit of tedium towards the end, but it is actually not required to just do the specific post-game challenges that they have set up, which I found to be a good balance between "difficult" and "not too difficult".
I feel like the soundtrack wasn't as good as I thought it would be. There are some good tracks here and there but overall I found it to be pretty middling. (I do really like the "zebra bananza" theme, though...)
Can't wait to see what this team pops out next ......... in another 5-8 years ...
I really like the "commentary" from Pauline. Also it always gives me a chuckle during the cutscenes when the other creatures are speaking some wack language and Pauline is speaking English, and they understand each other just fine.
The progression of the game seemed fine to me. The final boss was awesome. The post-game content was not bad. I did collect all of the bananas and fossils, and that process did have a bit of tedium towards the end, but it is actually not required to just do the specific post-game challenges that they have set up, which I found to be a good balance between "difficult" and "not too difficult".
I feel like the soundtrack wasn't as good as I thought it would be. There are some good tracks here and there but overall I found it to be pretty middling. (I do really like the "zebra bananza" theme, though...)
Can't wait to see what this team pops out next ......... in another 5-8 years ...
I did watch it. It was ... OK, not the most exciting direct. I do want to replay Super Mario Galaxy 2, $40 is a bit much for a 15-year-old game... but I will probably grab it eventually. (I already have Super Mario 3D All-Stars, so I don't feel the need to buy Super Mario Galaxy [1] yet again.) I'm glad that they filled in some dates. I'm particularly interested in Metroid Prime 4, which will be out before the end of the year. I think that I will also check out the Donkey Kong Bananza DLC, at least if the community impression is somewhat favorable.
(But for the short term, Hollow Knight: Silksong has my attention. So good. I'm playing the Mac version, not the Switch version.)
(But for the short term, Hollow Knight: Silksong has my attention. So good. I'm playing the Mac version, not the Switch version.)
Well I pre-ordered Galaxy from stopto for 42 quid as both are 2 of my 5 platformers of all time so nice to see in 4k or 120fps....obv MP4 is the big ticket item and will probably help N sell another 5 million by Xmas....
I didn’t play SMG 1 or 2 when they were first released. I may pick up Beyond down the line, but I’m playing Samus Returns on the 3DS so that’ll tide me over for a while. Silksong is one of the new bestsellers but I didn’t play the original, do you need to to enjoy the second game?
If you like Samus Returns, you can think of either Hollow Knight or Silksong as that sort of game — exploring one large interconnected map, gaining abilities that improve your combat capabilities and/or allow you access to new areas, occasionally running into bosses, etc. — but on a somewhat larger scale. Samus Returns might take around 12 hours to finish, and Hollow Knight might take 30-40, depending on how "much" you want to do. The original Hollow Knight is just one of the best games of this type that I have ever played. So far, I feel like Silksong holds up to it.
You do not need to have played Hollow Knight first to enjoy Silksong. Even though Hornet (the character you play as in Silksong) also appears in Hollow Knight, there isn't really a narrative connection, or if there is maybe it is something that won't be "realized" until towards the end and I haven't run into it yet. I think that you could easily enjoy both of those games played in either order.
One thing that I will "warn" is that the bosses seem to get pretty tough quickly in Silksong. But the bosses all have very good "telegraphing", that is an animation or sound that warns what specific attack that they are about to do. Once you get those down and know how to "move out of the way" to avoid taking damage, and learn when is a good time to strike, when is a good time to heal, etc., a boss that seems impossible at the start becomes pretty easy to beat over the course of maybe 20 minutes of practicing.
(Hollow Knight also had some tough bosses but I felt like it took longer to get to ones that I couldn't finish in like 1-3 attempts. I just finished the "last judge" boss in Silksong, which is not near the end, and it took me probably in the range of 12-15 attempts. That's a lot of failures, but I could tell that I was generally getting better at it as I went through those, and I definitely didn't finish it by "luck".)
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In both games, you will eventually get a "dash" move that (among other things) lets you quickly scoot to the left or right. It is definitely intended that this be used as a dodge move. It doesn't grant any invulnerability period, but it lets you get out of the way of an attack quickly. You do not start the game with this move.
In Silksong, you can negate some attacks by striking at the right time. (If an enemy has a blade and you strike with your blade at the same time, there will be a "clang" and neither of you will take damage. You can also knock some projectiles back at the enemy.) I haven't played Hollow Knight in a while so I don't quite remember about that one. I can say that there is not a parry mechanic similar to Samus Returns or Metroid Dread, which gives you the opportunity to do a large amount of damage if you get a parry timed right, in either game.
In Silksong, you can negate some attacks by striking at the right time. (If an enemy has a blade and you strike with your blade at the same time, there will be a "clang" and neither of you will take damage. You can also knock some projectiles back at the enemy.) I haven't played Hollow Knight in a while so I don't quite remember about that one. I can say that there is not a parry mechanic similar to Samus Returns or Metroid Dread, which gives you the opportunity to do a large amount of damage if you get a parry timed right, in either game.