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@BlueMoose exactly! I had a receipt that didn’t have the VAT number and that wasn’t good enough. So I had to go download the online invoice for my console, all the same time Nintendo were like “yeah if you could as we need it before starting a repair” and it was like “you just released the console two months ago?!”

No problems for two months. Just stopped working. Sent it back to Nintendo (who were a bit weird about asking for proof of purchase to check it was “still in warranty”). Got it back in a lovely Nintendo branded box a couple of weeks later. Haven’t had an issue since then.

I thought it would be Nintendo’s in-house engine, something along the lines of what was uses for Smash Bros.

It looks fantastic

Maybe there’s a chance it’s using some of the S2 hardware features (e.g. DLSS) that Nintendo still seem to be avoiding with their own engine/games.

@Solid_Python yeah my thoughts too, seems a pretty lame excuse. The lack of motion blur means it's a pretty awful 30fps experience on the Switch. If you have a 30fps racer you really need a good motion blur at the very least.

@axelhander glass screen on a portable handheld? 😂

😂😂

I guess it’s missing a mini projector as well?

With SF6 on the Switch 2 being a bit of a surprising gem, I have high hopes for this

I have a decent USB C powered adaptor to play my OG Switch on my Mum’s TV and guess what - my Switch 2 doesn’t work on it. The S2 doesn’t need a dock fan surely if it’s sitting in the open air and the console has one already? I suspect this is more Nintendo preventing unlicensed solutions they can’t monetise.

I don’t think Nintendo could have brought a Switch 2 OLED with VRR and 120hz to mass market in 2025 from what I understand of those OLED panels and that they are still expensive.

Yes I would have paid more for a better and / or OLED screen but here we are, just weeks after launch and a lot of negative commentary about the current unit price. As much as it pains me to say it - Nintendo probably made the right decision taking all that into account.

I have noticed blurring on LCD screens (hello OG PCP model!) personally although I’ve only had a few hours of portable play on my S2 I have not noticed any blurring?

I’ve done about 2 hours of BoTW so far, and of course, it’s beautiful and a complete testament to the most beautiful artwork. Nintendo truly have some of the best in class artists.

What I am hoping for is a better implementation of HDR in a patch. HDR is a headline feature of Switch 2, as I’ve had good HDR TV’s for several years I’d most definitely put it up there with frame rate and resolution in terms of overall fidelity impact. When done right that is. I think the fact that a lot of TVs from the past 10 years don’t have very good local dimming or peak brightness means HDR gets a bit overlooked.

ANYWAY, with regards to this (and notably many of Nintendo’s 1st party games that have been updated for HDR) its HDR implementation needs a bit of work. The black level is not being used correctly, specular highlights are a similar story. If there was a game that deserves good HDR it’s this?

And Switch 2 is more than up for it. Fast Fusion’s HDR is quite breathtaking.

It's reported here because it's a gaming hand held, and the only large scale competition in that space is..... Nintendo. It's a shame the Youtube isn't higher quality, I just watched it at 1440p and it still looks like Dirt 5 is running at 15 fps (which I'm sure it's not). Agree with the Microsoft/Xbox idea - I'm sure MS keep tabs on the demand for handhelds (Steamdeck etc) - if they wanted to bring something to market I'm sure they could these days....

@Not_Soos

OK, so you’re raising a lot of points and divulging a lot about your personal beliefs (on a public forum) and that is very brave and as much as we can both pick up from each other, your sentiments about being curious to understand whilst not wanting to offend anyone seem genuine.

I’m not going to try and deconstruct or answer all your points as there are no definitive answers to some things anyway. Rather, let me just try and paint some broad strokes for you.

People are not born fully understanding their own sexuality. So it’s something we all come to terms with at various stages in our life, reacting to life events and the environment around us. Still, inherently there is a biological element to it; I believe ultimately if you are 100% ‘straight’ you are unlikely to ever feel attracted to the same sex. The opposite is true.

I personally believe gay, bi, straight definitions are not adequate to describe really what people feel? We are on a spectrum somewhere. And biology imprints where we sit, and then experience, opportunity and emotion allow us to express how we might feel.

It’s not really fair to expect anyone to reach ‘an awakening’ by any given point in their life, given the variables I just described? Some people find where they are and where the want to present earlier than others. Societal attitudes are an enormous influence, family, tradition, religion. It’s complex. It’s really complex. So drawing simple conclusions based on your own, or your sister or brother or friends experience doesn’t mean that will necessarily be representative of someone else’s. Doesn’t make them less valid - they are all valid.

Terms like ‘lifestyle’ can be very offensive. It applies you have a stereotype in mind, that you believe applies to a group. “LGBT Lifestyle” is a complex and varied as any other - so it’s not helpful to use this term?

Any person can choose to abstain from sex. It still doesn’t alter what you’re attracted to. A person is still part of the LGBTQ+ community if they are a ‘virgin’ just as a straight person is still straight if they choose to abstain or don’t have sex.

Last but not least; I’m not an alcoholic but I have it present in my social circle and family. I have changed my own thinking on this as I’ve got older? I do think it’s a disease now, where previously I didn’t.

I don’t pretend to know everything or talk for everyone - but I know talking to each other helps understanding and makes people connect, care and love each other. I (think) this definitely resonates with you based on your post….

The debates around religion and sexuality will not be resolved here, but for my two pennies worth:

• Religion is not something you are born with. You are certainly born into a family that has already adopted a religion. Or you adopt a faith as you get older. Or lose your faith as you get older. Or choose a different faith.
• Sexuality is very much something you are more or less born with. As you grow you may be able to work out and identify with different aspects of it. But at it's core it's biology. No one chooses to be LGBTQ+. If that were the case, we'd have a lot less people identifying as LGBTQ+ because the risk of belonging to a smaller, marginalised community is always greater than being in a majority group.

I have family and friends who are close to me who identify as having 'faith' and I can see how their faith is a positive influence on their lives. They have not asked me to adopt their faith. Nor have they suggest I need to read a scripture to enlighten myself. That would suggest they view me as ethically or morally "lacking" in some way.

So yes, I respect other people of faith - as long as the respect works both ways (which it can).

As there’s little overlap between Nintendo and Xbox libraries, it’s no biggie for me personally. I think it’s fine for MS to disrupt the market with Gamepass. At the moment it won’t stop me from buying games for my Switch or PS5 (or Xbox where something isn’t on Gamepass). It’s a healthy commercial challenge either way, so let the games begin