@angrycreep: The PS4 Pro, came out in 2016, so 9 years old but yeah, that might as well be 15 years ago in tech terms, so your point remains that who would want to pay a premium for aging tech? Maybe 400 bucks is that sweet spot but with compromises. That bothers me.
It really hacks me off that Nintendo doesn't keep up with the times, from a hardware perspective & I keep hearing people say, well Nintendo don't care about specs, it's all about the games etc but I just wish they wouldn't launch hardware that's out of date, the minute it's released. Games? I dunno, is there anything that amazing releasing with the Switch 2? Is a release game that significant these days? I don't think so personally. I just want something that's a little future proof. I'm currently playing Diablo 4 on my Steam Deck & it runs that flawlessly at high settings. No adjustments, nothing. It just works straight out of the box. That thing is now 3 years old & can literally run anything that's thrown at it. The steam library is gargantuan, so I anticipate my Steam Deck will provide me with top shelf gaming experiences for the next 3 years & beyond. Now, that, is value for money. I paid £459.00 for my 256GB SD on release & that was absolutely fine, given what was under the hood at the time.
I'm still keeping a close eye on specs for the Switch 2, although I won't be buying one personally. Be interesting to make some comparisons with the SD on release. It should be interesting.
400 bucks sounds a bit on the low side. I would expect it to be $500, minimum. If it's lower than that, one has to wonder what cheap-ass components they're using in it, or, Nintendo are prepared to take a hit & make a loss, just to get some numbers out there. On paper, it should sell like hot cakes because, economy of scale etc, so it's feasible.
@GalvatronType_R: Really? Nintendo, a company that has literally made billions, on a handheld device, that even a potato pushes more pixels around & they can't produce a marketing add, with a few more bells & whistles, y'know, actually get the public pumped up & you're excuse is 'Nintendo want to play it safe...' Really?
Kinda crazy Nintendo not having this with an OLED screen in 2025. That's a minimum people expect on a latest, brand new hand held console. That's a wasted opportunity imo.
Just wondering what else they've cut back on to get this within that pricing sweet spot.
Specs are what I have my eye on though. If it doesn't exceed the original Steam Deck hardware, that will be absolutely outrageous.
My last major console was a PS3, which is buried away somewhere in one of my cupboards in the house. It's a museum piece now. Not entirely sure why I keep it tbh.
I completely bypassed all consoles & handhelds since 2007. That's right, 18 years ago & all my gaming since then, has been PC only, other than my Quest 2, which I purchased a few years ago to scratch that VR itch. Needless to say, my games library is pretty huge & so it was a no brainer to purchase the Steam Deck when that came out & I've never looked back.
There's is absolutely no reason for me to buy a Switch 2. I simply can't justify the purchase, Everything I need software-wise, is available on the Steam Store. I don't need to go anywhere else & even if I did want to play Nintendo exclusives (which I'm just not bothered about) I can emulate it.
It's going to be interesting to see how the Switch 2 fairs because right now, it's awfully quiet on that front but I'm expecting it to pick up soon. Point is, what exactly is there to get excited about this time around?
I honestly don't understand this desire for people to replay really old games, that you've probably already played 2-3 times already from 10 years ago? Who does that?
I don't think I've ever replayed the same game twice, except for taking a look at Quake Dark Places mod, like 6 years ago probably because I'm a single player, one hit slot sort of gamer. I have no desire to replay old games overall. When I've experienced them, that's pretty much it. Most games I never actually finish, so there's no chance they will ever get replayed, or revisited. I don't know if anyone else is like this but generally I think there are just too many other newer games waiting for my attention.
So, what the Switch 2 really needs, is a really great lineup of new titles & access to a mother load of software from day 1. That doesn't mean all those backward compatible games, you've already played on your Switch. I mean, what's the point in that exactly?
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