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iamtheoneneo · 27 Mar 2021 at 11:33

Kreeeee said:
Sure, but I would definitely wait now. It will be out by Christmas, although we don’t know the details about the specs so many games currently struggle on the existing hardware.

7 year old won't care.
Rumors are still rumours and nobody but some seniors will know whats happening..we've had everything from its '4x more powerful' to 'they are just changing to a dlss supported chip'

And given the worldwide chip shortage there is just no way they are going to be able to launch this year without it being a complete farce.

Dirk Diggler · 27 Mar 2021 at 12:06

Just before I buy, could someone confirm that this is the latest model and best/decent price, please?

Nintendo Switch (Monster Hunter Rise Edition) + Animal Crossing New Horizons

£376.98

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08VB3C1V9/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_0GA6203MP8CSKDB3R0RD?psc=1

Vanquish-Storm · 27 Mar 2021 at 12:27

Pricing on switch consoles is crazy at the moment.

Ebay have 20% a few sellers so managed to get one for £210 it could be the older model but apart from battery life I’ll cope with it.

Things change I've changed · 27 Mar 2021 at 12:30

My Switch wouldn't turn on yesterday, managed to get it on by holding down the power button for 30 seconds and then powering on as normal, I just prey this thing lasts until the refresh, consoles just don't seem to go down in price much any more.

Lokai · 27 Mar 2021 at 12:42

Dirk Diggler said:
Just before I buy, could someone confirm that this is the latest model and best/decent price, please?

Nintendo Switch (Monster Hunter Rise Edition) + Animal Crossing New Horizons

£376.98

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08VB3C1V9/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_0GA6203MP8CSKDB3R0RD?psc=1

I presume since monster hunter is brand new it will be the latest version. Price wise that's standard rrp. Worth it though imo.

Just picked up hades, first ever rogue like I've played, loving the progression system, seems slow but fair. Hard but not crazy hard. Yet to get passed Magaera but only had a few goes.

Dirk Diggler · 27 Mar 2021 at 12:44

I see Argos are doing one cheaper and it says with improved battery. How can I tell if it's the latest model?

£279.99 (without the game bundle)

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/207...41d-2a559621874c&istItemId=ixaxrwpwm&istBid=t

Things change I've changed · 27 Mar 2021 at 13:14

I think the red box ones are the new revisions with the better battery.

doggs · 27 Mar 2021 at 13:25

Yeah, red box is the new revision. Been out quite a while now, doubt you'd be able to buy an original version new now if you wanted to

Dirk Diggler · 27 Mar 2021 at 13:42

Ok, so the Amazon version is premium priced as it has the Monster Hunter branding? I can get the console from Argos with the animal crossing game for £319 but on Amazon it's £379.

Just making sure I'm not missing something so apologies if this seems a stupid question, it's just not like Amazon to be so uncompetitive.

steve5424 · 27 Mar 2021 at 13:50

Dirk Diggler said:
Ok, so the Amazon version is premium priced as it has the Monster Hunter branding? I can get the console from Argos with the animal crossing game for £319 but on Amazon it's £379.

Just making sure I'm not missing something so apologies if this seems a stupid question, it's just not like Amazon to be so uncompetitive.

The Monster Hunter console is a Ltd edition and also comes with the new Monster Hunter Rise game that just came out. So you are paying normal price if the console is £279.99 and the games are roughly £50 each.

Dirk Diggler · 27 Mar 2021 at 14:11

steve5424 said:
The Monster Hunter console is a Ltd edition and also comes with the new Monster Hunter Rise game that just came out. So you are paying normal price if the console is £279.99 and the games are roughly £50 each.

Cheers, I've got it ordered from Argos.

jrwagh333 · 28 Mar 2021 at 16:58

£6 sitting in my eShop balance in gold coins expiring soon

Pawnless Endgame · 28 Mar 2021 at 20:37

Kreeeee said:
7" OLED screen, DLSS, 4K support when docked (via DLSS). It will play all of the same games though.

I had to look up what DLSS is. It seems to be an Nvidia tech that vectorises raster graphics so that 720p/1080p still appears sharp @ 4K. Have I understood that correctly?

I use my Switch on a monitor as I don't have a TV and the resolution is 2560 (I think) by 1440. Will that be ok for the new Switch? Not sure if that's 2K or 4K as 2.560 multiplied by 1.440 is just under 4.

Kreeeee · 29 Mar 2021 at 05:01

Pawnless Endgame said:
I had to look up what DLSS is. It seems to be an Nvidia tech that vectorises raster graphics so that 720p/1080p still appears sharp @ 4K. Have I understood that correctly?

I use my Switch on a monitor as I don't have a TV and the resolution is 2560 (I think) by 1440. Will that be ok for the new Switch? Not sure if that's 2K or 4K as 2.560 multiplied by 1.440 is just under 4.

The K number refers to the horizontal resolution (rounded) for a 16:9 display. 2K = 1080p.

jrwagh333 · 29 Mar 2021 at 07:15

Kreeeee said:
The K number refers to the horizontal resolution (rounded) for a 16:9 display. 2K = 1080p.

2K = QHD, 1080p = FHD

fez · 29 Mar 2021 at 11:34

jrwagh333 said:
2K = QHD, 1080p = FHD

Pretty sure QHD is not 2k. QHD is 1440p which is 2560x1440.

On an unrelated note, has anyone barely touched their switch in months. I played the new 3D mario & bowsers Fury and haven't touched it since. Barely played it for months before that as well.

McPhee · 29 Mar 2021 at 11:56

fez said:
Pretty sure QHD is not 2k. QHD is 1440p which is 2560x1440.

Yup.

High Definition (HD or HD Ready or 720p) = vertical display resolution of 720 pixels.
Full HD (FHD or 1080p) = vertical display resolution of 1080 pixels.
Quad HD (QHD or 1440p) = vertical display resolution of 1440 pixels ('Quad HD' because the total number of pixels is 4x that of 'HD').
Ultra HD (4K) = horizontal display resolution of 3840 pixels (i.e. almost 4K pixels).

The film projection industry already used horizontal resolution for naming. So the shift to "4K" simply brought terminology in the consumer market in line with industry standards. By this measure, FHD is a "2K" resolution (and the projection industry already used "2K" to refer to images with a ~2,000 pixel horizontal resolution).

Pawnless Endgame · 29 Mar 2021 at 19:16

Thanks guys for explaining the resolutions.

fez said:
On an unrelated note, has anyone barely touched their switch in months. I played the new 3D mario & bowsers Fury and haven't touched it since. Barely played it for months before that as well.

I got a 2nd hand Switch last September and been playing on it most days. Put about 160 hours into so far, mostly made up of Zelda Link's Awakening, Super Mario Party, 3D All-Stars (Mario Galaxy) and 3D World + Bowser's Fury. I play these docked. On handheld, I enjoy the 51 Worldwide Games compilation in the car or when I'm at my parents (as I'm their +1 / support bubble thingy).

KraniX · 29 Mar 2021 at 20:05

Pawnless Endgame said:
Thanks guys for explaining the resolutions.

I got a 2nd hand Switch last September and been playing on it most days. Put about 160 hours into so far, mostly made up of Zelda Link's Awakening, Super Mario Party, 3D All-Stars (Mario Galaxy) and 3D World + Bowser's Fury. I play these docked. On handheld, I enjoy the 51 Worldwide Games compilation in the car or when I'm at my parents (as I'm their +1 / support bubble thingy).

I'm offended by not seeing Breath of the Wild on that list...

Kreeeee · 29 Mar 2021 at 21:43

KraniX said:
I'm offended by not seeing Breath of the Wild on that list...

Or Odyssey! It’s like he only wants the second tier games from each franchise.

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