Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

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.

@Link-Hero I agree for the most part, although the better kickstand alone kind of makes it worth it, at least to me, and I wanted to get a Switch for a relative anyways, so why not my to-be-old Switch?

Slightly off-topic, but there were some footage in the trailer for certain games that hadn't been shown yet. I caught the addition of the Bumper Balls minigame in Mario Party Superstars and info on the "bow" weapon in Splatoon 3. It seems you can charge for a more powerful shot (like a Charger) and a charged one releases a small explosion (a bit like the Rainmaker). Think a few others spotted them as well.

what way we could travel to the sky in Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild 2?

@chapu2006 no problem

@HotGoomba i owned a surface pro before and the kickstand made me not want a iPad. Then it broke and I got a iPad. So it was nice. But didn’t change my buying decision.

@Link-Hero
OLED screen, larger at 7", 64 GB storage and built in Ethernet, yes.

But there's also better quality speakers, as well as a kickstand that actually works, and, can do any viewing angle you want.

None of these on their own are worth upgrading for. But all combined together, it's a reasonable pitch. Not for docked only gamers, but certainly for v1 Switch owners or Switch Lite owners who use both modes. Maybe not so much for v2 owners (though I will be getting one, and I suspect I'm not the only one).

I agree, why not make it a bit more powerful. I think we all wanted that. But power isn't the only improvement that appeals to gamers.

Having said that, I truly believe a Switch 2.0 (be it a Pro model or successor) is coming, maybe by 2023. We have too many sources that were correct on virtually every single detail, except the increased power. Seems they conflated this stop-gap model for the actual 2.0 model that's being worked on.

What seals the deal for me believing this is Kopite, the Nvidia leaker with 100% track record who is THE leaker in the Nvidia community, has twice now commented on a new chip for Switch. On top of Bloomberg and everyone else, it's just too much evidence to ignore.

So ya, I think the Switch 2.0 is still coming. Whether it's a true successor or Pro, who can say. But there's way too much smoke for there not to be a fire. I suspect with the chip shortage and 28 million Switches selling last year, 25 million this year, they didnt want to release it now, as it could cripple momentum as everyone wants that model instead, and they simply can't make them in the quanity needed. I think they're using this because the current chip can be manufactured in quantities needed. But in the background, they're still working on the actual improved-performance revision/successor.

Time will tell. But ya, still some quality upgrades in the meantime. Won't be for everyone, but there'll still be plenty of Switch owners looking to upgrade.

And once again they didn't fix the Joycon?
I remember it really sucked when Switch lite had the same flawed Joycon.
Especially since you couldn't remove and exchange them for an easy (but still expensive) fix.
But now, 2 years later, we're still no step further into a direction where it really matters.
I would buy any new Switch if it has a better controller, but this one isn't it, again.
I should have always bought Switch Pro Controllers and should have never invested money in any pair of Joycon.

Have they at least fixed the dock so it can't scratch the screen anymore?
That was the other big hardware failure of the original Switch I wanna see adressed.

@SKTTR I can see the dock scratching being fixed, but if you're looking for Joy Cons that don't drift, at this point, I'd consider third-party options like the Hori Split Pad Pro or these controllers from Amazon.