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Releasing same day as Metroid Prime 4, December is looking busy

Great they’ve added this update. Quite a few things to play through right now so I’ll hold fire in hopes of a switch 2 edition

@Coffee-Waffle I found that a great port, especially the pre-release footage we got vs release. Same with Star Wars Outlaws too, both seem to have got a lot of TLC in the port process

I’m happy with what’s out so far. The one on my list of what I really want to see though is Baldurs Gate 3. The Indiana Jones game next year already ticked a big box for me

@UltimateOtaku91 look at what they did with Metroid Prime 4 and Bayonetta 3 I do think we'll see this much sooner rather than later though

Looking forward to this. I've only played a little of I think FF10 on PS Vita and enjoyed that, I know nothing about this game apart from that it looks like it will be a good port and its supposed to be great? Hopefully it all shapes up well when it releases in Jan.

Sounds like a right rush job this - no doubt its a great game, but a cheap port. I mean, from the interview "...for this release, we prioritized delivering the Switch 2 version to everyone as quickly as possible" - that just doesnt sound right to me

@Max_the_German I've seen a little bit of footage, but what I did see with Tyranids everywhere, I'd be surprised if Switch 2 could handle that much on screen at one time without a port looking too compromised

Heard of it, and looking at it on steam it seems alright actually, might be well worth a go on release

Nice the game is getting a full cartridge release, shame its abit late and by Limited Run though, but still, never thought this would happen and I did enjoy the game back in the day and worthy of a true physical

Not got the time unfortunately - with switch 2 I don’t want a backlog from hell like I did switch 1 and end up selling a lot without even playing them. I want to play and complete games now and happy that I’ve already completed Cyberpunk 2077 last week

I've been really happy with some of the bigs ports so far, it seems like developers are really spending time to tweak everything to get them looking and running well on Switch 2, like Cyberpunk 2077, Star Wars Outlaws and this.
I've got my fingers crossed for Elden Ring (afterall, look how bad Outlaws was appearing to be a mere week or 2 before release) but from what people responded to me when I mentioned this before, I think I need to temper my expectations somewhat on that one due to its performance elsewhere

Cant believe this game is still going, I remember getting it in the early days of Switch - good on them, obviously popular. Must be doing something right

I'd be very keen for them to bring Resident Evil 2 remake to Switch 2 - I'm very fond of the origional on PS1, cant remember how many times I played the demo (demo discs - those were the days!) before I got the full game

Finished Cyberpunk for the first time last night (Star ending) so I’ll probably feel a little lost this weekend - might try get into Star Wars Outlaws or Cronos if I get get over the post game blues

@Gamer_Griff @GravyThief I'm certain digital foundry mentioned Switch 2 Cartridges are around 400-500MBps

Edit: Just checked the video (their weekly roundup video from 2 weeks ago) and they say the internal SSD is around 2.1GBps, SD Express 800-900MBps, Switch 2 Carts (using EMMC standard) which has a max transfer of 400MBps

The above is pretty much copied verbatum from that video. Link here if interested https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMWPIT7F5e4&t=1438s

@RupeeClock I wonder if they'll open this up then in the future, though the game key cards are probably too much of a thing now to get rid of, and other than dedicated companies such as CDPR who were keen on a true physical (even if it were install from cart) they'd probably go digital only if no key cards were available anymore. Nintendo opened a can of worms.

@RupeeClock that would be an excellent solution! Wholeheartedly agree with that.

Looking at some of the games like this that are coming out, quite niche, there must be alot more dev kits for Switch 2 in the wild than suspected

What an amazing game, I think I’ll be rolling credits in the next day or 2. What an experience it’s been, I’ll never forget

This unfortunately doesnt come as a surprise based on the flack its getting on other consoles - hopefully this means a nice polished product is released which I thinks more important than releasing too early

Call me old fashioned but I’m more concerned about my eye health - they’ve hopefully sorted all those issues but I won’t risk it

Ha of course they would do it for even greater profit, that’s what shareholders demand

Cyberpunk gripped hold of me about a month ago (been playing since Switch 2 release) to the point that now it’s the only game I play - thoroughly enjoying it and not ready to roll credits just yet

I tried the network test briefly, but the graphics instantly put me off - pixelated and washed out, just didnt look great at all to me - not what im looking for in a year 1 release on new hardware

@Samick Similar position though I have some gigs etc left, just literally dragging my feet with it now as realistically due to time commitments I dont know if I could ever return to it in the future, what with new game releases and life

@Pillowpants @ElkinFencer10 I found out relatively recently that Nintendo update their games on cartridge with the latest version, obviously when they do a new production run - noticed when I got Pikmin 4 relatively recently
Cant say I've noticed if 3rd parties do this, but would be nice if they did.

@OrtadragoonX I think based on comments here I really have to temper my expectations for it

I think Wulverblade was like this back in the day, then they added an easy mode - I really struggled with that game but enjoyed it too much to drop

@OrtadragoonX Good info to know! Hopefully the more advanced architecture may help along Elden Ring somewhat so the performance is acceptable enough. Got my fingers crossed as it’s a game I’m looking forward to

@DennisReynolds hoping it’s reasonably stable but if other consoles are struggling then best to temper expectations. I’m very impressed with how Star Wars outlaws turned out mind you, I was expecting that to be a mess

@Flashlink99 that’s great to hear there’s already improvement, they can take a along as they need to iron it out

I was very surprised how well this turned out, especially after the reports late in the day of bad performance.
I'm now hopeful that Elden Ring will be similarly well received after they've worked on it further, and shows not to put your trust in previews representing the final product

@Stormcloudlive just Google'd it and thats cool, never realised that was going to be a thing - shame it never came to be but nice to see regardless

@DennyCrane haha yeah, I wouldnt put it past them realistically, £5 a skin probably if it were a thing

Star Wars Outlaws

Not interested in Silksong, but to everyone who is, enjoy it - hope its been worth the wait and is a great game for you!

@DennyCrane thats true - a dlc would be nice as you say though, i'd be up for that - as long as it isnt £20 per skin

I think i'd have enjoyed a game like Hitman, less connection between missions, using all the bonds i.e. 2 missions with Sean Connery, 2 with Daniel Craig, 2 with Pierce Brosnan - like a greatest hits sort of thing

Then when you complete the game, you can use any bond in any mission

Enjoyed the first enough that I was really interested in this when it was revealed with the Switch 2, but as times gone on and I've learned more about it and tried the demo its gone to a pass for me now, doesnt appeal at all

I thought the partner showcase was really poor last month, this one needs to step it up a notch and deliver

They’ve shot themselves in the foot with this, they need to get dev kits out. I’d love to know what’s going on internally at Nintendo to come to these decisions, as an outsider looking in it just seems totally illogical to me

Game key cards anyone? I don’t think so

I think with how good I find Baldurs Gate 3 on Deck I think it would be doable on Switch 2, with mouse controls!

Hoping handheld mode is still work in progress, as thats the only way I play

Not a fan of the origional but I'm pleased for everyone out there to finally have that elusive release date - been there waiting many a time for other games

Great to see Indy coming, that’s one down on my wish list for Switch 2!

@DynamoDouglas I'm sure you are correct in saying that, think it was reported last week?

Would explain why the direct fell short of expectations for me, I was expecting more and felt like the direct didnt really add any meaningful new releases (that we didnt already know about)

I just came away from the direct feeling a little baffled, a partner showcase nearly 2 months after release and the disappointment it was - I really felt at the end that this partner showcase really wasn’t necessary, especially with the number of games shown that we already know will be coming.

Was very very disappointed with that direct, I think more-so as it was the first direct (bar DK) since Switch 2 launched. Alot of games we already know about, and really none that took my interest at all. I was really expecting more big hitters to be revealed like Baldurs Gate 3, Indiana Jones, Doom Dark Ages etc but nothing