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Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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Re: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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Post by CivBase »

bsimpson wrote: post #146

Looks like a new controller attachment system, maybe magnetic, except that doesn't seem robust enough for excited play. I wonder what that means for spare controllers. It's a waste to make people go buy new extra controllers for multiplayer games. Maybe you can use your old Switch as a charger and pair via BT? Not nearly as nice as just sliding it on to pair, but hopefully reduces e-waste.

> except that doesn't seem robust enough for excited play.

Yeah. First thing I thought when they showed the controllers snapping in place was "I would definitely yank one of those out on accident while playing."

Re: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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Post by jerojero »

netcraft wrote: post #173

Have there been any leaks of the price yet? We have gotten so much use out of our original switch I can't really imagine not picking it up, even if only to keep playing the games we already have.

I'll probably wait for the OLED version, which they will obviously release maybe 2-3 years down the line.

I have a steam deck right now which has more than enough games to keep me busy for a few more years.

Re: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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Post by phatfish »

bsimpson wrote: post #156
ta988 wrote: post #141

Did they finally fix the early dying joysticks? Because that's the main issue of the switch.

The last time I tried to use my Switch, I realized that the joy cons are no longer usable separately. Seems the connection to the internal shoulder buttons is broken, and you can't reorient the controllers unless you can hold them both down.

I dropped my Switch from knee height, and now the left hand joycon is slightly loose and disconnects from too much upward pressure. Maybe the damage is on the joycon, but it seems more likely the mechanism (don't have a spare to test).

The new joycon connector looks more robust.

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Post by peatmoss »

lexicality wrote: post #176
pjmlp wrote: post #161

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The great thing about how Nintendo approaches games is that it is about game design, not triangles per second.

Great in theory, but only really works for first party games and does mean you occasionally end up with unfortunate situations like Tears of the Kingdom where it runs better on an emulator than the actual hardware.

Ooh, thank you for the reminder to see where the state of emulation is. I played Breath of the Wild on both Switch and on PC under emulation, and the difference was night and day. The stuttering on the Switch distracted quite a bit. My PC played in beautiful 4k.

Re: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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Post by Izkata »

basfo wrote: post #101
gyomu wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Both controllers have optical sensors (visible in the trailer), confirming the rumors that they'll have mouse like functionality. Remains to be seen if games will actually bother to implement it or if it'll remain a curiosity that only a handful of titles support.

For action games doesn't look like a good option. But i think it will be used if it works well on any surface. Probably there will be a resurgence of point and click adventure games pushed by the new mouse functionality (or even republish some old sierra/lucas arts stuff with mouse support). Also may be useful for pc ports like simcity clones and strategy games (i could use that in civ). Some propietary nintendo stuf…

I'm hoping for an RTS comeback.

Re: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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Post by bbx »

The joycons seem to attach as easily as a MagSafe connector… but I hope they don't detach as easily! I wonder if the handheld ergonomics were battle-tested to prevent accidental joycon detachment while gaming.

Re: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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Post by Johanx64 »

talles wrote: post #100
VyseofArcadia wrote: post #58

I don't like the aesthetic as much as the Switch 1. Looks a little too sleek, too monochrome, not Nintendo-y enough. Other than the splash of color around the thumbsticks it looks like any number of those handheld Steam Deck-alikes that have been coming out. That said I always wait for the special Zelda editions of Nintendo's consoles, so I don't know that I have standing to complain.

Nintendo is not Nintendo-y enough for a while now. The switch system UI is bland and on launch the gray switch was the one being presented.

It's so odd to see Nintendo who hasn't competed on hardware specs for decades to release new console without atleast some gimmick(s) to sell their severely underpowered hardware.

Absolute zero gimmicks and zero excitement.

I personally dont care for gimmicks, but I expect them from Nintendo.

Re: Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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Post by BugsJustFindMe »

loudmax wrote: post #97

How do Switch users feel about the joycons? I'm not a gamer, but the original Switch joycons always struck me as overly complicated and expensive. It should be cheaper to manufacture and sell Switches with the controllers attached. Indeed, this is what they did with the Switch Lite. For games that take advantage of joycon functionality, Nintendo could have sold something like an updated Switch version of the Wiimote…

Everyone I know with a Switch uses it primarily attached to their TV in the dock and only secondarily as a portable. A separate controller seems necessary for that.
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