OPINION : There is no FOMO compelling me to buy the Switch 2 at launch . For me , it ’s a sign the console just is n’t that exciting … at least for now .
I ’d hop-skip that , after theSwitch 2 revealtoday , that I ’d be counting the hours to pre - order the machine as I did the original . That was n’t the typeface . When the hour - prospicient case was up , I acknowledge I ’d probably buy … just a duet of year from now .
Is that a just a me thing ? Or a potential problem for Nintendo ?
From today ’s launch I get the sense the Switch 2 is going to be a slow burner that people finally raise to , rather than a must - have organisation that ’s going to fly out of the gate like , say , thePS5did .
That does n’t intend it ’ll be a failure , far from it , but it does n’t palpate like an essential ascent either . Right now , the only true buy - at - launching cultivated carrot is Mario Kart World . It ’s not uncommon for a organization to be sold on the hope of one game , but I ’d have loved a raw mainline Mario platformer too .
The price isn’t right
Even accounting for ostentatiousness it’sthe most expensive Nintendo machine ever , barring an anomaly or two . And divide with £ 429.99 out of the logic gate to essentially play just one unique first - party game is a tough ask .
peradventure when Donkey Kong Banaza arrives in July the FOMO will ascend . Metroid Prime 4 : Beyond I can play on my OG Switch . I ’d certainly imagine Hollow Knight : Silksong will be available for the original Switch too . Of the other third - partygames promised for Switch 2and taking advantage of the more powerful cabinet ? I own an Xbox .
Of the enhance interpretation of game like split of the Kingdom Nintendo wants me to devote to upgrade to fiddle on the raw arrangement ? I ’m fine with playing them on my Switch for now . It ’s not a reason to buy a newfangled system .
Plus , many recent Nintendo console table have arrived bullish about third - company developer funding only for it to drift away when developers realise the system ca n’t manage newfangled experiences . Should I really be bothered about playing Cyberpunk 2077 on a Switch console ? I ’m not sure who would be , to be good .
Is it a true sequel?
During the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal , the company was at pains to say this is n’t just an improved Nintendo Switch , it was a console table rebuilt from the ground up . I raised my eyebrows at that program line , because I felt it was untrue . Essentially , it is an improved Nintendo Switch .
The handheld design is very like albeit with a great , better screen door subject of 1080p and HDR . The controller are very similar , albeit with a mouse mode , a raw way to connect , and a chat release . It still dock with a idiot box , albeit one that can supply facilitate visuals and an added fan to keep the system running smoothly .
Nintendo hasdone just aboutenough with the Switch 2 to make it a desirable successor to the juggernaut Switch . I would n’t say that it offer eight years ’ worth of improvements on paper , but gone are the day where new console offer night and day improvements compared to their herald .
However , some of the features Nintendo has supply , such as 1080p/120fps , 4K/60fps with HDR , are to entrance up , rather than fresh and exciting frontier for gambling . That make the Switch feel a little less groundbreaking ceremony and this time it does n’t the exciting new intercrossed form - broker going for it .
The Joy - Con black eye modal value is a neat gameplay quirk rather than something revolutionary I ’m desperate to try . It ’s scarcely a Wiimote is it ? GameChat is likely to total to societal experiences but it ’s essentially replacing my Mii with actual me and it ’s absolutely not a ground to buy a video games console .
I think I ’m going to be looking at around 2 - 3 age before place in a Switch 2 . And that ’s ok . In many ways it ’s a will to how serious the original Switch has stay and how , with Nintendo console , that all - significant gameplay trumps visual faithfulness and frame rate .
I ’m still confident the Nintendo Switch 2 will be a success , but it might take a while to hail into its own .
