@neonpizza
I had the same issue with PS4, strangely enough. And my Series X randomly turns on when I dock my Switch, so I had to turn off the HDMI CEC on that.
Of course, Switch has its downsides- you must always be cognizant of games with performance issues and do your due diligence before making any purchase. But even despite the downsides, the benefits far outweigh the negatives.
I feel like I could play this console the rest of my life. I don't think I'll need to, as I'm confident Switch 2 will also be hybrid, but if it came down to it, I could do it. We still have a good year ahead of us of more hybrid releases too.
@Giancarlothomaz
I get it, I really do. Once you've acclimated to the freedom a hybrid system offers, it's so hard giving that up. In the same way gyro aiming ruined all shooters for me with dual analog only aiming, hybrid gaming has likewise ruined single purpose gaming devices.
It's a new era. No more being tethered to a tv- gaming has gone hybrid with Switch. No more aiming across an entire screen with a tiny analog that only has a half inch radius of movement- gyro aiming is now standard on Switch. No more sluggish OS like Wii U and 3DS- Switch is fast and snappy. No more fumbling about with physical carts- gaming has gone digital.
It truly is the best time to be a gamer.
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
Every games have different way to play and that makes every games have their unique experiences.
I still enjoy games that have to locked on TV with some peripherals to play.
I still give appreciation for traditional locked on TV, Hybrid from Switch and portable from 3DS / NDS. They have their unique way to play for me and that's why I support both PlayStation and Nintendo machines because I want to play both of them.
Also, just because Switch have portability, it doesn't make the locked on TV consoles look bad for not having portability.
I personally still valued both portability and non portability despite I have to dock a lot my Switch due to its battery shown its aging after more than 5 years.
Playing with cartridge or disc, both of them are fun to do.
Tethered on TV or not, both of them are fun to experience.
Gyro or not, doesn't really matter as not every games have to require gyro aiming to play the games.
I can only think of two drawbacks for the Switch as a contender in the console market:
the lack of analogue triggers, like in racing games where you can press harder or lighter on the throttle. The Switch doesn't have this but honestly it's good for the kind of games it sells.
Sheer power. There's certain games that will never come to Switch that people deserve to enjoy anyway. And we need "technical miracles" and "wizardry" for games to run in an acceptable state if you're coming in from more powerful consoles.
But the fact that it's only two... this console is one of the very best.
@TheJGG some of this drawback of the Switch will surely be fixed/adressed on it sucessor, if Nintendo desire to keep the excelent third party suport Nintendo Switch have
More than a few core gamers use the Switch as a secondary device to play indie games portably. Depending on the use case, its lack of power is more of a positive than a negative. How many people complain about their Steam Deck's 90-minute battery life on a full charge? More than a few.
@Magician
That's true. One of its bigger drawbacks leads to one of its greatest strengths.
Switch OLED gives me 5 hours minimum on max brightness, with smaller games getting 6, 7 sometimes 8 or more hours. This wasn't always the case with Switch. The OG v1 model had terrible battery life. Not as bad as Steamdeck, but terrible nonetheless. But now with OLED? They made the right call using the performance gains from the 16 nm Mariko chip for battery life.
Without it, the whole concept kinds falls apart. What good is having hybrid freedom if it's on a 2 hr leash?
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
Nintendo's at PAX East 2023 (March 23rd - 26th) so that practically confirms that Nintendo's big info blowout of TotK is before then given the upcoming lineup at the point PAX East occurs is:
Advance Wars - April 21st
TotK - May 12th
Pikmin 4 - July 21st
I'd imagine they'd pull a E3/Gamescom 2016 where all you can play is TotK (back then all you could play was BotW).
@Colonel_Mustache
But I still valued the locked on TV games like PlayStation games as I really want games in disc with nice cover design.
In my opinion, PS4 have the most beautiful cover design with Blue colored Blu Ray box, PS4 logo on the top with Blue colored banner strip, the rectangle size of PS4 games cover with more squarish ratio that look more appealing for me.
@Grumblevolcano since Nintendo will participate at PAX East, could we expect at least another teaser for Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom?(i higly doubt Nintendo will give a demo to Tears of the Kingdom at the event)
@Colonel_Mustache
You pretty much have to limit framerate on SteamDeck, for anything besides older games and indies.
I have one. Even at 30 fps cap on the lowest settings possible and sub-HD resolution using FSR, you'll get anywhere between 1.5 - 3 hrs depending on the game. Running 60? Ha! 70 minutes maybe, if that. So ya, that's already being taken into account. There's not enough battery to run 60 on that device unless it's lesser demanding games. And even then I keep it at 30 because it's a portable device. Battery life is key. I dont run anything at 60 on Deck. If I have headroom I'll do 40fps, but that's the highest I'll go.
I bought a Nitecore portable battery (lightest 10,000 mAh battery in the world) and an attachment. It at least pushes me to 3.25 hrs for AAA games at 30fps low settings. Which is about on par with Zelda on the v1 Switch. It's still not great, but I can make it work.
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
@Kermit1
It already has controller support. It's a PC running Steam, after all.
The issue is, it has no kickstand and no detachable controllers, so using an external controller doesn't really make sense.
@Colonel_Mustache
Bigger battery should be top of their list. Like when Nintendo released the Mariko v2 chip. They put all of that extra efficiency toward battery. That's what Deck needs. Not necessarily a Deck 2, but a Deck v2, with 50% more battery at a minimum.
They do that, and suddenly the device becomes a LOT more viable.
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
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