As a Xbox One/Series X and Switch owner - Achievements are just a small fun bonus for me, which occasionally incentivizes me to do a bit extra in the game I probably otherwise wouldn't have done, but that's it. They give you a bit of that dopamine hit which is nice - and I'm sure that's by design. And it is kinda neat to have this big compilation of Xbox points that dates back all the way to when I first played my 360 in 2006.
But when I play Switch I don't really feel like I'm missing them, especially if there's a built-in achievement system in-game. Switch is more of my low-key console anyway - ie lounge on the couch and play handheld mode while watching TV. So I'm generally not 100% focuses on grinding and doing a super deep dive into a game when playing Switch.
I can't help but feel achievements are often just a cheap cop-out to make modern games feel more rewarding then they actually are, and frankly says something about the decline of modern gaming as a whole.
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