Hands-on with the Switch 2: It’s the Switch, too

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/04/hands-on-with-the-switch-2-its-the-switch-too/

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 pts · 1y (1 reply)

It’s the Switch, too

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

Zorque@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y

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

dinckelman@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y (1 reply)
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TAG@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y

The entire article has a tone of "it is exactly as we expected it to be". Good to have a journalist say that Nintendo was not covering up some horrible, obvious flaw.

Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 1y (2 replies)

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 pts · 1y

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 pts · 1y

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 pts · 1y (2 replies)

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 pts · 1y (1 reply)

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 pts · 1y

Interesting. Thanks for the link.

AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 0 pts · 1y

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