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I have...

Started to take the SSD for granted. 6 28.57%
 
Still amazed by the SSD. 5 23.81%
 
Will never take the SSD for granted. 6 28.57%
 
I'm still on HDD. 4 19.05%
 
Total:21
Leynos on 12 March 2025
BasilZero said:

I hate the load times on my Switch especially after playing on PS5/XboxSeries/PC lol.

Just hope its better on the Switch 2....

Read speeds on Switch 2 will be slightly slower than Series X. 2.1GB vs 2.4GB, but with them optimized for NSW2, it should seem faster.



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LegitHyperbole on 12 March 2025
BasilZero said:

I hate the load times on my Switch especially after playing on PS5/XboxSeries/PC lol.

Just hope its better on the Switch 2....

Wait what? Switch had decent load times... or at least I can't remember a title that had bad loading. I did mostly play indies but played about a dozen Nintendo first and second party games. I never played a third party big release, perhaps this is where the issue is?



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BasilZero on 13 March 2025
LegitHyperbole said:

Wait what? Switch had decent load times... or at least I can't remember a title that had bad loading. I did mostly play indies but played about a dozen Nintendo first and second party games. I never played a third party big release, perhaps this is where the issue is?

Yeah, third party titles.



Wman1996 on 13 March 2025

SSDs are a godsend.
I don't miss long loading screens at all.



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Switch: 161 million (was 73 million, then 96 million, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million, then 151 million, then 156 million)

PS5: 115 million (was 105 million) Xbox Series S/X: 40 million (was 60 million, then 67 million, then 57 million. then 48 million)

PS4: 120 mil (was 100 then 130 million, then 122 million) Xbox One: 51 mil (was 50 then 55 mil)

3DS: 75.5 mil (was 73, then 77 million)

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LegitHyperbole on 13 March 2025
BasilZero said:
LegitHyperbole said:

Wait what? Switch had decent load times... or at least I can't remember a title that had bad loading. I did mostly play indies but played about a dozen Nintendo first and second party games. I never played a third party big release, perhaps this is where the issue is?

Yeah, third party titles.

Yeah, I watched some comparisons after your comment to check and some are brutal, Crash Bandicoot 4 eek. At least you have a sort of quick resume at the cost of battery life or electricity...just don't die and you're golden. That's how I got through hundreds of hours of The Witcher 3s Death March mode on PS4, it made me play more reserved and better at the game. 



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hellobion2 on 25 March 2025

Cannot think of it without the SSD



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