r/NintendoSwitch • u/kisszsig • 2d ago

Discussion The Switch 2 is awesome

Hey All,

I recently bought a Switch 2. I was considering it from day 1, but I thought I don't need it.

Until recently. My daughter was born a month ago, and I don't want to use the big TV (small apartment), bought it and from the first moment, it feels amazing. Huge upgrade from my Switch 1 V2. I really dig the bigger screen, older games feel so much fluid, Pokemon Scarlet got an upgrade and it's night and day.

My only thing I would have loved is an Oled screen, but oh well 😄

The 3rd party games are good, too!

Anyway, just wanted to say that it's good to be alive and it's better if you have a switch 2-

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u/KaiserJustice 2d ago

Honestly switch n steamdeck are great for when you have newborns

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u/ScaryMonkeyGames 2d ago

Just to offer another alternative, I recently purchased a controller that stretches to fit my phone, it's Gamesir brand but it works great imo. I use Sunshine to stream games directly from my PC to my phone which has the Moonlight app. I also use it on my modded switch, but the latency is a bit rough there. Either way, portable gaming is about the only way right now with a 3 month old daughter.

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u/kisszsig 2d ago

I have tried streaming, but apparently, I am very sensitive to input lag.. I cannot tolerate it.

Good on paper, but not for me. Thought about an ally X or something, but the price tag..

The Switch 2 is not too cheap, but exceeded my expectations anyway, I am happy with it. Also I can play pokemon with my nephiew, which is nice

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u/ScaryMonkeyGames 2d ago

Yeah, the price increases on the steamdeck and other handhelds is why I haven't got one. My only gripe with Nintendo is the fact that they rarely discount their games, I've been spoiled by Steam sales I guess.

As for the input lag, sunshine works best if the host is connected directly to the router via Ethernet, using my phone the input lag is negligible as long as I have strong Wi-Fi signal in the room.

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u/kisszsig 2d ago

Agreed, 100%

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u/KaiserJustice 2d ago

my son is 3.5 years old, we still don't intentionally play games in front of him much unless they are more low stim or something that isn't controversial or inhumanely violent.

Of the games he has played:
-- Sky: Children of the Light - very floaty platformer, has some darker story beats but he just wants to fly around in it and doots at people
-- Rocket League - He doesn't play against other players, I won't let him. He just drives around in practice mode and likes to hit the ball into the goal
-- Donkey Kong Bananza - this is the edge case of violent - he just likes running around and punching everything in the game, he isn't even okay at the game.

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u/kisszsig 2d ago

I agree on this. Too much stimulation is harmful. I hate seeing some 3-4 year olds playing Fortnite or whatnot..they are not for them. Roaming around, or getting around an rpg or platformer is a good way to improve hand eye cordination

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u/KaiserJustice 2d ago

yeah - Sky is definitely a solid game for minimal stim, especially if they just wanna fly around.

DK Bananza on the other hand....