RasandeRose

Good, very good.
I hope more of the them that are hosting roms would be busted and have to go to jail or pay big big fines. The best way of preventing crime is to make it a considerable risk for consequences.

Doing wired connection and my Switch 2 gets 148Mbps download, 74 upload. That's very good, and making the speed a non-issue for a gaming console.

@Sindayl

I do like the older Xbox-games. Xbox was a very good format up and until the end of the 360-era. Halo 1-3, Gears 1-3 plus maybe the first entries of Forza on Switch 2 would be very nice.

@Suketoudara

Nope, Nintendo did just the right thing selling Rare to MS. The studio was more or less just a shell of it's former form when Nintendo sold it, most of it's talent had left years before.

I'm very happy with the hardware. I'm not even missing the Oled-display as much as I thought I would, the LCD on Switch 2 is really a great one. Plus I love the new joy-cons and the Pro controller 2 is close to perfect. The only complaint I have hardware-wise is the battery-life. I would've wanted at least the same battery life as OG Switch had.

Game-wise, I'm overall happy there too.
Mariokart World is just great, and the third party-titles runs very well too. But I do think it's time for a big Direct now. We need more games, first and foremost more third-party games, for the autumn and winter.

Around 30hrs. Id say it's about 50/50 between freeroam and knock-out tour. I'm giving it a 10/10 so far, it's a huge improvement over MK8, it's probably the first Mariokart game that got really good singleplayer.

@Porco

It's just how services like youtube and twitter works, they make the negativity explode. Switch 2 has pretty much the same drawbacks as Switch 1, just with more performance. Switch 2 won't flop in the sale figures the coming years because Nintendo banns pirates, not supporting vrr in docked mode, or having a slow screen that nobody notices while gaming anyway.

My guess is that Nintendo were about to launch Switch 2 with VRR in docked mode too, but they run into problems, mb. something similar to PS5:s vrr problems, so they've pushed it out for a future update. It's better to disable it completely for now, rather than having it causing a bunch of problems.

@rjejr

It's been 7+ years long console generation since Xbox360/PS3

@hammers1man

Switch 2 is heavy as it is, the big weight of todays handhelds also makes them less usable as handhelds. And adding almost 150g to an already very heavy console as Switch 2 isn't worth the extra battery life. I'm disappointed too with Switch 2:s battery life, but making it even more discomfort by adding even more weight wouldn't be a good thing. They need to develop better batteries that are more durable and gives higher load without adding weight. Too bad the evolution of batteries haven't come that far since he days of OG Switch.

@hammers1man

According to the Welcome Tour, one of the reasons they made it bigger than the Switch Oled was because of the thermals, and ofc. they needed a more room for the bigger battery too. So maybe they tought it would be a bit weird to make the console much bigger but then not use the bigger estate, so they filled it with a bigger screen. Otherwise, if they put in a 7-inch display Switch 2 would have just as big bazels around the screen as OG Switch,

Other than that, I agree. It would be great if the battery technology was a bit more well developed by now, so we could have a 40Wh battery in Switch 2 without the battery having to be a huge and heavy brick that brings the consoles weight to over 700-800g.

@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.

@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.

@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.

@TromboneGamer

He's not. Thats the funny part of it, many haters are so far gone

@TromboneGamer

Yeah, but the difference is my speculation is reasonable, while he's is typical thin foil hat-the CIA bombed WTC-stuff.

@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.

@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.

@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.

@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.

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.

@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...

@hammers1man

lol, even the product pages for the devices does confirm they support HDR 😂

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???

@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.

@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...

@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.

@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.

@johnedwin

Higher sales figures.

Nice to see Cyberpunk doing very well on Switch.

@JokerCK

So he's about right then, as Series S is somewhere between PS4 and PS5.

@MeloMan

Yep, its a lot better. So are the face buttons too.

@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.

They should just skip that plastic grill, it never lasts, and just let the metallic heat sink sit free there on top.

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 want Shenmue 1 & 2. They can keep the third.

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.

@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.

@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.

Star Wars Rogue Squadron II
Eternal Darkness
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil Code Veronica X
Luigi's Mansion
Super Mario Sunshine

@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.

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.

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.

@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.

Makes me wonder if CD Project will be the only third party releasing on a real cartridge.