Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@gcunit The whole world waits for a rainbow Switch. That’s what we all want - every God damn colour ever imaginable on the same Switch system in a rainbow.

8bitdo called it.

Their Zero 2 controller came in turquoise and yellow to match the Lite, but strangely enough they also made it in pink.

Idk what you guys are on about. Every game Nintendo has done with DLC has said that.

It literally means you can access the eShop from the game. That’s it. Scaremongering over standard DLC terminology just kills me.

Witcher 3 is getting cross saves with PC it seems @Ralizah. I know a lot of people were hoping for that. I know I was too.

@JaxonH I've not long downloaded The Witcher 3 patch and it's a superb update. There are various options added but by far the best, in my opinion, is Sharpening. Turned up to High, the difference is very noticeable. Its a huge improvement on before. It definitely seems to be running more smoothly too. Really happy with the timing of the patch as I just started it last week. I had been hanging off playing it until it arrived but couldn't wait any longer. I'm only Level 13 so I've got long way to go.

After learning of custom cases for the Switch and its controllers, I'm grateful to not feel the need to buy any official special editions now. Though an official Metroid Switch would definitely be something I make an exception for. Still bummed I didn't get that Metroid 3DS

@OorWullie
This is LEGIT!

Steam/GOG Cloud saves sync

10 options for post-processing (anti-aliasing, sharpening, blur, bloom, etc)

Grass physics

Touch controls for interfaces / dialogs / map

Improved performance

The dream is reborn!

I would go with World End, it's a fantastic mystery thriller. But I will warn you, the game has some mechanics that it doesn't explain to you at all. It's terrible if you want to go to a specific route with someone.

@JaxonH Incredibly tempted to pick up The Witcher 3 on Switch once this update goes live.

https://www.gematsu.com/2020/02/deckbuilding-roguelike-one-st...

This game finally got its release date! D I'm so hype. Really want to buy it on its release date, but that will depend on prices I guess...

Welp, time to dive back into Witcher 3. This update sounds amazing.

Do nintendo use cheap batteries on the switch or something?

Nope.
The revised model use different chip and same battery model.
The battery life will depend on Brightness setting, Online using and the games you play (Playing battery life drainer such as Open World style games, Online games, etc)

Ok, just tested out The Witcher 3, the postprocessing and the save transfer.

Save Transfer

Flawless Victory. You sign into your Steam account on the main menu the first time, which opens up a menu to load and download saves to either Steam or GOG. Upload save, few seconds later it’s synced.

Fire up the game in Steam, and it will appear in your “Load save” list. Just be careful that you have cloud saves enabled for the game in Steam, and be conscientious of the fact that if you have any newer saves from a newer date from before you sent the save from switch over, It won’t be at the top of the list. It’ll be down in the list wherever it’s save date and time falls. This happened to me because I started a new save on steam so I had a newer save data from a more recent date.

Postprocessing

It’s not magic- there’s only so much you can do with a game as demanding as this running on a 7W handheld. But I do think removing AA makes it less blurry. The trade-off is it looks a little more pixelated, but in my opinion that’s a worthy trade-off. I don’t like the sharpening filter on high but I do like it on low. Blur and motion blur on. High foliage visibility range (anything less is incredibly noticeable).

It looks better on the Lite. It really does. The great thing about trading blur for pixelation is you don’t really notice the pixelation on such a small screen. Whereas you do notice the blur. I haven’t looked at it docked but that may not be the case for docked. It may be that you want anti-aliasing on for docked. I don’t think I would because I have an mcable which already provides that, without making it look blurry and without the small hit to performance, but for anyone else you’re just going to have to investigate it yourself.

Overall

Incredible update. Just being able to turn off AA and add low sharpening makes a noticeable difference, and the fact I am now playing my 50+ hour save file on PC knowing I share it with Switch... amazing. Absolutely amazing. This was my number one desire for this game. I remember having conversations talking about how amazing it would be if we could play on PC with great graphics and then pick up on switch for on the go. I just never actually thought they’d do it!

@MsJubilee
I don't know what you're talking about.

@Grumblevolcano
I agree that DLC packs or whatever you wanna call them are better than microtransactions and loot boxes, but that's like saying having a nail driven through your thigh is better than having a nail driven through your eye.

The state of the gaming industry, aside from most indies, is disgusting. It sounds crazy, but the worst thing that ever happened to gaming was popularity and growth. It turned a small-ish industry that was largely a labor of love for small teams of people into massive garbage factories that churn out the dumbest iterative stuff that charges you for what color shirt you want your character to wear.

Take me back to the SNES era any day. Seriously. That was the true golden age. SNES, Genesis, Neo Geo, games like Monkey Island on PC. Excellent times. Even with the "limited" tech of the time, gameplay and storytelling were awesome, and internet forums didn't exist. (I know I'm a total hypocrite lol)

@rallydefault I can somewhat second your last paragraph, and even be hypocritical myself because the switch is my favorite console of all time. I loved the 16 bit days for awesome 2d side scrollers and beat em ups. But late 90s was a far better gaming experience for me once the n64 came out. It's my 2nd favorite console. It was just a simpler time in my life where I could game as much as i wanted. And multiplayer got really cool with the n64..

#BreakFreePersona hashtag is going around.

If anyone is interested in seeing that series break the chains of exclusivity and make its way to other platforms such as the Nintendo switch or PC, I would suggest dropping a hashtag in a Tweet. The more people who voiced their demand, the better chance we have of them listening.

@rallydefault I've found NES, SNES and Mega Drive increasingly meh over time. Like sure there's plenty of fun games on those systems but there's plenty of fun games on later retro systems like N64, Dreamcast and GC but all Nintendo and SEGA focus in on is the 80s and early 90s nostalgia. Getting very boring.

For me currently, the golden age of gaming is Switch (the hybrid nature, the library, DLC instead of unnecessary sequels, etc.).

@JaxonH I’m playing on my Lite mostly for Witcher 3, and I’m wandering around Toussaint with no blur, no AA, sharpness max. It’s so pretty. Really digging the touchscreen options now, too. Great update for a super satisfying game. I’ve just put in my 165th hour.

@JaxonH That sounds too hostile as if Sony would be doing something bad by keeping the exclusive to their system.

#BreakFreeZelda I don't want the franchise constrained by Nintendo's systems. I rather play it on PC. Let our voices be heard!