Thread 713157621

Why do journalists hate the switch 2?

Worse battery life than both the Steam Deck and ROG Ally would be a large reason. Also that it costs more than a Deck on both the hardware and software front.

>>713157693
It has a similar battery life to the steam deck and the base price is almost the same

The DRM, pricing, and its positioning against other handhelds makes it less unique this time around than the original Switch. The other thing is that it doesn't need good reviews to sell out. Its been my experience that journalists highlight products they deem worthy of giving a push to so they can spotlight it.

Clair Obscur is an example of this. Great game, but it didn't have a huge company behind it and benefited quite a bit from a push from the gaming press.

Nintendo on the other hand is the industry leader and they have a fairly high priced upgrade which is similar to their last and a good amount of controversies to go along with it. That said, I bought Switch 2 and love it so far.

>a console with no exclusives aka zero fucking value
how surprising

>>713157693
justify ps portal's 8

Because Nintendo does not play ball with journalists. They are still seething about Nintendo making Directs.

>>713158630
IGN also gave the switch 1 a 7. It seems to be a trend for them to give nintendo handhelds a low score and other handhelds a higher rating

>>713158694
Switch 2 exclusives:
>Mario Kart World
>Donkey Kong Bananza
>Kirby Air Riders
>Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
>Drag x Drive
>The Duskbloods
>Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD remaster
>Fast Fusion
>Splatoon Raiders

>>713157621 (OP)
Nintendo is Japanese company, media is owned by American companies who push American agendas, not to mention the literal Sony and Valve fanboys, paid shills etc.

>>713158724
It's just 200 bucks to realise you don't need a handheld and it will only gather dust.

>>713158724
I can't. The thing is clearly a 6 with having no fucking headphone jack, garbage built-in speakers, and the PS5 still have noticable input delay on remote-play, like the PS4 before it. If I needed to use my theoretical PS5, and the TV is in use, then I'd just remote play it to my PC on the same network.

>>713158724
I imagine that is in 8 in the field of remote players and less independent handheld consoles

>>713157621 (OP)
What does the switch 2 do that deserves a score higher than a 7? Aside from exploit mentally ill manchildren I can't think of anything it actually does that is better than average.

>>713159025
>only one released
lmao

>>713159063
>>713157621 (OP)
You will never be Japanese and they will always despise you.

The melty.

>>713159665
I also don't play video games. I only play sales. Just like you

>>713159665
>fastest selling console with the fewest launch games
don't let anyone ever tell you that nintendo isn't a cult

>>713159630
I don't wanna be Japanese
Japanese have always been superior to Western games
Simple as

>>713159709
>>713159720
Why lie? Is it a coping mechanism?

>>713159812
what lie? does your uncle work at nintendo so you forgot that it only launched with yet another party game refresh?

>>713159665
>one game
>shit battery life
>overpriced games and accessories
>insubstantial performance uplift, will already struggle with new third party games
>but it sold a lot so 10/10
Tendie logic

>>713159875
Are you just choosing to ignore the 30 launch games, some of which are exclusive.

Why aren't you playing Fast Fusion like I am?

>>713159812
>doesn't deny it
Have fun playing your sales, bro

>>713159720
The switch 2 has more launch games than the switch 1 and the switch ended up with a massive library of exclusives. Nintendo releases a new game every month. The switch 2 will also have a huge library

>>713159982
All lies. Impressive.

>>713160031
Is it a fully new game, or just a refresh of Fast Racing Neo?

>>713159982
It's the best console of all time, Eric Marks my word's

>>713159665
Well those numbers certainly are true, they all come here after a few hours with it to have a buyers remorse melty.

>>713160089
>Is it a fully new game

Yeah it some cool new ideas, like being able to buy ships and fuse them together to make a whole new unique ship.

>>713160137
No sweetie, they're GLOATING.

>>713157621 (OP)
>weaker hardware gets weaker score
What's the issue?

>>713159665
Switch 2 is the fastest selling, but these averages are completely retarded, if you don't use the same time period. Sales are usually front-loaded.

>>713159168
>with having no fucking headphone jack
Why are you lying? I have one and it fucking has one, retard.

>>713158724
I'd only consider it an 8 if you're a PS+ subscriber of the higher tier, but that was only a recent addition where you can stream directly from Sony's servers, not at launch a year ago when the thing came out.

Consider the context of the Switch 1. Nintendo bombed during the Wii U era and everybody just wanted to see them back. Nintendo earned a lot of goodwill with their games over the years and the Switch seemed like a genuinely novel concept for a console at the time. Everyone wanted it to succeed so journos were kind to it.

The context is different for the Switch 2. Greedy/arrogant Nintendo is back and the goodwill people feel is soured by article after article of anti-consumer Nintendo shenanigans. The concept of a high powered gaming handheld that can be docked to a big screen is no longer novel and from a pure hardware POV other people have done it better (software is a different story). Plus if you're a big hitter like IGN you know you're relatively safe from the blacklist.

>>713160258
>expecting console warring retards on /v/ to make arguments in good faith
What did you expect from this shit board, dumbass?

>>713157878
Steam Deck came over 3 years ago and costs little over half of what Switch 2 does. If it came out today and costed 600 bucks, people would torn it to shreds.

>>713159025
>he forgot the Welcome tour

>>713160230
It's obviously all fake to convince themselves into not wasting 500 bucks, that's why they mantra the sales "it's succesful, it can't be bad, I'm just looking at other systems constantly because I'm so happy with the console I alrdy ditched for shitposting"
Honestly quite sad to watch it all unfold.

>>713157621 (OP)
>7
>With the Nintendo Bonus
Oh no no no no no.

>>713157693
They gave the Switch 1 a 7 and the Wii U an 8.
I don't think IGN really puts as much thought as you did into their reviews.
But that's a given at this point.

>>713159797
>this nibba is still living as a 1999 console kiddie
Do you also still wear baseball caps backwards?

>>713159665
I swear to god, Tendies act like investors without investing at anything. It's so fucking stupid.

>>713160258
This is true, honestly I would wait until we pass a holiday season with the switch 2 before we take any numbers seriously
t.huge switch 2 fag

>>713160556
kek well said

>>713160237
Switch 2 has better hardware than the steam deck

>>713160404
Most journos wanted the switch to flop so that nintendo would go third party

>>713159665
>Steam Deck
>3.7 million in first 4.5 years
But the thing is only 3 years old.

>>713160995
>better hardware
more hardware
tendies are getting slightly bigger SoCs as old as the steam deck with a bulk discount

>>713160995
The only leg-up Switch 2 has over Steam Deck is DLSS, and devs that'll properly optimize for Switch 2 (instead of "all settings at low/medium" for Deck handling the full PC versions) and that's it.

>>713158694
>>a console with no exclusives
But enough about the Playstation 5.

>>713157693
>costs more than a deck
that’s because it’s a vastly superior device with quality software

>>713159025
>drag x drive

>>713161380
you can't even play old nintendo games on it without daddy's permission lmao
and forget about having any fun with romhacks or anything resembling freedom

>>713161320
Astro Bot

Are people seriously coping that the steam deck is anywhere near as strong as the switch 2?
Cyberpunk 2077 literally has a Steam Deck setting and the switch 2 runs it 3x better lol

>>713157621 (OP)
>Don't get freebies from Nintendo
>Can't influence Switch owners with their drivel "articles"
>Directs and Nintendo Today exist specifically to cut journos out
Their deep seated hatred for Nintendo goes back decades. Doesn't help that they also loathe anything Japanese.

>>713157621 (OP)
Catering to the public sentiment.

>>713161380
>More power
>Better and bigger screen
>1/3 the size
>Dock included (official valve dock costs $90)
>Wireless controller included (some shitty gamesir costs $50)
Calling the shittiest Deck model cheaper is disingenuous, but what else is new?

>>713161430
video games are for children. by treating it like some kind of hackerman adult media you’re simply making a fool of yourself

>>713162257
>entertainment is for children
cope

>>713162387
entertaining can be designed for children, yes.
life cartoons and video games.

>>713157621 (OP)
Game journalists have historically had something of a rollercoaster relationship with Nintendo than with any other company, regardless of whether they deserve the praise or ire. That said, IGN is the same company that gave God Hand an abysmal score while giving literal shovelware better marks, and Nintendo themselves haven't released a lot of worthwhile software for their new autism machine yet.

>>713162461
the demographics of the switch buyers are mostly people in their 20s
you just want a cover for why you're a tech illiterate manchild slave

>>713162519
>Nintendo themselves haven't released a lot of worthwhile software for their new autism machine yet.
They released 99.999% of the switch 1 library at playable framerates

>>713157621 (OP)
I agree that PC handhelds are better than the Switch 2 but rating PS Portal above Switch 2 is revolting. One is a console and another is an Android tablet with a shitty screen that streams games.

>>713162823
that has been "released" on PC years ago
the only value of a handheld like this is what you can play that hasn't been eclipsed by emulation of its weak mobile hardware

People bought the Switch 2 to play Switch 1 games in higher quality and fps while they wait for games to come.
How is it any different from someone upgrading a 3080 to 5080? Do you only upgrade when your machine can no longer play new titles? Do you never upgrade for QoL reasons?

>>713157621 (OP)
Because they weren't allowed to review it before launch and now they don't get to be the first to report on Nintendo news thanks to the Today app

>>713159665
>no ps2
YAWN

>>713160556
>Tendies act like investors without investing at anything.

>>713159168
Why are you lying on the internet? does sony live rent free in your mind?

>>713157621 (OP)
>ign
anon those aren't journalists. those are far left activists

>>713157621 (OP)
Nintendo doesn't cater to faggots and feminists. not enough gay. that's why ign hates them

>>713162257
Yet here you are wasting your "precious" life away to defend a children's toy on an anime imageboard. God troonindos are unbelievably pathetic

>>713159063
This. The americans will fight any tech company that is a threat to them, see Huawei.

>>713157621 (OP)
Giving the ps portal an 8 is all the info you need to answer that question.