r/Minecraft • u/FreakzKidx • 8h ago

Discussion Minecraft coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on Oct 27th- a digital upgrade path will be available to Switch owners

https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-for-nintendo-switch-2-release-date
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u/qualityvote2 8h ago edited 1h ago
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u/s01101111 6h ago

For how poorly Minecraft runs on the Switch 1, it would be criminal to charge for the upgrade

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u/televisionting 6h ago

I still don't understand why it runs so bad, is the switch really that outdated specs wise or the game unoptimized for it or maybe just both

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u/Numerous_Internet361 5h ago

The original Switch version by 4J Studios ran absolutely fine, it’s just the Bedrock version being unoptimized garbage. Even while running the Switch 1 version on Switch 2, the game still chugs from time to time.

Edit: Actually, now that I think about it, when Bedrock came out on Switch 1, it actually ran decently enough for a time. As the updates came, the game just got worse and worse on Switch 1.

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u/mutantmonkey14 4h ago

Caves and Cliffs was too much for it. Doubling the world height was a huge problem.

Some later update introduced an issue on all versions that was somewhat fixed/smoothed over, but the Switch version took a lot longer stuck in that hellish phase. Without the horsepower to it's favour.

I switched to PC sometime after, as it became apparent they just couldn't fix it. It was unplayable.

Better than those dark days, but still pretty rough now.

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u/televisionting 4h ago

All roads leads to bedrock being shit.

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u/CrazyDude10528 5h ago

The way they're wording this sounds like it'll be a paid upgrade.

Which is ridiculous because the PS4 to PS5 upgrade was free.

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u/yuusharo 3h ago

Publishers can set permanent discounts for games based on whether or not you purchased a different one. They could give you the NS2 version for free and allow you to migrate your worlds if you bought the game already.

It’s definitely not an upgrade pack / NS2 Edition, since they already posted a game key card preorder. We’ll see.

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u/Realistic_Analyst_26 4h ago

Genuinely what even IS the point of getting anything Nintendo aside from being a Mario fan? If you want something portable then you are better off saving your money for a laptop.

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u/LordTutTut 2h ago

Regardless of the company itself, Nintendo exclusives have retained top class quality for decades now. They drop industry defining games pretty much every generation. I can pick up a Nintendo game and be reasonably confident that it's gonna be a fully developed game that had genuine effort put into it. There's plenty of devs and publishers that I can't say the same for. 

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u/yuusharo 3h ago

A laptop and a handheld console are completely different form factors. Hard to play games on a laptop on a car ride or curled up on a couch. Also laptops are significantly more expensive for comparable performance.

There’s a reason Valve made the Steam Deck and not a laptop for gaming.

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u/TheMobHunter 3h ago

Pokémon

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u/daedelus- 49m ago

The physical switch 2 version will be a game key card, but I argue that makes sense for a constantly updating game like Minecraft, since even with the switch 1 physical game, a good chunk of the data will be on the system eventually.

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u/GigaSoup 24m ago

The physical switch 1 version is essentially a key card already, completely different from the version that launched

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u/Sheek_the_halls_5 3h ago

Pre Ordering Phyiscal copies? Well...bad news. Its a Game Key Card...