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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: 0s | 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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nkjoep ◴[16 Jan 25 14:17 UTC] No.42725386[source]▶
on the other side, it could be a big plus for new comers into the Nintendo Switch platform
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sigmoid10 ◴[16 Jan 25 14:20 UTC] No.42725419[source]▶
I really wonder how big that market can be. I mean, for people who still haven't gotten a switch or steam deck or anything similar until now, how likely is this going to change their mind?
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eloisant ◴[16 Jan 25 14:23 UTC] No.42725458[source]▶
People who started to look when the Switch was already 3-4 years old, and passed because it's underpowered.
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1. pjmlp ◴[16 Jan 25 15:52 UTC] No.42726919{4}[source]▶
Those folks would never played any GB generation device, the whole line of devices.

Nor are old enough to have lived through 8 and 16 bit home computers days.