At the end of the article:
> Update 9/1/2025 11:11 a.m. ET: 40-minutes of footage of Star Wars Outlaws running on Switch 2 in docked mode has seemingly leaked ahead of launch. What’s shown looks decent enough compared to what was described of the PAX West demo running in handheld mode
I appreciate it when publications include corrections at the end of their articles. Even though I don't own a Switch, I enjoyed the piece, and I believe the main point about running AAA games on hardware below the recommended specifications still holds true.
The trouble with AAA games requiring high specs is that hardware is not improving the way that it used to.
The PS3 started out crazy expensive and got cheap. Current gen consoles like the PS5 and PS5 Pro either went sideways or went up! As a result a PS6 is kinda unthinkable, to be solidly better than the PS5 Pro it is going to have to cost upwards of $1k.
My suspicion is that it mostly is about problems in the electronics industry and secondarily about crypto, AI and all that. Not too long ago you couldn't get a top of the line GPU whatever you were willing to pay. Intel's roadmap for improving their chips went off the rails 10 years ago, it seems the only silicon vendor that is making steady progress is Apple and their idea of gaming is primarily Candy Crush and secondarily Genshin Impact.
At the end of the article: > Update 9/1/2025 11:11 a.m. ET: 40-minutes of footage of Star Wars Outlaws running on Switch 2 in docked mode has seemingly leaked ahead of launch. What’s shown looks decent enough compared to what was described of the PAX West demo running in handheld mode
I appreciate it when publications include corrections at the end of their articles. Even though I don't own a Switch, I enjoyed the piece, and I believe the main point about running AAA games on hardware below the recommended specifications still holds true.
The trouble with AAA games requiring high specs is that hardware is not improving the way that it used to.
The PS3 started out crazy expensive and got cheap. Current gen consoles like the PS5 and PS5 Pro either went sideways or went up! As a result a PS6 is kinda unthinkable, to be solidly better than the PS5 Pro it is going to have to cost upwards of $1k.
My suspicion is that it mostly is about problems in the electronics industry and secondarily about crypto, AI and all that. Not too long ago you couldn't get a top of the line GPU whatever you were willing to pay. Intel's roadmap for improving their chips went off the rails 10 years ago, it seems the only silicon vendor that is making steady progress is Apple and their idea of gaming is primarily Candy Crush and secondarily Genshin Impact.