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New Switch UI screenshot seemingly confirms users and dark theme

A new tweet from The Binding of Isaac developer Nicalis has provided another look at the Nintendo Switch’s UI in tablet mode.

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OtakuDJK1NG-Rory3039d ago

Look just like Nvidia Gaming UI.

Utalkin2me3039d ago

First i dont believe this is a theme. It looks like when you hit the home button. Cause there is a close software at bottom right. Secondly, i could be wrong but i doubt Nintendo will have themes.

Vaderhoff3039d ago

3DS has themes, so I wouldn't doubt themes being available for the Switch.

Utalkin2me3038d ago

Yeah, but the WiiU doesnt have themes....

Utalkin2me3038d ago

@MecheSlays

No other consoles of Nintendo has had them.

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Deeke3039d ago

I don't think that's a theme. I think the Switch screen turns black when it's in game suspend mode. Notice how the game has a "playing" icon over it, meaning the game has been suspended so the user can return to the home screen.

If it is a theme, it could just be the pre-installed theme on the Switch devkits.

I expect Nintendo's themes to be MUCH more vibrant and dynamic than a simple color change--but that's just me.

Goldby3039d ago

they have to take into consideration the glare on the screen when outside. sometimes for moments liek that a simple homescreen that isnt too flashy might get the job done better

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Big_Game_Hunters3039d ago

Probably can just change colors

Summons753039d ago

Well, they got one thing right with the online "The Nintendo Switch has a bonafide user account system that will keep track of your purchases and funds from system-to-system, similar to what you’d find on PS4 or Xbox One."

Now all they need to do is use the Nintendo Network ID to allow us to redownload digital WiiU games and Virtual Console titles. Granted this may be a pipedream but if the Shovelknight devs can give all WiiU owners the Switch definitive version for free if they own the digital one then there has to be some hope in that.

ninsigma3039d ago

If they can move that over to the 3DS too that would be great. It's a pain when upgrading the DS consoles because I'd like to just trade in to get the next for cheaper but I need to do a system transfer first so I can't.

xX1NORM1Xx3039d ago

Ive had to buy donkey kong 3 times cause of that crap its stupid im happy they finally have an account system but im not going to congradulate them on doing something xbox 360 and ps3 had 10 years ago

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desertpunk863039d ago (Edited 3039d ago )

since whe is black a clean look!?doink!

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Bungie Responds to Unauthorized Use of Art in Marathon

Bungie: "We immediately investigated a concern regarding unauthorized use of artist decals in Marathon and confirmed that a former Bungie artist included these in a texture sheet that was ultimately used in-game.

This issue was unknown by our existing art team, and we are still reviewing how this oversight occurred.

We take matters like this very seriously. We have reached out to @4nt1r34l to discuss this issue and are committed to do right by the artist."

OtterX22h ago(Edited 22h ago)

"However, one thing Marathon’s been almost universally praised for is its art style."

Eh, I've heard a lot of dislike for the bleak art style. "Universally praised" would mean that hardly anyone dislikes it. This is a pretty dishonest article. I'm personally not a big fan of it either.

https://gamerant.com/marath...

PapaBop9h ago

I don't mind the art style so to speak but watching footage, the world looked really bland and lacked detail, reminded me of a mid budget VR game.

Kaii21h ago

What's shocking is the amount that they've copied, thieving ghouls.

franwex10h ago

At least they’re trying to do right and admitted quickly that it was stolen. I give credit when credit is due.

I also dig the new art style, I know most people are mixed.

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FlameWater5h ago

Game DOA, this is the closest they will get to mass promotion

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Capcom Cracks Down on Modders, Reveals Anti-Cheat Patent for Monster Hunter Wilds

MHHQ - Capcom has issued an anti-cheat patent aimed at detecting and stopping game data tampering during Monster Hunter Wilds multiplayer hunts.

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Jade Raymond Has Left Haven Studios, The PlayStation-owned Studio She Founded

Veteran producer Jade Raymond has left Haven Studios, the company she founded in 2021.

According to a new report by Bloomberg, Raymond – who rose to prominence after producing Assassin’s Creed and executive producing Assassin’s Creed II, Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines and Watch Dogs – has left her studio, which is still in the process of developing online shooter Fairgames.

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Obscure_Observer1d 2h ago

Jesus Christ man...Unbelievable!

I can´t believe that Playstation Studios can´t manage to develop and deliver ONE single successful high quality first party LS game throughout the whole current generation!

Hermen Hulst needs to be fired ASAP! He´s Jimbo 2.0!

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S2Killinit1d ago

Sure buddy. Don’t forget, we have everything you have, but more. 😝

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Lightning7723h ago

Can you stop the fanboying for 2 seconds? Seriously this deflecting and ignoring everything that's going on with Sony's first party the past few years is frustrating and ignorant. You know there's others who have a PS also and want Sony's best like we use to get right? Stop trying to ruin it for everyone else with side steps. Not this BS deflecting that you ppl constantly do.

Besides HD what other LS game thrived so far? Has Herman made good buissness choices and decisions when it comes to LS yes or no?

Start questioning PS Studios.

S2Killinit21h ago(Edited 21h ago)

@Lightning
Fanboy? You talking about me, or yourself? We got alt guy over here with his brand new account burning up from rage, and you are asking me stop “fan boying”?

Sony have at least 3 first party heavy hitters coming up, that we know of, and its not like we are lacking in exclusives department.

As to LS, they had Helldivers, and GT7, both were resounding success. They had a complete flop in concord. Not sure why you think we need to be concerned. They are destroying the competition and that market share translates to games.

Lightning7721h ago

"Fanboy? You talking about me, or yourself?"

What's are you talking about how am I a fanboy? Those alt counts will be gone nobody will see them anyway.

I wouldn't call Marathon a heavy hitter and Yotei yes definitely. However they do have DS2 I just feel like there should be more. We all know why there isn't more.

They only have two LS HD as I mentioned and I totally forgot about Grand Turismo. Only 2 While canceling Twisted Metal and Spiderman LS. Who knows the quality at least those games sound compelling.

Btw MLB isn't a live service its a Yearly released sports game.

DodoDojo19h ago

Only one LS flop? Were just going to ignore all the canceled LS games that were in development for years? Ok then.

Reaper22_19h ago

More? Oh, you must mean Concord.🤭

darthv7215h ago(Edited 15h ago)

@S2... does that mean you are thankful for XB games? Who'd of thought MS helping to keep PS [only] fans fed during these trying times.

S2Killinit15h ago(Edited 15h ago)

@Lightning
you womt call it a heavyhitter? Really, interesting. There is also intergalactic. Sonyes there will be more.

@darth
Why would I complain about xbox exclusives being playable on PlayStation? I mean xbox really didnt have a lot throughout the years but that doesnt mean they didn’t have anything at all. I normally dont like bro-dude games with bulky dudes, but I may actually play gears of war if just to try it. (Assuming the games arent too outdated at this point)

Redgrave10h ago

Listen,

I am as Sony bred as they come, never owned an Xbox of any kind, Playstation first and foremost even over Nintendo, and a PS+ Premium member. I have put 90% of my gaming time into the past 4 generations of Playstation since the PS2.

Sitting here presently, I find myself asking why I bought a PS5 instead of going PC. I can't think of one single game put out exclusively for PS5 by Sony that has made me glad to have the console.

There have been third party games, like FF7 Rebirth and Expedition 33 that have given me the "hell yeah" feeling about the purchase, but nothing Sony has done. It's been either remasters, the Last of Us again, or attempted Live Service slop that nobody asked for and either couldn't even make it to the table or died out as soon as it did.

There's no true "it" game. Returnal, GoW Ragnorok, and Horizon are all good games, terrific even. But are they truly system seller worthy?

If this direction continues onwards as blaring as it has been, I can't see myself getting a PS6. Ps+ is extremely expensive for no real reason, at $230 + tax for tier that pumps out classics that are more hit than miss. Remasters outnumber exclusives 10 to 1, and we have another Concord game that will likely fair exactly the same and just have been several years of improperly guided directions away from what put Sony on the map in the first place. Buying Bluepoint and sticking them on a live service God of War game? How can you defend that kind of decision making?

We don't have "anything you have" and more. It sucks just as much on PS as Xbox because WTF are we paying all this money for? I haven't seen the monthly offerings surge in quality since the last two psn price hikes and I already brought up Premiums current state. To get games nobody asked for or wants? To be PC port playtesters?

None of us are eating good except PC users, and for them it actually pays to be patient.

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VenomUK16h ago

Sony helped finance Jade Raymond to set up her own studio, then bought it. So even though Haven has yet to release a single game, whatever happened she's made millions. Not bad!

crazyCoconuts16h ago

I don't really care about LS, but the overall output for the last 1.5 years has dropped dramatically, along with the transparency on what teams have teed up. Sounds like a mess over there.

kayoss14h ago

That's rich coming from you. An xbox lover but yet support a console that havent develop and deliver ONE single successful High quality first party game throughout its entire two generations of consoles.

Aloymetal14h ago

Bingo!
The nerve on these green fanatics. They have a weird sense of reality.

Obscure_Observer12h ago

"An xbox lover but yet support a console that havent develop and deliver ONE single successful High quality first party game throughout its entire two generations of consoles."

Hmm... Not from what I been seeing and hearing from actual Playstation players and Playstation Store sales stats.

MIDGETonSTILTS1714h ago

Helldivers 2 is a massive success, and you’re ignoring it.

And, when the competition doesn’t bring anything to the table themselves, a handful of games like Helldivers 2 and Returnal are enough to win the competition.

You can’t win a console war if you don’t compete with games. Xbox lowered the bar for Sony, and I blame Xbox for that.

SCW198214h ago

She leaves every studio she goes to before a single game is released. Do some research

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Lightning771d 2h ago

Yeah hate to break it to you Sony but I think they need to shelve their LS efforts almost all together. They formed LFG ex Bungie guys and making another LS but I don't have much hope for it anymore. Marathon is quickly getting overshadowed by Arch Raiders, We all know what happened to Concord.

Only solution I can think of is have 3rd party like a Arrowhead make them a LS game. Speaking of AH their next project is completely funded by them so it won't be from them. I just think it's a good idea that they seek a 3rd party for LS. They'll save time, money and won't take time away their SP efforts. Which is suffering immensely this gen due to all this LS.

S2Killinit1d ago

Wait we are writing off games that arent even out yet?

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Lightning7722h ago(Edited 22h ago)

It might come out it might not. Sony said they're still pushing the project. That's a good thing. Even if it does come out will it be any good? There's too many questions and hurdles surrounding the LS.

Bigger question when are we gonna see it? Will they have a PS showcase or State Of Play? Grubb said Sony was debating whether to have a showcase, SOP or anything.

I sure hope they have a showcase or something in the coming weeks. I want Sony first party and their teams not just Xbox events and shows basically saving the damn day at this point.

Of all the companies it's freakin Xbox that's doing it. Who'd a thought.

S2Killinit21h ago(Edited 21h ago)

Look at alt guy with 3 comments history over here.

Desperate.

Johnh522313h ago

Playstation its ok you have more xbox games to play :)

Loktai12h ago

All those games were already on PC anyway. They're only so easy to port because PlayStation has literally copied Sonys architecture for multiple generations, just worse / corners cut (XBSX still doesnt have the fill rate of a base PS5 due to clocks, and it shows)

Sonyslave31d 1h ago

Live services games are hard to make & and even harder to make if you trying to create an original game.

Just copy and past succesful gaas or gacha games with their anime license they can easy make a overwatch or geshin impact clone.

DarXyde18h ago

This is actually good advice.

Not that I condone live service games, but if they're trying to succeed, this is sound.

Miraak82 14h ago

I think they should use some of their Ips to test the waters instead of creating something from the ground up , I think something LittBigPlanet would be I good contender but instead of DLC they just put out new Pass ever few months with new costumes,building materials and developer created content . Warhawk could be a good contender for a battle royal . The reason HD2 2 succeeded was because it wasn't directly competing with anything else.

goken12h ago(Edited 12h ago)

Not necessarily… MiHoYo have quite consistently successfully hit it out of the park.
Fate Grand order is a LS game is even owned by Sony.

Sony needs to stop with the arena shooters and get creative

Inverno8h ago

Its funny how the excuse is always "games are hard to make". Sure on a technical level they take weeks/months/years, but ideas aren't all that hard to come up with, nor hard to figure out that they might not work well as a games concept. That's why they prototype these ideas. What's weird to me is how so many service games go into development for years and no one seems to come to the conclusion that it's turning out bad. That and how slow devs are these days. You watch docs on game development on older games and devs talk about figurine out mechanics in just a few days. Now it takes a dev a year to texture something.

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