Switch 2 owners. Give your honest no holds barred review.

Waiting for Mario Maker 3 before I take the plunge.

Its is great but has no games

It'll be great when the OLED revision comes out in 3 years time.

>>715678003 (OP)
I like it.
A having higher framrates and a functional e-shop UI is nice.

After DK, I'll probably get MP4 because why not

I'm waiting for them announce games I care about like a new FE, Xenoblade, Kirby, 2D Metroid, and WarioWare.

Hoping FDC shows up again, a Kid Icarus shows up eventually.

It's ok

>>715678003 (OP)
Fixes a lot of issues with the first switch, time will tell if the library ends up being great. Currently hold off for like a year and check back in if they make more games, I just like to waste my money

Was it worth the money, no. Is it better than a switch 1, yes. The graphical updates are nice but the battery life is a joke just like the original switch except processing 60fps depletes the battery even faster. I do like the feel of controllers better, and the 3rd party support, but considering I have a PS5, I’m waiting on switch 2 titles, and so far Mario Kart World has been disappointing, and I think DK looks like crap too. Still excited for MP4 and future Nintendo IP games, hopefully ZA isn’t utter garbage and the RTS battle system is a refreshing change.

>>715678003 (OP)
I like it. It's nice to have a handheld that has almost caught up to my steam deck.

Like it a lot but disappointed to hear that bananza has frame rate drops.

collecting dust.
will be playing bananza today but apparently it’s just 5h long with abysmal performance and borked hdr.
might as well sell my nx2 when im done with donkey kong

Same deal as everyone else. Mario Kart is a nothing franchise to me, got it anyway because I'm not poor and wanted at least one Switch 2 exclusive to fuck around with, but if it weren't literally the only launch title, I wouldn't have bothered.

Mostly it's nice going back to old Switch 1 games and having the loading times being better or getting an update to run better on Switch 2 like with better framerates or whatever. Looking forward to Konky Dong, it'll be my first and possibly only physical Switch 2 game if they keep not having the actual data on the cartridges. Game keys are gay and pointless and I'll have nothing to do with them, I'm getting them to save space on the Switch 2's tiny ass internal storage, not just to have another case clogging my shelves.

Terrible console but good games incoming. Too much anti-consumer shit on the console side, online checks, mandatory updates, virtual game cards, key card games, retarded gimmicks like a chat button when they could've just added a chat option to the home menu. They went full retard on the system itself it's really a piece of shit. But the games look good which is more important.

It's fun. Just waiting on more games to come out in the near future.
>>715678519
literally already has more exclusives than ps5, snoygger

>>715680336
>apparently it’s just 5h long
if you're rushing to the end and only doing the bare minimum completion, yes

>>715678003 (OP)
Retroactively made my entire Switch library better and some of the updated software has been great. Not much reason to buy one now though, I mostly wanted it because I wanted to keep my current Switch in perma airplane mode while I can use my Switch 2 freely online.

>>715678003 (OP)
Switch but better

Does anyone have a list of Switch 1 games that received updates?

>>715682771
I know Pokemon Scarlet and Violet and Splatoon 3 got framerate updates, Mario Odyssey and 3D World + Bowser's Fury got updates to let you do the gameshare thing so you can play 2 player local online instead. BotW and TotK got Switch 2 enhanced versions that cost actual money that make the game prettier, smoother, and kill any slowdown the games had prior. There are others but mostly things just load faster.

>>715682771
there aren't enough

>>715678003 (OP)
Feels like I bought it more for potential than anything else. BotW in solid 60fps is delicious, but playing almost anything not updated for the 2 means locked 30 fps. No dips, but still 30 fps. One thing though is that it gave me the urge to play JRPGs again. Picked up Star Ocean remakes 1 and 2 and I'm enjoying them more than I expected. I just hope they patch the Xenoblade games for Switch 2 soon.

>>715678003 (OP)
Nintendo has been making "secondary consoles" (i.e. own and Xbox and Nintendo or a PS and Nnintendo) for a while now, and the same applies here.

The problem is there's no reason to get it right now as a secondary console since pretty much everything is just enhanced versions of old games or worse multiplats.

Put simply, NO GAMES

>>715682771
Need more. And free.

>>715678003 (OP)
Instant value as it inherited a library of games

I use it to play switch 1 games, theres no switch 2 games I care about yet. I never owned a switch 1 so I don't see it as a bad purchase. Its really bulky tho, I hope they release a Lite version thats actually portable

Got mine coming today, literally bought it to play Switch 1 exclusives and, in theory, future Switch 2 exclusives. In other words, originally went to buy a Switch OLED and changed my mind last minute because muhhh future proofing.

Own a PS5 and series X too lmaoooo

>>715678003 (OP)
Barring the lesser battery life aside, it's everything what I wanted the Switch successor to be.
Launch games have been pretty good too but I'm someone who has been primarily playing on a Nintendo console in the last few years instead of PC (and just recommend games to others regardless of the platform they use), so I do not really obsess over the notion of exclusives.

>>715678003 (OP)
I finished Emio yesterday, real nice vn.

I use it docked because I’m an adult, so don’t care about the screen.

>>715685440
I've considered this but fifty bucks for a book is steep. Is it at least good?

>>715678003 (OP)
As usual from Nintendo, it's an underpowered console compared to the state of the art, but in the world of 2025, where both Sony and MS are in decline and there are no more exclusives, being the technological underdog doesn't matter anymore.

It is a must-get system, but give it six more months until the games are out. Personally, I want one so I can finally play Bayonetta 3 decently.

>>715679187
This is another point. Unironically the deck is better (even though they are not really competitors).

Get the Switch 2 for Nintendo exclusives. That's it.

There are a few games that I'm hoping get Switch 2 updates to pretty them up now that they'd be able to handle it. Obviously not all of them will be able to, but big ones like Bayonetta 3 or literally all of Nintendo's own games so they can look smoother on top of having modern load times. I still have no idea how anyone was ever okay with how weak the Switch was.

im waiting for a new zelda game before i dump half a thousand dollars on it

I've read some posts in the thread already but only skimmed forgive my tardness, however I gotta ask you owners why not wait for the oled version? More games will be out by then, thats the only reason I personally haven't pulled the trigger on it. (I own a switch but haven't played much of the switches exclusives so a switch 2 for me makes sense for wanting to play the games at higher framerate)

So far it’s a purchase purely done out of FOMO induced by scarcity. There aren’t enough Switch 2 titles to warrant purchasing one, but you don’t want to get caught with your pants down when it eventually does get cool games. Mario Kart World is nowhere near the level of BOTW when it comes to justifying buying it at launch.

>>715686565
They need to design a whole new screen for OLED to work with VRR, might be a while just like switch 1 and OLED switch

>>715686704
Ordered one simply because I never had a switch 1 and want to play a lot of those games. If you’ve already played through your switch 1 log and don’t want to try them out on the new tech then no point getting it at the moment

>>715685194
I own a PS5, a Series X, a Switch Lite, a Switch OLED, and a Switch 2. My Switch Lite has barely working volume buttons and I don't want to sell it for $20 or something, so I'm just holding on to it.

>>715678003 (OP)
I've had one since launch and it's basically a switch pro, similar to how ps5 and series x/s were iterative upgrades to what came before them. If you're expecting some super fresh console experience, you will be disappointed--those days are over.

The launch game I have is MKW. If you never liked MK, this won't change your mind. If you like MK, some of the changes to grand prix structure might piss you off namely the "intermission" tracks. I think KO Tour is a fun new addition, and the open world is neat to dick around in and learn the courses. If you expect an ubisoft style check list of things to do and signposting though, you're better off getting groceries. I personally think it's 1-2 big patches away from being truly excellent--just needs a better way to track peach coins and blue switches and an option for traditional 3-lap style grand prix in solo and online, which should be easy to add.

Besides that, I've been really impressed with the Zelda upgrade packs. I might actually finish TOTK now. If the Kirby upgrade is just as good, it will be a banger. GC stuff on NSO is cool, but it does feel like something's not quite right with the inputs. Still totally playable imo but ymmv. System OS runs better but I still find the shop and overall organization of things lacking.

>>715687317
Also, I only play docked but I hear the LCD is kinda bad? Looked fine when I was setting the system up

Very nice hardware with nothing to play

>>715686739
Stop embarrassing yourself. This is why people laugh at us. Nintendo doesn't "design screens", they aren't a screen manufacturer, they buy from a supplier. And Legion Go 2 is coming in September with a 120Hz VRR HDR OLED screen, it's not some magical new technology.

>>715687379
The HDR on it is basically a marketing lie and it has pretty bad ghosting in fast moving games, but the colors are almost on par with the OLED.

>>715687128
Good shit my bro. Still cheaper than a gaming PC, that's the line isn't it?

>>715678003 (OP)
Definite improvement over the switch 1.
Probably better to wait unless you need to replace your switch.

>>715687592
I bought most of it in 2022 and 2023 (obviously not the Switch 2) and back then the XSX and the PS5 (both purchased open box) put together cost less than a gaming PC that would have outperformed them. It's not really true anymore, but that's expected as time passes.

>>715678003 (OP)
Good to have switch games run at acceptable fps finally. Better in hands than steamdeck but won't replace it until piracy becomes easy to do.

>>715687379
I think it looks terrific desu, I have no issue with the screen.

>>715687991
Yeah nobody cares you're blind. I own a Switch 2 and I can accept the screen as a compromise but it has some serious problems, proven by numerous independent objective tests.

>>715678003 (OP)
at least it has a game now, kind of annoying that they released the console but then didn't release a game until a month later

>>715687991
the screen is not bad per se, it's just that they can and should (and eventually will) do better. It reeks of them going with a shitty screen for batch 1 because they wanted to rush production to get a shitload of them out in the market ASAP.

Console for Casuals Nintendo is the new Sony making Movie games

>>715687991
The HDR on it helps a lot. Like I get that it objectively has poor response time, but I've being playing handheld a ton and it hasn't affected my enjoyment. Maybe I'm not playing the right games that make it obvious

>>715678003 (OP)
Very intuitive console. Mario Kart World is very fun if you're not autistic. And the backwards compatibility improving Switch 1 games helps levitate the lack of games rn.

>>715688157
Switch 1 launch was exactly the same, but it didn't have the benefit of being backwards compatible.

>>715688380
the hdr is a scam on it and it makes the colors WORSE lol

>>715688486
I disagree. I think it looks pretty great. Did you get that opinion from a youtuber, or do you actually have the system?

>>715688535
>>715688380
NTA, there is literally no HDR on it you fucking retard. It's a traditional LCD with no local dimming. The only thing you get from HDR mode is SLIGHTLY better colors compared to SDR (like when playing Switch 1 games).

>>715678003 (OP)
it plays switch 1 games better and also plays switch 2 games. 10/10

>>715688670
Okay, nigger. When I turn on HDR in the system settings it makes the game look better. You're telling me you watched some jewtuber deboonk the HDR and that its not 'real'? Genuinely asking, nigger.

>>715688535
>>715688826
Anon. It doesn't have HDR. Clearly you never owned an actual HDR capable screen.
Let me give you an example of what real HDR is like. Imagine a scene on your screen with a white sheet of paper on the left hand side and the Sun rising behind the horizon on the right hand side. On an SDR screen, both the sheet of paper and the Sun will be just displayed with white pixels. On a real HDR screen, the Sun's pixels will be white but also searingly bright. The individual pixels can have differences not just in color but also in brightness. It's difficult to appreciate this until you've seen it because it's so unlike traditional screens. But if you know what it's like, you'll immediately see that the Switch 2 screen is not HDR at all.

Bought it as a Nintendo machine first and foremost. Playing Splatoon 3, beaten TotK on it after having skipped it on the old system. I mean it's alright. It feels just like a refresh of the Switch which is what it is. One thing I do like about it is how the screen and especially the sound feel when playing portable. I never played the old Switch portable, I hate handheld gaming but with this one? It's big enough that I kinda start to understand. I still had to buy the grips to hold it comfortably for an extended period of time though. I'm kind of disappointed in the power it has and that Nintendo avoided forcing higher framerates and resolutions on all old games (I understand this would complicate the compatibility layer but still) but at the same time I never expected too much out of a device that's supposed to be portable because if anyone's going to overcome power and cooling challenges it certainly isn't going to be today's Nintendo.

Its perfect
I wanted the switch but more powerful and thats exactly what switch 2 is

>>715678003 (OP)
It's my first nintendo console and it's pretty good. The only two valid criticisms of the console are screen and game key cards. You can't defend the screen, but it isn't a big problem for me personally as I play 90% docked. Key cards on the other hand pisses me off. I was never a marioboy but Xbox 360 was a last good Xbox console, PS4 was a last decent playstation console and I feel like Switch 2 will be the last real console overall. People like me who value physical media and want to play complete finished games and not some f2p gacha slop are dinosaurs who are going extinct. People don't even care or think about those things now but for me it is the only current gen console worth owning just because Xbox and Playstation killed themselves.

>>715688535
I have the system in front of me. Playing MKW in HDR looks washed out compared to SDR which is wild. Go and try it yourself

The fact that they upgraded so few games to run better just demonstrates Nintendo knows how far it can get away with its greed because of its cultish fanbase. That’s why they waited a month to release the first actual game for it.
>muh Mario kart
It’s something you play when you have friends over. If you play this shit by yourself and online you’re fucking pathetic. Bananza better be as good as they say it is when it arrives.

it's a switch but better. That alone makes it worth it, easily the best handheld on the market
and it already got a solid lineup with mario kart and bananza plus the entire switch 1 catalog

>>715678003 (OP)
Lacks games and the hardware is extremely undercooked. Really unfortunate play experience with how garbage the LCD is and how high the input latency is. Docked experience is weird and incomplete too. The games it has are keeping up the routine of Nintendo games being farted out and massively flawed so they get swept under the rug even by the people who hype them up.

>>715682593
Incredible butthurt.

>>715686739
My thoughts are that Nintendo will drop the 120hz LCD screen for either a 90hz OLED like the Deck or go by the cheapest 60hz one and will do 120hz output by Dock.

>>715689464
>and how high the input latency is.
Lmao. You're right to shit on the LCD but you completely misunderstand the problem. "Response time" has nothing to do with input lag. It means it takes a long time for the pixels to fully change to another color. So you see the effect of your button press quickly, but the old frame also lingers, which leads to a blurry appearance.

>>715689774
Good job completely ignoring my reply to that post. Legion Go 2 will ship with a 120hz VRR OLED in two months, so it's not some magical impossibility.

>>715690261
There are both image persistence and input delay issues. Switch 1 already had high input latency (highest of all its peers.) Switch 2 is even worse.

>>715686101
I think it’s very good, though a bit short for a vn. The Mages are behind it, so that’s a guarantee. Maybe wait for a sale but definitely get it.

>>715678003 (OP)

>day 1 switch owner
>day 1 switch 2 owner
>also own ps5 pro (all my irl friends have a ps5 so I moved from pc gayming)

things I like:
>the display is nice, no idea what the complaints are about
>the OS is simple but just werks
>the online membership offering is quite good in terms of value
>joycon magnet feature is a huge step up
>for the games i enjoy: mario kart, splatoon, animal crossing, it's great


things I don't like:
>the size — i prefer smaller handhelds personally
>the joycons take a couple of seconds to connect when you first awaken it from sleep mode
>battery life isn't great but it's not really portable anyways so I guess it doesn't really matter

overall I think this will be a good purchase in the years to come. right now, i'd only recommend to someone who didn't really play the big games on a switch 1 or those who are hardcore nintendo game fans.

i still play most of the multiplat games on my playstation because of the better performance.