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Switch OLED $349.99 October 8th
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i have a lite and almost all game saves I care about are in the cloud
transferred animal crossing save too manually
splatoon 2 I forgot didn’t support cloud save but manually it didn’t transfer my ranking so that sucks. ive played it so much I’m looking forward to 3 at this point but wish that didn’t happen. So never got too far when I did try manual on a previous switch console a few months ago
Beautiful display! That RGB instead of Pentile OLED really helps a lot with 720p for crispiness.
makes me think the graphical horsepower is better even though it isnt.
This is a marvel for handheld users
makes me think the graphical horsepower is better even though it isnt.
This is a marvel for handheld users
So close to falling for the hype and buying one until I watched some YouTube videos of top 10 and 20 games that are maybe slightly better than mobile games but instead of costing a few bucks each they're $50 to $60. And, value, specs (for example 4GB RAM vs 16GB RAM) and versatility are low relative to Steam Deck.
That's great to know. I have had a Switch for 4 weeks. Love playing on my LG C1 but can't play on the small screen for more than 15-20min before my eyes get fatigued.
Same. And the internals are four years old. I opted for the PS5 instead and I do not regret it at all.
I decided that I keep mine, the display is really, really gorgeous. I played A LOT of Super Mario Odyssey and the colors are amazing. This game is meant to be played on an OLED screen.
I also like the feel of the glass, the overall look of the device (I got the white one) and I'm looking forward to Metroid Dread, another round of BOTW, and I hope Super Mario Galaxy looks as incredible as Odyssey does. However, it's a pure handheld for me. I tested the docking feature not even once, I still have to. And the eShop is infuriating, but that's not too much of an issue. I enjoy playing my games and I'm really happy. It's like a 3DS Pro Max XDR, the ultimate Nintendo handheld. Thanks for your advice!
Been playing my first switch for about a week now. Having a blast with Mario Kart that I haven't even taken Breath of the Wild out of the box yet. It's a really great device that is a nice change of pace from my PS5.
I am enjoying my switch too. The only dislike is the sheer expense of the game. Digital copies of 3-4 year old titles are £49.99.
Meanwhile on a boring evening I can browse the Xbox store and spontaneously buy good games on sale for £4-15 or dip into Gamepass for one month.
Mario games are great but I wish that Nintendo games weren't so expensive.
I am enjoying my switch too. The only dislike is the sheer expense of the game. Digital copies of 3-4 year old titles are £49.99.
Meanwhile on a boring evening I can browse the Xbox store and spontaneously buy good games on sale for £4-15 or dip into Gamepass for one month.
Mario games are great but I wish that Nintendo games weren't so expensive.
1st party games always hold their price. including damn port of Tropical Freeze, which was a $20 best hits game on Wii U
still a fantastic game, but Nintendo aint playing around with their prices
its because idiots buy it.... saw the Black Friday deals. How is Zelda $40 !!! still without DLC.
My friend bought the OLED Switch it defiantly looks much nicer but I never use it as a handheld. I just got someone who sold me Metroid for $30 but also bought the new Call of Duty so who knows when I'll get around to playing it.
My friend bought the OLED Switch it defiantly looks much nicer but I never use it as a handheld. I just got someone who sold me Metroid for $30 but also bought the new Call of Duty so who knows when I'll get around to playing it.
Nintendo isn't big on discounting their games. I don't think they ever have been to be honest.
I really wanted to buy it; my launch switch battery is no longer the same (I´m sure im hitting 3-3.5 hours before having to plug it in) and my habits have switched from docked 90 % of the time to Handheld 85% of the time according to my year in review.
But then I read I´ll have to just redownload everything to the new unit and I´m no longer sure; I have my 512 gb micro sd pretty much at capacity and I was hoping I might just be able to plug it into the new unit once the transfer was done.
These are the small details nintendo needs to work on as part of the user experience.
But then I read I´ll have to just redownload everything to the new unit and I´m no longer sure; I have my 512 gb micro sd pretty much at capacity and I was hoping I might just be able to plug it into the new unit once the transfer was done.
These are the small details nintendo needs to work on as part of the user experience.
Curious, do you buy physical media for video games (for the games that have them), or is it all pure digital? Do you also have a large collection of digital only video games, and a whole mess of multimedia? I ended up getting a bunch of micro SD cards and passed them along to friends. One said he was running low on space, so that was appreciated. I didn't get a chance to ask him about this, so I was wondering what people do with Switches that really fill out storage so quickly.
As an aside I bought the white dock and use it with the OG Switch. I have to say ir performs well, switching into docked mode as well as the speed from console turn on to the start screen appearing on the TV is noticeably quicker. A good investment in my opinion.
If you play docked mostly, as I do, I'd just recommend getting the dock only. You have to get it direct from Nintendo though, which you can do on their website.
If you play docked mostly, as I do, I'd just recommend getting the dock only. You have to get it direct from Nintendo though, which you can do on their website.
Not really because I have a Switch OG model. And an OLED TV and I've seen plenty of videos on it to have an idea. OLED screens IMO tend to offer similar popping colours etc. I have played my Switch on my OLED TV, but these days I tend to play it handheld hence thinking about changing.
I also have a Vita OLED model so have an idea of smaller OLED screens too.
I should add I was impressed with its design and the colour of the white Joycons.
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Going to patiently wait for the Switch 2. (Whenever that releases)
Nintendo could've done a spec bump with the OLED release.
Nintendo could've done a spec bump with the OLED release.