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[–] [email protected] 8 points 17 hours ago

Been like 8 years I kind of thought it would be a little different but the if it ain't broke don't fix it approach has made a lot of money for people in the past I suppose.

[–] JoeKis 20 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

The biggest turnoff for me is that it has no Oled screen. Why downgrade to an LCD from an Oled Nintendo?! Steam deck Oled it is then ☁️⚙️

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Where have you seen that it won't be OLED?

[–] prof_wafflez 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Basically turned me off from buying one until the next version. Not dealing with the scalpers for something that’s that inferior to my OLED steam deck. Saw a report that N will only be launching with 1/3 of the amount of switch 2’s they launched for the Switch 1. The scalpers are going to have a field day if that’s true.

[–] TomAwsm 1 points 1 hour ago

Artificial scarcity go brrrrr

[–] Prox 13 points 19 hours ago

OLED screen comes 2-3 years later, right around the time consumers will actually entertain the idea of purchasing the same console again.

[–] maplebar 16 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe this is what the average normie wants, but this feels like Nintendo's least innovative console yet.

[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan 1 points 1 hour ago

Yeeeah, I'm kinda surprised people are feeling hype for this? Idk. I'm probably gonna try and snag one but ONLY because a few years ago my ex got the switch in the breakup. If I already had a switch what exactly are the reasons to buy an upgrade?

[–] spicytuna62 111 points 1 day ago (11 children)

I'm excited for backward compatibility. Finally, I can experience the Korok Forest at 12 fps instead of the standard 8.

[–] Kelly 6 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Hopefully they let the OG switch titles run with more horsepower.

It would be simpler for them to drop the clock cycle on the new hardware down to match the original hardware when running the BC titles, that way they don't have to do as much testing to look for side effects.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

They can add better upscaling at a minimum.

[–] Kelly 2 points 6 hours ago
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[–] icecreamtaco 14 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

Thank fuck it has a good naming system and they stuck with a winning formula this time. Let's just reuse this hardware design for another decade or two until AR and holodecks are ready to take over

[–] slimerancher 4 points 8 hours ago

Yeah, unless something really cool comes along, let's stick with "Switch". Maybe add some extra feature if something makes sense, but let's keep the hybrid system for a while.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't have the slightest clue what anybody expected in a redesign. They've kinda got a winning formula for what they're trying to accomplish with the device, the sequel probably wasn't going to look all that different.

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[–] TAG 57 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I am not sure about the exposed connector on the side of the system that inserts into the Joycon. I could see a kid jamming the controller onto the system at a bad angle and breaking it.

[–] Katana314 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I’m very curious what they’ve done to prevent people accidentally forcefully removing it during gameplay. The sliding lock was annoying at first, but if you’ve ever gripped the controller hard at a pivotal moment it’s probably good that it didn’t rip away or even stress the parts.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As soon as I saw that I thought "there's this generation's joycon deadzone"

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 day ago

More like this generations Nintendo DS hinge crack.

The joycon drift can happen regardless of how well you treat the analog sticks

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[–] someguy3 48 points 1 day ago (15 children)

So basically the same thing with upgraded hardware?

[–] [email protected] 72 points 1 day ago

That can be a good thing. Iterative improvement is vastly underrated.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I mean, there wasn't a lot wrong with the switch to begin with.

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[–] HeyJoe 25 points 1 day ago (6 children)

That's what I said. Really though, that is basically what all consoles are. They just used to get really dramatic upgrades because the period of time they released have been big growth periods. These days? Everyone has conformed to the same thing and given up on proprietary stuff. Then I thought about how this really is odd for Nintendo since they genuinely strive to offer something unique and new each time. Then I realized it's also called switch 2 so I don't feel like they did anything wrong since what did I expect to change when they are literally telling you what it is which is pretty much defined already.

In the end, I think it's a smart move. It's the least disruptive path and probably the cheapest route for them to continue on and as long as the thing is really powerful I think it's a good idea to continue the brand for another 5 years. I do have my doubts that it will be powerful so that we'll just have to wait and see. Nintendo has never been big on offering up the most powerful hardware, so I expect it to be a few years behind already.

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