Nintendo Switch (previously NX)
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stupidmonkey
Not Smrt
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Chimney
Trakanon Raider
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Szlia
Member
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Half of me want to support the IP and see the new content, the other half wonders why "updated" visuals have to look so bad compared to the original.
PS : It's also on PlayStation, PC... iOS and Android?
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CaughtCross
Ahn'Qiraj Raider
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First video showing side by side of the old Switch to the OLED Switch. It looks a lot better for sure.
Vorph
Silver Baronet of the Realm
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Seeing as it's Nintendo and anywhere a buck can be saved, a buck will be saved... I guess it's safe to assume that the bus still maxes out at UHS-I (Class 10) speeds and there's no point in buying anything faster than the ~$20 256GB Silicon Power Micro SDXC card on Amazon? About to put in an order for a new card and a screen protector that fits the OLED so I have everything ready on 10/8.
New dock is kind of interesting. It looks quite a bit nicer than the old one, but I'm curious whether it will dissipate heat any better or not scratch up the screen. The ethernet port essentially replacing the "internal" USB port makes me suspect they wired it up via the old USB 2.0 connection and it will end up not being any faster than the USB ethernet dongle I'm already using on my current Switch. Sure, it's a lot faster than the abysmal Switch wifi speed, but it's nowhere close to the actual speed of my cable when I need to download a game or patch.
New dock is kind of interesting. It looks quite a bit nicer than the old one, but I'm curious whether it will dissipate heat any better or not scratch up the screen. The ethernet port essentially replacing the "internal" USB port makes me suspect they wired it up via the old USB 2.0 connection and it will end up not being any faster than the USB ethernet dongle I'm already using on my current Switch. Sure, it's a lot faster than the abysmal Switch wifi speed, but it's nowhere close to the actual speed of my cable when I need to download a game or patch.
joz123
Potato del Grande
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I will still get the new dock just because you can connect a freakin ethernet cable finally. Never had issues with the wifi since my dock is close to the modem but anything to make it faster will be good. Also can't wait for the N64 games to be released on NSO. Will definitely get a sub just for that. Not sure how well the Pro controller will work with the N64 games tho.
Vorph
Silver Baronet of the Realm
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OG Switch is just terrible at wifi speed. I have really good wifi when I test other devices, but the ethernet dongle I use now downloads stuff from eShop at least 2-3x faster than the undocked Switch does. The new dock will be at least that good, possibly better (though I suspect there's a hard limit and eShop will never be remotely as fast as MS Store/PSN, let alone something like Steam) if they actually sprang for a gigabit port.
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Asshat Foler
2024 FoH Asshat
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These are gonna be awesome to scalp probably all the way into next summer. Looking forward to it. Glad they’re releasing right as we approach the holidays. Grab, hold, sell in a month or two.
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They could find a new hack on the first versions of these too. Iirc there's some hacks for the "New 3DS" too even though it was released so many years after the original 3DS.
spronk
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afaik there has been no software hack on anything other than the OG switch v1 (which still requires you to fuck with the RCM bootloader by paperclip), there is a chip hack for every switch model after but it requires you to open up the switch and solder in a chip and the team that did it got butt fucked by Nintendo and raided by the cops, etc. I don't think anyone even sells the chip right now.
it is possible there will be a software only jailbreak on the switch, it happened on the PS4 a few years ago (for firmware 7.50 or below I think) so you'd probably need a new in box switch thats basically never gone online. but who knows, probably would only happen when a new system is announced and switch firmware updates stop happening.
it is possible there will be a software only jailbreak on the switch, it happened on the PS4 a few years ago (for firmware 7.50 or below I think) so you'd probably need a new in box switch thats basically never gone online. but who knows, probably would only happen when a new system is announced and switch firmware updates stop happening.
Lenas
Trump's Staff
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Try putting your serial number in here and see what it says: Checker - Switch Serial Number Checker (SSNC)
Vorph
Silver Baronet of the Realm
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Low serial number Switch is worth anywhere from $300-600 depending on the condition it's in and how patient you are with finding a buyer.
I think I'm just going to disassociate mine with my Nintendo acct and jailbreak it myself, maybe use it for a while, but mostly just wait and see how much more the value goes up as people realize that new ones are probably never going to be cracked.
I'm not particularly surprised that 4K dev hardware exists, but I think Bloomberg is batshit insane if they believe that it'll be out next year. Late 2023 seems more in line with Nintendo's glacial pace.
I think I'm just going to disassociate mine with my Nintendo acct and jailbreak it myself, maybe use it for a while, but mostly just wait and see how much more the value goes up as people realize that new ones are probably never going to be cracked.
I'm not particularly surprised that 4K dev hardware exists, but I think Bloomberg is batshit insane if they believe that it'll be out next year. Late 2023 seems more in line with Nintendo's glacial pace.
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Prodigal
Shitlord, Offender of the Universe
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Checked my first one and it is safe - thought I remembered ordering it at release. It’s in immaculate condition with a screen protector on it and I still have the original box. Trying to decide on it since I have the newer model with better battery life.