The Verge: "Playing games on the new Xbox app made for TVs feels like a big deal. There’s no console and no hidden HDMI streaming device. Yet, in my brief hands-on demo, games like Halo Infinite and Forza Horizon 5 loaded quickly and — most importantly — they played well with both Xbox and PlayStation 5 wireless controllers."
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:
Switch 2 – 140,026
Switch Lite – 5,212
Switch OLED – 5,110
PS5 – 3,581
Switch – 2,442
PS5 Pro – 1,676
PS5 Digital Edition – 749
Xbox Series S – 107
Xbox Series X Digital Edition – 47
Xbox Series X – 37
PS4 – 28
Nintendo - 152,790 units
PlayStation - 6,034 units
Microsoft - 191 units
Nintendo selling 25x as many units as the next closest competitor.
The Nintendo Switch 2 is more likely to be held back by software limitations than hardware limitations, according to a game developer.
LLC: "Nintendo Switch 2 is a massive upgrade in every way that matters on a day to day basis, and with some firmware updates it could be even better."
It is massive compared to the switch 1. 6-10X the power, but compared to current standards it’s the bare minimum.
It's just a minor upgrade nothing special. Could have included the Oled screen but greedy Nintendo have something planned for it already.
You are self aware of how dumb and "sheepy" that tagline of "greedy" sounds like at this point in time, right?
Every little entitled twat on the internet has used it ad nauseum, as if all of a sudden you somehow struck gold or something. it ALMOST sounds as infantile as the other meme vomit brain rot: "Defending the billion dollar company, blah, blah" FFS. tell me its "irony" at least what you are trying to express, so at least i can give you some credit for being "clever" or bold. I refuse to believe you ACTUALLY believe what you are saying, unironically,
Great review! We have almost the same impression of the Switch 2. I don't care if the screen isn't OLED, because when I put it next to my friend's Steam OLED screen, they barely deviated in quality.
as an owner of a Steam Deck OLED and a Switch 2 I can wholeheartedly disagree with this statement.
The Steam Deck is nice as I can play my Steam library on the go. But until the Steam Deck can run Mario Kart World or DK Bananza at 60fps then honestly, I can't even begin to compare the two.
And yet people will buy it regardless of the other "good" consoles lol. People want to have fun, not to gawk at dem gwafics like some of you would.
it can do better graphics than the Steam Deck. Higher resolution screen and it can use DLSS which is superior to FSR.
It works great on am Galaxy Tablet or Surface when I'm traveling for work, and that's on hotel wifi. The TV integration will be great for people that can't afford, find, or need a new system.
Good stuff, I had some nice experiences with Xcloud out of the house.
I don't need a Samsung T.V tho as I have an SX and and SS with a 65" C1. This is a great option for people buying a new T.V and want to try out Xbox or just play a few games once in a while.
You don't need a Samsung TV for this. Any Android TV can do it by downloading the GamePass APK. And before I get started from a consumer standpoint this is great, and to an extent, it devalues the need for a Series S as you can basically have your TV be your Xbox and stream games up to 1080p@60fps. All you need is the $15/mo. GamePass subscription, hardware not needed. And this is the brilliance, and danger of their strategy. Their entire ecosystem is going to be reliant on GamePass and growing subscribers, and unfortunately, there is a HARD CAP on subscriber growth for core-console gaming which is around 50m, and technically even lower for the Xbox brand as of late, and they're going to have a HUGE uphill battle getting beyond the +40m subscriber mark.
It works because they use Series X consoles to power the cloud game streaming. I've been surprised by the quality when I've tried it out on my phone and tablet! I never thought cloud gaming would be a thing that would catch on. There's too much that can go wrong. I was shocked when I was able to play full, lag free matches of Halo on my phone and am now a believer. This has a lot of potential to bring in New gamers and is a very savvy move by MS. I doubted them and thought that moving beyond the box was a mistake, but they are proven me wrong. I've accepted my plate of crow😂