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Switch 2 is out! How you classify?

Terribly outdated! 3 5.00%
 
Outdated 1 1.67%
 
Slightly outdated 15 25.00%
 
On point 33 55.00%
 
High tech! 7 11.67%
 
A mixed bag 1 1.67%
 
Total:60
numberwang 16 hours ago

PRAGMATA | Nintendo Switch 2 vs. Steam Deck

Switch 2 targets 60fps with DLSS perf. Steam Deck looks like FSR balance to get stable 30fps.



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curl-6 14 hours ago

By now I'd say we have a pretty good idea of Switch's ballpark performance metrics.

What remains to be seen now is how far developers manage to push it; over the lifespan of Switch 1 for instance, titles such as Witcher 3, Ace Combat 7, Doom Eternal, and Kingdom Come Deliverance defied expectations of what its hardware was capable of.

The next 8 years should be interesting.



ConciousMan 2 hours ago
Pemalite said:
Soundwave said:

And the Switch 2 is a waaaaaaaaaay better device than the Switch 1 Lite, a full generation ahead easily of the Switch Lite, the ROG Ally X can run games moderately better than the Switch 2 but is no where near a generational uplift while needing to be much bulkier and having a smaller screen for more than double the cost. No detachable Joycons either. 

At $1000 it's a niche, niche device, if that's where you have to go to get better than Switch 2 performance in a still bulkier form factor, than Nintendo delivered good hardware bang for their buck. 

The Switch 1 Lite would be more like a Playstation 1 in your analogy, the Switch 2 being a PS2, and the ROG Ally X being an original XBox (2001), but it would be if the XBox cost $1000 while the PS2 was $450. 

And the ROG Ally X has a game library of over 200,000+ games. (With 120,000 games being Steam alone) which is a vastly larger games library than the Switch 1+Switch 2. (11,000+320)

The Rog Ally X can run games (especially older titles) better than the Switch 2. (Think Crysis) and at 60fps thanks to it's vastly superior CPU.

Like I said, you get what you pay for.
The ROG Ally X has a CPU that is a generation ahead of the Switch 2. 
The Rog Ally X has significantly more RAM for better textures.

At $1000 you get more value due to the sheer scale of it's game library spanning 9x console generations with better performance and graphics.
...And evenb ignoring that the ROG Ally X is often on sale for $799 anyway.

This is fun. Lets keep playing the goal post shifting game.

Just remember your argument was:
1) Switch 2 is cheaper than the ROG Ally X. - But the Switch Lite is cheaper than the Switch 2. - So either price matters or it doesn't?

2) Switch 2 is a sleeker device than the ROG Ally X. - But the Switch Lite is smaller, thinner and sleeker than the Switch 2. - So does size and form factor matter or not?

If your argument applies to one device,  it can apply to other options as well.

Remember the Switch Lite has a longer battery life as well.

Also remember the Switch Lite can also play 98% of the games of the Switch 2.
Also remember the Switch Lite's LCD display exhibits less ghosting and input lag than the Switch 2. It's functionally a better display.

Sorry, but when the price is more than twice more expensive, then the majority of people will look elsewhere. Yes, price matters for a lot of gamers actually. Switch Lite cannot play Switch 2 games, while Switch 2 can play almost all Switch games. Size matters too, the handheld shouldn't be too heavy and bulky. Switch 2 is almost too heavy already, let's not talk about those PC handhelds. In addition, theirs softwares are not optimized. So what hardware is a lot more powerful if software optimization is not on par with what Nintendo or Sony can offer. In my opinion, those gaming handhelds are for millennials with some money to throw out to test PC gaming on the go. I would prefer a gaming tablet than a bulky handheld that's not twice as fast in gaming than Switch 2 for double the price.



Soundwave 1 hour ago
ConciousMan said:
Pemalite said:

And the ROG Ally X has a game library of over 200,000+ games. (With 120,000 games being Steam alone) which is a vastly larger games library than the Switch 1+Switch 2. (11,000+320)

The Rog Ally X can run games (especially older titles) better than the Switch 2. (Think Crysis) and at 60fps thanks to it's vastly superior CPU.

Like I said, you get what you pay for.
The ROG Ally X has a CPU that is a generation ahead of the Switch 2. 
The Rog Ally X has significantly more RAM for better textures.

At $1000 you get more value due to the sheer scale of it's game library spanning 9x console generations with better performance and graphics.
...And evenb ignoring that the ROG Ally X is often on sale for $799 anyway.

This is fun. Lets keep playing the goal post shifting game.

Just remember your argument was:
1) Switch 2 is cheaper than the ROG Ally X. - But the Switch Lite is cheaper than the Switch 2. - So either price matters or it doesn't?

2) Switch 2 is a sleeker device than the ROG Ally X. - But the Switch Lite is smaller, thinner and sleeker than the Switch 2. - So does size and form factor matter or not?

If your argument applies to one device,  it can apply to other options as well.

Remember the Switch Lite has a longer battery life as well.

Also remember the Switch Lite can also play 98% of the games of the Switch 2.
Also remember the Switch Lite's LCD display exhibits less ghosting and input lag than the Switch 2. It's functionally a better display.


Sorry, but when the price is more than twice more expensive, then the majority of people will look elsewhere. Yes, price matters for a lot of gamers actually. Switch Lite cannot play Switch 2 games, while Switch 2 can play almost all Switch games. Size matters too, the handheld shouldn't be too heavy and bulky. Switch 2 is almost too heavy already, let's not talk about those PC handhelds. In addition, theirs softwares are not optimized. So what hardware is a lot more powerful if software optimization is not on par with what Nintendo or Sony can offer. In my opinion, those gaming handhelds are for millennials with some money to throw out to test PC gaming on the go. I would prefer a gaming tablet than a bulky handheld that's not twice as fast in gaming than Switch 2 for double the price.

Yeah I agree, the Switch 2 is at the very upper max of what a portable can weigh IMO, it's even maybe a bit much. Any heavier than that is just not workable for something that's supposed to be portable easily. Honestly at the weight it is it almost doesn't feel like a Nintendo device anymore.