Microsoft 's "epic" acquisition of Activision Blizzard is about to be concluded, and it has a relationship with the unexpected party - Spencer, head of Microsoft's Xbox business, said that Microsoft has signed a decade-long commitment with Nintendo . As long as the acquisition is completed, it will launch a new "Call of Duty" on Nintendo's console, and Microsoft hopes that players can play this game on more platforms.
If the acquisition is successfully completed and Microsoft can fulfill its promise as soon as possible, then Nintendo Switch players will play a slightly special shooting game masterpiece . Since "Call of Duty: Ghost" on the WiiU platform, there has been no "Call of Duty" on Nintendo consoles in nearly a decade. Unfortunately, the performance differences between Switch and other consoles will also be reflected.
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It was revealed that the Switch, which has sold more than 114 million units, has spent nearly six years since it was launched on March 3, 2017. This time span is almost the normal generation replacement interval for the console gaming industry, and a new generation of Nintendo gaming consoles should have taken over the Switch banner. However, until today, Nintendo has not disclosed any news about the new model, and the Switch seems to be in its prime. .
So we can't help but start to care about the current situation of Nintendo Switch and whether there is a strong game lineup to provide support to players in 2022 with sufficient reasons for purchasing. In addition, how the Switch has performed after entering the Chinese market, whether the next generation of products is imminent and how many changes can be expected are all more concerned.
has been on the market for many years. Switch "old and strong"
Switch has launched four major versions since its launch. First, the first is the first version (also known as the old version) that started selling in 2017. In the second half of 2019, it switched from the first version to the Tegra X1 chip changing from the 20nm process to the 16nm process version of the battery life enhancement version. In November of the same year, the Switch Lite, which has only handheld mode and is lighter, was launched, and the OLED version with screen and some hardware facelifts was launched in 2021.
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has three Switches that form the current Nintendo game console lineup: the OLED version is a flagship model with large size, bright pictures and high convenience, and the battery life enhancement version is a cost-effective model with all functions, while the Switch Lite, which weighs only 280 grams, inherits the needs of handheld gaming. Switch is cheaper than PS5 and Xbox Series, and the form that can be connected to a large screen and can be played independently is also special enough.
In 2022, Nintendo did not launch the game like the Switch was just released. The slowdown does not mean that the topic and quality of the game have changed: "Star Karbi: Exploration and Discovery", "Spra Escape 3" and "Nintendo Switch Sports" have become masterpieces that break the circle, "Pokemon Zhu·Purple" refreshed the first week of the series sales, and "Alien Sword 3" and "" and "Hunting Angel Witch 3" also received positive reviews.
For an ordinary player, there are several top new works available, which is enough to enjoy the joy of the game in his spare time for a year, and there is no "game shortage". Another valuable thing about Nintendo is that the game is launched in succession, but the charm will not fade. Many players said that they still enjoy "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" very much until today without getting tired of it.
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Before, Nintendo's game consoles were somewhat embarrassed that third-party games were not rich, but this did not create any problems on the Switch. The relatively simple development difficulty makes a considerable number of third-party game companies willing to transplant works. Even though they were once affected by poor performance with other consoles, they finally launched the Switch version of the game under the attractiveness of huge ownership.
The most surprising thing is the independent game logged in to the Switch. At first, there were many voices criticizing that this was just a subtle move by Nintendo to fill in the number of games. However, the integration of game quality, game experience and console deformation forms has produced different fruits. Many people are willing to play independent games on the Switch, and Nintendo has also begun to hold a separate online press conference for it .
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Free games mainly for online games have also changed. Switch quietly has become a competitive device that can be easily brought out of the house. For example, "Apex Legends", " Fortnite " and "Overwatch 2" have launched low- and medium-quality versions that adapt to performance, while " Pokémon Collection " participated by Nintendo has more outstanding picture expression than the mobile game version.
In 2022, Switch is still a gaming console worthy of gamers' choice : Nintendo's first-party games bring an experience that has never been seen on other gaming consoles. Its friendship with third-party masterpieces and independent games allows players to have the experience of going out to play at any time, and the free games that continue to operate reflect a novel experience different from mobile games.
illuminates the accessories market, but has not achieved success yet
Although Switch has activated a large number of new players in China to experience console games, in fact, the domestic version officially sold in China with Tencent does not necessarily seize too many opportunities. Since the announcement of the sales volume of the Chinese bank exceeded 1 million in early 2021, the Chinese bank has no new sales performance to the public. Judging from the launch of the battery life enhanced version and the OLED version, work is still underway.
Compared with the unclear sales of the host, the national version of Switch accessories support the whole day . A large number of counterfeit and inferior products have poured into the market, and it is difficult for players to identify whether the official accessories such as handles are authentic and credible, and the sales channels of the Chinese version obviously do not have such concerns. In addition, the price is similar to other versions, and accessories can be adapted to Switch consoles across versions, so many players tend to be more secure in China's accessories. The Chinese player group activated by
Switch also had an impact on the once sluggish accessories industry. Before this, domestic game console accessories production focused on mid- and low-end products. After the expansion of the consumer range, high-end products that provide more functions and designs have a foothold. From adapter to handle grip, carrying bag, etc., the production of accessories has completed the multiple evolution of quality and performance through this wave of wind.
However, the network experience obtained by players has never been well solved. If wants to achieve better performance in online battle games, it still needs to use various accelerator software to reduce the delay between them and overseas servers . The cooperation between the Bank of China has not yet affected the larger gaming experience. Even if the operator actively carries out various online activities, it still cannot exceed the restrictions of locking areas and servers.
The embarrassing experience of domestic products has created a large-scale cracking machine market. Some merchants have recycled second-hand domestic Switches with low circulation value from players, and then used relatively complete cracking mechanisms to freely run pirated games and then sell them for profit. The gray space of damages the relationship between game manufacturers, Nintendo and players, and cannot create a deterrence by blocking the host.
The new model to solve the performance bottleneck is still inconclusive
Discussion on the performance bottleneck of Switch, in fact, has appeared since the early stages of this host. There is no chip that uses customized graphics performance like other host products. Energy consumption is controlled for the comprehensive battery life in handheld/desktop mode, so the Switch is naturally not related to the strongest performance. Fortunately, there were few excessive resource gaps in early games, and players would not notice this impact.
has huge game scenes and exquisite character shapes. At the same time, the sales volume is also good. It makes people deeply feel the biggest shortcomings of this Switch: the fluctuating resolution between 720P in console mode and 368P to 552P in handheld mode, coupled with the smoothness of up to 30 frames, it is obviously difficult to meet the needs of modern players for high-definition 3D games, and it should be solved.
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Sony and Microsoft have both "half-generation upgrades" to cope with performance bottlenecks, but whether it is the battery life enhancement version or the OLED version of Switch, they only improve energy efficiency and have not made any essential changes to performance. As a result, more and more games are difficult to have excellent picture performance on the Switch. Even "Pokemon Zhu·Zi", which has greatly improved gameplay and plot, has suffered from bad reviews for due to picture errors and lags.
It is obvious that not to mention when the next generation of Nintendo game consoles will arrive, the Switch needs at least performance upgrades to meet the growing demand. The outside world once thought that the various problems in running many games on the existing versions were hinting that performance upgrades were coming, but rumors spread from early 2021 to late 2022, and Nintendo still did not speak out about this incident that affected the basic experience.
Hacker exposure and information submitted by Nvidia employees inadvertently have built a possible appearance for the next generation of Switch: equipped with a new Nvidia chip codenamed Drake/T239, the CPU part is a Cortex-A78C multi-core architecture, GPU will have 1536 CUDA cores and 12 ray tracing cores, is equivalent to the reduced specification version of Orin, the autonomous driving chip also manufactured 7nm.
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If the rumors match the facts, then Nintendo has also embarked on the route of customizing dedicated chips to partners to create new game consoles, but the partner of the next generation of Switch will still be Nvidia. This may mean that existing Switch games can have good compatibility on new consoles, and even obtain framerate, resolution, and anti-aliasing related picture improvements.
Single from the paper parameters, the next generation of Switch can have similar performance in mid-range mobile gaming graphics cards, which is quite reasonable for the six-year or even longer replacement cycle , otherwise Nintendo will fall into a vortex with performance far worse than that of the hosts of the same era. How Nintendo will solve the heat generated by performance improvement and synchronous performance improvement will be a major highlight of the next-generation products that may integrate multiple usage forms.
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