@Ninfan uh... Well, it depends on what you're interested in. Switch has a ton of great titles (BotW, Super Mario Odyssey, Octopath Traveler, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Splatoon 2, Fire Emblem Three Houses, Mario and Rabbids, Super Mario Maker 2, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Luigi's Mansion 3 and a bunch of smaller titles like Golf Story. Many of these are easily up to be considered the best in their franchise.
Plus some good but not great ones in Super Mario Party, Mario Tennis Aces, Yoshi, Kirby, Arms, Travis Strikes Again etc. And on top of that, it'll probably get another four years of continuing support.
Now, the main question for you is what systems have you had in the past? If you had Wii U (as implied), obviously the titles also on that aren't important to you, but if not the Wii U titles that came over are all top notch games. We've also received a ton of titles that were otherwise exclusives to PS4, PS3, PC, Vita, 360, or XB1, so unless you have all those there's definitely multiplayer for you too.
And from a hardware perspective, the Switch is some of the best hardware made (joystick issues not withstanding.) Full powered console titles on the go makes a difference for a lot of people.
Now on the 3DSes end, it's got it's own benefits. There's a vast library of titles to choose from, including the entire DS library. And right now, the games are probably as cheap as they ever will be. You've got wonderful titles like Luigi's Mansion 2, Kid Icarus Uprising, Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, an utter boatload of JRPG exclusives, Etrian Odyssey, all the Professor Layton and Ace Attorney titles, and a bunch of experimental titles. The games all feel far smaller in scope than their Switch counterparts when they have one, but they are fun in their own right.
Edit: Also... Pn03 isn't on switch, but you are right that there are TONS of last gen ports, and a good number of this gen multiplats as well.
It’s great having a PC-gaming brother. I got him a Switch Lite with flip case and a game, and he got me a new AMD Ryzen 5 2600 6 Core CPU, and a new motherboard and PSU to go with it 😁 Each of us trying to get the other into our specialty hobby.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Zachariah 12:10 (500 yrs before Christ)
They will look on Me whom they pierced
@BruceCM@Ralizah
He did build it himself, a Christmas gift from a few years ago, but originally it had a dual core CPU, for one because he had already spent so much building it and for two, I was mainly interested in emulating, which is more depending on high clock speeds of 2 cores than lower of multiple.
So anyways, the GPU is an AMD Radeon RX 480. The final component that needs to be upgraded. Not sure whether I should upgrade now, or wait until the next round releases in 2020.
CPU is the AMD Ryzen 2600, 3400 Mhz, 6 Cores, 12 Logical Processors, which he helped install yesterday.
Most importantly, I got gyro working in DOOM on Steam, which... that might just be the thing that gets me into PC gaming. Finally, the ability to play games with amazing graphics and not sacrifice gyro in the process. Tried connecting the switch pro controller but man, Windows has so many issues connecting to that thing I finally gave up. Was about to order a generic 8bitdo when I remembered, oh ya, PS4 controller has gyro. They never use it for anything, but it has it. And that one connected just fine. I’d prefer to use Switch Pro as the analog layout is better and it’s more comfy, but whatever. It works, it has gyro, I’m happy.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Zachariah 12:10 (500 yrs before Christ)
They will look on Me whom they pierced
And... on handheld too for that matter (via GPD Win 2). Let’s hope it comes to Switch. But even if it doesn’t, that’s progress I can live with. Been waiting too long for Halo with gyro and Halo on handheld.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Zachariah 12:10 (500 yrs before Christ)
They will look on Me whom they pierced
Most importantly, I got gyro working in DOOM on Steam, which... that might just be the thing that gets me into PC gaming. Finally, the ability to play games with amazing graphics and not sacrifice gyro in the process. Tried connecting the switch pro controller but man, Windows has so many issues connecting to that thing I finally gave up. Was about to order a generic 8bitdo when I remembered, oh ya, PS4 controller has gyro. They never use it for anything, but it has it. And that one connected just fine. I’d prefer to use Switch Pro as the analog layout is better and it’s more comfy, but whatever. It works, it has gyro, I’m happy.
This was the thing that finally made me swing over to PC versus power consoles (for games involving aiming and shooting, at least). It's a bit fiddly before you set it up right, but once you get the sensitivity to where you want it, it works beautifully. The Pro Controller doesn't just painlessly connect via Bluetooth like the DS4? Well, here's hoping Microsoft eventually includes a gyroscope in their Scarlett controller.
Currently Playing: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (NS2); Corpse Factory (PC)
@Ralizah
I read a lot of people have issues connecting Switch Pro Controller. Mine connected fine initially, but it wouldn’t respond in Portal 2, so I thought something was wrong. It automatically disconnected after five minutes of non-use and ever since, it hasn’t reconnected. Says it’s connected but keeps blinking. Tried special drivers for the joycon and pro controller but that didn’t work either... ya. I’m sure some people will use it and have no issues at all, but I’m one of those people that always seems to have issues.
Turns out even the PS4 controller doesn’t respond in Portal 2. Steam Controller works for Portal 2 though. And that’s one game where the controller actually works really well. As long as that’s the case, I’m good.
DOOM with motion tuned just right, like on Switch, was revelatory. It played exactly how it plays on Switch, but in 1440p 60fps and medium-high settings and ultra high texture quality. Could probably just at 1080p 60fps and crank up the settings. Should be able to at least do that with my current setup. I want a graphics card good enough to produce the same results as the incoming consoles next year though. If I’m going to game on PC you should at least hold parity with the consoles.
Admittedly Series X may be the first time where console gamers have a more powerful system than most PC gamers. It’s a beast. But I have a feeling Microsoft will still use batteries in their controller, and still refuse gyro. And even if they include gyro, the developers won’t actually implement it, as we’ve seen on PS4. But including it would at least mean the controller could be used on PC. And since Xbox controllers have the widest support it would mean having easier access to gyro for PC games. Maybe we should tweet Phil Spencer. He seems like a cool dude who will listen. Just say hey Phil, Series X controller needs to have gyro like all the other controllers. He’d probably go tell the team, “that better have gyro in it too”.
Anyways. DOOM. Gyro with DualShock 4 controller. Amazing. The last barrier is cross save. If only I could cross safe between PC and Switch.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Zachariah 12:10 (500 yrs before Christ)
They will look on Me whom they pierced
@JaxonH Yuck. I'm glad I never invested in a Pro Controller. I've been using my Wii U Pro on Switch via an adapter, and it works great.
Series X and PS5 will have great tech, but it's pointless for me if that's primarily aimed at getting games on the system to run at native 4K. On a PC, I can dial down expensive and largely pointless visual settings that barely effect the experience so that I can play the game at 60fps. That sort of customization is impossible on consoles, unfortunately.
I'll probably hold off on buying a new GPU, though. Despite the GTX 970 being quite weak at this point. I want to see how things pan out next gen. Especially with Nintendo.
@Ralizah
Pro Controller is fantastic. Easily my favorite controller I’ve ever owned. It does everything I need (including gyro), has asymmetrical analog layout (which I love), is more ergonomic than the X1 controller for reaching the L/R bumpers, and has USB-C with a decent battery life. I liked the Wii U pro controller also, but I didn’t like how glossy it was and how fingerprints stick to it, and, it’s just not as comfortable as the pro controller.
So for Switch, it’s the dream. For PC, it would be if I could get it working properly, but I think that might also come down to the fact support for it is newer. Hopefully they can iron out whatever connection issues people are having over time. Until then, I’m just glad the PS4 controller works. Otherwise would have needed an SN30Pro+.
I think every game will hit 4K 60 on the new consoles. Even my X1X is almost able to do that now. At the very worst 1080p 60. I was telling my brother that, because of that, and the fact they are so easy to just plug-in and play, there really isn’t any reason to use PC. But then I discovered gyro and my entire stance got flipped upside down. Now, if I can get the same experience on PC as SeriesX/PS5 but with gyro, there really isn’t any reason to use the new consoles (rare exclusive aside, but even many of those eventually work their way to PC nowadays).
I’ll probably hold off on a new GPU as well. Wait and see whatever the new consoles have in them, because whatever it is, that will be hitting the market next year also.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Zachariah 12:10 (500 yrs before Christ)
They will look on Me whom they pierced
@La-weejee
This is, one Princess game already on Nintendo Switch.
Hopefully Nippon Columbia as the developer of that girlie games can deliver another girlie games again on Nintendo Switch.
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