In a series of events, it puts the Nintendo Switch in an interesting position right now. Over the past week or so, there were many interesting developments in regards to the Nintendo Switch and its hackability. It is as though the stars aligned and now, there are a number of ridiculous things that you can do with the Switch.
Nintendo in itself is never about beautiful graphics in games but always about its gameplay and interactivity with the player. Since the Nintendo Switch introduces the world to a hybrid gaming console, hackers from around the world shone their spotlight on its hardware.
The Switch uses the NVIDIA Tegra X1 chipset which is the same as the NVIDIA Shield tablet. That means the Nintendo switch can run whatever the Shield tablet runs, yes? Yeah, that’s exactly what one of the developer, ByLaws, showed the world. XDA also did a test to answer the question of what works and what doesn’t.
For whatever reason, XDA opened up a new section for the Nintendo Switch’s Android development. developers to discuss and create guides on how to install Android on the Switch. Since this port is still in its early days, don’t expect easy installation just yet.
NVIDIA Shield tablets also have a software called the GameStream. Essentially, it streams games from your PC to be played on your NVIDIA Shield tablet. It’s something similar like Steam Link. But now, you can use GameStream on the Switch since it shares the same hardware as the NVIDIA Shield.
Why wait for console ports? 😏 pic.twitter.com/efNeCJ0EAj
— switchroot (@switchroot_org) June 16, 2019
The game that was streamed to a Switch via NVIDIA GameStream here is Overwatch. By the looks of it, the delay is quite minimal as well. Interesting, to say the least.
At the moment, it is said that Android on the Nintendo Switch can also be used via handheld as a tablet and then be docked and output to a larger, external display. External keyboard and mouse is supported, but USB storage drives are not.
Of course, I don’t see a reason to run Android on a Switch other than to use NVIDIA’s GameStream. Since the Switch does not have a camera or SIM card tray, a lot of functionalities that we use on our smartphones lacking. Still, it’s cool to see that developers are doing these hacks to explore and push the limits of the hardware.
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