I have owned every Nintendo console, but skipped on the first Switch because I was a bit upset with how they treated the Wii U.
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I have owned every Nintendo console, but skipped on the first Switch because I was a bit upset with how they treated the Wii U. I get why they let it go so early -- lower sales numbers -- but was still disappointed. I'm a gamer. I had Xbox, PlayStation, and PC to play with... so I wasn't worried about lack of games.
I was thinking about getting the OLED Switch when that model came out, but figured I waited this long, might as well wait a bit longer for the next system. Glad I did because with the Switch 2, I now have a back catalog of games to pick from instead of the small amount of launch titles... with faster speeds and visual enhancements.
Not sure if original Switch owners need to buy the 2 right away, however. They could probably wait a year or so when more titles come out.
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I have owned every Nintendo console, but skipped on the first Switch because I was a bit upset with how they treated the Wii U. I get why they let it go so early -- lower sales numbers -- but was still disappointed. I'm a gamer. I had Xbox, PlayStation, and PC to play with... so I wasn't worried about lack of games.
I was thinking about getting the OLED Switch when that model came out, but figured I waited this long, might as well wait a bit longer for the next system. Glad I did because with the Switch 2, I now have a back catalog of games to pick from instead of the small amount of launch titles... with faster speeds and visual enhancements.
Not sure if original Switch owners need to buy the 2 right away, however. They could probably wait a year or so when more titles come out.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]As a Switch 1 owner, I'm definitively gonna wait to finish my current Switch backlog, and also probably for the Oled refresh. But since I got my Deck, I barely touched my Switch, so it will probably take a long time
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I have owned every Nintendo console, but skipped on the first Switch because I was a bit upset with how they treated the Wii U. I get why they let it go so early -- lower sales numbers -- but was still disappointed. I'm a gamer. I had Xbox, PlayStation, and PC to play with... so I wasn't worried about lack of games.
I was thinking about getting the OLED Switch when that model came out, but figured I waited this long, might as well wait a bit longer for the next system. Glad I did because with the Switch 2, I now have a back catalog of games to pick from instead of the small amount of launch titles... with faster speeds and visual enhancements.
Not sure if original Switch owners need to buy the 2 right away, however. They could probably wait a year or so when more titles come out.
That's exactly what I'm saying. It's not totally nesessary to buy yet. Besides, they'll have a catalogue of games that are heading to Switch 2. So no need to jump the gun just yet.
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I have owned every Nintendo console, but skipped on the first Switch because I was a bit upset with how they treated the Wii U. I get why they let it go so early -- lower sales numbers -- but was still disappointed. I'm a gamer. I had Xbox, PlayStation, and PC to play with... so I wasn't worried about lack of games.
I was thinking about getting the OLED Switch when that model came out, but figured I waited this long, might as well wait a bit longer for the next system. Glad I did because with the Switch 2, I now have a back catalog of games to pick from instead of the small amount of launch titles... with faster speeds and visual enhancements.
Not sure if original Switch owners need to buy the 2 right away, however. They could probably wait a year or so when more titles come out.
I really hope there‘ll be a lot more Switch 2 patches. Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Pikmin 3/4, Octopath Traveler 1/2, all of these could run 1080p60 in handheld easy and I‘d love it!
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As a Switch 1 owner, I'm definitively gonna wait to finish my current Switch backlog, and also probably for the Oled refresh. But since I got my Deck, I barely touched my Switch, so it will probably take a long time
.With that in mind, though, since the Switch 2 runs Switch 1 games with better performance (even ones that don't have paid upgrades), I'd wonder if it might not still be better to finish out the Switch catalog on Switch 2 anyways just so you can have consistent framerates on some games.
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With that in mind, though, since the Switch 2 runs Switch 1 games with better performance (even ones that don't have paid upgrades), I'd wonder if it might not still be better to finish out the Switch catalog on Switch 2 anyways just so you can have consistent framerates on some games.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Sure, but that'd be quite the costly upgrade just for better framerate.
Not that I ever did the same with a GPU at the same price tag... (Who am kidding?
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Sure, but that'd be quite the costly upgrade just for better framerate.
Not that I ever did the same with a GPU at the same price tag... (Who am kidding?
)Yeah, ultimately it's a matter of personal discretion.
Mainly I think we're at the point where new consoles, now including the Switch, are more like upgrading your PC. Get the newer model to run existing games better.
Games are going to be releasing for both Switch and Switch 2 for a while, so there's not much incentive to upgrade unless the very small list of Switch 2 exclusives is enticing right now. But if someone's priority is playing through older games in higher quality now that it is possible to do so without pirating, there are a lot of reasons to upgrade.
It took several years for PS5 to get to the point where it was probably worth it for exclusives alone (and may still not even be there yet for many), but it was worth getting day 1 if there were PS4 games someone wanted to play at higher resolutions and/or framerates, and they didn't mind the price.
Actually on the topic of price, also worth acknowledging that the market is a bit fucked, and existing consoles have only gone up in price since release, in complete disregard for earlier trends where they usually drop in price over time, so that could be a other reason for someone to want to get in on it early.
