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thexerox123 posted:I'm curious, does Snipperclips have a single player mode, and how does it work? Yes you move each one one at a time and they freeze when you switch
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Grimes posted:Wait, what? You can't charge and play the Switch? You can if your charger is powerful enough, but the typical wall wart isn't. Dr Cheeto fucked around with this message at 17:30 on Mar 3, 2017 |
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Also I was about to inadvertently hold my zelda card with my lips because I needed both hands to fidget with the switch's covering but then went waaaaait a second
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Docked mode is probably hosed unless they start dialing back on cpu requirements in their games. Per digital foundry: This is only a theory, but it does make sense based on the data available. Laying out the maths here, docking increases pixel count from 720p to 900p, a 56 per cent in resolution. However, memory bandwidth only rises by 20 per cent, from 1331MHz to 1600MHz. Bandwidth is shared between CPU and GPU, so the higher resolution in the home console mode may be sapping memory bandwidth away from the main processor cores, making us more prone to slowdown when the CPU is under load. Bandwidth concerns may also explain why resolution doesn't scale closer in line with the difference in clock-speeds (307.2MHz or 384MHz undocked, 768MHz docked). Suffice to say, if you're looking to play Breath of the Wild with minimal performance drops, running undocked is the way forward. This is a big problem
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Dr Cheeto posted:You won't be able to charge and play at the same time and you'll need a USB-A to -C cable Well duh i'll need a cable capable of connecting the two  And I expected that as it seems the switch is a ~30W charger. I honestly might just buy another (45-60W) charger for my MacBook so I don't need to unplug the drat thing every time I leave) and use it for both if needed.
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I'm not buying that the JoyCon issue is resolved or has even been addressed until Nintendo actually releases a statement. I knew this day 1 patch was unlikely to fix it.
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Grimes posted:Wait, what? You can't charge and play the Switch? You absolutely can, guaranteed if you're using the Nintendo cords. I'm pretty sure my 3rd party USB-A to C I picked up for my Pixel was charging it earlier, as well.
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Shout-out to my local Walmart for reading my mind on my grey console preorder regret and handing me a neon unit instead 
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Updated list of the Switch eShop drops (with prices!). PAL update (week of March 2): quote:SWITCH RETAIL DOWNLOADS NA update (week of March 2): quote:SWITCH RETAIL DOWNLOADS NA got weirdly screwed, not as many of the Indie games and didn't get the ACA NEO GEO games either. Regarding the ACA NEOGEO games: quote:The ACA NEOGEO series has faithfully reproduced many classic NEOGEO masterpieces. So they have Online Leaderboards and a ton of settings, apparently.
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Mar 3, 2017 17:27
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Louisgod posted:Everything I'm reading suggests people are having no problem getting the console if they wander in when the store opens. Where's my Classic Console then sir??!!!
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What if they did have artificial scarcity but the expected response was greatly overestimated huh, good sir?!
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Real hurthling! posted:Suffice to say, if you're looking to play Breath of the Wild with minimal performance drops, running undocked is the way forward. Can you get TV mode to output 720p? Unless that looks like crap on your huge flatscreen that might be better.
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I'm genuinely shocked at the ease of accessing foreign eShops and how they work on the Switch. Accessing my Japanese eShop account is so absurdly simple and all the news from both Canada and Japan is put onto my News so I can keep up with both stores easily without having to futz around on PS4 with signing in and out of accounts. The simple ability to hit the eShop button and tell the Switch I want it to look at my Japanese account is so handy! Why can't PS4 have this?! Downloading that Puyo Puyo Tetris demo now. Pretty excited about it.
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My switch doesn't work. Zelda crashes and gives an error screen. I called Nintendo and they answered right away, no hold at all (amazing!) and were super professional. They led me to a menu where my error codes live. I had 4. not a single one was listed in their log of possible error codes, and they weren't even in the right format! The person I was speaking to was surprised and upset by this. Where are these codes coming from? Why am I the only one to report them ever and why aren't they in Nintendo Tech Support's own listings? Who knows. I can't exchange Zelda because it's a special edition and the game box is not the same and no one has special editions to swap out. They want me to send the system and game in for repair. I wiped the system and am reinstalling everything. Hopefully the system update was just corrupted or something. I did get to play about an hour of Zelda and it was awesome 
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Dr Cheeto posted:Can you get TV mode to output 720p? Unless that looks like crap on your huge flatscreen that might be better. It still renders the game at 900 before downscaling, its not like a pc resolution slider
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Real hurthling! posted:It still renders the game at 900 before downscaling, its not like a pc resolution slider WTF. Lazy Nintendo... lazy The Bloop posted:My switch doesn't work. That is troubling. Was gonna sell my backup preorder at cost locally or return, but may hang onto for a week or so to make sure.
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Also speaking of looking bad on tv, the system ui is capped at 720 p in docked mode and looks so loving blurry. They borked the hybrid design of this thing so badly
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Real hurthling! posted:Docked mode is probably hosed unless they start dialing back on cpu requirements in their games. Per digital foundry: This really bums me out Least you can lock it to 720 in docked so you won't get the same slowdown
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Policenaut posted:I'm genuinely shocked at the ease of accessing foreign eShops and how they work on the Switch. Accessing my Japanese eShop account is so absurdly simple and all the news from both Canada and Japan is put onto my News so I can keep up with both stores easily without having to futz around on PS4 with signing in and out of accounts. The simple ability to hit the eShop button and tell the Switch I want it to look at my Japanese account is so handy! Why can't PS4 have this?! 
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Walmart wouldn't sell me any games last night, and I rear ended someone headed up to get Zelda today. So now I got a $2300 dollar Zelda box.
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The Bloop posted:My switch doesn't work.
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Bombadilillo posted:Is there a ps4 rest mode equivalent on switch? ITs a very convenient feature especially for a tablet to just sleep and jump back in right where I was. Yes, sleep mode. Hold the Home button for a second or two. Real hurthling! posted:Docked mode is probably hosed unless they start dialing back on cpu requirements in their games. Per digital foundry: It's just mild frame drops on the system's very first real game, which is more or less a port of a game than ran on different architecture. I wouldn't jump to conclusions. enojy fucked around with this message at 17:44 on Mar 3, 2017 |
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So what's the walk into a store and get a Switch situation like? I may get one like a dumb child if it's easy to snag one, or of it restocks on the reg in the next few weeks....god drat it why did zelda have to turn out so good
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The Bloop posted:My switch doesn't work. Are you being followed by a creepy Link statue
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KingSlime posted:So what's the walk into a store and get a Switch situation like? YMMV, some areas sold out, some have lots. Call around. Try walmarts.
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KingSlime posted:So what's the walk into a store and get a Switch situation like?
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Real hurthling! posted:Also speaking of looking bad on tv, the system ui is capped at 720 p in docked mode and looks so loving blurry. Wow, all of this sounds pretty rushed.
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Real hurthling! posted:Docked mode is probably hosed unless they start dialing back on cpu requirements in their games. Per digital foundry: Ooooooor 720P doesn't use the full memory bandwidth even at 1333mhz. This is kinda stretching it honestly. RAM doesn't use a lot of power there's just not a lot of reason to really downclock it when the screen & CPU/GPU are going to be like 80% of the power usage while mobile given what I know of it's max watts vs how much such things typically use. Edit: I'd want to hear this out of someone actually programing on the thing not some barely a nerd who can look at numbers and just start panicing. LethalGeek fucked around with this message at 17:48 on Mar 3, 2017 |
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Not a Children posted:This really bums me out No, you can't, that's the issue. If it's docked it will render at 900p no matter what and you'll get the frame drops.
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irlZaphod posted:I found this in the News channel lol Cool thing about the kickstand: it's designed to just pop right off and reattach easily. Interesting bit of foresight. About charging the thing: the console's power is rated at 15v 2.6a, which is what its charger outputs. Anything less than that will significantly increase charge time.
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Bardeh posted:No, you can't, that's the issue. If it's docked it will render at 900p no matter what and you'll get the frame drops. Welp. poo poo.
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enojy posted:It's just mild frame drops on the system's very first real game, which is more or less a port of a game than ran on different architecture. I wouldn't jump to conclusions. It's a straight Wii U port in which the design was based on less powerful hardware. There should really be zero issues with the Switch version at 900p. People should be more concerned about the Joycon's at this point. But throw that issue in with the Joycon desync issue, and docked seems pretty much borked for now. (Going to go pick up my Wii U version of the game)
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KingSlime posted:So what's the walk into a store and get a Switch situation like? all of my local walmarts have 10+ in stock right now and they're all 24 hour stores and i'm in cold rear end wisconsin. I think you'll be fine depending on the area.
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For anyone who's interested, here's a list of games available on the Japan eShop which have English (or other languages) available. It also list dates when the games will be available in NA/PAL (if known), and the prices in Yen.quote:Nintendo Switch – Retail titles (Source: http://www.perfectly-nintendo.com/nintendo-switch-list-of-games-with-english-language-option-in-japan/)
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Grimes posted:I think it depends on where you live, but it doesn't look like there's that much of a shortage. That worries and excites me. I really don't need a new console guys, I just bought a 3ds. Also it's a bummer to hear about the frame drops but in a way idgaf because I plan on using it exclusively like a Game Boy. I insisted that this thing should have been 100% portable from the get go, shocker to hear that the console portion seems to have been shoddily tacked on. I want the new zelda really bad I'm in Austin, TX. Hopefully that doesn't mean everything sold out hours ago!
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enojy posted:Yes, sleep mode. Hold the Home button for a second or two. they're not mild frame drops. dropping to 20FPS in most areas is laughable.
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enojy posted:It's just mild frame drops on the system's very first real game, which is more or less a port of a game than ran on different architecture. I wouldn't jump to conclusions.
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