The Japanese firm opted to dispense with discs altogether, with games coming on cartridge instead, much like the 3DS and Nintendo consoles of yore.
They are still able to play conventional 1080p Blu-rays, but not Ultra HD discs. Sony, even as a founding member of the Blu-ray Disc Association, decided against adding a 4K Blu-ray deck to either PS4. The Xbox One S, Xbox One X, PS4 Pro and PS4 have physical disc drives, with the Xbox One consoles also able to play 4K Ultra HD Blu-rays. Squirrel_widget_140007 Disc drives and storage And, as we mentioned, the Lite is for handheld use only. It doubles as both a home console and handheld games machine so is the only one you can take on your travels with you, to play the exact same games on its built-in 6.2-inch screen. Where the bigger Nintendo Switches have a distinct advantage over its direct rivals is in portability. The Switch can't match this, nor can it really hold a proper candle to the graphical performance these consoles can manage. All the Xbox and PlayStation consoles are capable of high dynamic range (HDR) graphics too. The PS4 Pro and Xbox One X are capable of stretching that resolution up to 4K at 60fps.
How to tell if you're buying the new Nintendo Switch or the old one.Most Xbox One S and standard PS4 games run at 1080p these days, with some achieving 60fps.
On the Switch, games have the potential of running in 1080p 60fps when in docked mode and fed to a TV, 720p 60fps on its own integrated screen when on the move. It's also a permanent handheld - there's no dock to enable you to connect it to a TV as with the other Switches. The key difference is the Lite doesn't have removable Joy-Con controls, unlike the other two Switch versions. While the Switch has a 6.2-inch screen, the Switch OLED's is bigger at 7 inches (and is a higher-quality OLED), and the Switch Lite downsizes this to 5.5-inches. Nintendo Switch 2 or Switch Pro specs, rumours and features.It has a modified Nvidia Tegra X1 platform - that's an ARM-based mobile device processor similar to the chips in high-end phones and tablets - while the PlayStation and Xbox consoles all opt for more conventional computing power. The Nintendo Switch is markedly different from its rivals in hardware terms. That's why we're running through the major last-gen games consoles right here, to see which would best suit you. Then, for those with a larger budget, there are the 4K gaming powerhouses, the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X (which has been discontinued but is still available from many retailers). There's the groundbreaking Nintendo Switch (plus the Switch OLED or Switch Lite), the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One S. And, thanks to years of game releases and refinements, they are jam-packed with gaming goodness. Well, there is still plenty of choice away from the allure of the Xbox Series X/S and PS5. (Pocket-lint) - So, you want a new games console but don't want to go next-gen quite yet.