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[-] teagrrl@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 hour ago

Hall Effect Sensors pls.

[-] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 7 points 5 hours ago

Should have called it the Nintendo Top.

[-] TrippyFocus@lemmy.ml 24 points 8 hours ago

Not too surprising they didn’t change much. The switch was a huge hit so fixing things like the joycons, adding a stand, etc. was the way to go.

My guess (hope) is that the only new titles exclusive to the switch 2 are ones that the original switch wouldn’t have the processor strength to play and that they won’t arbitrarily wall them but we’ll see.

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 26 points 8 hours ago

The Nintendo switch came out in early 2017, and it really wasn't all that powerful then. It's 8 years later, and it really shows. I don't think they should make new games for the Switch. If developers have to consider the original Switch, the games will suffer. It had a good run, and a good library. But it's time for the original switch to retire.

[-] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 hours ago

Precisely this. Consideration for the original Switch is exactly how the Series S is causing problems for games on the Series X and PS5. Yes, a cheaper entry is great for gamers who can't afford but dragging the potential down is a recipe for hamstringing the newer hardware.

[-] PirateKingLuffy@lemmy.ml 6 points 7 hours ago

Unfortunately games have been struggling on the Switch’s hardware for a couple years. There were a few parts of the newest Pokémon game that felt like a slideshow presentation.

[-] ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago

Pokémon

Is that still scarlet and violet? Because if so, I don't think that was a problem with the switch.

[-] TrippyFocus@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 hours ago

Oh I don’t want them to hold back new games performance just for the OG switch, that was pretty underpowered even when it came out. I’m hoping the switch 2 gets a good upgrade in the area since it’s needed.

More for indie games and things like that was what I was thinking.

[-] PirateKingLuffy@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 hours ago

That would be nice! Hopefully I would be easy for devs to do both.

[-] Willie@lemmy.world 24 points 9 hours ago

It's basically the same. And it makes sense, it seems that's what people want. But also, can Nintendo ever go back to the old ways? If ever they make something that isn't a Switch, they'd have to develop two pieces of hardware, since they're likely going to want both a home console and a handheld device. I think things might be like this forever.

[-] mrfriki@lemmy.world 29 points 8 hours ago

Being Nintendo the fact that it is basically the same is the actual surprise.

[-] jacksilver@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago

I feel like the nes->snes, gb->gbc->GBA, ds->3ds, and wii->WiiU were all pretty similar advancements.

In all of those except nes->snes you had backwards compatability, and the wii->WiiU had hardware backwards compatibility (which the switch 2 doesn't, at least for controllers).

[-] Exec@pawb.social 3 points 7 hours ago

Most of those "sequels" had something new and innovative and not just a spec bump. The Switch 2 does not really have anything so far

[-] jacksilver@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

You are right that it is more of just a spec bump, but given the warning that not all switch games may be compatible, I think the controllers are going to have different sensors (some have speculated a more mouse-like feature).

[-] thejml@lemm.ee 3 points 6 hours ago

I was going down the same path, but don’t forget about LABO requiring not just the same sensors, but also the same physical size screen and controllers. So even if everything else was backwards compatible, they’d have to include that text for that game series alone.

[-] jacksilver@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

That's a good catch!

[-] saigot@lemmy.ca 16 points 8 hours ago

My switch 1 is gathering dust, mostly because of the awful controllers. Looks like they made the controllers bigger, and the magnetic slide looks much better than the switch1. I hope they significantly reduced the stick drift problem. I hope they allow 3rd party controllers to turn on the device.

[-] jacksilver@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago

I've had every Nintendo console since the gbc and suspect I'll eventually get this too, but they've got an uphill battle vs the steamdeck for me. Really going to depend on the first party games.

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