*** The Official Nintendo Switch 2 ***

Yeah, sounds like the obvious issue with it being an "open world" game is whats letting it down. No idea quite why they did that but it doesn't look like it detracts too much.
 
The biggest change I need to get used to with the Switch 2, is the battery life... it's honestly not that great. I used to game on my OLED Switch for hours on end before it needed charging. Now I'm lucky to get 2 hours from a fully charged Switch 2 on Mario Kart World.
 
@Spacedeck Honestly the OG switch wasn't that much better at all, the die shrunk revision, and then the OLED were both considerably better and iterated each revision, we're just back round in that 'first gen' revision stage. I'd be very surprised if we don't get a die shrink (and OLED screen) later, which'll come with efficiency improvements.
 
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MOOGLEYS said:
Was looking forward to this but tbh it looks awful and dated.

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Look at multiple reviews, there are other reviewers I've seen commenting that parts of it seem like from an older era, but in a good way. Not everyone likes Metroid full stop; the reviews for this one are fairly wide, all the way from 6/10 to 10/10, depending on the player.

I think you've got to take it with a pinch of salt given this seems to be the most negative review I've seen; and bare in mind, there are clicks to be had from being the odd one out. Given how many reviews comment some of the high moments in this game are amazing, I have a suspicion this guy is clickfarming rather than being truly genuine. He even comments that his opinion seems to be pretty exclusive right at the beginning of the video; and I've got to say, even having watched the first 10 minutes, I'm not convinced this guy actually likes how the Metroid Prime series play; as he seems to keep wanting it to be different games (or 2D Metroidvanias).

The other bit that makes me suspect clickfarming is he specifically goes on about how the NPCs keep going on and chiming in, except most of the other reviews comment that, unlike the pre-release fears, a LOT of the time they're out of the picture and you're back to playing on your own and they ARENT chiming in; and by the end many people even ended up liking some of them, unlike say Metroid Other M, so again, I'm a bit suspicious this guy is farming clicks; albeit I can't give a truly fair appraisal until I've played through the game myself...but given how much he's contradicting some other reviewers...I'm sceptical.

Digital Foundry, from a technical point of view, call it pretty much the best title on Switch 2 haha
Their footage looked notably better than this guys when I watched their take yesterday as well; so I'm suspecting he's also playing the Switch 1 version, in which case I'm appreciating the fact it runs smoothly at all given how badly many Switch 1 games run.
 
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Thread is pretty slow compared with the Switch 1 thread… I still have no interest myself, too expensive for what you get and no must have games.

Is interest waning generally, or is that just my perception?
 
I don't think interest is waning necessarily I think we're just in a period of somewhat stasis waiting for new Switch 2 exclusives.

Most of us that bought it so far I think have looked at the Switch 2 as more of a beefed up Switch 1 than anything else, I've only bought Mario Kart World, Cyberpunk and Hitman as exclusive NS2 games, generally I've been playing Switch 1 stuff.

I'm looking forward to next year and hopefully more exciting stuff from Nintendo and more 3rd party games too.

That said I'm also looking at picking up a Steam Deck, sold my Odin 2 and missing some emulation!
 
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Thread is pretty slow compared with the Switch 1 thread… I still have no interest myself, too expensive for what you get and no must have games.

Is interest waning generally, or is that just my perception?
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Yeah, OCUK is the benchmark for how well stuff does.
 
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In respect of how interested people on this forum are… well, yes. I spend a lot of time on here and it’s a good place to get a gauge on whether I might enjoy something.
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Oh yes I took that as in overall, which of course would be a ridiculous bloody question based on the opinions of a few boomers on here.

Was worth it for me just so I can play BOTW at a playable frame rate. I've not even touched the sequel yet and I'm mainly playing switch one games. So yeah, it's a bit tricky to recommend if you've already played some of the games that have had big upgrades.
 
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Thread is pretty slow compared with the Switch 1 thread… I still have no interest myself, too expensive for what you get and no must have games.

Is interest waning generally, or is that just my perception?
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Not sure about waning, but for some ( across all social media ) the likes of Mario Kart World, DK Bananza, Pokemon Legends : Z-A, Kirby Air Riders have proven to be a bit underwhelming, niche or a mixture of both. For me personally, having played & beaten most of the major S1 releases, there's not much to get stuck into with the S2 ... yet. I have some die hard Nintendo friends who share the same sentiment and haven't even purchased a S2 yet ... which a year ago would have been unthinkable. I do think Nintendo have missed a trick by not providing more S2 updates for older S1 games.
 
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According to a Google search it’s had the fastest selling console launch in history. Whether that’s a success or not you decide. Personally I was very ready for the upgrade and it’s been pretty great for me so far.

As far as general comments and discussion I think it’s more likely the lack of chat in this forum overall which has been waning for a long time rather than a disinterest in the S2 itself.
 
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For me, in the last year or two of the Switches life, I'd found the performance rather grating even though I loved the machine and the concept.
The Switch 2, even for games that haven't got a dedicated patch, has been somewhat transformative, with most games now running stably at the OG framerate cap. That has been priceless for me, even if I play docked most of the time; and the games that happen to have got a patch have been even better.

I also found Pokemon Z-A, a MASSIVE step up in performance from my (fairly recent) memories of Switch 1 Pokemon, so the Switch 2 was transformative there too. I am in that somewhat niche space though of someone who has a pretty huge Switch library (as both me and the wife play) but I haven't actually played a load of my games, so its giving me a chance to revisit basically all of them except the few titles I 100% completed; this being said, I can't help but think the Switch 1 sold so well, Nintendo looked at the stats and figured there are probably quite a lot of players like me, more than there usually would be; so between 3rd party upgrades, some releases this year, and some Switch 1 game upgrades free/paid, they could weather the initial wind up period.

I was going to play through my Switch library somewhat alphabetically, but MP4's release has surged MP1 Remastered and MP4 to the front of the queue after Astral Chain. I think I'll save Metroid Dread for later just to spread the goodness, as knowing Nintendo I might be waiting a good 5-10 years for another Metroid lol
I kinda hope they'll let Retro make MP5, as given they've updated thier engine and got a team back together, it'd be a shame not to let them cook without the baggage of a game that changed development teams and had to reboot mid cycle; the reviews tell me they've still got some crazy chops, and I'm sure they'll learn from MP4, and also be able to target Switch 2 hardware only at this point; giving them more freedom (hardware allowing).
I can't help but think having to make the game work on Switch 1, with much more limited CPU and GPU potential, will have limited what they did in MP4; just to get it all running well. The fact MP4 isn't just running 1080p60, its running 1080p120, almost flawlessly, highlights the CPU is ALSO being relatively under tasked in MP4, a Switch 2 only MP5 could push more detail, AI complication, more numerous AI entities, and other more complex situations. (as for anyone not aware, increasing refresh rate doesn't just increase load on the GPU, you also need the CPU to be capable of feeding it).

Edit: I'm also in the somewhat awkward position where upgrading to Switch 2 editions of physical games might actually make decent sense in some cases, if I can get good trade in value, or for games with the paid content packs like Kirby or Mario Party, I'd be buying the upgrades twice, which for Kirby for example would be about 30 quid for both me and the wife on our respective account/switches; whereas the cartridge comes with that license, so we just need to use the right cartridge. For resale value alone, if the trade in value+upgrade cost is about the same as swapping over to a Switch 2 copy, it just makes more sense.

For people only using one machine, the DLC upgrade packs make sense, but for anyone running 2 or more switches, it starts to get a lot murkier.
 
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