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Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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781 points HelloUsername | 1 comments | 16 Jan 25 13:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.215s | source
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sigmoid10 ◴[16 Jan 25 14:15 UTC] No.42725360[source]▶
Huh. I guess updated ergonomics / QoL stuff and confirmation of backwards compatibility counts as enough of an update over the last hardware refresh. But zero info on anything that could actually make this worth a buy. Granted, this feels like Nintendo who will do anything to not get dragged into PS/XBOX flops discussions. But without any real upgrade or even games announcements, I suppose most people will keep holding off their purchase decisions for now.
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kreco ◴[16 Jan 25 14:28 UTC] No.42725559[source]▶
> But zero info on anything that could actually make this worth a buy.

Obvious answer: no more game released on Switch 1 so you want a Switch 2 if you want to play new games.

That's work well enough for Playstation/Xbox.

The difference with the other consoles mentioned is that it's portable, and the time already made clear (with Switch 1 and Steam Deck) there is a massive need.

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1. dfxm12 ◴[16 Jan 25 14:43 UTC] No.42725830[source]▶
Obviously, new games are still being regularly released for PS4 4+ years after PS5's release. For this reason, I haven't bought a PS5.