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Yakuza 0 Director's Cut trailer Looks really good to be fair Edit youtu.be media gamingeek
[videogameschronicle.com] Slovenian retailer fills their car with Switch 2 consoles Greatest road trip Edit videogameschronicle.com gamingeek
[notebookcheck.net] Every game coming and rumoured for Switch 2 Launch day, shortly after and beyond Edit notebookcheck.net gamingeek
[eurogamer.net] MS Pulling Plug on Handheld Console? Looks like it. Edit eurogamer.net news aspro
[pushsquare.com] State of Play Confirmed for 4th June, 40+ Minutes of PS5 Games! Edit pushsquare.com Ravenprose
Witcher 4 gameplay tech demo Edit youtu.be gamingeek
The Witcher 4 tech demo video Edit youtu.be gamingeek
Cyberpunk 2077 Switch 2 footage  Leaks Edit youtu.be media gamingeek
Switch 2 Mario Odyssey And Bowsers Fury footage Edit youtu.be media gamingeek
Fortnite Switch 2 is 60fps, higher resolution  Higher-quality textures, higher-quality shadows, and higher-quality water rendering, more Edit resetera.com gamingeek
Nate the Hate rumor Red Dead Redemption 2 coming to Switch 2 this year, next gen update Edit resetera.com media gamingeek
[techradar.com] No Man's Sky will launch on Switch 2 4k Textures and more Edit techradar.com gamingeek
Hitman World of Assassination Switch 2 Gameplay Edit youtu.be gamingeek
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Hogwarts Legacy launch trailer Edit youtu.be media gamingeek
FAST Fusion gameplay Edit youtu.be gamingeek
The Switch 2 screen sucks, according to this guy Is it true VGP? Edit youtu.be gamingeek
[gamefront.de] Silent Hill F screens Edit gamefront.de media gamingeek
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[gamefront.de] 007 First Light screens Edit gamefront.de media gamingeek
[videogameschronicle.com] Switch 2 Welcome Tour is another wonderfully weird Nintendo mini-game collection Edit videogameschronicle.com gamingeek
[videogameschronicle.com] Monolithsoft created characters and stages For Mario Kart world Edit videogameschronicle.com gamingeek
[gamesindustry.biz] Witcher 4 tech showcase wasn't actual game Edit gamesindustry.biz gamingeek
[nintendolife.com] VIDEO Check Out Switch 2 eShop & Menus Edit nintendolife.com gamingeek
[nintendolife.com] Monolithsoft worked on Mario Kart World Edit nintendolife.com gamingeek
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3 hours with Switch 2: You should upgrade Edit techadvisor.com gamingeek
[gamesradar.com] Nintendo Switch 2 review in progress Edit gamesradar.com impressions gamingeek
Yakuza Zero overview trailer 4k 60fps Edit youtu.be media gamingeek
Excellent Switch2 Cyberpunk footage Mouse Mode not seamless like MP4 Edit youtu.be media gamingeek
Switch 2 launch trailer Edit youtu.be gamingeek
No Man's Sky Beacon Update trailer Switch2 ver Edit youtu.be media gamingeek
No Man's Sky Switch 2 trailer Fully reworked, impressive stuff Edit youtu.be media gamingeek
Resetera report back on improved Switch games on NS2 Xenoblade 2 looks sharper, RE5 doubled framerate etc Edit resetera.com gamingeek
[eurogamer.net] Cyberpunk 2077’s getting new content June 26th Edit eurogamer.net gamingeek
[eurogamer.net] Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour review Edit eurogamer.net impressions gamingeek
[mynintendonews.com] Digital Foundry: Switch games do run better on Switch 2 the good news is that Switch 2 fixes all of its performance issues, at times doubling performance Edit mynintendonews.com gamingeek
[ign.com] You can use your smartphone as a Switch 2 camera Use a usb c capture cable Edit ign.com gamingeek
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Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:37:10
Wow I've only played Mario Odyssey and Guacamelee 2 so far but wow the portable experience is so much better.

The loading is insane, literally 1 second for both games to get into a level. The extra horsepower paired with the higher def screen is so much better than sub HD Mario Odyssey on a 720p screen.

If they had 2tb cards at a decent price I'd migrate everything across right now and sell the OLED.
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BK there is some site, maybe DF, that trashed the switch 2 HDR usage saying its broken leading to terrible blacks and that the OLED switch 1 has better image quality, but obviously will never have the performance boost. Also docked HDR is borked he says, it's game by game though.  I never had the OLED switch so I can't tell the difference but you might.

It's the video I posted in the updates. I suspect that the games I've been trying aren't HDR enabled. Because hdr enabled is there for all games as blanket you assume all games will benefit from it.

But I think its only hdr enabled games where you will see the difference.

We need to work out this hdr thing.

Anyone with an HDR tv and switch 2 go to system settings on switch 2 and click calibrate hdr.

See if you get the same message I did.

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Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:40:26
In regards to the switch OLED, it's got perfect blacks, even lighting and excellent per pixel contrast.

In 2D games, sure it's better than any other tv technology I've seen. OLEDs I mean.

But Switch 2s screen is bigger, higher definition and the system is more powerful and faster loading. So the combination of all these things is going to make playing 3D games on s2, a much better experience over s1.

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Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:42:49
I read on Eurogamer that GameStop stapled people's receipts directly to the Switch 2 box and damaged screens. How thin is the box?!
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Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:58:19
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I read on Eurogamer that GameStop stapled people's receipts directly to the Switch 2 box and damaged screens. How thin is the box?!

They put the tablet right on the top of the box weirdly. There's two layers of thin cardboard between the screen and you.

A hard ish impact could crack the screen. Weird decision but mine arrived in tact.

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Thu, 05 Jun 2025 21:14:30
I just watched an unboxing video. There isn't much protection. GameStop shouldn't have used stapes anyway; thats just dumb.

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Thu, 05 Jun 2025 21:47:10
I don't think GameStop has made a good decision since 2012.
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Thu, 05 Jun 2025 23:08:34

Yeah, pretty dumb decision by Nintendo with the packaging and by GameStop stapling receipts to the box.

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Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:32:43

Played a bit of Mario Kart World and the game plays and looks fantastic. Played a couple of online races which played great with a full 24 player race. Very cool tracks. Pretty wild fun with all those players. Checked out a little free roam stuff. Really dig that.

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Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:35:37

A lot of people who preordered from walmart received a bonus Coke and Pringles. Where is my bonus?

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Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:41:15
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A lot of people who preordered from walmart received a bonus Coke and Pringles. Where is my bonus?

Doritos and Mountain Dew King are not happy.

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Fri, 06 Jun 2025 01:26:31
Will the Atarian ruin Ninja-endo's Switch 2 launch?? Stay tuned to find out!

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Fri, 06 Jun 2025 01:28:49

Atari needs to bring him back! More comics, streaming shows and feature films!

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Fri, 06 Jun 2025 02:49:28
I don't know why, but he popped into my head earlier today. I will say, the comic was actually far worse than I remembered it. But yeah, bring it back. Why the hell not.
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Fri, 06 Jun 2025 07:11:28
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You got this bro. I had to compromise I got a new tv if we also got a new fridge. Well, some compromise. I paid for both. Nyaa

Note to self: sabotage fridge.

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Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:32:47
So good and bad news from my switch 2 testing.

Great news, patched Switch games look better than I imagined. Both on the tv and portable.

More great news, unpatched Switch 1 games also run better on switch 2.

Arkham Knight even when driving is a rock solid 30fps. Same for Witcher 3.

Bayonetta 2 and 3 are locked 60fps and other games have better frame rates.

I'm interested to see how DRS works and if the resolution will drop far less, particularly in Snowrunner.

Streetfighter 6 demo is up and it honestly looks far better than expected played offscreen.

There's also comparison footage going around for both SF6 and Cyberpunk switch 2 compared to ps5 and its so close, it doesn't bother me or any normal person.

Played Mario kart world for 10 mins, looks great but it just did two 100cc tracks.

Free roaming seems directionless at the moment to the point where it feels like, why am I doing this? Also because the world is so big I can't consume it without a huge time sink. But I only picked around for 5 mins.

Battery life is notably worse than the OLED, to be expected.

Game cards work worse vs Switch 1? On Switch 1 it tells you if a game is currently installed to your system or not.

Switch 2 has icons to show the game is loaded onto your console, not installed. Loaded means it's authorised to play it on the console.

To see if its installed you have to hover your icon over it on the menu.

Now here's the really bad thing, I updated Luigis Mansion 3 and tried it. It doesn't have an official patch BTW.

So in handheld, it displays at handheld switch 1 resolution, 720p.

And as you can imagine, 720p on a larger, 1080p screen doesn't look good due to upscaling, the normal kind not DLSS.

So unless these games are all patched they are going to look blurrier in handheld compared to switch 1.

One suggestion is to allow switch 2 to display switch 1 games handheld in their docked configuration.

Most of my physical games are either 2D or Nintendo games so I imagine most will look okay or get patched at some point.

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Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:55:22
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it doesn't bother me or any normal person.

Hey now, who gave you the authority to speak in name of all us normal persons?  cool

Have you tried any of the Xenoblade games yet?  I was in half a mind to restart XB2 on the Switch2.  I don't think I got half way through it when I first played it, and the resolution didn't bother me, but it'd be nice knowing I'm playing it in the most optimal setting.

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Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:55:47

Good impressions, GG.

Free roam feels like a combination of MK and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. You are just trying out new tricks and challenges. I do like how you csn earn new vehicles and costumes.

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Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:57:20

I don't think any vehicle will match the coolness of the R.O.B.H.O.G.

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Fri, 06 Jun 2025 12:29:48
Cyberpunk is coming in the next 3 hours Grinning

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Hey now, who gave you the authority to speak in name of all us normal persons?  cool

Have you tried any of the Xenoblade games yet?  I was in half a mind to restart XB2 on the Switch2.  I don't think I got half way through it when I first played it, and the resolution didn't bother me, but it'd be nice knowing I'm playing it in the most optimal setting.

I haven't. Xenoblade 3 has a new patch but it doesn't say its a switch 2 patch.

You should give 2 a second chance. I gave up like everyone else, but if you play it regularly instead of bouncing from game to game it becomes really enjoyable. It's my favourite in the series.

I'll try 2 and 3 later. I ran X3 through Mclassic at 1440p and it looked awesome.
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Good impressions, GG.

Free roam feels like a combination of MK and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. You are just trying out new tricks and challenges. I do like how you csn earn new vehicles and costumes.

I wish you could just jump, rather than prime your jump first.

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