FFXIV FOR THE NINTENDO SWITCH

[Bladesinger]

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Um - how the hell do you know what size the silicon wafer currently being utilized in the dev kit is? It's more then likely a BOX and not a representation of the final consumer model. You continue to spew the general knowledge of the architecture within the Switch without thinking or commenting that a console in development changes tech an AVERAGE of 4 times in it's development lifespan - Every aspect of the dev kits that we do know of HAS BEEN STATED to utilize the most advanced technical components currently avaliable. Stop thinking that what is IN the dev kits is what is being proposed to be in the consumer models. Your not going to convince me other wise because you sound like some guy that did a little search on google to find UNFOUNDED info on WHAT MAY go into the consumer model and utilize it to beat me and everyone else into submission. =\


I just looked at the size of your post - My God, do you not have something better to do - wow =P

As I said in my last post - we'll be finding out what's in it in January (^-^)

[Kosmos992k]

Um - how the hell do you know**snip**
I just looked at the size of your post - My God, do you not have something better to do - wow =P

How do I know? I read.

Oh, and insult noted.

[Bladesinger]

How do I know? I read.

Oh, and insult noted.

- The size of the wafer isn't public knowledge on any account unless Nintendo decided to lapse it's infamously titanic grasp on the specs of this or any of it's devices

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

- The size of the wafer isn't public knowledge on any account unless Nintendo decided to lapse it's infamously titanic grasp on the specs of this or any of it's devices

To be fair, if its using a tegra, its not going to be very big.

I doubt its even the size of the APU in the XBox One or the PS4.

[Kosmos992k]

- The size of the wafer isn't public knowledge on any account unless Nintendo decided to lapse it's infamously titanic grasp on the specs of this or any of it's devices

Nintendo Switch will use a Maxwell GPU, not Pascal according to this article, in fact it will not even use the new Parker SoC(System on a Chip). Right now it looks more like a variant of the Tegra X1 or Tegra K1 that nVidia already uses in their own Shield products. Link to article below;

The Nintendo Switch game console coming in March won’t be more powerful than Sony’s three-year-old PlayStation 4, according to sources familiar with the system.

[StarRosie]

Nintendo Switch will use a Maxwell GPU, not Pascal according to this article, in fact it will not even use the new Parker SoC(System on a Chip). Right now it looks more like a variant of the Tegra X1 or Tegra K1 that nVidia already uses in their own Shield products.

I can't quite put my finger on it, but that whole article gives off a rather fishy smell. I...don't know if this should be taken seriously or not, starting with "Sources (Who wish to stay anonymous!) confirm..." is always a red flag for me. That may be a part of why it smells fishy. I'd say we wait and see what gets revealed rather then jump from article to article speculating. But that may also be tied to the fact that I am getting too old for hype whiplash these days...

[Kosmos992k]

I can't quite put my finger on it, but that whole article gives off a rather fishy smell. I...don't know if this should be taken seriously or not, starting with "Sources (Who wish to stay anonymous!) confirm..." is always a red flag for me. That may be a part of why it smells fishy. I'd say we wait and see what gets revealed rather then jump from article to article speculating. But that may also be tied to the fact that I am getting too old for hype whiplash these days...

Every article about upcoming tech cites sources without specifying their names due to NDA restrictions.

For what it's worth, I still think it's possible it will be the Pascal based Parker SoC. The article makes some very solid points about the TDP of the Parker based product announced for automotive applications. The Switch really has to obey the rules for tablets in that regard, so if Parker is still too hot for tablets, that would be an issue. I believe that the automotive application uses two Parkers and doesn't have the same thermal or power constraints that a hand held system does. If Switch uses Parker it will be a single Parker SoC, and it's clocking will be very dependent on thermal design.

As the article points out, if the thermal/power envelope of Parker is not suitable yet for Switch, and almost certainly was not when Switch started life. Nintendo may have had no choice but to go with an optimized/customized Maxwell based design in order to meet the thermal and power demands of their design. It's all a bit muddy, but the Dev kits are definitely Tegra X1 based, I have seen that cited by multiple reports and sources. It would make sense to stick with X1 in the production unit for maximum compatibility with software being developed now.

[StarRosie]

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Trust me I know about NDAs, worked in the tech sector long enough to accumulate quite a few that I am probably still under. I am not really out right calling this fake, just fishy. Indeed the article does raise a few good points about thermal constraints and how Parker SoC still doesn't work for tablets, it still feels like a speculation piece more then a solid report about the system's specs. I think it just might be my trained salt shaker skills keeping me from fully taking this in.

I agree it is still possible they could use the Pascal based Parker SoC, specially with how Nvidia has been boasting about the Custom Tegra made for the switch, it would be odd to boast then not use their latest tech within it. Either way, I guess we'll see soon and I guess I'm just a little too skeptical these days.