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Hands-on with the Switch 2: It’s the Switch, too (arstechnica.com)

submitted 9 months ago by TAG@lemmy.world to c/nintendo@lemmy.world

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TL;DR:

Joy-Cons are more comfortable for adult hands, though still not as big as other systems.
Mouse mode joy-cons are awkward. The buttons are small and there is no place to rest your other fingers and palm.
You will want to have a table if you are playing mouse-oriented games like Metroid Prime 4 and Civ 7.
Graphics seem better than the Steam Deck, worse than a PS4 Pro, but will improve as games are optimized.
Mouse aim works well in Metroid.
Mario Kart World is good and Knockout Tour is a fun addition to the game.

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[–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It’s the Switch, too

Something tell me we're going to see this shit more than enough

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

Is it the new "I'm gonna turn 360 degrees and walk away"?

[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

The first Switch still seemed like a good purchase because you could own the physical cartridge of a game so it'll still be available long after its servers shut down. The Switch 2 just gives you a physical NFT with which to download the game with. Anyone who purchases this system will be very disappointed a few years later when it cuts off access to their library.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

There’s only a subset of games that use the cartridge as an access token. Cyberpunk comes fully loaded on a 64gb cartridge, for example.

[–] TAG@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

The license carts are worse than physical cartridges but better than buying digital. At least you can give them to a friend or sell them (while the software server is still active).

[–] rowdyrockets@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Graphics seem better than the Steam Deck

I’ll wait for a Digital Foundry analysis before I’ll believe this for a second. Did y’all see Elden Ring at the Direct?

[–] Kelly@programming.dev 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Their preliminary thoughts are that the direct's footage for this title was probably processed incorrectly and may not represent the experience on actual hardware.

https://youtu.be/BC8XX9pwP40?t=1h0m39s

[–] rowdyrockets@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Interesting. Thanks for the link.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 0 points 9 months ago

It’s called the Switch 2 because you take one look at it and switch to a Steam Deck