The final wedge that’s been driven between me and my Switch is also partly down to the competition, specifically Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
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With no Switch Pro on the horizon, it’s a situation that many players will have to stomach until the Nintendo Switch 2 arrives, and it’s something that’s hard to ignore every time I return to play on Nintendo's system. The Nintendo Switch OLED, as beautiful as its new seven-inch screen might be, won’t change that either. While I would never expect Nintendo to put out a machine that’s capable of 4K/120Hz, returning to face resolutions that can drop as low as 540p and framerates that tend to hover precariously under the 30fps target, is jarring, to say the least.
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Now, though, compared to the PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and a half-decent PC build, the Switch feels sluggish, underpowered, and its games can look – to put it kindly – downright ugly.
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One of the biggest problems with Nintendo’s console release cycle, and its decision not to go toe-to-toe with Sony and Microsoft anymore, is that its hardware tends to enjoy a couple of years where things feel “good enough” from a performance and visual perspective.Ĭompared to the PS4 and Xbox One, the Switch held up pretty favorably, offering something new and exciting that led to thousands of people begging for 'Switch ports'. ".the Switch feels sluggish, underpowered, and its games can look – to put it kindly – downright ugly." (Drop some Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC, though, and we have a deal.) Switching allegiances I’m not going to buy another remaster, remake, or re-release. I’m still incredibly excited for Breath of the Wild 2, of course, but Nintendo needs to start taking more risks and create new IP as it did with Splatoon, ARMS, and Ring Fit Adventure. But when Nintendo announced that Super Mario 3D All-Stars would be a timed-release? Well, it’s hard not to feel like the company isn't just being greedy and capitalizing on fans’ nostalgia.
The fact that I’ve played the majority of Switch’s biggest games years earlier before on Wii U hasn’t helped matters, which I regard as a bit of a slap in the face. I love Mario as much as the next person (probably more), but seeing the usual wave of sports games, half-baked compilations, and retro rehashes come back around for the umpteenth time with a full-fat price tag has started to irritate me. And that’s a big concern when you consider I only tend to buy Nintendo consoles for its exclusive IP. Nintendo’s first-party lineup has also started to leave me feeling rather uninspired. To make matters worse, the Wii U had a more comprehensive online feature set with online video calls and Miiverse. I’m tired of having to jump through hoops just to play the odd game with friends on Switch, and now that it’s a paid service – cheap as it may be – consumers deserve more. In fact, it’s recently lost some functionality, and whenever I’ve used it with friends, it’s been a noticeably poor alternative to services like Discord or even Skype. Yes, Nintendo released an online companion app, but support for it has been non-existent. It still uses friend codes for heaven’s sake. It's hard to believe, but even though the Switch launched in 2017, you’re still unable to message your friends, start party chats or do anything remotely social on Nintendo’s console other than share screenshots to the internet. It’s as though Nintendo’s online system is somehow frozen in time, despite the fact the company has all the resources it needs to fix it. I love playing with my friends, but sadly the Nintendo Switch is a lonely experience online. Compare Nintendo’s pads to the delightful PS5 DualSense and ergonomic Xbox Series X controller, then, and it already feels like a big step down. While it isn’t likely to break anytime soon, it comes with the worst D-Pad in Nintendo’s illustrious history, which makes games of Tetris Puyo Puyo a painful experience. The Nintendo Switch Pro Controller isn’t much better, either. well, joy, have never felt more fragile in my hands. It’s shocking that Nintendo hasn’t addressed Joy-Con drift by now, and it means that the Switch’s little gamepads that brought me so much. The Joy-Con controllers’ frustrating reliability issues are well-known by now, and it means that every gaming session could result in my controllers developing the dreaded Joy-Con drift. I now see the Switch’s fragile Joy-Con as a ticking time bomb, ready to implode at any moment. When you’re afraid to actually play a console in fear of breaking it, you know something’s gone wrong.