Nintendo official tweets announced that its new host computer codenamed "NX" will be announced at 10 o'clock in Beijing time (October 20) this evening, and a short video about 3 minutes long will be published on Nintendo official website.
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Nintendo's confidentiality work on the NX host has done a tricky job, but we can also explore the NX host details based on relevant reports.
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price:
Bare metal about 299 US dollars, the game bundled with a set of 399 US dollars (approximately 2000-2700 yuan)
constitute:
With the split design of the host + handheld, the development kit contains a host unit and at least one mobile game unit, indicating that the host can be used as a traditional device to connect to television, it can also be used as a mobile device split, this point The design of the WiiU is basically the same.
performance:
The current information is that the host has 1080p+60fps gaming performance, and the handheld is 900p. There are rumors that the NX handheld can be used as the NX host handle, but also remote streaming console game, and compatible with 3DS game content, then 299 US dollars is the price of a handheld and a host to add up, compared to PS 4 Slim The price is indeed very cost-effective.
game:
According to reports, there are currently more than 20 lineups of escort games developed for NX, of which four are Nintendo's first-party games, including the new Mario. Although NX uses a different architecture, it should be easy to migrate from PCs, Xbox Ones, and PS4s. Many third parties are clearly working on porting games to the system. Final Fantasy 15 and Final Fantasy 7 are also in the system. Developers at Ubisoft, Square Enix, Capcom, and Platinum Games mentioned that they are using NX for development.
VR related:
The leaked information indicates that the new system clearly can interact with the smartphone in some form, and support for VR is also mentioned, although early test results did not seem to be very optimistic.
AR related:
The foreign media found a new patent filed by Nintendo on the patent website. It could also project a complete picture on an uneven surface. It is suspected to be a patent of AR projection.
According to Nintendo's deceased President Iwada Satoshi’s description of NX at the time, this would be a “tailored platform for console games.†Although there is not much intelligence at present, it is still possible to see some new trends in NX. For example, cooperation with third-party vendors, and more emphasis on hardware and so on.