Could have just gone through some planning hell and was originally intended to be released a few years ago.
As an aside: Magnets to attach the joycons seem miserable.
As an aside: Magnets to attach the joycons seem miserable.
How so? It doesn’t sound revolutionary, but it does at least sound like an improvement over the current plastic rails system?
I guess I don’t have much faith in the ability for magnets to stick well enough to the console.
so far all we have is rumors, but i think the stuff i read said that they would be theoretically stronger than the plastic rails, at least from forces from specific angles. They’re supposed to use this new kind of electromagnet tech where it only needs a small burst of energy to activate or deactivate the magnet. Time will tell if Nintendo can actually pull that off, but it sure would be neat!
I dunno, I’ve played with magnets that have the ability to pull their way through my hand before, so it’ll all come down to implementation. Sounds more reliable than some plastic.
It would be too bad to lose the backwards compatibility for all those special edition Joycons. Not that I expect them to, though it would be within Nintendo’s track record.
well the rumor at the moment is that the new console will be backwards compatible with the old joycons. they won’t attach to the new console, but you will still be able to connect and play with old joycons.
Oh I definitely will figured the Bluetooth would connect still, so pro controllers are fine. I was more thinking of the physical connection aspect since playing in bed is a little awkward with the removed Joycons and the kickstand set. Still nice though, especially if you have one of those mounted tablet stands.
I’m just thinking of all the LoZ and Animal Crossing Joycons that will now be relegated to the sheathe holder and a docking charger (or one of the fancy ones with USB to charge)
That’s fair! I mean I have Animal Crossing ones, and they’re not really that special, just unique colors. Other thing to consider is stick drift - if you’ve had your special edition Joycons for awhile, they may be on their way out pretty soon…
Yeah definitely lol. I got very lucky, my near-launch day switch joycon sets I got only has one left joycon that started drifting last year. I have no idea how they lasted that long cause I used all my controllers pretty heavily.
Now they sit on the charging dock next to the switch, next to the Steam Deck that actually gets used… Lol
New peripherals coming out late in a system’s life isn’t unusual.
New first-party peripherals, with less than a year left on the console in question? Idk, the only other one that comes to mind is PS4 back button attachment, and that was also puzzling, then and still.
I went to look for examples and didn’t find as many as I expected. It’s not unheard of but you’re right, it’s notably uncommon.
I’m surprised at how little I am actually interested in the switch 2 but for the prospect of more Metroid prime and Zelda.