I think Switch 2 is already big and heavy as it is. I definitivt wouldn't want an even bigger handheld. I mean, a device like Steam Deck feels just aweful in my hands, it's just as bulky as the Wii U Gamepad, but 3 times as heavy. I think with Switch 2, they could've reduced the screen size quite a bit. And reduced the overall performance. I mean, Cyberpunk2077 does play and looks very nice on it, but it wouldn't hurt if they had it at a lower resolution with somewhat simplified textures etc. if that could bring up the battery life to a more reasonable level.
It's a general problem among powerful handhelds today, the battery-tech just haven't kept up with the technological evolution of the handheld's performance, screen sizes etc. I mean, all the mayor powerful handheld's today have terrible battery-life of 1-4 hours. One could argue that today's handhelds in reality can't really handle the performance they've got, nor the huge screens.
They didn't receive any death threats.
It's standard practice among many companies, first and foremost in the entertainment industry, to always put in that comment about death threats into their public "apology", in the hope that it will shift away from the negative focus on their faulty products or bad PR.
He is if he thinks Nintendo hide the console to make som sort of cover-up about it's screen, it's just embarrasing to write a comment speculating like that 🤣
Yeah, ofc. DF can demonstrate weaknesses with the tools they use, but it doesn't really affect real-life gaming. The fact that almost no one even noticed it before the DF video says it all.
It's probably due to Dbrand has used a standard USB-C male connector, the one in the real Dock is slightly slimmer than standard USB C, so the console don't get "stuck". Very sloppy design work by Dbrand.
Take of your tinfoil hat. There's nothing wrong with the display, most gaming sites has praised it and the complains about it being slow does only float up now when they measure it with tools, basically no one noticed it for two weeks when actually playing on it.
Yes, but I wrote there was zero complaints about the screen being slow. There's been plenty of complaint about it being an LCD, even before the console was released, there's been complaints about it's contrast levels, it's brightness levels, it's HDR-effect etc. But there was no complaints about ghosting and it being slow, those complaints are magically coming up just now, after DF measured it. I simple don't think a majority will notice it, I know I don't.
I think most won't notice it while playing anyway. I mean, literally no one complained about the screen's respons before DF measured it in their review. I myself never noticed any problems with it, I play almost half the time handheld with my Switch 2 and I'm even starting to get used to the weaker blacks now, not even missing oled anymore as I'm geting so into how big and sharp the screen is.
@DaftSkunk
You know, you're answering your own question right there, that's the last generation. A bigger Oled with 1080p resolution and 120Hz would obviously be much more expansive than a 720p60hz Oled, plus the Switch 2 is a more expansive device in other ways; bigger battery, higher density memory etc.
It's unfortunate if someone buys a banned 2nd hand console, but it really is the sellers responsibility to describe the product he is selling honestly, it's not up to Nintendo to take responsibility for individuals being dishonest on the used items market...
You're right, why blame the buyer. Sure, they do have a responsibility to chack if the used products work, but first and foremost we should blame the scumbags that sells their blocked/banned Switches. It's probably even a real crime to sell it like that without being honest in the desrcription that the system is banned from online services.
The Rog Ally (and X) supports HDR10 with their display, yes. You just don't know it as you think it would be comparable to HDR on a TV, which it's not as the Rog, just like the Switch 2, lacks dimming zones and has a peak brightness that matches the Switch 2. You will however notice the hdr in particular scenes in the games as it, just like the Switch 2, support hdr standard with a wider amount of colors and more details in bright and light scenes.
The quality of the display on Rog Ally and Switch 2 are comparable, about the same. The Rog has slightly more even brightness as it doesn't use edge-lit, but otherwise they're the same.
It does actually meet the "bare minimum" of HDR10 as it's from 400 nits, wich Switch 2 screen can produce. Switch 2 screen actually are of the same standard as the Rog Ally, which also supports HDR at 470 nits vs. Switch 2 at 440 nits. It just doesnt give such a dramatic peak brightness as an HDR TV can produce. It just cant do that for hours of playtime with a battery.
Yeah.
But I can't deny it, it's a nice little game. Spent a couple of hours with it in between Mariokart, and I'm getting the feeling I'm gonna stick with it until 100%
Would've been really nice if they at least had included it for NSO expansion -members.
Nintendo has really manned up with it's D-pads for the new Switch 2. Fixing the Gamecube one (as far as it can be fixed), and the d-pad on the Pro Controller 2 is among the best there is. It's brilliant.
Yeah, Pre-ordered at Nintendo Germany. But we have a red day i Sveden on Friday, so it seems I'm gonna have to wait to until monday before mine arrives.
A bit weird Nintendo is getting a glass display. I would think plastic LCD:s was the common practice. It does seem to be of a higher quality-range then the OG Switch LCD, it looks completely black when turned off, just like the Switch Oled, while the OG LCD Switch is gray when turned off.
I just wished that developers had the choice to disable gamechat in their games, to get a bit more of those reserved specs. All Nintendo games can support gamechat, but I don't need it as some sort of phone-service that I can use to chat any time. I see it's clear value in multiplayer games like Mario Kart, Fortnite, Splatoon etc. But I see no realistic scenario were I would want to chatt while playing a game like Cyberpunk.
I think Nintendo should've tuned down Game Chat a bit and just had it as a pure in-game chat service while playing the same game, not as some general-social-media-gaming-thing were friends chat while playing all sort of different games. That's what phones are for. Native chat on a gaming console should only be for in game-chat in multiplayer sessions.
lol, you do know that the audio via the controller headphone jack will go through bt through the controller anyways, if you don't plan to use Pro controller 2 wired all the time.
@BAN
Now you'll see people complain that Nintendo made a proper chat functionality instead.
Haha, yeah. I knew it would be like this. Always so much toxic negativity. Is the feature really totally unnecessary just because one wont use it themselves. This system might sell 100-150M units, Im sure there will planty who will use it.
I think it'll be more in line with gyro controls. Mouse options will be embedded for shooter and strategy games, but not that many games will be designed around it. It will however help out PC-games a lot. PC RTS is a pain to play on console.
I'm fine with 79.99 for Mariokart (not paying that as though as I'm buying the bundle). It looks like so much bigger of a game than the older entries of the series, and it will probably end up being one of those games I play for the entire console generation.
79.99 will probably be a new "normal price" for games on Nintendo, Playstation and XBox. It'll just take some time to get used to it, just as I'm still not used to paying 14.99 for one package of coffee that lasts for a week...
I'm glad now that I lost interest for the game years ago, due to all its problems back in 2020-2023. Now with the hyped Switch 2 version, it really feels like the right moment to dig into this one for my part. Ofc, I'm going for the physical release.
Realism isn't an equal for a good game. It actually partly made Rockstar's RDR2 such a boring game in my opinion. And no, the amount of details didn't save it from being boring.
That said, if there is two games that cant be compared, it must be GTA and Mariokart. In my point of view, Mariokart will be more fun to play, as Rockstar began to lose it's quality of sandbox games years ago.
Nah, can't really blame Nintendo. So many third parties choosed code in a box with Switch too, despite many sized of cartridges. As long there is a cheap out-option, many publishers are gonna choose it. Don't be so bitter, if you wanna play the games on Switch 2, you buy them for Switch 2.
Many of the thord party releases on Switch would need the 64GB cartridge anyways, and they're still going for Key Cards.
Cyberpunk ships on a 64GB cartridge at a "normal" price of 79.99. I do think that at 249.99 they would have an OK profit margin with a real cartridge. I mean, I don't think CD Project sells Cyberpunk physical on Switch 2 at a loss...
I can't really blame Nintendo for this as it's up to the third parties to choose how they manage their releases. I doubt Nintendo forces them to take the cheap-out option.
I think more "mainstream gamers" are gonna choose Switch 2 over Steam Deck, now that it's gonna be powerful enough to run all multiplattform-titles. Handheld PC gaming "consoles" have very small sales numbers, with Steam Deck being the "biggest" with only a few million units sold over 4 years. So with Switch 2 this summer, Steam Deck and the other expensive PC gaming consoles are going to be even more niche products.
Yep. So much negativity these days. And when Cyberpunk hits Switch 2 release day, comment sections will flood with negativity that it doesn't hit the same resolution & framerate as a 550 watt, 2000USD desktop PC.
Id love 40fps as a new lower-ground in Switch 2 games. It'll be a lot smoother than 30, while not being so costly on the graphics as going for 60. In Mariokart World, Im gonna try out both Quality & Performance mode, but in the end, I'm probably gonna stick to the higher resolution, 60fps is just fine.
Yeah, but they got way too much travel until you reach the switches, make them feel very sluggish in shopting games. Im sticking with that digital triggers are superior in ~95% of the games.
Thats not good neither. You need that micro switch-click as a feedback, analogues just can't mimmick that. That's why I dislike "mushy"-face buttons too.
I've never actually really missed the analogue triggers. In most games, I do agree that it's better with "clicky" digital triggers. GTA-games is the only type of games were analogue triggers is preferable.
Playing something like shooting games on Xbox or Playstation, the triggers just tires out my trigger finger...
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Re: "One Of The Slowest Modern LCDs I've Ever Seen" - Digital Foundry's John Linneman On Switch 2's Display
@hammers1man
I think Switch 2 is already big and heavy as it is. I definitivt wouldn't want an even bigger handheld. I mean, a device like Steam Deck feels just aweful in my hands, it's just as bulky as the Wii U Gamepad, but 3 times as heavy. I think with Switch 2, they could've reduced the screen size quite a bit. And reduced the overall performance. I mean, Cyberpunk2077 does play and looks very nice on it, but it wouldn't hurt if they had it at a lower resolution with somewhat simplified textures etc. if that could bring up the battery life to a more reasonable level.
Re: "One Of The Slowest Modern LCDs I've Ever Seen" - Digital Foundry's John Linneman On Switch 2's Display
@hammers1man
It's a general problem among powerful handhelds today, the battery-tech just haven't kept up with the technological evolution of the handheld's performance, screen sizes etc. I mean, all the mayor powerful handheld's today have terrible battery-life of 1-4 hours. One could argue that today's handhelds in reality can't really handle the performance they've got, nor the huge screens.
Re: Dbrand Admits Its Joy-Con Detachment Response Was "Spectacularly Terrible"
@JohnnyMind
They didn't receive any death threats.
It's standard practice among many companies, first and foremost in the entertainment industry, to always put in that comment about death threats into their public "apology", in the hope that it will shift away from the negative focus on their faulty products or bad PR.
Re: "One Of The Slowest Modern LCDs I've Ever Seen" - Digital Foundry's John Linneman On Switch 2's Display
@TromboneGamer
He's not. Thats the funny part of it, many haters are so far gone
Re: "One Of The Slowest Modern LCDs I've Ever Seen" - Digital Foundry's John Linneman On Switch 2's Display
@TromboneGamer
Yeah, but the difference is my speculation is reasonable, while he's is typical thin foil hat-the CIA bombed WTC-stuff.
Re: "One Of The Slowest Modern LCDs I've Ever Seen" - Digital Foundry's John Linneman On Switch 2's Display
@TromboneGamer
He is if he thinks Nintendo hide the console to make som sort of cover-up about it's screen, it's just embarrasing to write a comment speculating like that 🤣
Yeah, ofc. DF can demonstrate weaknesses with the tools they use, but it doesn't really affect real-life gaming. The fact that almost no one even noticed it before the DF video says it all.
Re: PSA: DBrand's Switch 2 'Killswitch' Dock Adapter's 'Seamless Docking' Apparently Isn't Quite Seamless
@Misima
It's probably due to Dbrand has used a standard USB-C male connector, the one in the real Dock is slightly slimmer than standard USB C, so the console don't get "stuck". Very sloppy design work by Dbrand.
Re: "One Of The Slowest Modern LCDs I've Ever Seen" - Digital Foundry's John Linneman On Switch 2's Display
@480frames-please
Take of your tinfoil hat. There's nothing wrong with the display, most gaming sites has praised it and the complains about it being slow does only float up now when they measure it with tools, basically no one noticed it for two weeks when actually playing on it.
Re: "One Of The Slowest Modern LCDs I've Ever Seen" - Digital Foundry's John Linneman On Switch 2's Display
@jsty3105
Yes, but I wrote there was zero complaints about the screen being slow. There's been plenty of complaint about it being an LCD, even before the console was released, there's been complaints about it's contrast levels, it's brightness levels, it's HDR-effect etc. But there was no complaints about ghosting and it being slow, those complaints are magically coming up just now, after DF measured it. I simple don't think a majority will notice it, I know I don't.
Re: "One Of The Slowest Modern LCDs I've Ever Seen" - Digital Foundry's John Linneman On Switch 2's Display
I think most won't notice it while playing anyway. I mean, literally no one complained about the screen's respons before DF measured it in their review. I myself never noticed any problems with it, I play almost half the time handheld with my Switch 2 and I'm even starting to get used to the weaker blacks now, not even missing oled anymore as I'm geting so into how big and sharp the screen is.
@DaftSkunk
You know, you're answering your own question right there, that's the last generation. A bigger Oled with 1080p resolution and 120Hz would obviously be much more expansive than a 720p60hz Oled, plus the Switch 2 is a more expansive device in other ways; bigger battery, higher density memory etc.
Re: Nintendo's Strict Policy On MiG Carts Is Creating A Problem For Secondhand Switch 2 Buyers
@JohnnyMind
It's unfortunate if someone buys a banned 2nd hand console, but it really is the sellers responsibility to describe the product he is selling honestly, it's not up to Nintendo to take responsibility for individuals being dishonest on the used items market...
Re: Digital Foundry Is "Happy" With Switch 2 But Feels The Screen Is "Problematic"
@hammers1man
lol, even the product pages for the devices does confirm they support HDR 😂
Re: UK Charts: There's No Stopping Mario Kart World And Switch 2
Wow, I can't believe how far behind Xbox are these days. Old-Switch actually seem to sell big third party releases at much higher rate than on Xbox???
Re: Nintendo's Strict Policy On MiG Carts Is Creating A Problem For Secondhand Switch 2 Buyers
@AllBLK
You're right, why blame the buyer. Sure, they do have a responsibility to chack if the used products work, but first and foremost we should blame the scumbags that sells their blocked/banned Switches. It's probably even a real crime to sell it like that without being honest in the desrcription that the system is banned from online services.
Re: Nintendo's Strict Policy On MiG Carts Is Creating A Problem For Secondhand Switch 2 Buyers
@slytherin_real
Bann transgender people because they bann pirate hardware? Thats one far-fetched parable if I ever saw one xD
Anyway, just try-out used consoles before you buy. I would never buy a used car or even a used TV without trying if it works proper...
Re: Digital Foundry Is "Happy" With Switch 2 But Feels The Screen Is "Problematic"
@hammers1man
The Rog Ally (and X) supports HDR10 with their display, yes. You just don't know it as you think it would be comparable to HDR on a TV, which it's not as the Rog, just like the Switch 2, lacks dimming zones and has a peak brightness that matches the Switch 2. You will however notice the hdr in particular scenes in the games as it, just like the Switch 2, support hdr standard with a wider amount of colors and more details in bright and light scenes.
The quality of the display on Rog Ally and Switch 2 are comparable, about the same. The Rog has slightly more even brightness as it doesn't use edge-lit, but otherwise they're the same.
Re: Digital Foundry Is "Happy" With Switch 2 But Feels The Screen Is "Problematic"
@user0
It does actually meet the "bare minimum" of HDR10 as it's from 400 nits, wich Switch 2 screen can produce. Switch 2 screen actually are of the same standard as the Rog Ally, which also supports HDR at 470 nits vs. Switch 2 at 440 nits. It just doesnt give such a dramatic peak brightness as an HDR TV can produce. It just cant do that for hours of playtime with a battery.
Re: PS5 Hit 'Stellar Blade' Is Reportedly In Consideration For The Switch 2
@johnedwin
Higher sales figures.
Re: Switch 2's Best-Selling eShop Games So Far
Nice to see Cyberpunk doing very well on Switch.
Re: As Switch 2 Breaks Records Worldwide, Sony Reminds Us That PS5 Still Exists
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Re: Forget The PS4, Koei Tecmo Reckons Switch 2 Is Closer To Xbox Series S
@JokerCK
So he's about right then, as Series S is somewhere between PS4 and PS5.
Re: The Switch 2 GameCube Controller Has Gyro And A Better D-Pad
@MeloMan
Yep, its a lot better. So are the face buttons too.
Re: Want To 100% 'Welcome Tour'? You'll Need To Cough Up For Some Accessories
@AllBLK
Yeah.
But I can't deny it, it's a nice little game. Spent a couple of hours with it in between Mariokart, and I'm getting the feeling I'm gonna stick with it until 100%
Would've been really nice if they at least had included it for NSO expansion -members.
Re: Talking Point: Does Your Switch 2 Vent Smell?
They should just skip that plastic grill, it never lasts, and just let the metallic heat sink sit free there on top.
Re: The Switch 2 GameCube Controller Has Gyro And A Better D-Pad
Nintendo has really manned up with it's D-pads for the new Switch 2. Fixing the Gamecube one (as far as it can be fixed), and the d-pad on the Pro Controller 2 is among the best there is. It's brilliant.
Re: Poll: So, Did You Order A Nintendo Switch 2?
Yeah, Pre-ordered at Nintendo Germany.
But we have a red day i Sveden on Friday, so it seems I'm gonna have to wait to until monday before mine arrives.
Re: PSA: Switch 2's Screen Comes With A Pre-Applied Film Layer, Don't Peel It Off
A bit weird Nintendo is getting a glass display. I would think plastic LCD:s was the common practice. It does seem to be of a higher quality-range then the OG Switch LCD, it looks completely black when turned off, just like the Switch Oled, while the OG LCD Switch is gray when turned off.
Re: Shenmue III On Switch 2? Publisher's Latest Tease Suggests It Might Be Happening
I just want Shenmue 1 & 2. They can keep the third.
Re: Nintendo Switch 2 Final Tech Specs Have Been Confirmed
I just wished that developers had the choice to disable gamechat in their games, to get a bit more of those reserved specs. All Nintendo games can support gamechat, but I don't need it as some sort of phone-service that I can use to chat any time. I see it's clear value in multiplayer games like Mario Kart, Fortnite, Splatoon etc. But I see no realistic scenario were I would want to chatt while playing a game like Cyberpunk.
I think Nintendo should've tuned down Game Chat a bit and just had it as a pure in-game chat service while playing the same game, not as some general-social-media-gaming-thing were friends chat while playing all sort of different games. That's what phones are for. Native chat on a gaming console should only be for in game-chat in multiplayer sessions.
Re: Talking Point: Are You Excited At All For Switch 2 GameChat?
@N64-ROX
lol, you do know that the audio via the controller headphone jack will go through bt through the controller anyways, if you don't plan to use Pro controller 2 wired all the time.
@BAN
Now you'll see people complain that Nintendo made a proper chat functionality instead.
Re: Talking Point: Are You Excited At All For Switch 2 GameChat?
@sanderev
Haha, yeah. I knew it would be like this. Always so much toxic negativity. Is the feature really totally unnecessary just because one wont use it themselves. This system might sell 100-150M units, Im sure there will planty who will use it.
Re: Video: 10 GameCube Games We Want On Switch 2's Online Expansion Pack
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II
Eternal Darkness
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil Code Veronica X
Luigi's Mansion
Super Mario Sunshine
Re: PSA: You Can Use Mouse Controls On The Switch 2 HOME Menu
@Lizuka
I think it'll be more in line with gyro controls. Mouse options will be embedded for shooter and strategy games, but not that many games will be designed around it. It will however help out PC-games a lot. PC RTS is a pain to play on console.
Re: "Don't Let Nintendo Ruin The Entire Industry" - Is $80 For Mario Kart World A Bridge Too Far?
I'm fine with 79.99 for Mariokart (not paying that as though as I'm buying the bundle).
It looks like so much bigger of a game than the older entries of the series, and it will probably end up being one of those games I play for the entire console generation.
79.99 will probably be a new "normal price" for games on Nintendo, Playstation and XBox. It'll just take some time to get used to it, just as I'm still not used to paying 14.99 for one package of coffee that lasts for a week...
Re: Feature: "We’re Very Confident" - CD Projekt Red On Delivering The Full Cyberpunk 2077 Experience On Switch 2
I'm glad now that I lost interest for the game years ago, due to all its problems back in 2020-2023. Now with the hyped Switch 2 version, it really feels like the right moment to dig into this one for my part. Ofc, I'm going for the physical release.
Re: Former Rockstar Dev Throws Shade At Mario Kart World, Says New GTA Will Be Worth The Price
Realism isn't an equal for a good game. It actually partly made Rockstar's RDR2 such a boring game in my opinion. And no, the amount of details didn't save it from being boring.
That said, if there is two games that cant be compared, it must be GTA and Mariokart. In my point of view, Mariokart will be more fun to play, as Rockstar began to lose it's quality of sandbox games years ago.
Re: Xbox Branded Handheld Photos Leak, And It's Not Quite As Slick As The Switch 2
So the "Xbox-handheld" is just another Rog "PC-console" with a button for gamepass? Not very interesting. At all.
@Dimey Dimey @
Battery probably only lasts for an hour when you play current-gen games, so you wont have to worry about the comfort for long play sessions.
Re: Limited Run's Atlus Switch 2 Collector's Edition Is A 'Game-Key Card' Release
@LoneWolfSones
Nah, can't really blame Nintendo. So many third parties choosed code in a box with Switch too, despite many sized of cartridges. As long there is a cheap out-option, many publishers are gonna choose it. Don't be so bitter, if you wanna play the games on Switch 2, you buy them for Switch 2.
Many of the thord party releases on Switch would need the 64GB cartridge anyways, and they're still going for Key Cards.
Re: Ubisoft's Switch 2 Physical Release Of Star Wars Outlaws Is A "Game-Key Card"
Makes me wonder if CD Project will be the only third party releasing on a real cartridge.
Re: Switch Users Are Getting Error Codes After Updating To Version 20.0.0
This is what happens when you don't include stability in the update.
Re: Limited Run's Atlus Switch 2 Collector's Edition Is A 'Game-Key Card' Release
@westman98
Cyberpunk ships on a 64GB cartridge at a "normal" price of 79.99. I do think that at 249.99 they would have an OK profit margin with a real cartridge. I mean, I don't think CD Project sells Cyberpunk physical on Switch 2 at a loss...
I can't really blame Nintendo for this as it's up to the third parties to choose how they manage their releases. I doubt Nintendo forces them to take the cheap-out option.
Re: Switch 2 Joy-Con 'HD Rumble' Won't Be As Loud As It Was On Switch
Oh No!
No 1-2-Switch, No buy.
Re: Poll: After One Month, How Often Are You Actually Using 'Nintendo Today'?
Using twice a day to check out the HDMI-cable in 3D.
Re: Resident Evil's Continued Success Makes Us Eager For Switch 2 Ports
Hoping for RE4 remake this year on Switch 2
Re: Opinion: Steam Deck Fans Are Seriously Underestimating The Switch 2
I think more "mainstream gamers" are gonna choose Switch 2 over Steam Deck, now that it's gonna be powerful enough to run all multiplattform-titles. Handheld PC gaming "consoles" have very small sales numbers, with Steam Deck being the "biggest" with only a few million units sold over 4 years. So with Switch 2 this summer, Steam Deck and the other expensive PC gaming consoles are going to be even more niche products.
Re: CD Projekt Red Coy On Witcher 3 Upgrade For Switch 2
@EVIL-C
Yep.
So much negativity these days. And when Cyberpunk hits Switch 2 release day, comment sections will flood with negativity that it doesn't hit the same resolution & framerate as a 550 watt, 2000USD desktop PC.
Re: Mario Kart World Is Reportedly The Smoothest Entry Yet
Id love 40fps as a new lower-ground in Switch 2 games. It'll be a lot smoother than 30, while not being so costly on the graphics as going for 60. In Mariokart World, Im gonna try out both Quality & Performance mode, but in the end, I'm probably gonna stick to the higher resolution, 60fps is just fine.
Re: Here's Why Switch 2 Joy-Con And Pro Controllers Don't Have Analogue Triggers
@vanYth
Yeah, but they got way too much travel until you reach the switches, make them feel very sluggish in shopting games. Im sticking with that digital triggers are superior in ~95% of the games.
Re: Here's Why Switch 2 Joy-Con And Pro Controllers Don't Have Analogue Triggers
@chiptoon
Thats not good neither. You need that micro switch-click as a feedback, analogues just can't mimmick that. That's why I dislike "mushy"-face buttons too.
Re: Here's Why Switch 2 Joy-Con And Pro Controllers Don't Have Analogue Triggers
I've never actually really missed the analogue triggers. In most games, I do agree that it's better with "clicky" digital triggers. GTA-games is the only type of games were analogue triggers is preferable.
Playing something like shooting games on Xbox or Playstation, the triggers just tires out my trigger finger...