Nintendo Switch 2 Thread

[Nintex]

Now that Nintendo can run third party games as well as Sony AND has Nintendo first party support is there even any reason to have a PS5 at this point unless you like gay coded moving games? I was thinking that as I watched the Direct the other day.

Nope and if you're mostly playing JRPG's and single player games like Resident Evil and Indiana Jones it's basically a portable PlayStation 5 at this point.
But even games like Street Fighter 6 are identical to the other consoles. 

DLSS just murders the Series S in image quality. I think this thing is just Nvidias revenge for not getting the Xbox/PlayStation contracts.

There hasn't been an equivalent device on the market as far as I can remember. The Steamdeck while capable has a lot of ifs and buts when running more demanding titles.

Now people say that PlayStation 5 Pro is much better but why are we even comparing these devices. You couldn't play PS4 games on a Nintendo 3DS. 

[Himu]

Now that Nintendo can run third party games as well as Sony AND has Nintendo first party support is there even any reason to have a PS5 at this point unless you like gay coded moving games? I was thinking that as I watched the Direct the other day.

Nope and if you're mostly playing JRPG's and single player games like Resident Evil and Indiana Jones it's basically a portable PlayStation 5 at this point.
But even games like Street Fighter 6 are identical to the other consoles. 

DLSS just murders the Series S in image quality. I think this thing is just Nvidias revenge for not getting the Xbox/PlayStation contracts.

There hasn't been an equivalent device on the market as far as I can remember. The Steamdeck while capable has a lot of ifs and buts when running more demanding titles.

Now people say that PlayStation 5 Pro is much better but why are we even comparing these devices. You couldn't play PS4 games on a Nintendo 3DS. 

I looked into Pragmata switch 2 and it doesn't run as well as xsx or ps5. Sure. That seems to be only benefit.They run the same games but better but at the end of the day I wouldn't begrudge someone for sticking with Nintendo. 

I bought a PS5 and honestly don't think I've missed anything by owning. I already have a Series X. I'm selling it (the ps5) for a Switch 2. Now that Nintendo was humbled and realized people weren't going to buy their games for $80-90 the games are reasonably priced now which is perfect for me to swoop in. 

 If you like Japanese games like I do, Switch 2 is the obvious winner. Sony has turned off its Japanese fanbase and developers by not emphasizing its Japanese roots. 

Here's a Pragmata Switch 2 review. 



What's even more alarming is how Nintendo was right and were correct to not chase graphics first in the Wii era. Now Xbox and Sony are closing studio after studio and Nintendo has arguably won the console war.

XSX and PS5 seem worth it only for an fps boost and graphic boost and GTAVI. If GTAVI is coming to Switch 2 day one? Sheeeiiit.

[Besticus Maximus]

It would be nice if it was like PS5 Pro levels tbh I know I know

I feel like some of the ports, like adventures of elliot or pragmata for example, should be 4k good on switch 2 ideally but they look substantially worse and thats a trade off you take for getting the portable version on a game by game basis.

Will be interesting to see how good this PS portable is if it comes, it will have the entire library and it all kind of rides on how much better it plays them than the switch does.

[Polident]

There was a Capcom store in Osaka with kiosks of Pragmata running on PS5 and Switch 2. Tried both back to back. It felt minimally compromised with frame rate and resolution. Mostly, it was the same.

A lot of the Switch 1 ports were lowest settings, 50% resolution, and struggling to hit 30fps with stutters. Like watching a camrip of a movie when it’s already out in UHD.

[Himu]

There was a Capcom store in Osaka with kiosks of Pragmata running on PS5 and Switch 2. Tried both back to back. It felt minimally compromised with frame rate and resolution. Mostly, it was the same.

A lot of the Switch 1 ports were lowest settings, 50% resolution, and struggling to hit 30fps with stutters. Like watching a camrip of a movie when it’s already out in UHD.

Thanks for the data. Honestly I can live with that.

[Nintex]

nice

[Nintex]

[Nintex]

I might just double dip on Elden Ring. Never finished it on Xbox 

But then again there is a ton of games dropping on Nintendo Switch 2 from MGS Vol 2. to Dragons Dogma II and a new Fire Emblem.

[Nintex]

2 Nintendo Directs

September 8th - Zelda 40th Direct (30 min)

September 9th - General Direct (45 min)

[filler]

megaton 

[Nintex]

Elden Ring is great on Switch 2. 

It doesn't use DLSS though, maybe they patch that in later.

[Polident]

Zelda remake looks good. Style is kind of strange and the voice acting is questionable. The balance of remake and remaster is interesting.

Will also try to revisit the museum but I imagine the tickets for that first week go fast.

[Potato]

I was hoping for a reimagining rather than a straight remake.

[simiansmarts]

I guess Zelda will become like Resident Evil where the series alternates between original 3D entries and remakes of the previous 3D games. It's one way to avoid there being gigantic gaps between big console entries.

[Nintex]

They currently seem to have 4 pipelines
- 2.5D Zelda remakes / original games
- Mosou Zelda games
- 3D Zelda remakes
- New mainline open world entries

Pretty much what they need to have a Zelda game every year.

I think they are taking the easy route though and won't do another soul searching like they did for Breath of the Wild.
In fact many of the things they discovered and concluded about the series have since been reversed back to the way it was. 

At some point they ruled out ever making another Zelda game that didn't follow the BOTW format. 

[Nintex]

More OOT gameplay from the Japanese site looks pretty good

[HardcoreRetro]

New 2D Metroid and a 3D open world Kirby game. 

Good enough.

[Nintex]

2D Metroid is the highlight of the past week of video game announcements.

[Potato]

Great Direct that one. Huge pipeline of games coming from third parties and any new 2D Metroid is welcome in my book. Ravenous looks pretty amazing too.

[Polident]

Zelda remake looks good. Style is kind of strange and the voice acting is questionable. The balance of remake and remaster is interesting.

Will also try to revisit the museum but I imagine the tickets for that first week go fast.

Such a whore for Zelda I got tickets to go back to museum less than six months after my last visit.

[simiansmarts]

The OOT remake seems to be adding some minor new areas in addition to the updated controls with the jump button and sprint. The coolest thing Nintendo could do with this remake is fully-realize dungeons and areas that were cut out of the original game due to time constraints.

[Nintex]

I'm looking at the CE for Metroid Ravenous but I think I'll just go with vanilla when it drops.

[Nintex]

I impulse bought Dragonball Sparking Zero on sale and Rayman Legend Retold.