Based on what we know of the Switch 2, are you getting one?

Will you order a Switch 2?

  • Yes, preorder day 1

  • Yes, but sometime after launch

  • Nah, not a Nintendo fan

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Dr. Wilkinson said:
All the splatoons are just way too samey for me. I had to stop at 2, didn't see the need for 3. 4 would have to be something spectacular, especially for $70
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I got 2, but played it so little that I effectively skipped it, so 3 was good fun. I'm not sure I'm up for a new one yet though.
 
Knightime_X said:
If Switch 2 has frame generation like the rtx 5000 cards the graphics are going to be fucking WILD
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Frame Gen on 1500 Cuda cores


the wolf of wall street GIF
 
For me, the only real game I played on the console other than MHGU was Smash and Smash was the deciding factor on me purchasing the Switch. If they announce a new one, or dare I say a revamped version with better online capabilities than the first yeah I'll get one. Not until then though.
 
Totally depends on price and moreso the launch games really.
Don't care for much other than 3D Mario, Metroid, Zelda (which is years away)
I hate handheld gaming and nintendos hardware is cheeks
I'll get one someday but year 1 it would need something worth playing and Mario kart ain't it
 
depending on what games are coming day 1/ launch window will decide when but im ready to pick one up switch oled has already been passed to a new owner .

nearring the halfway mark .. till i'm 90 :messenger_tears_of_joy:
 
For me, I guess it really depends on the launch titles and 2025 window.

I probably won't bother trying for one if there is crazy shortage in supply.
 
808mate said:
I probably won't bother trying for one if there is crazy shortage in supply.
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Rumors are that Nintendo has something like 7M already manufactured.

And the difference in 2025 is now Nintendo sells everything direct and is tied through your Nintendo account. I'm trying through Nintendo before I go anywhere else.

I'm even buying my first party games from them. Just going to preorder Xenosaga physical from them instead of trying to get it anywhere else.
 
Platform has unique family games and exclusives like Zelda that my kids enjoy.

But certainly not at day 1.
 
GoldenEye98 said:
Potentially.

On some level buying on day one would be no different from waiting because let's face it....Nintendo's doesn't do price drops....
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Yeah, hardware drops really aren't a thing now outside of the occasional holiday sale or random promo. I wish Nintendo would make an OLED Switch 2 day one, but you just know they're going to make that part of the mid-gen refresh to encourage you to upgrade.
 
Unless they announce some must have exclusive game I don't see the point. A slightly bigger switch with more power offers no value to me.
 
The more I think about it, I've had a number of major first party Switch titles and while I was excited to get them( physically) they've just gone further and further into my backlog. I'm beginning to wonder if the allure of Nintendo in terms of my gaming tastes doesn't match the reality of my playing habits over the past 5 years. I quickly grew in love with the Switch back in 2017 in combination with BOTW but looking back, by like 2019 and 2020 my usage decreased greatly and then the PC handhelds came along and take up like 90% of my gaming time nowadays.
 
Totally understand people loving handhelds. I can enjoy a good handheld from time to time, too. But man, I wish they went back to offering a stationary console. There's something about their old, sturdy, rock solid, nuclear war ready boxes that were reliable af. It's not even about the raw performance for me. Stationary Nintendo console just feel different to use. I miss that. For all its faults, the Wii U was nice little console (they could have kept the gamepad to themselves, though).
 
Switch 1 was the first Nintendo console I didn't buy at launch. I gave in for Mario Odyssey.

I have a preference to wait for future hardware offerings, so how soon I buy comes down to how intense the pull of games is. I can wait 2 years for Mario Kart 9, but OOT remake could break me.
 
HerjansEagleFeeder said:
Totally understand people loving handhelds. I can enjoy a good handheld from time to time, too. But man, I wish they went back to offering a stationary console. There's something about their old, sturdy, rock solid, nuclear war ready boxes that were reliable af. It's not even about the raw performance for me. Stationary Nintendo console just feel different to use. I miss that. For all its faults, the Wii U was nice little console (they could have kept the gamepad to themselves, though).
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You could always just use the Switch permanently docked but your comment just raised a question for me: how much more powerful would Nintendo actually make a 'stationary' console? Because we know they aren't going to try to keep up with Xbox/Playstation even if they came up with something slightly more powerful than a hybrid system.
 
dragonyeuw said:
You could always just use the Switch permanently docked but your comment just raised a question for me: how much more powerful would Nintendo actually make a 'stationary' console? Because we know they aren't going to try to keep up with Xbox/Playstation even if they came up with something slightly more powerful than a hybrid system.
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Good question. My guess would be that they set themselves a performance goal internally, tailored to what their first party studios plan on doing (so for example, Zelda open world at native 4K/60fps). If the price is right and everything else they need to consider, they'll eventually settle on a composition of components that meet these criteria. I'd guess similar to what the Wii U was to the PS4/XOne.
I have a "stationary" Switch right next to me as I type this. It doesn't feel right to me, it's still a flimsy handheld held back by battery concerns and attached to a display that will surely not stand the test of time long term. I like consoles that last forever. I can still fire up a Mega Drive and know it'll work just fine.
 
Another key thing for me overall is how much they increase the online fee to. The RRP for the base sub is currently £17.99 per year. Expansion pass sub is £34.99 per year.

The worst case scenario would be that they try and get rid of the base sub and increase the cost to £49 or £59 a year like the other 2.

Best case is probably keep everything the same but marginally increase the costs to £19.99 and £39.99 or something.

As soon as they touch PS/Xbox numbers I'll be dipping.
 
Really disappointed in Switch 2 so far. Can't believe they didn't even try to make it more comfortable to hold. Literally just remove the OLED screen and make it bigger. Boring.
 
Do we know if switch games will work on it? Curious. I still have games I haven't finished but would love to get rid of my switch lite.
 
Yes, i trust them to bringing video games so the switch 2 is already sold for me, the only thing, that would make me wait, if there's a special edition like zelda, metroid, fire emblem, xenoblade, ect... Only If I knew knew it beforehand
 
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