Reports were saying the Switch was coming q4 2024, but now Nintendo is reportedly telling its partners that it’s been pushed to q1 2025
Switch still feels like such a fresh system to me. I’m in no hurry for an upgrade
Nintendo Is Telling Game Publishers Switch 2 Will Be Delayed
Submitted 8 months ago by simple@lemm.ee to games@lemmy.world
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/nintendo-is-telling-game-publishers-switch-2-will-be-delayed-1.2036066
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kandoh@reddthat.com 8 months ago
meliaesc@lemmy.world 8 months ago
If it’s 100% backwards compatible, as it should be, I won’t mind upgrading and passing down mine to my young child or perhaps donating it to a children’s hospital.
asexualchangeling@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
Consideringthere’s now a switch flashcart I wouldn’t keep my hopes up
4am@lemm.ee 8 months ago
I’m ready to quit hearing jealous PlayStation and Xbox owners gripe about the lack of power in the portable they wish was fast enough to subdue their midlife crisis 😅
Microplasticbrain@lemm.ee 8 months ago
And it will be outdated and underpowered at launch and probably like $400 minimum
Crampon@lemmy.world 8 months ago
You don’t buy Nintendo for pure computing power. I prefer Nintendo consoles for the portability and game library.
I also have a pc with a 3070ti for more demanding games. Games that Xboxes and playstations runs like shit anyway.
Kbobabob@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I don’t understand why it would be preferred over a steam deck, especially if it is at that price point.
garretble@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I like how the switch had two Zelda games that are still more mechanically impressive than all the open world games on “better” systems.
Patches@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
All that proves is Nintendo writes great software.
It doesn’t make their hardware not criminally underwhelming.
PlainSimpleGarak@lemm.ee 8 months ago
I’ll be surprised if it even approaches the hardware power of the PS4/XBO. It won’t matter. Fan boys will eat whatever they’re given, and ask for seconds.
caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
ohh nooo, games that are actually fun
Pacmanlives@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Found the person who does not understand the switch and what it is. Who is a 700 dollar pc gamer but wishes they could afford a 4070 TI since they are using a 1030 or a 3dfx card
cyborganism@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
I think I’m going to download all my digital purchases into SD cards and hopefully they’ll still be playable when the OG switch reaches EOL.
HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Sure just use Yuzu
cyborganism@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
No thanks.
Geek_King@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I hope that works! I never got into digital downloads on consoles in any big way, how companies make games from the online shop inaccessible once the console goes end of life is a damn shame! It feels like the more and more consoles move toward digital only, the less we’ll have viable retro consoles in the future.
cyborganism@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Also, I wouldn’t know how to back the sd cards up in case they break. You can’t exactly do an image and duplicate them. It doesn’t work so well with SD cards.
callouscomic@lemm.ee 8 months ago
I was just looking at Switch games in the store this weekend. Even games that came out when Switch launched are still nearly $60. The console is slow and laggy. Nintendos online networks are laughable and cheesy. It’s such a barebones and cruddy system with overpriced games and it never drops in price or popularity. People make no sense to me.
ripripripriprip@lemmy.world 8 months ago
First party Nintendo games maintain value forever. This is not exclusive to the switch.
None of the first party games are slow or laggy.
Online is nothing special. Splatoon 3 plays great, though.
First party games and indie games are the only great reasons to own a switch and if you stick to those guns, most everything you said doesn’t hold water.
Chrobin@discuss.tchncs.de 8 months ago
Well, except Pokémon. But we don’t talk about Pokémon.
Toribor@corndog.social 8 months ago
None of the first party games are slow or laggy.
Links Awakening runs like ass most of the time. I’d consider it’s performance pretty poor for a first party title. Generally though you’re right.
ladicius@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I bought my Switch solely for Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. Both games alone were worth it.
Fortnite, Minecraft, No mans sky and all the other third party stuff does not always run smoothly but still are nice games for recreation.
mlg@lemmy.world 8 months ago
as long as it comes with an unpatchable hardware vuln thast exploitable
homebrew on switch has been abysmal compared to previous consoles because no ones gonna pay to get their switch mod chipped if they cant just gg ez the system with an sd card.
hell even the “old” switch exploit isn’t even a coldboot so you need to either keep a trinket/phone/pc around or never shutdown the console.
BigTrout75@lemmy.world 8 months ago
My crystal ball says, “Limited stock and only available in expensive bundles for the first year”.
toxicbubble@lemmy.world 8 months ago
looking forward to the next wacky controller concept
Katana314@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I noticed there’s now a Batman Arkham Knight port on Switch. As you might expect, like a lot of other AAA ports, it doesn’t run so well. Seems there’s demand for these games on there, indicating a lot of players only end up with one console. Even if Nintendo can work with their low-power devices, I get the impression third party developers will generally need more to get Unreal Engine going smooth.
echodot@feddit.uk 8 months ago
The problem developers have is why should they bother with all of the effort of trying to get their game working on the switch when they can just twiddle with it a little bit to make it work on the Steam Deck?
echo64@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It’s probably to do with the 60x install base.
anarchyrabbit@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It’s the Arkham trilogy. I have read some reviews that two of the games play ok-ish. The one is a total shit show. The problem with the Switch is that Nintendo has been milking this one nicely and the hardware is overdue for a refresh. I salute the devs that make power hungry games work on the Switch. The Switch is my only console, but as a handheld fan, the next one may be something else but I will hold out to see what Nintendo comes out with first.
Evotech@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Delayed from what exactly
force@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It says in the post description, it was originally set for Q4 2024 but now it’s going to be in Q1 2025 allegedly
Z3k3@lemmy.world 8 months ago
While not the 1st household Nintendo product the switch was the 1st device that I bought for me I think imdone with Nintendo. I’m not interested in another device that will likely try to drop me in the hole close to £100 to keep playing the games I already own.
My wife bought me bayonetta3 which is where she drier. Kicked in for me. I would play the new zelda game but the new controller cost doubles the price and there isn’t enough games for me yo sink that cost again
4am@lemm.ee 8 months ago
What in the fuck are you talking about? Who charged you $100 brexitpence to keep playing games you already own?
And why do you need a special controller to play either Zelda? They work fine with the controllers you already own.
Z3k3@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Controller drift. Require new ones. They are expensive as hell. There for to enjoy new games I need to buy the game and new controllers.
I tried the replacement because of the class action suit but because I no longer have the receipt they won’t accept replacement
JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Nintendo is talking about Switch 2? When did that start?
Kyrrrr@lemmynsfw.com 8 months ago
There’s been a good amount of evidence they’re working on it. Then some rumors of a dev kit being shown to publishers. And then the distinct slowdown of releases and announcements of major Nintendo IPs. So likely the plan was to announce the new console in the spring or summer for a winter/Christmas release.
Natanael@slrpnk.net 8 months ago
They always start working on the next console as soon as one nears completion and release. It’s just a question of how far along with the plans they are. If they have an approximate quarter then the hardware is probably mostly ready
Crystal_Shards64@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I feel like it was the past month or two? There’s supposed to be a Nintendo direct soon which might tell us more
simple@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Only to its partners, there were many reports that they showed a devkit behind closed doors a couple of months ago.
slimerancher@lemmy.world 8 months ago
There has been no official announcements, its just rumors, leaks and speculations.