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Parazels
Member
Do I need the new games NOW, if I haven't touched any Nintendo games for the past 30 years?
Mister Wolf
Member
Buying a Switch at this point, at that retail price, is a fool's errand.
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Parazels
Member
I want to try portable gaming.
kevboard
Member
I mean... no, but many Switch games will probably really benefit from the new hardware.
some of the leaks say they already showcased Zelda running at 4K 60fps at gamescom last year to show off the hardware. (an given that literally all the leaks so far turned out to be true... I doubt this one will be the exception)
and given how Nintendo games are known to be long time sellers, Nintendo should be highly motivated to update they existing games to not only entice people to upgrade the hardware, but also to keep the sales of the old games going for as long as possible
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Fake
Member
So, Switch OLED.
My guess is NS2 will be focus on the docked rather than mobile. They want a Nintendo Switch to be good on TV, but the regular NS is doing fine on portable.
And is probably a LCD display, so is kinda of a downgrade in comparison with the OLED.
Parazels
Member
Good point. That's why I created the poll to figure out the best decision.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Why would you buy a Switch 1 now, with the second one so close and reportedly having full BC which would benefit performance constrained games.
DownLikeBCPowder
Member
Unless the OLED gets a serious price cut, I don't see why you would purchase a standard Switch at this point in the game.
ValiantInstance
Member
I sold my Switch OLED hoping the existing games get a performance boost. You might as well wait to do the same.
LCD panels are also a lot better than they were in 2017.
LCD panels are also a lot better than they were in 2017.
EruditeHobo
Member
There won't be Switch 2 "exclusives" for maybe years anyway.
Magic Carpet
Gold Member
Used Switch 1. The cheapness.
Wait till Switch 2 gets a larger library. Game Prices are going to be high no matter which system you get.
Wait till Switch 2 gets a larger library. Game Prices are going to be high no matter which system you get.
blacktout
Member
Honestly, I would wait until April to make this decision, because we're currently lacking some critical information. We don't know:
1. How much the Switch 2 will cost.
2. If it will enhance existing Switch games in any way.
3. If the Switch OLED is going to get a price cut.
4. How robust the Switch 2's launch library will be.
If the Switch 2 is $399 and the OLED Switch stays at $349, then this is an absolute no-brainer. Buying an eight year old console over a brand new one just to save $50 would be nuts. But if the price difference is larger and you don't care about playing the newest games right away, the OG Switch has a massive library that could easily keep you busy for years.
1. How much the Switch 2 will cost.
2. If it will enhance existing Switch games in any way.
3. If the Switch OLED is going to get a price cut.
4. How robust the Switch 2's launch library will be.
If the Switch 2 is $399 and the OLED Switch stays at $349, then this is an absolute no-brainer. Buying an eight year old console over a brand new one just to save $50 would be nuts. But if the price difference is larger and you don't care about playing the newest games right away, the OG Switch has a massive library that could easily keep you busy for years.
Parazels
Member
I would never buy used electronics. But I expect Switch OLED to drop to $299.
Magic Carpet
Gold Member
In that case get a switch 2.
Parazels
Member
Yes, I want to play Metroid Prime and Metroid Dread, Resident Evil Zero, Mario + Rabbits, Valkyria Chronicles 1. Everything in a portable mode.
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blacktout
Member
This is another reason to wait until April to make a decision. We have absolutely no way of knowing if this is true or not.
Furukawa made a statement about the importance of having Switch 2 exclusive software during the Nintendo investor Q&A a couple days ago, so they probably will have some games during the first few months that won't be available on the OG Switch, but we don't know yet which games will be exclusive and which will be cross-gen. Hell, there are currently *no* officially announced Switch 2 games, cross-gen or otherwise. Nintendo hasn't even officially commented on the Mario Kart game they showed in the reveal trailer.
You definitely shouldn't take over-confident speculation as fact.
blacktout
Member
Dread apparently looks especially good on the OLED screen, so I can see why you're conflicted.
diffusionx
Gold Member
You've waited this long, might as well wait until April to see what the Switch 2 actually is and what it is doing.
Switch 2 is backwards compatible. You’d be a fool to pick the Switch OLED over the Switch 2 if budget isn’t the main factor.
Zacfoldor
Member
The OLED then. The LCD sucks for a handheld. Not only is it lower quality screen, but the ugly bezel is from 1999. OLED is vastly superior if you are going to use it in anything but docked mode. The screen on the OLED is just so good and the old screen is just so shit that you can't compare them.
Terrible advice. And read the OP. The ‘LCD’ in discussion is for Switch 2, not Switch 1.
See the PS Portal for how LCD displays can still be high quality.
EruditeHobo
Member
Waiting until April should be a given...
Ev1L AuRoN
Member
I would pay premium for a Switch 2 with OLED, hope Nintendo do two SKU's, but sadly they won't...
kevboard
Member
Mario Kart 9 will not release on Switch 1.
I would bet on that even.
the next 3D Mario game will also not release on Switch 1 and will probably release within the first year of the system.
that's another bet I'd take.
Splatoon 4 will also not release on Switch 1, but that might not come within the first year.
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Putonahappyface
Member
Neither. Wait for the Switch 2 OLED.
Insane Metal
Member
The fuck? The Switch 2 is coming with an LCD screen?
Parazels
Member
According to the rumors
EruditeHobo
Member
I don't see any reason to believe any of that, with well over 100 million Switches out there.
3D Mario being exclusive I think makes the most sense out of those bullet points, but will have to see where that falls in the release calendar. Mario Kart looking pretty much like DLC/add-on IMO would be disappointing to be exclusive... if that's what's meant by "this won't play on Switch 1" then the only thing that does is really devalue what it means to be "Switch 2 exclusive", for me. It also would only change things for people who are desperate to be day 0 for the new MK game, which obviously doesn't apply to OP otherwise he'd have already been there for Switch, right?
BUT admittedly and obviously all this is just common sense-ing and guesswork... like everyone else, I'm waiting to see see the actual, verifiable shape of things. And that starts in April.
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Hero_Select
Member
The correct answer is Switch 2
Buy buy the OLED Switch 1 so Nintendo hits those 160m in sales and passes PS2
Buy buy the OLED Switch 1 so Nintendo hits those 160m in sales and passes PS2
Fbh
Member
The Oled screen is nice, but at this point it doesn't make sense to get a Switch 1 IMO.
Switch 2 will be backwards compatible on top of having new games and probably more third party support too.
It's also very likely it will run Switch 1 games better too, even if Nintendo doesn't release enhanced versions (though I don't see why they wouldn't), I imagine the extra power from the hardware will still allow Switch 1 games to reach their resolution and performance targets more consistently.
Switch 2 will be backwards compatible on top of having new games and probably more third party support too.
It's also very likely it will run Switch 1 games better too, even if Nintendo doesn't release enhanced versions (though I don't see why they wouldn't), I imagine the extra power from the hardware will still allow Switch 1 games to reach their resolution and performance targets more consistently.
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Minsc
Gold Member
Fake news. Burn in takes longer than battery degradation. And you can just swap in a new screen if you need to in 10 years, like with the Steam Deck, but more than likely you'll just be gaming on the Switch 3 instead.
dragonyeuw
Member
I'm really disappointed in the reportedly lack of OLED for Switch 2( though not surprised, it's obvious what their play will be here). LCDs have gotten better but we need to see what quality of panel they use. Will it be more in line with the original Steam Deck, or the Rog Ally?
Hell, if Nintendo put out a Switch 1 lite OLED for $199 I'd grab one exclusively for 2d Indies. I remember the first time I played Hollow Knight on the OLED coming from the OG model, talk about transformative.
Hell, if Nintendo put out a Switch 1 lite OLED for $199 I'd grab one exclusively for 2d Indies. I remember the first time I played Hollow Knight on the OLED coming from the OG model, talk about transformative.
Giallo Corsa
Member
Buying a Switch NOW makes absolutely zero sense, just wait for the switch 2.
kevboard
Member
the Switch 1 will not have a cross gen period like the PS5 and Series consoles. third party Devs will not be able to port most games to Switch 1 due to hardware limitations, and Nintendo has no incentive to make cross gen games that aren't already promised (Metroid Prime 4 for example is announced for Switch 1 already, so they will fulfill that promise)
not a single big Nintendo game that isn't already announced for Switch 1 will release on Switch 1. there's no reason to believe otherwise. Nintendo doesn't need to sell 20 million copies of their games to make a profit, but Nintendo needs to establish a big userbase for Switch 2 as quickly as possible.
therefore releasing any game on Switch 1 that isn't already announced for it would be a stupid move on their part.
Pokémon Z-A and Metroid Prime 4 will absolutely be their only big titles that will be cross gen.
they will probably release some small titles for Switch 1 for maybe a year or so, just to make it not look pike like they instantly abandoned it. but those games will be stuff like remasters.
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Oled was never fixed
The screens can even crack and explode
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Would you buy a PS4 today? If yes, go ahead and buy an original Switch I suppose.
lughnasadh123
Member
It absolutely will.
kevboard
Member
literally technologically impossible for anything that isn't an indy game.
you can't port Doom The Dark Ages, Halo Infinite, Call of Duty, Forza Horizon 5, or Flight Sim to Switch 1... and this is only Microsoft's titles
And Nintendo has no incentive to release cross gen either.
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