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The yet-to-be-announced console from the Japanese company, which will likely follow the same format as the best-selling Nintendo Switch (portable and dockable), will lack the performance of Valve's laptop, but how much of a problem is that?
Eurogamer's technology department, Digital Foundry, has published a new video highlighting that it's not a big deal if the performance of the Nintendo Switch 2 (remember, the console doesn't even have a name due to the lack of an official announcement) doesn't meet current gen consoles, Or what Valve's laptop offers, because the next console for the big N will receive ports during cross-platform development that meet platform specifications. This includes support for Nvidia DLSS upscaling technology, which means games can be displayed at lower resolutions while still looking good.
A port that was previously thought to be impossible could be a good example for its successor: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, released in 2015, was developed for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, but Saber Interactive, with the help of some dark magic, got it right. An excellent port was created for Nintendo Switch, taking into account the technical characteristics of the platform. The performance of the Nintendo Switch 2 can be compared to the performance of the previous generation console: the performance of the processor and graphics chip will be better than the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, so the Japanese company's device may be able to achieve better results than the Nintendo Switch 2. Steam Deck, which we previously heard It's been delayed from late 2024 to early 2025, so like the Switch, it could be released in March.
But the architectures are vastly different (Steam Deck, Sony, and Microsoft's consoles are all AMD-based; Nintendo is open to Nvidia with the Switch, and the T239 chip may also be in the Switch's successor), so it's hard to compare the two. And in terms of battery life, Nintendo might be better than Valve… but that's not official.
source: WCCFTech
