00:00This is the Switch 2.
00:01It's Nintendo's latest and greatest
00:03hybrid handheld console.
00:05I've been using it for about the past week
00:07and it's pretty much an improvement in most ways
00:09on the original Switch,
00:10but I don't think everything Nintendo did is a slam dunk.
00:19Now the big new feature is this giant new screen.
00:227.9 inches, 1080p resolution, 120 hertz.
00:26It's an LCD display rather than the OLED
00:28of the most recent Switch model.
00:31And it's awesome.
00:32It's really, really good.
00:33That 120 hertz refresh rate
00:36is a little bit hypothetical at the moment though.
00:38There aren't really any launch games
00:40that properly take advantage of it yet,
00:41which is a bit of a shame.
00:42I probably would have liked to have seen that in action,
00:45but we're not quite there yet.
00:47We're still waiting for Nintendo
00:48to put out something like Metroid Prime 4
00:50that actually takes advantage of that display.
00:52So it does have a much improved kickstand
00:55compared to the last version,
00:57or you can attach it to the brand new dock.
01:00This dock's actually got a bit of juice in it this time.
01:03You can connect the console to it
01:04up to a compatible TV
01:06and it'll up-res what you're looking at
01:08up to about 4K.
01:10Only 60 hertz though.
01:11It's not going to do the 120 hertz,
01:12which is a bit of a shame,
01:13but hopefully that's something Nintendo can solve
01:15with some software updates.
01:18It's worth noting that all of that benefit
01:20has a trade-off in the battery department.
01:22The OG Switch had a smaller battery,
01:25but it would typically last
01:26around four and a half hours
01:27when you're playing a AAA title,
01:29whereas the Switch 2 lasts a minimum of about two hours
01:32when playing something demanding.
01:34That's kind of the way these bigger,
01:35juicier handhelds are going at the moment,
01:37unfortunately,
01:38unless you want something more low-powered
01:40that's going to last you all day.
01:41So it is quite a bit smaller
01:43than a lot of the PC handhelds we've been playing with,
01:46stuff like the Steam Deck,
01:47the ROG Ally and the Lenovo Legion Go,
01:50but it's also quite a bit thinner than those devices.
01:53Now that's all well and good,
01:55but it actually makes it pretty uncomfortable to hold.
01:57In all honesty,
01:58it's kind of like just holding a tablet
02:00with buttons on the side.
02:01I would use this thing for about 10 minutes
02:02and my hands would start fatiguing
02:04because there's no real support.
02:06So in general,
02:07I think the buttons are pretty good.
02:08They are a good size.
02:10They're not too big.
02:10They're not too small.
02:11I think that the analog sticks are still a bit small.
02:14They're bigger than they were on the original Switch,
02:17but compared to something like the Switch Pro Controller
02:20or even something like a Steam Deck,
02:22they're much smaller
02:23and they're much less comfortable to use.
02:28So new to the Switch 2 is the addition of mouse mode,
02:31where essentially you can take off one of the Joy-Cons.
02:34They have a little IR sensor in them
02:37and you basically just use it like you would a PC mouse.
02:40It's okay, generally,
02:44there isn't a lot you can actually use it for yet though.
02:47I did play a few rounds of Fortnite using it,
02:50like I would on a PC.
02:53I didn't do very well,
02:54but it worked.
02:55Like it worked okay.
02:57Unfortunately,
02:58there's not really many games
02:59you can actually use this thing on yet.
03:01I think it makes sense in places like menus or the eShop,
03:04which is way better.
03:06I'll talk about that in a little bit.
03:07But in terms of games,
03:09most games don't support it.
03:10No Man's Sky would be a great place for it.
03:12I played that on PC.
03:14Works really good with a mouse.
03:15But on here,
03:16you have to use the inbuilt controllers,
03:19which is a bit of a shame.
03:21Now, one of the other big problems
03:22that I had with mouse mode is that
03:23even when you have the device,
03:26you're still technically using it as a controller.
03:29So you still have to press all the buttons on the side,
03:32like a mouse.
03:33And that's just really uncomfortable.
03:35Like if I'm playing Fortnite,
03:36and I'm running around with this side,
03:38and I'm moving with this side,
03:39and then I also need to be jumping with this side,
03:42it doesn't really work.
03:44I think it would make a lot more sense
03:46if there was a better control scheme,
03:49but that's something that they'll have to figure out moving forward.
03:54So, speaking of games,
03:56I think we should talk a bit about the launch lineup.
03:58I think the launch lineup's a little bit lacking.
04:01Mario Kart's really fun.
04:04We've been playing it in the office.
04:05It's great, but it's not really a system seller for everyone.
04:09I think Cyberpunk 2077 running on this is really impressive,
04:14but I don't really want to buy that game again.
04:17That game came out five years ago.
04:19It's impressive, but it's not super exciting.
04:22The same situation applies to the Breath of the Wild
04:25and Tears of the Kingdom updates.
04:27They do play a lot better on this.
04:29I accidentally played the Tears of the Kingdom version
04:32that was not the updated one,
04:34and it ran kind of like crap.
04:36And then I realized and updated it,
04:39and it was immediately playing at 1080p, 60fps, locked.
04:43It looked fantastic. It played great.
04:46So, if you haven't played those games yet,
04:48I think this is the best way to play them.
04:51But if you're like me,
04:52and you've already sunk a hundred or more hours
04:54into both of those games,
04:55it's not really a selling point.
04:57It's more, this would have been cool.
05:01One thing that I do want to mention
05:03that I think that this does a lot better
05:05is the eShop.
05:07On the original Switch, the eShop was terrible.
05:10It's incredibly slow.
05:11On this, it is much, much smoother.
05:14It's much, much faster.
05:17Everything loads better.
05:18You can use the mouse mode in this,
05:20and actually, it's a really good experience.
05:21Honestly, credit where credit's due.
05:23It's a lot better.
05:24So, with all that said,
05:26what do we actually think about the Switch 2?
05:29I feel like it's pretty good.
05:30I think I've been a little bit harsh, maybe,
05:33but that's honestly just because the original Switch
05:35is one of my favorite consoles.
05:38And really, this thing is pretty much an improvement
05:40in every way, except for a few little stumbles
05:43that we talked about.
05:44It kind of frustrates me that it's uncomfortable to hold
05:47for long periods of time.
05:48We've got a 120Hz screen that we can't really use
05:51at the moment.
05:52It's a little bit of a shame that the launch lineup isn't stacked.
05:56I'm not too worried about the Switch 2, honestly.
05:59It's going to get there.
06:00I think it's just a matter of time.
06:03So, what did you think?
06:04Did you manage to get one on launch day,
06:05or are you waiting for a particular game
06:07before you jump in?
06:08Let us know in the comments,
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06:26Bye.
