The Nintendo Switch 2 system is available now!

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    27 days ago

    I get your excitement. Personally, I’d be down to get a Switch that’s not lagging behind in terms of hardware, but I just can’t justify the price tag for barely anything new it brings to the table. Sure, the performance is apparently a lot better, but apart from that not enough has changed to warrant the purchase for me. I haven’t been excited for Zelda for a couple years now, the other Nintendo IPs don’t really interest me, I don’t play on the go as much as I used to, and I have a PS5 where most titles will probably still run better than on Switch 2 despite the hardware upgrade. Plus like you’ve said, I don’t want to buy into Nintendo’s recent anti-consumer practises.

    Only game I’m playing on Switch is Overwatch and even that’s not been played in the past couple months - console’s just collecting dust at this point. I used to be a very big advocate of the console, and I still am, but it doesn’t really have a place for me right now.

    Do you have any other consoles or is Switch your only one? I think in that case I could see myself getting a Switch 2

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      27 days ago

      Yeah, I think if you have a PS5, it only makes sense if you want to play first party Nintendo games. I’ve considered getting a PS5 several times, third party games will always run better there. I bought Mortal Kombat 11 for Switch and it runs like crap, just that experience made me think more of getting a PS5! I have a decent laptop I inherited, which runs games pretty well (not a high level last gen thing, but decent enough). I play some games there, but (maybe because I work with computers) I prefer gaming on the couch/elsewhere.

      No ethical consumption under capitalism and all that. But escapism with videogames is fun and helps one cope with the state of the world for a little while.

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        27 days ago

        oh absolutely, I’m the last one to judge someone for a gaming console. Sony is definitely not a clean company either. I’m also more of a couch gamer nowadays - desks are just so uncomfy