Like so many people, I eagerly waited for the launch of Switch 2, and could not believe that when the day finally came. However, in an unprecedented step for me, after spending a broad time with it for the last few weeks, I sold it.
Although I was already afraid that I might have sold it very quickly, I am really happy that I did so, and for more reasons I realized in the beginning.
It sounds like a switch 1.5
Former Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios President Shuhai Yoshida accurately clarified my feelings about Switch 2 during one. Interview with easy colleaguesWhen Switch 2 was announced, he said he felt that Nintendo was losing his identity, and he was “a bit disappointed, because he did not disappoint everyone.”
The biggest strength of Nintendo is how much innovation the company makes. Although I think it sets the bar high with a switch, it seems that its successor is a more powerful version of it. Yes, it is good to be able to use joy-v as a mouse, but it is actually in the form of unique additions. Even social characteristics are dated, and were incorporated by rival console for many generations.
The switch is an incredible console, and we have been saying for many years that a strong switch we really wanted all. I accept that with the fact, from a professional point of view, Nintendo took a safe decision with Switch 2. Nevertheless, I can’t help, but for the next console generation, nothing is really going to change how we play on their latest platform.
Current software lineup does not justify barrier for entry
Since WII has started, I have always seen Nintendo’s newest hardware as a complement to an Xbox or playstation. His console has never been to smell power-wise with his rivals, but his first party games are always unmatched. Unfortunately, the lineup of switch 2 lacks that front, and involves exclusion of third party for console.
Nintendo’s huge hitter is undoubtedly Mario Cart WorldGiven that it is the game that he manifested with switch 2, and it is heavily painted in the console’s marketing. After spending dozens of hours with it, I can vach that it is a wonderful game, but it does not warrant bare minimum $ 500, which you have to spend to play it, not to mention other hidden costs of being the owner of Switch 2.
As far as the first-sided exclusion is concerned, this is the only new title available at the launch. The rest of the games are the “Switch 2 version” we have already played, or the third -party games that you have already been played on other console or PCs. Donkey Kong Bananja Looks awesome, but it will not be out for another month, and like the third party exclusion Dusklogs Only an ambiguous release is window. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Am I looking at the forefront of this year, but it will also be available on the switch. This would be better on switch 2, and, believed, I wish I would be able to use mouse control, but it would not ruin the experience for me.
People often say that a console is an investment, and it is exactly, but in this moment Switch is not enough for 2, to be able to keep it for me. It will now be spent as a line of one or two years as it now, and for this there will be a better lineup of the game, for this too.
Other portable console provides uniform experience
When I discussed the software, you must be thinking that the walking game is one of the biggest appeals of Switch 2, but we are not hurting for options on that front. Sony, Microsoft, and other companies have seen how seriously the switch is diving into the PC hardware, and now has its own versions. As soon as I achieved my switch in 2017, I realized that I wanted to be able to portable that kind of portability with PC or PlayStation Game, and now I do.
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Rog Xbox collaborative is not a console, it is a fully developed PC like steam deck
Only in one Xbox name.
I have my steam deck for almost two years, and it is difficult to imagine life without it. Almost my entire steam library has such an easy access to such a boon, and Switch 2 is asking me to pay for these games again for almost equal experience. I will give credit to Switch 2 and say that it is good to be able to play better moving switch games on it, but it just goes back to my earlier point: If I can already play them on the switch, why bother with a minor upgrade?
You can say that physical games work in favor of cartridge switch 2 because collectors will have a tangible version of the game, and they will save precious storage space. Game cards kill that argument, as it seems that most third-party publishers are choosing to use them.
Offering both the world’s worst, you have been designed for a physical cartridge, while still requiring storage requires a digital purchase, as well as you have to be online to download the game. Nintendo announced that he has “no plans” to use the game card for the first-sided title, but if mostly third-party publishers, I can once again use something like my steam deck.
$ 80 games and C buttons leave a bad taste in my mouth
Funny enough, one of the most disappointing things about Switch 2 for me is not necessarily console, but the anti-conjunctions of the nintendo are included in the business practices. The most obvious is that the game can now cost $ 80, like Mario Cart WorldI am already of the mindset that asking people to spend $ 70 on sports is a long asking, but this increase is not something I can support.
Mario Cart World In fact, there is a lot for this, but it definitely does not earn its value tag. If all the future DLCs are independent, I would say that it is $ 80, but if it was, Nintendo would definitely have expressed it by now. Just do not have enough single-player material, and to play with others online, you will have to pay even more for Nintendo Switch online membership.
On the subject of online, another disturbing aspect of switch 2 is that the C button is locked behind a pewall. This is correct, if you want to use the social characteristics of the gameChat, which the nintendo should have applied for several generations, you need nintendo switch online subscriptions. I should note that on 31 March, 2026, there is an open access period, so everyone can use it in the present, but after that, you are out of luck. The C button is a major problem, and is an easy fix, but we have to see if the nintendo changes its stance on it.
The way I am talking about Switch 2, you may think that I stop it. I really feel that this is a great console, and I am sure that most people who are one are enjoying their time with it. $ 450 that you get is a reasonable price for you, and seeing the third party support is a big win for nintendo. It is being said, I recently saw that every time someone asked me if I recommended to buy switch 2, my response was very early “No.”
This was the conversation that made me realize that I regret it to buy myself, due to which I was sold. I have never sold a nintendo console before and was afraid that I am very hurrying, but I feel honestly that it’s much better. I am sure that the line below I will see the idea of taking one again again, but this is not enough for it right now.
