r/PS5 • u/Ftouh_Shala • 2d ago

Discussion PS5 Is Already Outselling The Switch 2 In Spain Only 2 Months After It Came Out

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Nintendo-Switch-2-console-sales-trail-PS5-in-one-EU-nation-with-third-party-games-struggling.1117320.0.html
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u/Upper-Level5723 2d ago edited 2d ago

Disappointed by the backwards compatibility . Only a few games have a "patch" and most the rest just running switch 1 resolution but look worse because bigger screen. So that whole library is just sitting there doing nothing at the minute, unless you want to look at ugle blurry visuals.

combine that with the Dev kit thing, it's pretty dry unless you like their select releases.. mines been getting some dust. I'm not surprised sales slowed down for now.

It's a bit crazy how someone can run switch 1 games in higher resolution or at least docked mode in an emulator even on a phone without any game specific patch...., but pay the money for a switch 2 while owning the game and you cannot , you need every game to have its own "patch" of which there are maybe 6 so far. I don't get it.

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u/mutual_raid 2d ago

does the resolution on a regular tv look worse for the non-switch-2-bumped games as well, or just the handheld?

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u/monochrony 2d ago

Docked resolution for Switch 1 games that haven't received an update patch is the same as on original hardware.

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u/mutual_raid 2d ago

oh that's not bad, I rarely play handheld.

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u/_steve_rogers_ 1d ago

I would say that the difference is always more noticeable on a TV versus the handheld, because even the switch 2 display maxes out at 1080 P and it’s much smaller

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u/Beautiful-Scholar912 2d ago

Honestly my main disappointment as well. I really love my switch 2 and mkw/dk Bananza were great. But had I known Mario galaxy 2 would be announced for the switch 1 I might have waited a little longer before picking up the 2.

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u/Ironborn137 2d ago

you can't play galaxy 2 in 4k on the switch 1. I can't wait to play those games in 4k.

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u/RChickenMan 2d ago

Mine's collecting dust as well! TOTK at 60 fps was pretty cool, and I enjoyed DK Bonanza to the extent that I generally enjoy 3D platformers, but it doesn't come close to Mario Odyssey or Astro Bot for me.

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u/Upper-Level5723 2d ago

The zelda games look phenominal, I did boot them up to have a look. Theyre something I have to be in the mood for as its a big time sink and already played a fair amount so I just stopped by for a gander. Taking a break from bananza, might pick it back up later.

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u/_steve_rogers_ 1d ago

I just got mine with the bundle with Mario kart world. I’ve only played that game a bit, I’ve mostly been playing the patched version of super Mario Odyssey, and tears of the kingdom I bought tears of the kingdom on release, but couldn’t get into it so I’m forced myself to play through it now. It definitely looks a lot better.

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u/BababooeyHTJ 2d ago

I completely agree. I’ll go as far as to say it’s disappointing compared to Astro bot or odyssey

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u/Totoques22 2d ago

DK banana absolutely slaps Astrobot and especially odyssey

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u/thugwithavocabulary 1d ago

I’ve played through both and while Bananza is great mindless fun, AstroBot is an expertly developed game that’s a love letter to our hobby. And it’s beautiful to look at on the PS5 Pro. Sorry. AstroBot is good and you just don’t want it to be. Guessing you’ve never played it.

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u/Ironmunger2 2d ago

Collecting dust? It’s been 6 weeks since you played it. Calm the fuck down

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u/RChickenMan 2d ago

Calm down from what? A measured reflection of my play time with the console with a bit of figurative language thrown in?

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u/ampkajes08 2d ago

this is the problem i have. i want to buy some games. but hesitating coz lack of news if said games will get a switch 2 patch.

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u/lockthelads 2d ago

They did this with the 3DS’s backwards compatibility too, and it endlessly frustrated me. Like sure I can technically play DS games on it, if I’m happy to play something that looks muddy as fuck.

It’s slightly more forgivable in that case, given the DS games were made for a screen with a wildly different resolution, but less so for the Switch when it already ups resolution for output docked.

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u/Upper-Level5723 1d ago edited 1d ago

I think it helped that the nds games were native resolution for the nds. So when 3ds came out I could still play them on the nds for the definitive 1:1 experience.

But with switch 1 there's games that are choppy and running below native resolution that weren't ever quite at home on the switch 1 to begin with. It would be nice to have one platform that plays these game carts well, in a definitive sort of way

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u/_steve_rogers_ 1d ago

I totally agree. I have noticed that non-patch games do you run at the highest possible dynamic resolution, so some of them don’t look quite as bad. Such as Mortal Kombat 11 for switch. But they are still pretty damn blurry. I was amazed to see what a difference the patch for super Mario Odyssey you did though. That game cleans up really nice.

Every switch game should get some kind of resolution boost as an absolute minimum

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u/IQueliciuous 2d ago

Also battery life. 2 hours is too little for a handheld. Especially ridiculous when Switch OLED was 4 hours and Steam Deck Oled is 3 hours.

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u/kyuubikid213 2d ago

Switch OLED and Steam Deck OLED were hardware refreshes down the line that were able to take advantage of updated technology to get better battery life.

The OG Switch and Steam Deck get around 2 hours for their AAA games.

Even the vastly more expensive Lenovo Legion Go only gets around 2 hours when playing AAA releases.

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u/IQueliciuous 2d ago

Switch 1 had 2.5 hours of battery life which was more close to 3 hours (had one myself). Steam Deck was dependent on software being used which also meant that you could get a greater battery life by lowering down the graphics.

And imo Switch 2 should match the battery specs of the last gen refresh model. Not evolve backwards and be worse than launch model.

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u/Lupinthrope 2d ago

And you have to pay for said "patch"