Major media outlets will not have Nintendo Switch 2 reviews at launch

BlackTron said:
How often do we even see Switch 1 native handheld footage? Is it a thing? Of course if it was it would require some special customized Switch to grab the feed.
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No… and the screen recording feature is super low quality. Even DF uses Offscreen recording.
 
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rodrigolfp said:
So the product has that unnecessary limitation. One more reason to potentially do "damage control".
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You are the only one making this an issue 😂. The Switch 1 never had a handheld mode direct feed recording… If you want to see how it looks, watch some offscreen videos and done.
 
I'm pretty happy I did a 180 to not support this thing at all compared to initial day one buy. Universe looking out for me with that tariff delay.

The whole thing stinks and I'm over Nintendo. The anti consumer practice is out of hand.

Fuck their whole company. I hope they go under. Iwata took the company to the grave with him.
 
Not the major media outlets...

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I mean we really only need DF and like a couple of others to get it, it's not like a review from Polygon is gonna stop people getting a Switch 2
 
LordOcidax said:
You are the only one making this an issue 😂. The Switch 1 never had a handheld mode direct feed recording… If you want to see how it looks, watch some offscreen videos and done.
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And have tons of games with ultra crap IQ in handheld mode. Why should I think it will be much different now?? DLSS doesn't assure anything.
 
Baemono said:
Not really, they bought a modded Switch 1 in 2018 that allows handheld footage, but that's extreme case

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Yes, but not officially from Nintendo 🙄. Still the majority of times they use offscreen recording and almost every gaming sites and youtubers.
 
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Punished Miku said:
The system UI looks identical to the Switch 1. The whole thing looks like Switch 1. One of the most uninteresting launches for a system ever. Every 3rd party game already is out on other systems with reviews.

I'm basically just going to tinker around with Mario Kart a bit until Donkey Kong, which I do have very high expectations for. Welcome Tour doesn't really even deserve a review.
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The console you have on your pfp was much more uninteresting. It launched with the same controller with no new features, the same UI, and not a single 1st party game.
 
__SteakDeck__ said:
The console you have on your pfp was much more uninteresting. It launched with the same controller with no new features, the same UI, and not a single 1st party game.
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I know. I didnt buy one at launch. I got a PS5. I also got a Switch 2. Has literally nothing to do with this thread.
 
rodrigolfp said:
So the product has that unnecessary limitation. One more reason to potentially do "damage control".
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I don't get it, but okay. What you call something that warrants "damage control" is the exact same way they implemented the hybrid design of Switch 1 that sold 150m units. Nobody is expecting anything different. Handheld = lower clocks, on battery. Docked = higher clocks, higher res, plugged into TV. Been that way since 2017.

It's annoying to need the big dock to get TV output at all. So I got a $3 generic USB C laptop HDMI "dock" from China. Smaller than a credit card and works fine. No dock luggage required. As if you were going to play your handheld on TV without a power source for long anyway.
 
LordOcidax said:
So you are assuming that outside the Nintendo fans bubble nobody knows about the Switch 2 and gaming sites are going to fix that? 😂 What year is this 2001?
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The fact that some might know the Switch 2 exists doesn't negate why gaming site reviews are vital for the mass market. It's about delivering the insights that turn interest into purchases. Apple doesn't give out iPhones for fun; they know reviews drive mass adoption.
 
hemo memo said:
The fact that some might know the Switch 2 exists doesn't negate why gaming site reviews are vital for the mass market. It's about delivering the insights that turn interest into purchases. Apple doesn't give out iPhones for fun; they know reviews drive mass adoption.
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Do you really think that gaming sites are not going to review the console on day 1?
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Ozriel said:
You know we can see your posts about Xbox? 🤣
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I don't hate the console, I hate the « games don't sell console » attitude, the destruction of the brand the past 10 years, the « we won't put games day and date on PC », « don't expect Ori 2 on the Switch », « we don't need games for the launch of our console » and « we lost 10 years ago so no way we can change the course now » attitude

And of course « our mock tests told us Redfall would be 10 points higher » (so 68 rather than 58)
 
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How do you manage to have a significant enough day 1 patch to prevent reviews on a console that's been in the oven this long...this console's release is the opposite of rushed.
 
rodrigolfp said:
It doesn't need to be that way if they want. 🤷‍♂️
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Right, they just made a console that you press the power button and it works. The end user does not do anything with worry about battery management or thermals pertaining to the title they are playing. They just play the game.

That's the point of Switch vs other PC handhelds and why it is so much more popular. Without worrying about being elitist, many people just want to play a video game. Tough concept I know
 
BlackTron said:
Right, they just made a console that you press the power button and it works. The end user does not do anything with worry about battery management or thermals pertaining to the title they are playing. They just play the game.
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With crap IQ and/or performance. Just because other consumers don't care, me as a potential consumer should not care too?
 
Y'all shit on gaming journalism 99% of the time until they don't get consoles early and then play console warriors acting like nintendo done fucked up and its going to ruin their hype. What narrative does game journalism control? Doesn't seem like much. Nintendo agrees with GAF that game journalism is a joke.
 
MSduderino said:
Y'all shit on gaming journalism 99% of the time until they don't get consoles early and then play console warriors acting like nintendo done fucked up and its going to ruin their hype. What narrative does game journalism control? Doesn't seem like much. Nintendo agrees with GAF that game journalism is a joke.
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Nintendo Direct was specifically to skip journalists because they trashed Wii U so hard. They're now adding the daily app
 
rodrigolfp said:
With crap IQ and/or performance. Just because other consumers don't care, me as a potential consumer should not care too?
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You're allowed to care, but projecting that Nintendo would be motivated to hide because like a dozen guys out of 150 million care is silly.

You're whole attitude is that you're begging for them to mess up somewhere for a reason to dump on it.
 
rodrigolfp said:
With crap IQ and/or performance. Just because other consumers don't care, me as a potential consumer should not care too?
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Just had to drop this from the other FSR thread.

rodrigolfp said:
I don't play too demanding games that "need" upscaling on my Deck so no.
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Glad you've embraced that humble, gameplay-first life. I was getting worried about you. Don't let us performance-minded folks with Switch 2's impact your enjoyment
 
BlackTron said:
You're allowed to care, but projecting that Nintendo would be motivated to hide because like a dozen guys out of 150 million care is silly.

You're whole attitude is that you're begging for them to mess up somewhere for a reason to dump on it.
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I am "begging" to know better about especially the IQ in handheld mode. Because docked I will play emulated in 4k/ultrawide anyway.

BlackTron said:
Glad you've embraced that humble, gameplay-first life. I was getting worried about you. Don't let us performance-minded folks with Switch 2's impact your enjoyment
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Yeah? Everything I play on my Deck has native resolution/good IQ and good performance.
 
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GoldenEye98 said:
How do you manage to have a significant enough day 1 patch to prevent reviews on a console that's been in the oven this long...this console's release is the opposite of rushed.
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I guess because many were built and packed months ago and have old software in them and since then it evolved a lot.
Unless they discover a major security flaw in the initial firmware I doubt they'll be unpacking and updating every consoles.

There was rumors about Nintendo building so many consoles to avoid launch issues that many should have very old software.
 
rodrigolfp said:
Yeah? Everything I play on my Deck has native resolution/good IQ and good performance.
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My implication is that Switch 2 will probably be capable of playing some games adequately that Steam Deck can't while imposing a native resolution limitation on it; even with FSR you know what the older AMD vs current Nvidia tech match-up is like.
 
BlackTron said:
Just play a real Switch 2 at the store when they have demos. Nothing else is going to do anything.
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BlackTron said:
My implication is that Switch 2 will probably be capable of playing some games adequately that Steam Deck can't while imposing a native resolution limitation on it; even with FSR you know what the older AMD vs current Nvidia tech match-up is like.
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My only interest in it is for the exclusives in handheld mode so Deck has nothing to do with it. Plus the Deck is not limite to native resolutions or FSR. There are super sampling and XeSS.
 
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Xcell Miguel said:
I guess because many were built and packed months ago and have old software in them and since then it evolved a lot.
Unless they discover a major security flaw in the initial firmware I doubt they'll be unpacking and updating every consoles.

There was rumors about Nintendo building so many consoles to avoid launch issues that many should have very old software.
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Some people here doesn't have idea on how things works…
 
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LordOcidax said:
So… You buy video games based on reviews? That's weird… I buy almost every console on day 1… Consoles reviews are pointless too.
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Wow! Are you going out of your way to sound like that or is that how you truly feel?
 
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Punished Miku said:
The system UI looks identical to the Switch 1. The whole thing looks like Switch 1. One of the most uninteresting launches for a system ever. Every 3rd party game already is out on other systems with reviews.

I'm basically just going to tinker around with Mario Kart a bit until Donkey Kong, which I do have very high expectations for. Welcome Tour doesn't really even deserve a review.
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Yes. After the success of Nintendo Switch, this launch should be an absolute megaton event. It does not feel like that at all.

PS5/XS launch was much more exciting than this. And without launch day reviews (and the dozens of review articles), this launch will feel even more muted.
 
fallingdove said:
Awful frame rates, frame pacing and/or actual 3rd party title comparisons (vs. the apples to oranges comparisons we have seen this far).
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Also hardware analysis and comparisons. I imagine a side by side comparison with the $350 Oled Switch doesn't show SW2 in a favorable way.
 
Punished Miku said:
The system UI looks identical to the Switch 1. The whole thing looks like Switch 1. One of the most uninteresting launches for a system ever. Every 3rd party game already is out on other systems with reviews.

I'm basically just going to tinker around with Mario Kart a bit until Donkey Kong, which I do have very high expectations for. Welcome Tour doesn't really even deserve a review.
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I suppose it depends how much you played the Switch. I've been avoiding the Zelda games because I wanted to play them in 60fps, so it's a no brainer for me.
 
touchfuzzy said:
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When you see people here supporting Gaming Media over Switch is because the hate is strong… The fun part is that some people really think that the gaming media is not going to do the review because Nintendo doesn't give then a free Switch 2… 🤣
 
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