Was Nintendo right to opt out of the graphics arms race?

[Chrkeller]

Switch 2 is a mid shelf product, which is what it should be. Consoles are about value, bang for the buck, etc.

And I have no idea why people are surprised the S2 plays current gen games. Games are scalable. New games still work with GPUs from 2017... of course they run on the S2. If they run well is a personal opinion. Mine is 30 fps can go **** itself and fps by default puts the S2 well below the ps5 version, which is well below the PC versions of games.

Edit

Found one of my comments from 2023....

"Oh yeah, for sure the switch 2 will outclass the steam deck.  No doubt.  And for sure the switch 2 will be able to run modern games, no doubt.  Just not at the fidelity and performance of the ps5.  And most people won't care about the fidelity differences.  So switch 2 will be fine. "

Last edited by Chrkeller - on 11 January 2026