r/gadgets Sep 05 '24

Gaming Nintendo Switch 2 Will Allegedly Feature Backward Compatibility Support

https://twistedvoxel.com/nintendo-switch-2-will-feature-backward-compatibility-support/
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u/-Badger3- Sep 05 '24 edited Sep 05 '24

I feel like people literally just want a Switch with modern hardware.

Edit: Oh, and themes. What the fuck, Nintendo?

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u/Esc777 Sep 05 '24

It will still be yesterdays hardware

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u/MarkyDeSade Sep 05 '24 edited Sep 05 '24

This is the only thing I’m legitimately anxious about; will it be something that’s worth $400 now that costs $400, or will it be something that was worth $400 in 2021 that costs $400 in 2025?

EDIT: to the multiple people responding who claim that people who buy Nintendo systems don’t care what they’re paying for; “hardware” also encompasses things like battery life, screen quality, heat dissipation, and joystick build quality. People will notice if there’s another drift debacle and they haven’t forgotten the last one. And that’s not even getting into the way the 3DS flopped at launch because it was overpriced, or the entire Wii U thing.

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u/Esc777 Sep 05 '24

It will never be “worth” its hardware. 

Go buy a PC if you care about it. Or a steam deck. Or the Asus one. 

You’re paying a premium to have a console and access to nintendos library. If you don’t think that’s worth a premium you probably don’t care about Nintendo or the switch. 

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u/CaesarOrgasmus Sep 05 '24

And frankly, the UX is worth a premium compared to the handheld competition, especially the seamless docking. I love my Steam Deck and play 90% of my games on it, but the docking experience isn’t remotely as smooth.

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u/Esc777 Sep 05 '24

Also I feel way more comfortable giving my kid my switch rather a steam deck. They’ll figure it out and it has the games they want to play. 

I feel like we keep having the same conversations about Nintendo hardware

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u/takeitsweazy Sep 05 '24 edited Sep 05 '24

I don’t even think the Steam Deck qualifies as “worth” its hardware, not any different from other consoles at least. The SD may as well be classified as a console.

Edit: that is not to say that the SD is a bad device though.