Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@DomGC Yeah, very disappointing that the changes are incremental considering the Australian price is $540. Probably gonna pass on it now that I think about it.

Nice revision for anyone looking for a upgrade from the OG but it is an easy skip for me

So it seems the more powerful Switch is indeed the next generation. I suspected as much.

Still, that's a killer deal for an extra $50

Larger screen
OLED screen
Better speakers
Built in LAN
Better kickstand
Double storage

For an extra $50? Ya, that's worth it. And eventually they can phase out the current model and drop this one's price to $300. Should be enough to ride out the next few years, anyways.

Maybe not worth it for some as an upgrade, although I'm definitely getting one- I need all the storage I can get, I just had electrician run ethernet to my room and have a splitter for PC/PS5 I can run to Switch, and the better speakers are welcome. I thought the sound was fine- definitely better than 3DS, but I'll take improved audio. Although the kickstand kinda screws me on keeping an extra microSD tucked away.

For new customers, I can still see the appeal of the Lite, but for $50 more the current model kinda becomes obsolete.

So I guess my suspicions about them holding out until next gen for an actual spec bump were correct

Still, would've at least appreciated 4K Dock output. Kind of sucks that for TV Mode users this upgrade really doesn't improve much from the existing Switch outside the LAN port (glad to see they've at least caught up to 2006)

As someone who has a launch Switch with a battery that's starting to show its age, I might just pick this up. Better looking games in handheld would be great.

Looking forward to playing games like Metroid Dread, Pokemon BDSP, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, etc with an OLED screen

@IceClimbers
Oh my gosh.

Ori on OLED. Metroid Dread on OLED. Mario Kingdom Battle on OLED. You've got me in thirst mode now.

One thing I did love about Vita was that OLED screen. Rayman Origins looked so crisp on there, the colors popped so much. It's why when I scratched my Vita screen and bought a replacement I was sure to stick with the OLED model.

Never thought the day would come we'd be playing Switch games on one. I'm not big into Cuphead, but imagine how that game will look. Ooh! Cruis'n Blast, with its explosive neons...

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BTW, the revised battery life from v2 Switch cannot be overstated. I can run any AAA game on full brightness, wifi, max volume and get 4.5 hrs at a bare, absolute minimum baseline. Some games more like 5-6 hrs. Every time my brother visits his Switch dies and I pull out my portable charger for him while we play. Yet mine is barely even 50% drained when that happens.

@DomGC uh... That's the entire point of bold text, to speak louder and with emphasis. If it's a whole sentence, it's yelling. That's not really arguable.

@IceClimbers
I'm the exact same. My launch Switch is all chipped around the edges and the battery drains fairly quickly. This seems like a nice "little" upgrade.

Though the choice does become more difficult if by October a PS5 is more easily obtainable.

I find myself a little dumbfounded that the OLED tablet is black, and not the same colour as the dock/joy-cons. If they'd have made the whole thing white then I wouldn't have been able to resist, but I can hold off for now I think while the tablet is black.

I was worried about the 'Pro' making me feel a bit guilty about splashing out on the Mario Red version, but in actual fact it kinda reinforces my satisfaction in getting one because it's still the only colour variant.

PS Vita is trending on Twitter because of the Switch having an OLED screen lol

Vita walked so Switch could run yet again

Unfortunately the Vita did not walk, it crawled

Such a good tech wasted by Sony.

@DomGC Chill out. No need to detract from people’s excitement for the satisfaction of being a know it all.

@Zuljaras It walked far enough for me even without Sony's help, but they could've really helped which sucked

@gcunit
I was actually thinking all white would look good myself.

Then again, this matches the PS5. I thought about it as it would look perfect next to it, but I use the GOAT Binbok joycon which are black. Not sure how only a white dock would look. Might just get the black.

To be honest I am glad I got my Vita(not the OLED) just for the God of War Collection

I'm down to 5.6GB for game saves on my current Switch's internal storage. I might be pigeon holed into purchasing a Switch OLED for the 64GB of internal memory if the Switch successor doesn't arrive after three or four years. Beyond that, I think I can pass on the Switch OLED without a second thought. On paper it appears to have zero performance improvements.

The Switch OLED model looks cool and I like its improvements (specifically the larger screen, built-in LAN port, and more internal storage, plus it has the same amount of battery life as the 2019 model which I didn't get), but right now I'm in no rush to get it. If I feel it's necessary to buy one for whatever reason (like if I'm running out of room for saved games) then I'll go ahead and do that.

Nintendo Store UK is listing the price as £309.99 on their ‘register interest’ link.

The white and black color scheme matches the design of the E.M.M.I in Metroid Dread really well.

@IceClimbers Yeh, I was thinking the same. Kinda makes it like a Metroid Dread LE console without branding it as such.