GigaBowser
The bear of bad news
No PC stuff
1. Switch 2
2. Switch OLED
3. PS Vita
4. Switch 1
3. 3DS Lite
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Switch 2 beautiful??
- Thread starter GigaBowser
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No PC stuff
1. Switch 2
2. Switch OLED
3. PS Vita
4. Switch 1
3. 3DS Lite
Codes 208
Member
The black with colored analog rims is what gets me.
I’ve been sick of the pastel colors of the og switch for years already (i highly preferred the gray joycons and the white oled)
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Mozza
Member
Loved the OLED with the white joycons.
LordOcidax
Member
Looks really sleek.
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Shaki12345
Member
It looks less plastic and kiddy and more serious. It got me hard.
Kvally
Member
Dacvak
No one shall be brought before our LORD David Bowie without the true and secret knowledge of the Photoshop. For in that time, so shall He appear.
I’m really feeling it. In theory, I like the fun, colored joycons, but in practice they end up looking bad and toy-like over time.
I feel like Nintendo’s approach here is the best of both worlds. We get a little bit of color to make things pop and look fun, but it’s not so much that we’ll get sick of it.
InterMusketeer
Member
I like the red and blue accents, but otherwise it's nothing special.
KungFucius
King Snowflake
I don't give too much of a fuck about how it looks, but I do think it looks better than the OG Switch. I will play it docked while my kids play it in handheld mode.
SweetTooth
Gold Member
With those black borders?
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Codes 208
Member
wont be hard, its a ninth gen console that will have a 3-4 year head start
Judge Magister
Member
It looks ok. There's so many steam/windows portable devices nowadays that they're starting to look the same.
Kvally
Member
Switch 2 is a 10th gen and will be competing against the Xbox Next and PS6.
Dacvak
No one shall be brought before our LORD David Bowie without the true and secret knowledge of the Photoshop. For in that time, so shall He appear.
By the way, that second image isn’t an official render. Just thought I’d point that out since this thread is specifically about its visual design.
No PC stuff
1. Switch 2
2. Switch OLED
3. PS Vita
4. Switch 1
3. 3DS Lite
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
1. Vita
2. PSP White
3. PS Portal
4. 3DS Zelda Gold
5. Switch 2
2. PSP White
3. PS Portal
4. 3DS Zelda Gold
5. Switch 2
Codes 208
Member
It honestly reminds me of going from the xbox 360 buttons to the xbox one buttons (the color reversal, instead of candy buttons, we got black buttons with colored lettering)
The colors are more subtle but frankly i prefer that
Codes 208
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Switch is 8th gen, which makes the 2 a ninth gen, and itll be directly competing against the current ps5 and series x
We likely wont see the start of gen 10 for another 3 years
Kvally
Member
Switch 1 is 9th gen, which makes the Switch 2 a 10th gen. The next Xbox is rumored next year, and PS6 will most likely be 2027 (based on history). 8th gen was Xbox One, PS4 and Wii-U. 7th gen was Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii.
ToadMan
Member
Looks kind of annoymous to me. Like any one of the recent PC handhelds and not too much different to switch.
But that's probably a good move from Nintendo. Try not to aim too kiddie, not to take risks like they did with Wii U so in a way I'm relieved rather than inspired by it.
But I feel like the big 2 on the dock is in many ways both what is right and wrong. If it wasn't for the logo you may forgiven for assuming it's a switch 1! But then again, switch 1 was loved so it's not a bad outcome.
But that's probably a good move from Nintendo. Try not to aim too kiddie, not to take risks like they did with Wii U so in a way I'm relieved rather than inspired by it.
But I feel like the big 2 on the dock is in many ways both what is right and wrong. If it wasn't for the logo you may forgiven for assuming it's a switch 1! But then again, switch 1 was loved so it's not a bad outcome.
Codes 208
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The switch is recognized as an 8th gen system
The wii u and switch are both considered 8th gen to be specific as the Wii u started 8th gen but due to its failings Nintendo swapped it out for the switch in less than 5 years of its launch.
It directly competed against the ps4 and xbox one for three years (even though it felt more like four since the ps5 and xsx were practically non-existent for the first year)
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LordOcidax
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Kvally
Member
Thick Thighs Save Lives
NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
Looks better than the OG Switch and I bet it's also more ergonomic.
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
The ergonomics, as usual, look atrocious.
I don’t know how anyone plays this in handheld mode
I don’t know how anyone plays this in handheld mode
LordOcidax
Member
The Switch and Wii U can’t be both the same generation by logic…
Buggy Loop
Gold Member
Yup, its pretty up there in Nintendo's most sleek design.
I still have a sweet spot for the Wii in vertical mode.
I still have a sweet spot for the Wii in vertical mode.
ShirAhava
Plays with kids toys, in the adult gaming world
The switch is a mid 8th gen replacement for the failed Wii U.
Two systems in the same generation like the Sega Genesis and Sega CD are both 4th gen consoles.
Kvally
Member
That is a great looking console.
Kvally
Member
Nintendo confirmed it was a next gen console, not a mid gen. It's also being tracked in sales as a 9th console. Nintendo started gen 9, and PS/Xbox were late to the party.
Codes 208
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Yes, it was the direct successor to the wii u but both are considered 8th gen
the wii u didnt have a full life-span compared to the others due to its poor sales, the switch was sort of nintendo on panic mode
Being the only “ninth” gen console for 3 years is a bit of stretch.
LordOcidax
Member
Who says that?
Even for Nintendo was a new generation…
ShirAhava
Plays with kids toys, in the adult gaming world
Wat?
The Sega genesis and SNES were tracked in sales along side the PSX and Saturn until about 1998 or 99 that didn't make them 5th gen consoles
The switch is an 8th gen console being sold alongside 9th gen systems because it released mid 8th gen
PS/Xbox weren't "late" they were the party
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Feel Like I'm On 42
Member
It's nice looking but ...the same shuttle d pad? Come on Nintendo. Also, no Oled screen is a huge mistake.
ShirAhava
Plays with kids toys, in the adult gaming world
Who says that?
Its exactly what happened.
The only 9th gen consoles are PS5/SLIM/PRO and XBOX SERIES S/X and now SWITCH 2
tylrdiablos
Member
Yeah I'm impressed with the design as well. Looks like they've learned from the Switch's mistakes in regards to connecting the JoyCons etc.
Just gotta hope the internals/specs are good as well.
Just gotta hope the internals/specs are good as well.
Walter Matthau
Member
I think some will find it boring, but this is exactly what I wanted. I like a console I can just tuck in some corner under my tv that draws little attention.