The Switch 2 came out last week and man there was a lot of hype around how crazy it would be to get one. Pre-orders sold out at many places, and it was looking like it was going to be crazy difficult to get a hold of one. Except then retailers got like a ton and you can walk into anywhere you want to get one basically, except Gamestop because they suck.
So i have a Switch 2 now and it is a lot like the Switch 1, in fact it's so similar I bet if I posted screenshots of the hub screen for both systems, you couldn't tell the difference.
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So many new features! Including a button that requires a subscription to use.
I want to say The Switch 2 is a massive upgrade, but Nintendo is so strange with their graphical tricks that I guess it is. Mario Kart runs fine, besides being a completely barebones and empty Mario Kart game. I managed to beat all the single player content in Mario Kart in 3 hours. So that's cool.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet got a Switch 2 patch that I tested and yeah the game runs like it should have two years ago because now the Switch 2 is overpowering the restrictions. It all feels very strange because despite power complaints of the Switch 1, the Switch 2 continues to make that mistake by still being underpowered. It's better don't get me wrong, it is more powerful than the Switch 1, but it's just as behind on power compared to today's standards as the Switch 1 was back in 2017. So for now, it'll be fine and it'll get a lot of ports early on, but in three years when we're talking Ps6 and what not, the Switch 2will once again just be Nintendo's...thing that exists and plays some stuff.
The problem I think the Switch faces is that right now it's doing nothing that the Switch 1 isn't, especially if you have an OLED Switch. At least plays all the Switch 1 games. That's really all I can say about it. It's the Switch 1 but stronger, and it'll now play ports of 5-6 year old Ps5 games. Awesome.
Don't waste the money until games come out, and maybe not even then.
