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(correct me if i’m wrong but) the fact that Cyberpunk 2077, a full game on a physical cart, singlehandedly outsold all of SEGA’s game key cards at the Switch 2 launch is so sexy

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Here’s a cool community resource from people experimenting on Switch 1 games (with and without patches or upgrades) running on Switch 2. Because of how Switch 2’s backwards compatibility is designed, even if a game doesn’t receive a dedicated upgrade, almost every Switch 1 title benefits from increased and consistent framerates and reduced loading times. Playing around with different Switch 1 titles on Switch 2 has been a total joy

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I really don’t understand people who think the Switch 2 is pointless or not a worthwhile upgrade.

I love my Switch 1 as much as anyone else does - I’ve poured several thousand of hours into hundreds of games, so I’ve seen the best and worse of the console. It’s amazing, but it’s really outdated. That doesn’t mean its bad - I still pick it up from time to time because its portable play is still very comfortable, but games are struggling to run well on it and thats just factually correct.

It’s not even a ‘Pokémon runs like shit’ situation because everyone knows that and I truly believe the fault there lies with GameFreak’s horrible optimisation. But look at how many other first party Switch titles struggle - Mario and Luigi: Brothership has horrible frame drops in the overworld. Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom’s constant performance difficulties made it hard to appreciate the game as much as I should. Breath of the Wild, even back at the launch of the Switch, was having a rough time running optimally. Animal Crossing New Horizons’ load times are abysmal. Xenoblade Chronicles’ dynamic resolution makes the game look extremely blurry. There’s a good reason people were clamouring for a Switch Pro to make these games play better.

I know most people buy Nintendo consoles for Nintendo games, but when you look at third parties as well, it’s really easy to see the Switch, which is on par with 20-year-old Xbox 360 hardware, can barely run most PS4-level games and definitely fails at PS5-level ports. We have miracle ports like Nier Automata which look and play phenomenally on the Switch, but then you have Mortal Kombat 1, Batman: Arkham Knight, even the miracle ports like Doom Eternal really struggle on the Switch 1, because the hardware is objectively outdated for the games.

But what the Switch 2 does, absolutely miraculously, is fix almost all of Switch 1 games’ problems for free thanks to its backwards compatibility. Brothership and Echoes of Wisdom perform excellently now. Breath of the Wild, without the upgrade pack, still runs at a constant 30fps on Switch 2. The Xenoblade Chronicles games now run at their highest possible resolution at a fixed framerate and look sharper and clearer than before. Animal Crossing New Horizons’ load times are massively shortened! And 99% of the Switch 1’s library is playable on the Switch 2. What Nintendo accomplished with backwards compatibility is nothing short of miraculous, because these games needed better hardware to reach their full potential.

And it makes me excited for future Nintendo games too. Donkey Kong Bananza looks far more ambitious and expansive than Mario Odyssey. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment runs at a flawless 60 frames per second when Age of Calamity had notoriously abysmal performance on the Switch 1 (now fixed with the Switch 2). Metroid Prime 4: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition looks unbelievably beautiful and runs at 120 frames per second - Absolutely jaw dropping! It’s obvious too that Nintendo has outgrown the Switch with their development ambitions. They want to make bigger, bolder, more ambitious games that the Switch hardware is incapable of. The development interview for Mario Kart World revealed it was originally being developed for the Switch 1, but wouldn’t run without massive compromises, and the developers desperately needed the stronger hardware for their artistic vision.

I understand if you don’t care that much about performance, you just want to play the games. Believe me, I beat Outer Worlds and Doom Eternal on my Switch, I’ve been through hell (pun intended). Nintendo isn’t abandoning the Switch because they clearly have games planned for it in the foreseeable future - Metroid Prime 4 and Pokémon Legends Z-A are releasing on the Switch 1, and next year Tomodachi Life 2 and Rhythm Heaven Groove are as well. You can keep playing your Switch, especially if you own an OLED or think its too soon to upgrade, and don’t personally see value in the stronger hardware unless more games like a big new Animal Crossing or Zelda release. That’s okay!

But calling the entire console unnecessary because of some spite towards the company is silly. I know how badly the Switch needed the upgrade. I played dozens of hours of No Man’s Sky religiously on my Switch and believe me, as amazing as it is to play the game portably, I can’t pretend the Switch 2 edition wasn’t direly needed. Developers are moving forward at a pace that was unsustainable for the Switch. Games like Cyberpunk 2077 or Street Fighter 6 or Yakuza 0 shine on the new console. Nintendo’s upcoming titles show me they feel freed from the hardware shackles of the Switch 1. That is a good thing. The Switch 2 won’t be outdated in 5 years as much as the Switch 1 was.

If you’re an artist, you can’t live with a compromised creative vision for the rest of your life - Eventually, you need better tools. And for players like me, the Switch 2 answers all my dreams and then some - It makes all my Switch 1 games run flawlessly, and opens the gateway to an amazing new library to explore. It’s expensive, but it’s worth the price in my opinion, and the same is true for millions of players around the world. Because of that I think denouncing the console as unnecessary is just a bit goofy.

And before anyone else does this, I’m not excusing $80 games or game key cards or $10 tech demo. I have legitimate gripes with the console and Nintendo, and I refuse to buy Mario Kart World at its price point. But I think the Switch 2 hardware is brilliant, and I can finally experience the games I love better than ever before.

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You did it, tumblr! You defeated corporate greed!

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Nothing more annoying than someone having a popular post claiming everyone else is misinformed about Big Corpo Company, then correcting them, and having them not reply to a single correction

Switch Game Key Cards are bad not because you "don't own your games", but because it is the death of physical preservation. And while this has been a thing for a long time with most consoles, including the wii U, the Switch 2 is in a situation that if it were to ever have the servers shut down, 95% of its games - including Nintendo Switch 1 games - would become unplayable.

This has been impacting Xbox and Sony for years, but the difference is those companies leave their online services up for much much longer than Nintendo does. Nintendo have shut down two entire services since the Xbox 360 launched, and will eventually shut down the Switch, and Xbox have only closed down the 360's store during that time. You can still play on xbox live for any games where the developers are still supporting them. You can still download your games. You can't do that on the Wii or 3ds anymore.

Imagine, in just ten years, your Switch 2 becomes a brick and every game - physical or digital - can no longer be played, with the exception of the few titles where the developers paid Nintendo's ridiculous price to have the 64gb game card. Indie titles aren't going to do that because the card costs £16 which is more than most of them will sell the game for. AAA developers won't do that because... well, since when have AAA Devs been able to fit a game into 64gb? It gives the "option" for a physical cartridge but wholly disincentivises using one.

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I will follow you into the dark

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he’s leaning like an kind benefactor on an old cane

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Nintendo hatedom is crazy because like wdym y’all think the switch 2 not having an OLED screen and having inflation pricing is the most anti consumer, discourse worthy thing they’ve ever done but peach’s VA finding out she got recasted the day Mario kart world launched isn’t worth raising hell over or talking about whatsoever???

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what it means to be alive

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Nader Al-Anqar ( @abdalsalam2000 ) is a Palestinian teenager trying to raise money for his family of seven (parents, brothers, sister-in-law, niece, and nephew) to escape the genocide in Gaza, and for his father to get treatment for cancer.

He's been active on tumblr for a long while now, and was one of the first to have their campaigns vetted: #4 on the gazavetters list!

He recently reached his initial goal, €50,000, but was forced to extend the goal to €80,000 because they are waiting for the crossings to open in order to travel to safety and the cost of food in Gaza is now so expensive.

Please continue to support him in his effort to keep his family alive and safe.

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Bucky, trying to be a politician and realizing how inefficient it is at stopping bad guys quickly: Welp. I can't debate, diplomat, or deposition my way out of this one.

Bucky, loading his explosive disc launcher: Detonate it is.

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happy pride month

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Wow. We need to cancel this fuck.

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DOOM SLAYER PRIDE ICONS (CREDIT APPRECIATED; NOT REQUIRED)

Flags: Aromantic, Asexual, Bisexual, Gay, Intersex, Lesbian, Nonbinary, Pansexual, Queer, Transgender

not taking requests; please don't ask!

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Anyway, shoutout to Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 for having 3/5 of your party be women who all drive the plot forward & have interesting & nuanced personalities & character quirks.

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Clair Obscur released 33 days ago.. and has 3.3 copies sold, that is so insane it actually gives me chills! 👀

Happy 33rd day to those who celebrate!

(but not "December 33rd" because we hate that date😭)