Last week, Nintendo held a large -scale presentation for the first time to convert 2. The novelty was warmly met by both players and critics, but some experts still doubt the success of the control panel. PC Gamer portal speakWhy.
Regarding the launch of the initial conversion business, Nintendo in the field of the control panel was in a difficult situation. The company has launched a mobile control panel on the market without competitors, and at the time of a part of the industry, seriously reflects the suitability of mobile devices compared to smartphones.
However, smartphones cannot kill this segment of the game-game industry like a tablet cannot kill PCs in the early 2010s because of their limited function. As the fact shows, mobile phones are not a universal solution for games away from home. Mobile games are still the biggest segment of the industry, but thanks to the content created for mobile platforms. For example, publishers have tried to switch to iPhone repeatedly, its performance is much superior to conversion, large projects – and all efforts turned out to be unclear. Part of the speed, partly from uncomfortable management.
Switch was able to occupy a unique position on the market thanks to USB-C document-it was not the strongest house control panel and a great mobile plane. But now the market situation is completely different. The steam deck from Valve has paved the way for the new mobile PC generation, so the Switch 2 will face much more serious competition. There is no doubt that even with bad sales, the device will overshadow the number of any similar, but it is difficult to deny that there are not many chips so far.
Switch 2 is different from competitors with thin shells and 120-year-old screen with HDR-supporting that it can compete even with Steam Seak Steam's OLED screen. However, the rest of the platform is based on rigid technology restrictions like devices from other manufacturers of mobile PCs. 2-6 hours of autonomy is considered the standard for this segment and the 256 GB integrated drive only looks sure compared to the 32 GB background of the original switch.
In terms of graphics and performance, the first reviews from experts are similar to the speeches with the first version of the switch. Games from Nintendo themselves have turned the incredible miracles of technologies and using the power panel power and gates from third -party developers are still accepted. Yes, it is great that Metroid Prime 4 will operate in 4K 60 frames per second (or 1080R 120 frames per second), but it is likely, like the remake of the first Metroid Prime for the switch, will be a rare exception.
The promises of playing the perfect AAA on the mobile dashboard in the case of Switch 2 audio can be suspected to be with mobile PC. The game can work and look good, but in return, they quickly swallow the battery. In addition, the support of less impressive versions of popular games has never been converted. The platform stands on three pillars: Nintendo Project, ports of the Xbox 360 era and independent releases. Steam Deck is an ideal machine for the last two types, so the Switch 2 has only the first type.
The advantage of mobile PC is that this is an open platform with the available, available library. The unified ecosystem, such as an ecosystem held on Switch, leaves users the mercy of publishers, on which depends on what the public release will have access. Such a practices fragment the history of the gaming industry in a way that companies are easier to operate consumers and sell similar games to him.
Re -printing and redoing the old release is always good. But on the PC, no one stops the user simply connect the flash drive and copy the copies of the old games from it, stored for many years. And thanks to the developers of the simulation processes, the same thing can be done with console releases. Nintendo, meanwhile, continues to ask for money from his audience to register to attack for online emulation. Yes, and the opposite compatibility between Switch 2 and the initial control panel is still mentioned, because many of the third developers' games may not work perfectly.
The simplicity and accessibility of the switch is a big plus at the same time, but now Steamos and Steam Deck have become the standard of compromise between user friendliness and latitude of PC settings. You can set at least the emulation programs on the valve, at least customers of competitive stores and for this, you don't need to be an expert about it. For comparison, such freedom of freedom on the switch requires the cartilage part of the system in a completely barbaric way, implying closing the Joy-Con-Kon railway manual.
Finally, the final point is the price. The simplest Steam floor configuration with LCD display cost is cheaper than Switch 2 and provides a wider series of unmarried games. Of course, some players will be seduced by the exclusive types of Switch 2, whether it is Metroid Prime 4 or the new FROMSoftware project, but Nintendo in all cases is a rigid competition.