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Kreeeee · 9 Oct 2021 at 18:28

fez said:
I'm wondering this. Buy on eshop or go physical. Still ******* mad that digital is more expensive than physical. I could deal with parity but paying £10 for the privilege of not being able to sell it on is rude.

I paid £34 for my physical copy, so it's £16 more expensive for the privilege of buying a version that you can't sell on and is tied to Nintendo's servers being online!

2StepSteve · 9 Oct 2021 at 18:42

KraniX said:
Tetris Effect was released for Switch yesterday, is on sale for £26.99 on the eshop, looks lovely on the oled screen.

This is stunning! Thanks for the heads up, first time playing this. Headphones on and it's an experience! You're right it absolutely shines on the OLED display!

Noxia · 9 Oct 2021 at 18:48

Tetris effect is amazing but I'm not double dipping.

Kreeeee · 9 Oct 2021 at 18:49

Noxia said:
Tetris effect is amazing but I'm not double dipping.

It's "free" on game pass, there's definitely no way I'm paying £27 for the Switch version!

Noxia · 9 Oct 2021 at 18:57

Kreeeee said:
It's "free" on game pass, there's definitely no way I'm paying £27 for the Switch version!

Good shout, that would be a triple dip in this case.

fez · 9 Oct 2021 at 19:25

I'm getting more and more tempted by the new OLED switch.

KraniX · 9 Oct 2021 at 19:42

Kreeeee said:
It's "free" on game pass, there's definitely no way I'm paying £27 for the Switch version!

Bit awkward carrying around my Series X for mobile play

Kreeeee · 9 Oct 2021 at 20:14

KraniX said:
Bit awkward carrying around my Series X for mobile play

I just use my phone and a Kishi controller, carrying the Switch is way more awkward!

If I was to have a modded V1 Switch... I would run xcloud on there.

fez · 9 Oct 2021 at 20:20

Kreeeee said:
If I was to have a modded V1 Switch... I would run xcloud on there.

Hypothetically of course

Kreeeee · 9 Oct 2021 at 21:16

fez said:
Hypothetically of course

I don't currently, but I do find myself in the position of having a V1 and an OLED switch.

I'll probably just sell the V1 though.

2StepSteve · 9 Oct 2021 at 23:09

Tetris belongs on a hand held console!

First full day with the OLED and I'm still blow away by it. I have a V1 (

) and V2. I'll be selling the V2. Ignore those on YT that say if you have a V2 It's not worth the upgrade. It's absolutely worth the upgrade if your switch sees hand held use. Night and day difference in contrast, colour, response and size. Smash is actually playable now in handheld, says it all.

roman59 · 10 Oct 2021 at 12:00

2StepSteve said:
Tetris belongs on a hand held console!

First full day with the OLED and I'm still blow away by it. I have a V1 () and V2. I'll be selling the V2. Ignore those on YT that say if you have a V2 It's not worth the upgrade. It's absolutely worth the upgrade if your switch sees hand held use. Night and day difference in contrast, colour, response and size. Smash is actually playable now in handheld, says it all.

How are you finding the battery life in hand held mode ?

My oled versions battery dropped quite quickly last night when I played a bit of Metroid in handheld mode.

Cheers all

Kreeeee · 10 Oct 2021 at 12:21

roman59 said:
How are you finding the battery life in hand held mode ?

My oled versions battery dropped quite quickly last night when I played a bit of Metroid in handheld mode.

Cheers all

There is a huge difference with the screen brightness in what I've experienced so far.

2StepSteve · 10 Oct 2021 at 12:26

roman59 said:
How are you finding the battery life in hand held mode ?

My oled versions battery dropped quite quickly last night when I played a bit of Metroid in handheld mode.

Cheers all

It's early days yet, it'll need a few charge cycles to condition the battery but mine seems good. I haven't really been keeping track but it doesn't seem bad, last night was the second time I charged it after the initial first charge on Friday.

jrwagh333 · 10 Oct 2021 at 12:33

Is this battery conditioning even true any more? Battery tech changes so quickly. I remember when you first got a new device, it was advised to charge it to 100% before ever using it.
I also remember some people believing that CPU's had a burn-in period...

Cavallino · 10 Oct 2021 at 12:44

Truth of the matter is I play most of the time on my TV.
I would have loved to get one but I ended up cancelling my preorder.... didnt make sense for me tbh....
Hope you guys are all happy with your new Switch OLEDs

Noxia · 10 Oct 2021 at 12:55

Enjoying links awakening but let down by jarring frame rate drops that sadly take me out the zone.

jrwagh333 said:
Is this battery conditioning even true any more? Battery tech changes so quickly. I remember when you first got a new device, it was advised to charge it to 100% before ever using it.
I also remember some people believing that CPU's had a burn-in period...

People genuinely think headphones need a burn in period. The same people who spend 2k on a box of sand to route cables through mind

Kreeeee · 10 Oct 2021 at 13:28

jrwagh333 said:
Is this battery conditioning even true any more? Battery tech changes so quickly. I remember when you first got a new device, it was advised to charge it to 100% before ever using it.
I also remember some people believing that CPU's had a burn-in period...

It hasn't been true for decades.

They're fully power cycled multiple times in the factory too, so even if it was true then they've been through multiple full power cycles before you get your hands on it.

VincentHanna · 10 Oct 2021 at 13:29

Really enjoying Metroid Dread so far.

It's the first time I've used my switch for about a year!

Kreeeee · 10 Oct 2021 at 13:41

VincentHanna said:
Really enjoying Metroid Dread so far.

It's the first time I've used my switch for about a year!

Metroidvania is my favorite genre, but I'm still waiting for my copy to be delivered

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