Completely skipped the part that it's a handheld Consoles are always gonna be stronger then a handheld. Like which is gonna be better, playing call of duty on a PC or a phone?
@@oppenheimerfaaaaaan5547 It is still handheld hardware. The main board just has a HDMI mirroring port being able to display the real resolution of 1080p and not the scaled down of the OLED/LED (720p). That is nothing technologically advanced in that. :) They pass DVI over USB 3.1 and the dock exports that on the HDMI port.
@@savagejack5714 your argument falls flat once you realize modern smartphones perform better than the Switch, since the Switch's processor dates back to 2015, it has been surpassed by modern smartphone processors. Genshin Impact runs great in mid-tier smartphones, but in Switch it is seemingly having issues to be developed. Ofc, the Switch is for games only so games are optimized for it. Also it has a fan, also is selling at a higher profit than for example a Poco phone probably. Even then, the Tegra X1 probably still falls behind Xiaomi phones that are sold for around 250$. It isn't even manufactured by Nvidia anymore, nobody asks the Switch to be on par with a PS5/Series X (well, those with realistic spectations) but at least something like a PS4, or somewhat worse than an Xbox Series S. Next-gen consoles power is mostly used to make 4K games run, and the Switch probably won't have such resolution ever so they can just focus on providing 60 FPS 1080P at all times.
@@zana6327 your argument falls flat when you realize smartphone has 20 years to increase in quality. For majority of time, Nintendo has been the only company working on handheld consoles So they have to work by themselves to increase graphics and what not Plus imagine comparing the richest companies to Nintendo
We couldn't forget the fact that switch design is still amazing after 5 years but the thing I don't like about switch is how nintendo don't care about attention to details. Even after adding folder and Bluetooth headset features. They're still lacking the features such as Themes and etc.... That's not acceptable in 2022 , I guess.
I'm a statistics loving person and I miss the activity log of the 3DS sooo much! Just tell me how often and how long I played a game! I mean, the system seems to know this information anyways but for whatever reason they decided to only tell me after 10 days of first playing a game and only accurate to 5 hours...
I also think that they could do a price drop on the switch and make a newer more powerful model for less than 400. The components in the switch are 5 plus years old, after all that time, it should be cheaper for the consumer and to produce, essentially giving them more wiggle room to upgrade the specs to at least be closer to say a PS4 without changing the price much if at at all. Also lowering the price of the old models make people on a tight budget more likely to get it, with a price drop a switch lite would be less than 200, and it makes people who already have a switch more likely to upgrade and buy another one
But they won't. Nintendo have already stated we won't have any news of any new switch console of any sort until after 2024 so we won't get anything else until at least 2025
One Flaw is the NSO,Nintendo should sell their older games on the Eshop instead of letting people rent them in NSO another thing about it charging people for online is despicable seriously I get it's cheap but to me Nintendos Online being Free despite it sucking at least it was free back in the DS,3DS,Wii,and Wii U. Not to mention the Switch Eshop needs music the 3Ds and Wii U had music heck same with the Wii shop to. I love the Switch but it for sure has it flaws well the ones I listed at least.
All i want to do is play classics like windwaker, pokemon black, alpha sapphire etc. The console has been catered towards children, hence why the store is full of bland, filler games, rather than the games we got on the wii and the ds. The main games on the switch have been out for years now like zelda botw, mario kart 8 deluxe and the only new releases seem to be just the newer pokemon games, which alot of people rather play the classics for nostalgia etc.
The graphics and frame rate definitely could have been better with the switch. I understand Nintendo likes to focus on innovations rather than graphics but they definitely could’ve done better here. I just hope that a new Nintendo console comes in the next couple years I’m just worried that it won’t because the switch is doing so well.
I also love the nintendo switch and lots of amazing games like origami king, skyward sword hd, odyssey, luigi mansion 3, bowser fury, and many more. But I do agree with many things about this video, my biggest problems easily being the nintendo switch online thing
If they stick with the switch idea, they wont be able to match it for decades. The hardware would need to be able to fit into a tablet and not overheat while also being practical price wise. If anything the next gen switch will most likely match the power of the steam deck or ps4.
@@ComradeChyrk it won't take decades LOL, technology progresses much faster than that. They could potentially charge $400 or $500 and have a console that matches the competition people don't mind paying a bit more for consoles these days so I doubt the extra cost would hurt them.
Your forgetting that PS5 and Xbox are big consoles especially the PS5, while the switch is just a medium size tablet and PS5 and Xbox are sold at loss for the power your getting but Sony and Microsoft can afford that, I don’t think Nintendo can as much
They also just aren't portable? Everyone likes to pretend the switch was made to compete purely with non portable consoles when the switch is literally pulling double duty. The people who complain about the switch's power are the same people who are excited for the steam Deck. I've heard so many people say they 'couldnt wait to play Bloodborne on the go" which to me sounds absolutely awefull. Like playing really difficult games while being distracted by stuff irl sounds like a nightmare lol
@@strayiggytv The portable hardware in the switch is 7 years old. Even without comparing it to the ps5 and xbox sx it's still heavily underpowered. Its an issue
Agreed, Nintendo is long over due for a spec upgrade. It wouldn’t be such a big deal if all you get are less graphically impressive games, but when your system now struggles to even play games there is no excuse why they should still be relying on it. No amount of hard work or optimization can push a system beyond its predesigned hardware limitations. And its only gonna get worse as larger and larger games become the new standard as the gap between the Switch and everything else widens.
honestly, i love your channel and you really deserve more subscribers. you have so much pontential to become the new big nintendo gaming channel, and im looking foward to seeing your channel grow! 4:45 you slowing down the frame rate on the video while talking about a bad frame rate is one of the funniest jokes ive ever seen on youtube
Good analysis but keep in mind that the switch is like 1/5 of the size of other home consoles. There is only so much you can fit in such a small space. If the switch was 5 times bigger it could probably run pretty good graphics. Btw I love your videos especially the rankings. Keep up the great content.
@@crishernandez5279 Actually, it kind of is an excuse. The switch comes in at approximately 20 cubic inches in size and weighs .88 pounds (with joycons attached!) The ps5 is roughly 447 cubic inches in size and weighs 8.5 pounds. There is simply WAY more room to pack in components for graphics and performance in your average home console. It is really quite amazing Nintendo managed to do as good as they did with the tiny size of the console.
When modern phones have better performance than the Switch, that's a problem. The Switch is a console and is positioned to compete against other consoles. Not android tablets from the 2010s.
And - all those consoles have fans to actually cool their powerful GPUs. If you had this on a handheld, the battery would be drained in 20 minutes and your fingers would be half burnt.
I own a Switch. Buuut for people like myself who understand the power and freedom of PC gaming, the Switch is basically a Pee-wee league system. I decided to play a little Breath of the Wild with my Switch docked the other day and it was a train wreck experience; the experience was, in short, replete with: stuttering, low frame rates, pop-ins, highly pixelated graphics...basically a whole lotta yuck. I was going to buy the new OLED Switch & Tears of the Kingdom combo to upgrade my experience, but came to the conclusion that there's no point of having a beautiful OLED screen if the hardware can't even give it what it needs to be enjoyed. Both the Steam Deck and my PC are amazing gaming experiences, only limited by the games themselves, which thankfully are abounding in quantity and quality. And can be enjoyed on future systems likely indefinitely.
It's true that the specs are the biggest problem of the Switch by far even when it was released, I understand the price point & the hybrid nature & I think both contributed to the success of the system especially after the failure of WiiU & Nintendo being afraid of putting a system out with a price higher than 300$, still I reaaally don't want a Switch "pro", I'd rather they just continue with what we have until 2024 then release the next gen system. That way they can capitalize on the success of the system without saturating the market + be more daring with the price & specs.
I think this video is very well made, it also completely misses the point of the switch. The switches point is that it’s a handheld and a console. What this video fails to realize is that 1. The switch was made in 2017 before next gen consoles 2. The switch is much much smaller than other consoles so even comparing it to the series S isn’t very fair 3. That long load times and frame drops do not really affect nintendos bottom line and Nintendo is a business and they will do what will make them the most money 4. The switch is not the console for anyone who will notice and/or care about frame drops, subpar graphics, or anything else like that, not saying that the switch is for kids or something like that but saying that a hardcore gamer isn’t what Nintendo focuses on and that the switch hardware works for ANYONE who wants to play video games it might not be the best experience at home but it has stood the test of time. Anyway good video keep up the good work
That's a foreign concept to Nintendo. The whole mid-gen hardware improvement implemented the way Sony and Microsoft has done is completely unusual. Nintendo Switch is already a Wii U Pro, so I'm not sure why anyone would think they'd straddle that fidelity hardware any more than they have to. Getting a successor is the best thing for the platform, as long as Nintendo continues supporting the platform like Sony and Microsoft. Knowing Nintendo, you'll be able to play your Nintendo Switch games on the successor but with no improvements or enhancements, much like Wii on Wii U and DS on 3DS. I really hope I'm proven wrong.
I absolutely agree. And I like how you broke down everything as detailed as you did instead of just having an angry rant. Much respect to you sir and good video as always.
To all the Nintendo fan boys recycling the same old “Nintendos focus isn’t about graphics blah blah blah” Just because there are reasons why the games are beginning to look and run shitty, it doesn’t make it okay. Yes we know why they run poorly, yes we know nintendos focus is on “innovations” (motion controls and portability is a bad trade off for poor performance and graphics imo) But just because we know why, it doesn’t mean it’s acceptable.. We’re not talking a couple years behind. We’re talking nearly a decade. It’s time to improve, especially seeing as they demand £50 for every other game they sell. And that’s without even mentioning “the release now and update later” issue they currently have.. We have to be critical, we have to complain. Else we’ll be playing at 20-30fps with terrible draw distance for the rest of Nintendo’s releases indefinitely..
Your arguments are 100% on point. There's a comment below stating that the size of the Switch limits what can be packed into it in terms of components, which makes sense, but then again, why not have a separate model that focuses on performance, which could be bigger/heavier, or even a home-only version? Even if the price was higher, people would still buy it for the games, it's Nintendo after all. Great video, as usual!
The hardware is a completely valid point to make. As someone who owns both a Switch along with a PS4, I have come across multiple times where I’ve debated on which release to get. More specifically Project Diva. There’s a release for both PS4 and Switch, and the difference performance and graphic wise is huge. Project Diva on Switch even uses a completely different shader than that on PS4, that being the Toon Shader on Switch, which aligns with your point being that third party developers go for a more cartoony style while developing a Switch release. Even in docked mode, the Switch doesn’t compare to how it looks on PS4, on PS4 the game runs at a consistent 60FPS, 1080P (I believe); while on Switch, only the notes on screen have a consistent 60FPS. The videos played in the background tend to drop in quality and even frame rate in order to run, being as low as 480P 30FPS in handheld. I’ve even debated on which release to buy first because of this issue, however, I did cave in for the Switch release for the new mode and songs, and got the PS4 release a year later.
Another thing is that I think company’s are using “the switch isn’t that powerful” as an excuse to not put that much effort into their ports. When Persona 4 Arena got rereleased, the PC and PS4 versions were announced to be getting rollback netcode (a very requested feature), meanwhile the switch version is still using laggier online. The switch could probably have this, it’s an 8 year old game, but they’re just hoping nobody calls them out on it. And what sucks about this in particular is that a good switch version would be perfect for local tournaments since it would be way easier to transport than say a PlayStation or entire PC.
The problem with comparing the cost to the other consoles has always been the screen, the battery, and the need for good cooling in a really tight space. Makes it really difficult to make a good comparison, as those aren't cheap. What's really showing how far behind the Switch is - is the Steam Deck. The Switch and the Deck aren't that far apart in price, but the performance of the Deck far outpaces the Switch. Maybe in 2017 the Steam Deck wouldn't have been possible - but now in 2022 it certainly is, and it would be really nice if Nintendo updated the internals to close the gap with the Steam Deck. . . . and yeah, the "buy a game on Switch or another console (in my case, PC) dilemma" is something I know well, heh. But now that I am in the queue for a Steam Deck - the choice is much simpler. Games that aren't on PC I get on Switch - and games that are on PC I get on PC because I'll soon have the Steam Deck which can play them on the go like the Switch.
I guess this hardware problem forces Kirby and the forgotten land to be 30fps or smth because it's so weird to play Mario Kart 8 smoothy while Kirby and the Forgotten Land feels laggy.
I never knew about the placing cardboard under the joycon joystick to fix joycon drift I just buy new joycon every year or tow but then I realised why not just buy a pro controller because 90% of games allow them and they don’t have drift
@@Zoroark_Master but still that takes time and I don’t wanna hassle Nintendo employees to fix joycon so when they are probably asked to do so very often jk I’m just lazy
@@cbgheel but i feel like it takes longer to start drifting I have had mine for nearly a year and it hasn’t drifted where as I used to buy joycons yearly
Nintendo better watch this important video just so that they'll catch up with other competitors when it comes to a brand new Nintendo console. We all know that the Switch was inferior to any other competitors aside from the infamous Joy Con Drift. If they should make the Nintendo console far better than the Switch before in terms of visuals & performance, bring back missing features like Virtual Console & backward compatibility, make a stronger Control Stick just so it won't drift easily as time passes, and giving us many controller options, less people won't complain anymore.
I completely agree. I actually thought when the Nintendo Switch was announced and released that it was attempting to combine the power of the Wii U with portability of the 3DS console line and knew that I would be better off skipping out on the console. I now have a PS4 Slim, PS5 Disc Version (one of the initial more pricey models that I managed to find in-store at a Meijer of all places), Nintendo DS Lite, Nintendo 3DS (one of the original models), and a powerful laptop (with Windows 10 as I refuse to acknowledge 11 as a legitimate and more practical OS than 10) that can emulate PS2 games that I own as well as most PC games that I am interested in. Plus, I rarely if ever play video games on the go anymore. Plus, the excuses about Joy-Con drift, claiming that dead pixels on a new device is normal and expected (when it shouldn't be as I have yet to experience it with any of my phones that I have had or the DS and 3DS despite being many years old), the refusal to reduce prices reasonably for games, especially first-party ones, the lazy and hypocritical emulation of older Nintendo games, and the second worse network support (where I would consider Stadia much worse although you could argue it is not even a console). These all repelled me from even consider ever getting a Nintendo Switch.
Yeah, the Xbox series s blows the switch out of the water when it comes to price point. I got one at Walmart when I got my income tax just cuz I had a little extra cash. And I'm really impressed with the Xbox series s. It's the exact same price as a base model switch, and is light years ahead when it comes to performance and resolution.
Not surprising considering Microsoft’s capabilities in regards to economies of scale and the money they have for R and D. Compared to that Nintendo is a tiny company.
@@arminius504 I know but all Nintendo did was give us a better screen, charge me 50 extra bucks, then called it a day. I mean come on. I know they can't match MS, but they aren't even trying to get me to upgrade my switch.
@@metpach You’re forgetting about the new handy kickstand that the OLED has to offer. Also, the OLED Switch has 64GB which holds a lot on the Switch if you’re getting physical games.
@@Oridginale24 I don't give a crap about that. I play my switch exclusively in hand held anyway. My problem is everything's capped at 30 frames and looks like someone sneered vaseline on my switch.
For ignorant fools who say specs don’t matter, the truth is, yes they do matter when your system can barely run games to the point where super low resolution textures and massive frame rate drops are becoming the standard for your system. Creativity means nothing when your system lacks the power to bring it to life in a way thats fun and not frustrating to play.
In the game Lego City Undercover,(Which i'm a fan of it) on the original Wii U release the second portable screen was used as a police scanner when you pointed it at the tv. Pretty cool! Also very good video!
i just cant believe there isnt a built in messaging system. How nice would it be to just hit up your friend to play a game of smash or kart, or someone you just met online, add them up and ask them if they wanna play more, so simple....such old and standard tech....Even the DS has picto chat with online capability!
I download Wrc 9 weeks ago on my switch, and sadly "sometimes on few event" it can have performance issue. Frame rate drop in racing game is unnaccaptable!
I agree with what you are saying but also realize that historically Nintendo has never been about graphics but rather the gaming experience as a whole.I personally have no issues with the switch graphics.Everything looks great to me but I was born in 81 so I'm old school.
@@Cherry-e8h apparently the successor is called or going to be the super switch or Super Nintendo switch so we’ll see what they do.Obviously it’s going to be more powerful but for me personally I would like to customize the Home Screen with wallpapers and themes
not really? I think this "experience as a whole" mentality came just under Iwata. Yamauchi always cared much more about the performance, so they released the Super Nintendo, the Nintendo 64 and the GameCube, which were always more powerful than the competition
I don't mind ports, in fact that's part of what I like about the switch, however like he has said the switches aging hardware makes ports of newer games near impossible so I've ended up with a lot of my switch library being a 360 era or Wii u ports, which those are great but that could only hold people over so long before they're sick of playing games they already played years ago
I don't understand the handheld over performance for some, I'd personally will always get the game for PS5 or Xbox if it's available. Paying the same price for less quality is really ridiculous.
Exactly. They’re missing out on lots of people who don’t play games on the go and just want an adequately powerful system to play first party and cross platform games well.
Age of calamity is also a kinda bad example. As far as I remember it was proven that the game wasn't programed that good and there was still a lot the developers could have done to make the game run well. But than again I'm happy to see when we get Games like Kirby that are running almost flawles.
My main issue frame rate issue, lag, not selling Nintendo games on sale not that often or have a Nintendo select once in a while and paid online multiplayer but that is mainly a console issue . Also I'd also say for they retro games on their service lacking a lot of consoles I'm the service and being tired to the forced multiplayer rather than being its own service or virtual consoles or something similar. If they theoretically want to upgrade to the switch graphically and performance the could get a gpu like a custom 1050 would keep it cheap and can play most modern games.
The base Steam Deck model went on sale for the one year anniversary. The price: $360. The price of the Switch OLED console with a game: $360. So you get A LOT more console with the Deck for $60 more. I'd say the gap has closed. Great Steam games can be had on sale for $10. And micro SD cards are cheap for storage expansion.
My issue with the Switch not getting any significant upgrade over the years is with multi-platform games. With the PS5 and Xbox Series X, this is an even greater issue. While hardware and graphics are not everything for a console, there is such a huge gap in capabilities between the Switch and modern consoles that any game released now that releases on both may tend to sacrifice fidelity. There is also the problem that its usage outside playing games is very limited. The PS5 (i.e., disc version, which is the optimal version IMO) can play DVDs, Blu-rays, and Ultra Blu-Rays, stream things such as Amazon Prime and Spotify (and TH-cam). You can connect a keyboard, mouse(?), and PS5 remote. This makes things such as additional cost for things through internet providers, a dedicated DVD/Blu-ray player and even cable redundant if you have a PS5 already. There is no official disc player for the Switch. You could stream stuff on it, but you probably have a more powerful device to do that already. The only advantage is not being affected by power outages of buildings or places but then you can only play games and likely just offline. In short, my problem is not the Switch is lagging behind. It is because it is lagging behind so much now.
My biggest problem with the switch is the lack of legacy content. I would love to play N64, GameCube, and Wii games on switch outside of things like Mario 3D All Stars and a fucking $50 a year service to play N64 games. They should focus on adding a ton of N64, GameCube, and Wii games for like $5-20 per game. Bring back the virtual console!
I kinda hate how my switch’s joy cons are not real steady and they are kind of shaky on handheld mode and the battery expand. I can tell my switch has a small expand but it’s not that noticeable.
11:26 this is the worst I’m like should I buy the game on ps4 for good graphics and frame rates or buy it on my switch so I can play the game literally anywhere.
8:55 Yeaaaaah no. The frame rate issues started long before the Switch. Game Freak has been notoriously bad at optimizing Pokemon games regardless of console and that became noticeable in the 3DS era. Look at any Horde Battle and tell me that's properly optimized. The yearly worldwide releases started in XY really don't help. They just don't have time.
I enjoy playing my Nintendo Switch & taking it with me on the go everywhere. But the 1 thing that turns me off from the Switch is the loading screens for most of the games I play. They are way too long. That's why I prefer to play my PS5 I have because the load times are much faster.
I only bought my switch so that I could play Nintendo exclusive games, as well as occasionally have the potential to play some of my favourite third-party games on the go. Well I see the value in better graphics and frame rate I’ve never been one to care enough about it to make that the focus of my decision making when purchasing a consul, but that’s just my personal opinion. To be honest I really only care enough to appreciate having better frame rate in online competitive games for example Fortnite, But I don’t even find it to be a huge issue in games where I’m facing NPC enemies like breath of the wild.
Its crazy to think that from 1985 to 2005 we went from the NES running things like the first Super Mario Bros to a the Xbox 360 which can run GTA 5, but when you look at 2002 to 2022 we go from like Mario Sunshine to something like Mario Odyssey which really don't look that much different when you consider the difference between Super Mario Bros and GTA 5. Hell, I personally think Super Mario Galaxy 2008 is better looking then Odyssey. That's bloody insane! They do really need to have a hardware update
I agree, the hardware is the biggest issue with the Switch right now. It’s a good console, but the price is not justified for the outdated hardware. What makes this even more sad is that the Steam Deck and mobile devices are more powerful than the Switch.
@@Driggsdamonstah I'm just saying the games released with a lack of content and the dlc added a few things that should of been in the game at the start For example mario tennis aces added a stage select screen 1 year after the games release and kirby star allies added a hard mode in dlc
Maybe Nintendo should do what Microsoft did - two separate consoles with the same architecture. A home console with 4k resolution. (Xbox Series X) And a handheld with similar graphics but at 1080p. (Xbox Series S)
I agree that nintendo could def upgrade the switch but i feel like one thing people never bring up is the fact that the switch is still a portable console and needs to be smaller than the competition
Nintendo needs to match the series x and ps5 so they can get better cross platform games. I know people say Nintendo is mainly about first party games but only complete fanboys would spend $350-400 just to play a few Mario and Zelda games throughout the life cycle. Give me a powerful system that gives me Nintendos first party games, but also can handle cross platform games well and I think many people would switch to Nintendo me included
For me the biggest problem with switch is the lack of creativity and time for the games… Like… Just put face to face gamecube games with the Switch equivalent .. It’s just mindblowing, Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, Mario Party… Even Mario Kart…
If im being honest i dont need amazing graphics i just want my charming mario's zelda's metroid's kirby's and pokémon's i can get where you're coming from tho
I like your analysis here. I am listening to your videos at 1.5x speed because you talk on the slower side. Though I think you have some very good thoughts to share
While you are completely right about the Switch needing better hardware (and I will champion this to my death), Pokemon's performance isn't hindered because of the Switch's hardware; it's hindered because Game Freak literally is not trying. The Switch is capable of much more, case in point the Xenoblade games. Game Freak just knows they don't have to try with Pokemon anymore because people will just buy it because it's Pokemon.
I agree with everything said in this video. I don't like how games like the xenoblade chronicles series and Zelda are held back by the choppy frame rates and low resolutions.
I may get rapped in the mouth for this comment, and that's totally fine, but people absolutely love to shit on Sega for Sonic '06 and Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric. But here's the reality: - Sonic '06 was originally in development for the PS3, the Xbox 360, and the Nintendo Revolution (which would become the Wii). Once Sonic Team realized the Wii was not going to handle a game like Sonic '06, they had to split the team into two groups-- one working on Sonic '06, and another working on the Wii-exclusive games, Sonic and the Secret Rings/Sonic and the Black Knight. - Sonic Boom suffered a similar dilemma early on in development. It was originally being developed as Sonic Synergy, and it was a *very* ambitious game. But once the Wii U was revealed to still be really underpowered, Big Red Button had to spend a ton of development time backporting Cry Engine 3 to work on the Wii U's mediocre hardware spec. Sega may have caused many of the problems by rushing the game to completion, but Nintendo didn't do third party developers any favors either. Knowing that, I've always felt like nintendo making inferior hardware was the culprit for putting those games' development cycles into a frenzy. And now, it feels like other developers are hitting a similar situation with the Switch.
Gonna have to be a HARD disagree from me. Now, Ofcourse I want a more powerful Switch, who doesn’t? Literally my fav console of all time rn. But you’re ignoring some thing like COVID, and the chip shortage that occurred, already making the current switch hardware hard to find. Another reason the Switch is so far behind is due to how frequent the other consoles release new version like Pros and Slims. Something that’s always also funny is how whenever Nintendo makes “strong” consoles in a Gen, they underperform, but their weaker hardware always does well for whatever reason. Something else that’s might be getting more use is FSR, improving some graphics on newer games, not that they aren’t gonna make a new console at some point, but it may help the longevity a bit. The switch isn’t really hurting bro, that’s just plain wrong. Is it missing out on a lot of new big games? Yup, as a weaker console would, but it still continues to dominate sales both in terms of hardware and software. With all due respect, I don’t agree wit this video, but as anyone else, you are just voicing your opinion.
The solution to this is Nintendo upgrading their usb c port, to a thunderbolt 3 port, and then they can make a thicker doc with beefier graphics in it. That way the switch can stay portable have a handheld graphics mode(which of course should be upgraded slightly but not too much because we need battery life), but then when it's plugged into the dock it can take advantage of tons of extra graphics via thunderbolt. We've seen this used for video editors using laptops, with black magic design enclosures containing bigger graphics cards connected via a thunderbolt 3 cable. It would possibly make the console more expensive, and you may even have to have different versions of docks with varying degrees of power, but this is the best solution for the longterm advancement of the switch platform which has proven to be desirable. They could even launch it as a "Switch Pro" while maintaining the normal Nintendo switch and switch lite as budget options.
The controllers are a major disappointment for me. The console has such great games without a means to control them comfortably. Not even to mention the joy con drift making the controllers so fragile & the high price point to get them fixed.
Yes the hardware isnt up to par amd while it doesnt harm games that much, but if they have better hardware they can make better games which is the point
The online memberships is my biggest problem with the switch 🤦♂️
I'm glad I'm not the only one who hates it.
That too
The ONLY problem with the Nintendo Switch!
@@chucke.cheese2212 and joycon drift
@@epic.alex27 Yea, you know what? You’re absolutely right. That Joycon Drift is REALLY getting on my damn nerves!
I agree that the Switch needs better hardware. No console should be 2 gens behind, especially in a time where tech is growing fast.
Completely skipped the part that it's a handheld
Consoles are always gonna be stronger then a handheld. Like which is gonna be better, playing call of duty on a PC or a phone?
@@savagejack5714 The Switch is a hybrid you can also play it at home
@@oppenheimerfaaaaaan5547 It is still handheld hardware. The main board just has a HDMI mirroring port being able to display the real resolution of 1080p and not the scaled down of the OLED/LED (720p). That is nothing technologically advanced in that. :) They pass DVI over USB 3.1 and the dock exports that on the HDMI port.
@@savagejack5714 your argument falls flat once you realize modern smartphones perform better than the Switch, since the Switch's processor dates back to 2015, it has been surpassed by modern smartphone processors.
Genshin Impact runs great in mid-tier smartphones, but in Switch it is seemingly having issues to be developed. Ofc, the Switch is for games only so games are optimized for it. Also it has a fan, also is selling at a higher profit than for example a Poco phone probably. Even then, the Tegra X1 probably still falls behind Xiaomi phones that are sold for around 250$.
It isn't even manufactured by Nvidia anymore, nobody asks the Switch to be on par with a PS5/Series X (well, those with realistic spectations) but at least something like a PS4, or somewhat worse than an Xbox Series S.
Next-gen consoles power is mostly used to make 4K games run, and the Switch probably won't have such resolution ever so they can just focus on providing 60 FPS 1080P at all times.
@@zana6327 your argument falls flat when you realize smartphone has 20 years to increase in quality. For majority of time, Nintendo has been the only company working on handheld consoles
So they have to work by themselves to increase graphics and what not
Plus imagine comparing the richest companies to Nintendo
We couldn't forget the fact that switch design is still amazing after 5 years but the thing I don't like about switch is how nintendo don't care about attention to details. Even after adding folder and Bluetooth headset features. They're still lacking the features such as Themes and etc.... That's not acceptable in 2022 , I guess.
Yeah honestly I'm shocked how much better the system os of the 3ds is better than that of the switch
I'm a statistics loving person and I miss the activity log of the 3DS sooo much! Just tell me how often and how long I played a game! I mean, the system seems to know this information anyways but for whatever reason they decided to only tell me after 10 days of first playing a game and only accurate to 5 hours...
@@gluckszwerg46 I know it's so frustrating, I wanted to check how long I played the new Kirby, but I literally beat it before it would show me
Good points as well
@@gluckszwerg46 They buried it behind the "Parental Controls" app on smartphones, bizarrely.
I also think that they could do a price drop on the switch and make a newer more powerful model for less than 400. The components in the switch are 5 plus years old, after all that time, it should be cheaper for the consumer and to produce, essentially giving them more wiggle room to upgrade the specs to at least be closer to say a PS4 without changing the price much if at at all. Also lowering the price of the old models make people on a tight budget more likely to get it, with a price drop a switch lite would be less than 200, and it makes people who already have a switch more likely to upgrade and buy another one
Yea
But they won't. Nintendo have already stated we won't have any news of any new switch console of any sort until after 2024 so we won't get anything else until at least 2025
One Flaw is the NSO,Nintendo should sell their older games on the Eshop instead of letting people rent them in NSO another thing about it charging people for online is despicable seriously I get it's cheap but to me Nintendos Online being Free despite it sucking at least it was free back in the DS,3DS,Wii,and Wii U. Not to mention the Switch Eshop needs music the 3Ds and Wii U had music heck same with the Wii shop to. I love the Switch but it for sure has it flaws well the ones I listed at least.
All i want to do is play classics like windwaker, pokemon black, alpha sapphire etc. The console has been catered towards children, hence why the store is full of bland, filler games, rather than the games we got on the wii and the ds.
The main games on the switch have been out for years now like zelda botw, mario kart 8 deluxe and the only new releases seem to be just the newer pokemon games, which alot of people rather play the classics for nostalgia etc.
I'm sure nintendo are going bankrupt, because the wii u flopped hard.
The graphics and frame rate definitely could have been better with the switch. I understand Nintendo likes to focus on innovations rather than graphics but they definitely could’ve done better here. I just hope that a new Nintendo console comes in the next couple years I’m just worried that it won’t because the switch is doing so well.
Ur forgetting switch is a 2017 console using 2015 components, if switch had released today, it would have a power similiar to the xbox series s
And yes, i do think Nintendo is pulling a new console out in a year or 2
@@fausthanos08 i think the oled switch should have had 1080p at most
@@stricksbelief i agree
@@stricksbelief oled could easily be a "switch pro"
I agree with everything you said! Nintendo should quit holding themselves back and ditch the gimmicks in favor of better processing power!
But then they'd have to actually spend money on making their games... they're too greedy for that
I also love the nintendo switch and lots of amazing games like origami king, skyward sword hd, odyssey, luigi mansion 3, bowser fury, and many more. But I do agree with many things about this video, my biggest problems easily being the nintendo switch online thing
Yeah the game library for the Switch is the best part
I've been saying this for years and they just need to match the competition for the next generation.
And they never ever do
@@JeskidoYT not for the past 16 years.
Nintendo is always 5 years behind
If they stick with the switch idea, they wont be able to match it for decades. The hardware would need to be able to fit into a tablet and not overheat while also being practical price wise. If anything the next gen switch will most likely match the power of the steam deck or ps4.
@@ComradeChyrk it won't take decades LOL, technology progresses much faster than that. They could potentially charge $400 or $500 and have a console that matches the competition people don't mind paying a bit more for consoles these days so I doubt the extra cost would hurt them.
Your forgetting that PS5 and Xbox are big consoles especially the PS5, while the switch is just a medium size tablet and PS5 and Xbox are sold at loss for the power your getting but Sony and Microsoft can afford that, I don’t think Nintendo can as much
They also just aren't portable? Everyone likes to pretend the switch was made to compete purely with non portable consoles when the switch is literally pulling double duty.
The people who complain about the switch's power are the same people who are excited for the steam Deck. I've heard so many people say they 'couldnt wait to play Bloodborne on the go" which to me sounds absolutely awefull. Like playing really difficult games while being distracted by stuff irl sounds like a nightmare lol
@@strayiggytv The portable hardware in the switch is 7 years old. Even without comparing it to the ps5 and xbox sx it's still heavily underpowered. Its an issue
@@rajgus7638 Agreed, especially since the Steam Deck exists. Nintendo needs to bring more powerful hardware to the Switch.
Agreed, Nintendo is long over due for a spec upgrade. It wouldn’t be such a big deal if all you get are less graphically impressive games, but when your system now struggles to even play games there is no excuse why they should still be relying on it. No amount of hard work or optimization can push a system beyond its predesigned hardware limitations. And its only gonna get worse as larger and larger games become the new standard as the gap between the Switch and everything else widens.
Exactly!
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4:45 you slowing down the frame rate on the video while talking about a bad frame rate is one of the funniest jokes ive ever seen on youtube
Good analysis but keep in mind that the switch is like 1/5 of the size of other home consoles. There is only so much you can fit in such a small space. If the switch was 5 times bigger it could probably run pretty good graphics. Btw I love your videos especially the rankings. Keep up the great content.
Its no excuse to uptade de hardware, Nintendo constanly laughing of his users, games of switch looks horrible
@@crishernandez5279 Actually, it kind of is an excuse. The switch comes in at approximately 20 cubic inches in size and weighs .88 pounds (with joycons attached!) The ps5 is roughly 447 cubic inches in size and weighs 8.5 pounds. There is simply WAY more room to pack in components for graphics and performance in your average home console. It is really quite amazing Nintendo managed to do as good as they did with the tiny size of the console.
When modern phones have better performance than the Switch, that's a problem. The Switch is a console and is positioned to compete against other consoles. Not android tablets from the 2010s.
@unofficialTHIS COUNTRY Displaying streaming video isn't comparable with rendering proper 3D.
And - all those consoles have fans to actually cool their powerful GPUs.
If you had this on a handheld, the battery would be drained in 20 minutes and your fingers would be half burnt.
I own a Switch. Buuut for people like myself who understand the power and freedom of PC gaming, the Switch is basically a Pee-wee league system.
I decided to play a little Breath of the Wild with my Switch docked the other day and it was a train wreck experience; the experience was, in short, replete with: stuttering, low frame rates, pop-ins, highly pixelated graphics...basically a whole lotta yuck. I was going to buy the new OLED Switch & Tears of the Kingdom combo to upgrade my experience, but came to the conclusion that there's no point of having a beautiful OLED screen if the hardware can't even give it what it needs to be enjoyed.
Both the Steam Deck and my PC are amazing gaming experiences, only limited by the games themselves, which thankfully are abounding in quantity and quality. And can be enjoyed on future systems likely indefinitely.
It's true that the specs are the biggest problem of the Switch by far even when it was released, I understand the price point & the hybrid nature & I think both contributed to the success of the system especially after the failure of WiiU & Nintendo being afraid of putting a system out with a price higher than 300$, still I reaaally don't want a Switch "pro", I'd rather they just continue with what we have until 2024 then release the next gen system. That way they can capitalize on the success of the system without saturating the market + be more daring with the price & specs.
I think this video is very well made, it also completely misses the point of the switch. The switches point is that it’s a handheld and a console. What this video fails to realize is that 1. The switch was made in 2017 before next gen consoles 2. The switch is much much smaller than other consoles so even comparing it to the series S isn’t very fair 3. That long load times and frame drops do not really affect nintendos bottom line and Nintendo is a business and they will do what will make them the most money 4. The switch is not the console for anyone who will notice and/or care about frame drops, subpar graphics, or anything else like that, not saying that the switch is for kids or something like that but saying that a hardcore gamer isn’t what Nintendo focuses on and that the switch hardware works for ANYONE who wants to play video games it might not be the best experience at home but it has stood the test of time. Anyway good video keep up the good work
It could serve casual and hardcore gamers alike though. Sony does that reasonably well and so does microsoft.
I totally agree, Nintendo Switch was ok until next Gen consoles were launched, so a Switch Pro would have been a lot better than Oled
That's a foreign concept to Nintendo. The whole mid-gen hardware improvement implemented the way Sony and Microsoft has done is completely unusual. Nintendo Switch is already a Wii U Pro, so I'm not sure why anyone would think they'd straddle that fidelity hardware any more than they have to. Getting a successor is the best thing for the platform, as long as Nintendo continues supporting the platform like Sony and Microsoft. Knowing Nintendo, you'll be able to play your Nintendo Switch games on the successor but with no improvements or enhancements, much like Wii on Wii U and DS on 3DS. I really hope I'm proven wrong.
What do you mean no enhancements on the DS to 3DS? It’s now in 3D
I absolutely agree. And I like how you broke down everything as detailed as you did instead of just having an angry rant. Much respect to you sir and good video as always.
I love that there is a random Game Cube in your room!
haha I love it too
To all the Nintendo fan boys recycling the same old “Nintendos focus isn’t about graphics blah blah blah”
Just because there are reasons why the games are beginning to look and run shitty, it doesn’t make it okay. Yes we know why they run poorly, yes we know nintendos focus is on “innovations” (motion controls and portability is a bad trade off for poor performance and graphics imo)
But just because we know why, it doesn’t mean it’s acceptable.. We’re not talking a couple years behind. We’re talking nearly a decade. It’s time to improve, especially seeing as they demand £50 for every other game they sell. And that’s without even mentioning “the release now and update later” issue they currently have.. We have to be critical, we have to complain. Else we’ll be playing at 20-30fps with terrible draw distance for the rest of Nintendo’s releases indefinitely..
Your arguments are 100% on point. There's a comment below stating that the size of the Switch limits what can be packed into it in terms of components, which makes sense, but then again, why not have a separate model that focuses on performance, which could be bigger/heavier, or even a home-only version? Even if the price was higher, people would still buy it for the games, it's Nintendo after all.
Great video, as usual!
The hardware is a completely valid point to make. As someone who owns both a Switch along with a PS4, I have come across multiple times where I’ve debated on which release to get. More specifically Project Diva. There’s a release for both PS4 and Switch, and the difference performance and graphic wise is huge. Project Diva on Switch even uses a completely different shader than that on PS4, that being the Toon Shader on Switch, which aligns with your point being that third party developers go for a more cartoony style while developing a Switch release. Even in docked mode, the Switch doesn’t compare to how it looks on PS4, on PS4 the game runs at a consistent 60FPS, 1080P (I believe); while on Switch, only the notes on screen have a consistent 60FPS. The videos played in the background tend to drop in quality and even frame rate in order to run, being as low as 480P 30FPS in handheld. I’ve even debated on which release to buy first because of this issue, however, I did cave in for the Switch release for the new mode and songs, and got the PS4 release a year later.
Another thing is that I think company’s are using “the switch isn’t that powerful” as an excuse to not put that much effort into their ports. When Persona 4 Arena got rereleased, the PC and PS4 versions were announced to be getting rollback netcode (a very requested feature), meanwhile the switch version is still using laggier online. The switch could probably have this, it’s an 8 year old game, but they’re just hoping nobody calls them out on it. And what sucks about this in particular is that a good switch version would be perfect for local tournaments since it would be way easier to transport than say a PlayStation or entire PC.
The problem with comparing the cost to the other consoles has always been the screen, the battery, and the need for good cooling in a really tight space. Makes it really difficult to make a good comparison, as those aren't cheap. What's really showing how far behind the Switch is - is the Steam Deck. The Switch and the Deck aren't that far apart in price, but the performance of the Deck far outpaces the Switch. Maybe in 2017 the Steam Deck wouldn't have been possible - but now in 2022 it certainly is, and it would be really nice if Nintendo updated the internals to close the gap with the Steam Deck.
. . . and yeah, the "buy a game on Switch or another console (in my case, PC) dilemma" is something I know well, heh. But now that I am in the queue for a Steam Deck - the choice is much simpler. Games that aren't on PC I get on Switch - and games that are on PC I get on PC because I'll soon have the Steam Deck which can play them on the go like the Switch.
I was thinking about this: imagine if valve and nintendo would do a co-op to make a new switch console and... Forget about it it's dumb
I guess this hardware problem forces Kirby and the forgotten land to be 30fps or smth because it's so weird to play Mario Kart 8 smoothy while Kirby and the Forgotten Land feels laggy.
Don’t forget the ais that were for away we’re running at 3 fps till you get close to them
I never knew about the placing cardboard under the joycon joystick to fix joycon drift I just buy new joycon every year or tow but then I realised why not just buy a pro controller because 90% of games allow them and they don’t have drift
Procons eventually drift as well
You know Nintendo fix joycon drift for free, so you have no need to buy new joycon.
Because you are stupid, I'd love to have a customer like you
@@Zoroark_Master but still that takes time and I don’t wanna hassle Nintendo employees to fix joycon so when they are probably asked to do so very often jk I’m just lazy
@@cbgheel but i feel like it takes longer to start drifting I have had mine for nearly a year and it hasn’t drifted where as I used to buy joycons yearly
Nintendo better watch this important video just so that they'll catch up with other competitors when it comes to a brand new Nintendo console. We all know that the Switch was inferior to any other competitors aside from the infamous Joy Con Drift. If they should make the Nintendo console far better than the Switch before in terms of visuals & performance, bring back missing features like Virtual Console & backward compatibility, make a stronger Control Stick just so it won't drift easily as time passes, and giving us many controller options, less people won't complain anymore.
I completely agree. I actually thought when the Nintendo Switch was announced and released that it was attempting to combine the power of the Wii U with portability of the 3DS console line and knew that I would be better off skipping out on the console. I now have a PS4 Slim, PS5 Disc Version (one of the initial more pricey models that I managed to find in-store at a Meijer of all places), Nintendo DS Lite, Nintendo 3DS (one of the original models), and a powerful laptop (with Windows 10 as I refuse to acknowledge 11 as a legitimate and more practical OS than 10) that can emulate PS2 games that I own as well as most PC games that I am interested in. Plus, I rarely if ever play video games on the go anymore.
Plus, the excuses about Joy-Con drift, claiming that dead pixels on a new device is normal and expected (when it shouldn't be as I have yet to experience it with any of my phones that I have had or the DS and 3DS despite being many years old), the refusal to reduce prices reasonably for games, especially first-party ones, the lazy and hypocritical emulation of older Nintendo games, and the second worse network support (where I would consider Stadia much worse although you could argue it is not even a console).
These all repelled me from even consider ever getting a Nintendo Switch.
Yeah, the Xbox series s blows the switch out of the water when it comes to price point. I got one at Walmart when I got my income tax just cuz I had a little extra cash. And I'm really impressed with the Xbox series s. It's the exact same price as a base model switch, and is light years ahead when it comes to performance and resolution.
Not surprising considering Microsoft’s capabilities in regards to economies of scale and the money they have for R and D. Compared to that Nintendo is a tiny company.
@@arminius504 I know but all Nintendo did was give us a better screen, charge me 50 extra bucks, then called it a day. I mean come on. I know they can't match MS, but they aren't even trying to get me to upgrade my switch.
@@metpach You’re forgetting about the new handy kickstand that the OLED has to offer. Also, the OLED Switch has 64GB which holds a lot on the Switch if you’re getting physical games.
@@Oridginale24 I don't give a crap about that. I play my switch exclusively in hand held anyway. My problem is everything's capped at 30 frames and looks like someone sneered vaseline on my switch.
For ignorant fools who say specs don’t matter, the truth is, yes they do matter when your system can barely run games to the point where super low resolution textures and massive frame rate drops are becoming the standard for your system. Creativity means nothing when your system lacks the power to bring it to life in a way thats fun and not frustrating to play.
In the game Lego City Undercover,(Which i'm a fan of it) on the original Wii U release the second portable screen was used as a police scanner when you pointed it at the tv. Pretty cool!
Also very good video!
i just cant believe there isnt a built in messaging system. How nice would it be to just hit up your friend to play a game of smash or kart, or someone you just met online, add them up and ask them if they wanna play more, so simple....such old and standard tech....Even the DS has picto chat with online capability!
I download Wrc 9 weeks ago on my switch, and sadly "sometimes on few event" it can have performance issue. Frame rate drop in racing game is unnaccaptable!
I don't think pokemon is a good example of the switchs outdated hardware, like it's made by gamefreak, that don't know much about it
I agree with what you are saying but also realize that historically Nintendo has never been about graphics but rather the gaming experience as a whole.I personally have no issues with the switch graphics.Everything looks great to me but I was born in 81 so I'm old school.
Same here but I would not like the games to lack the heck out of it since the graphics are so so wich happens way to much
@@Cherry-e8h apparently the successor is called or going to be the super switch or Super Nintendo switch so we’ll see what they do.Obviously it’s going to be more powerful but for me personally I would like to customize the Home Screen with wallpapers and themes
@@3581richard I always wondered why we couldn't 🤷♂️
not really? I think this "experience as a whole" mentality came just under Iwata. Yamauchi always cared much more about the performance, so they released the Super Nintendo, the Nintendo 64 and the GameCube, which were always more powerful than the competition
Yeah no nintendo used to actually compete on hardware, it was a pretty big part of the advertising with the SNES even
My problem with the switch is too many ports
We need more original titles luckily we are getting a bunch of new games this year.
I don't mind ports, in fact that's part of what I like about the switch, however like he has said the switches aging hardware makes ports of newer games near impossible so I've ended up with a lot of my switch library being a 360 era or Wii u ports, which those are great but that could only hold people over so long before they're sick of playing games they already played years ago
lmao yeah
The reason why there’s so many ports is because Nintendo’s trying to make the Switch be what the WiiU could’ve been.
@@vanderquakSP I am still waiting for Xenoblade Chronicles X
The Nintendo switch still is really really good but the 3ds will always be my favorite handheld
I havet heard a single pert saying that the 3ds is.good
I’m just found my old 3DS XL
The memories
I don't understand the handheld over performance for some, I'd personally will always get the game for PS5 or Xbox if it's available. Paying the same price for less quality is really ridiculous.
Exactly. They’re missing out on lots of people who don’t play games on the go and just want an adequately powerful system to play first party and cross platform games well.
a lack if new games is a bigger switch problem in my eyes
4:46-oh I thought my phone was actually being weird lol
Here we go, another amazing video!
Definitely needs another price drop to $250.00 or so maybe even $200.00 to compete with steam deck and xbox series s/x or ps5 without a doubt
there is no tracking functionality or system where u can find it on gps if you lost it . A huge need.
Age of calamity is also a kinda bad example. As far as I remember it was proven that the game wasn't programed that good and there was still a lot the developers could have done to make the game run well. But than again I'm happy to see when we get Games like Kirby that are running almost flawles.
My main issue frame rate issue, lag, not selling Nintendo games on sale not that often or have a Nintendo select once in a while and paid online multiplayer but that is mainly a console issue . Also I'd also say for they retro games on their service lacking a lot of consoles I'm the service and being tired to the forced multiplayer rather than being its own service or virtual consoles or something similar. If they theoretically want to upgrade to the switch graphically and performance the could get a gpu like a custom 1050 would keep it cheap and can play most modern games.
If the cartridge that I was downloading does corrupted data one more time, I’m gonna jump off a building
The base Steam Deck model went on sale for the one year anniversary. The price: $360. The price of the Switch OLED console with a game: $360. So you get A LOT more console with the Deck for $60 more. I'd say the gap has closed. Great Steam games can be had on sale for $10. And micro SD cards are cheap for storage expansion.
My issue with the Switch not getting any significant upgrade over the years is with multi-platform games. With the PS5 and Xbox Series X, this is an even greater issue. While hardware and graphics are not everything for a console, there is such a huge gap in capabilities between the Switch and modern consoles that any game released now that releases on both may tend to sacrifice fidelity. There is also the problem that its usage outside playing games is very limited. The PS5 (i.e., disc version, which is the optimal version IMO) can play DVDs, Blu-rays, and Ultra Blu-Rays, stream things such as Amazon Prime and Spotify (and TH-cam). You can connect a keyboard, mouse(?), and PS5 remote. This makes things such as additional cost for things through internet providers, a dedicated DVD/Blu-ray player and even cable redundant if you have a PS5 already.
There is no official disc player for the Switch. You could stream stuff on it, but you probably have a more powerful device to do that already. The only advantage is not being affected by power outages of buildings or places but then you can only play games and likely just offline.
In short, my problem is not the Switch is lagging behind. It is because it is lagging behind so much now.
My biggest problem with the switch is the lack of legacy content. I would love to play N64, GameCube, and Wii games on switch outside of things like Mario 3D All Stars and a fucking $50 a year service to play N64 games. They should focus on adding a ton of N64, GameCube, and Wii games for like $5-20 per game. Bring back the virtual console!
Yeah virtual console can def be improved
I agree 100% it's ridiculous how weak the switch library is...and to add insult...having to choose whether or not a subscription is worth the hassle.
I hate how a blue screen pops up and can’t get out of it 🤦🏻♂️
I kinda hate how my switch’s joy cons are not real steady and they are kind of shaky on handheld mode and the battery expand. I can tell my switch has a small expand but it’s not that noticeable.
Great video. I see why the Switch needs improvement. One of the few Nintendo systems I never own.
Well this is really amazing!! Switch does have good and bad games but it’s still great!!!! Love this video 😁😁😁👍👍👍
Thanks Brett!
@@InfiniteBits 😁😁😁👍
11:26 this is the worst I’m like should I buy the game on ps4 for good graphics and frame rates or buy it on my switch so I can play the game literally anywhere.
The main problem is the RAM. Compared to the PS5 and XSX, the Switch has 4GB of Ram while the competitors have 16GB. And Ram isn’t that expensive.
Yeah if you think about it. It feels like were playing boosted game cube graphics. That's kinda crazy if you think about it
8:55 Yeaaaaah no. The frame rate issues started long before the Switch. Game Freak has been notoriously bad at optimizing Pokemon games regardless of console and that became noticeable in the 3DS era. Look at any Horde Battle and tell me that's properly optimized. The yearly worldwide releases started in XY really don't help. They just don't have time.
And the DS era too
It doesn't have a start up sound.
4:46 I can’t be the only one who thought my TH-cam was bugging out
Lol ur not. I thought my TH-cam was lagging too
lol
Song at 10:16?
I enjoy playing my Nintendo Switch & taking it with me on the go everywhere. But the 1 thing that turns me off from the Switch is the loading screens for most of the games I play. They are way too long. That's why I prefer to play my PS5 I have because the load times are much faster.
This video is really good, I personally think Joy con drift is worse but I definitely agree that this is a big issue
Thanks Waluigi!
Let’s get another thing straight: I also love the Nintendo switch!
Same here
lmao
@@InfiniteBits What up!
I only bought my switch so that I could play Nintendo exclusive games, as well as occasionally have the potential to play some of my favourite third-party games on the go. Well I see the value in better graphics and frame rate I’ve never been one to care enough about it to make that the focus of my decision making when purchasing a consul, but that’s just my personal opinion. To be honest I really only care enough to appreciate having better frame rate in online competitive games for example Fortnite, But I don’t even find it to be a huge issue in games where I’m facing NPC enemies like breath of the wild.
Just had an ad of a lady taking a bite out of a cheese block
Metroid Dread doesn't have ANY framedrops.. idk where you got that
Bro I hate drifting controllers so much. It happens so fast too
Its crazy to think that from 1985 to 2005 we went from the NES running things like the first Super Mario Bros to a the Xbox 360 which can run GTA 5, but when you look at 2002 to 2022 we go from like Mario Sunshine to something like Mario Odyssey which really don't look that much different when you consider the difference between Super Mario Bros and GTA 5. Hell, I personally think Super Mario Galaxy 2008 is better looking then Odyssey. That's bloody insane! They do really need to have a hardware update
1985 to 2005 classic era for sure
I honestly havent noticed any frame drops in botw
And this is coming from a pc gamer so I should notice it
Anyone know the song that’s playing at 12:05
No matter if it's 30 fps or 60, I'm still going to have a great time playing games on Switch.
could you do a mario and lulgi ranking video because i love your rankings
I was about to buy a switch but I guess not anymore… what a bummer.
Infinite bits the most underrated TH-camr in the world also why don't you reply to every comment anymore?
Thanks man and I try to reply to as many as I can
I agree, the hardware is the biggest issue with the Switch right now. It’s a good console, but the price is not justified for the outdated hardware. What makes this even more sad is that the Steam Deck and mobile devices are more powerful than the Switch.
Let’s see here,
NSO
DLC
Nintendo’s downfall
Joy-Con Drift
I could go on, but just know that the Switch is surprisingly flawed.
Mario tennis aces
Kirby star allies
Arms
Mario golf super rush
These games could of been good but no we have to wait for dlc and patches
@@MashupProductions22 ironically some of them got good with their DLC. All I want to ask is LITERALLY HOW?
@@Driggsdamonstah I'm just saying the games released with a lack of content and the dlc added a few things that should of been in the game at the start
For example mario tennis aces added a stage select screen 1 year after the games release and kirby star allies added a hard mode in dlc
There's nothing wrong with NSO.
@@biggs2560 you’d be surprised
Hey dude are you a full time youtuber
Haven't people figured it out what Nintendo is doing they just selling you shitty gimmicks
You should make a video Ranking all of the Mario & Sonic Olympic games because there is about 6 of them I'm pretty sure
Maybe Nintendo should do what Microsoft did - two separate consoles with the same architecture.
A home console with 4k resolution. (Xbox Series X)
And a handheld with similar graphics but at 1080p. (Xbox Series S)
After so long they only release one big hit per franchise. That’s the biggest problem.
I agree that nintendo could def upgrade the switch but i feel like one thing people never bring up is the fact that the switch is still a portable console and needs to be smaller than the competition
Nintendo needs to match the series x and ps5 so they can get better cross platform games. I know people say Nintendo is mainly about first party games but only complete fanboys would spend $350-400 just to play a few Mario and Zelda games throughout the life cycle. Give me a powerful system that gives me Nintendos first party games, but also can handle cross platform games well and I think many people would switch to Nintendo me included
This guy expected a device smaller then an iPad to a console the size of a beefy pc to run better like wtf
For me the biggest problem with switch is the lack of creativity and time for the games… Like… Just put face to face gamecube games with the Switch equivalent .. It’s just mindblowing, Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, Mario Party… Even Mario Kart…
If im being honest i dont need amazing graphics i just want my charming mario's zelda's metroid's kirby's and pokémon's i can get where you're coming from tho
I like your analysis here. I am listening to your videos at 1.5x speed because you talk on the slower side. Though I think you have some very good thoughts to share
0:16 why do you show Smash Ultimate? It is a very good game but not revolutionary.
It's prob the best in that franchise that's why
Everybody MUST subscribe to Infinite Bits, his videos are so high-quality and entertaining. He really deserves more subs than MrBeast
While you are completely right about the Switch needing better hardware (and I will champion this to my death), Pokemon's performance isn't hindered because of the Switch's hardware; it's hindered because Game Freak literally is not trying. The Switch is capable of much more, case in point the Xenoblade games. Game Freak just knows they don't have to try with Pokemon anymore because people will just buy it because it's Pokemon.
The consoles: 60 fps;
The Switch: 30
I couldn’t care less about the hardware I just care about the games
I agree with everything said in this video. I don't like how games like the xenoblade chronicles series and Zelda are held back by the choppy frame rates and low resolutions.
Nintendo is amazing
I may get rapped in the mouth for this comment, and that's totally fine, but people absolutely love to shit on Sega for Sonic '06 and Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric. But here's the reality:
- Sonic '06 was originally in development for the PS3, the Xbox 360, and the Nintendo Revolution (which would become the Wii). Once Sonic Team realized the Wii was not going to handle a game like Sonic '06, they had to split the team into two groups-- one working on Sonic '06, and another working on the Wii-exclusive games, Sonic and the Secret Rings/Sonic and the Black Knight.
- Sonic Boom suffered a similar dilemma early on in development. It was originally being developed as Sonic Synergy, and it was a *very* ambitious game. But once the Wii U was revealed to still be really underpowered, Big Red Button had to spend a ton of development time backporting Cry Engine 3 to work on the Wii U's mediocre hardware spec. Sega may have caused many of the problems by rushing the game to completion, but Nintendo didn't do third party developers any favors either.
Knowing that, I've always felt like nintendo making inferior hardware was the culprit for putting those games' development cycles into a frenzy. And now, it feels like other developers are hitting a similar situation with the Switch.
Gonna have to be a HARD disagree from me. Now, Ofcourse I want a more powerful Switch, who doesn’t? Literally my fav console of all time rn. But you’re ignoring some thing like COVID, and the chip shortage that occurred, already making the current switch hardware hard to find.
Another reason the Switch is so far behind is due to how frequent the other consoles release new version like Pros and Slims.
Something that’s always also funny is how whenever Nintendo makes “strong” consoles in a Gen, they underperform, but their weaker hardware always does well for whatever reason.
Something else that’s might be getting more use is FSR, improving some graphics on newer games, not that they aren’t gonna make a new console at some point, but it may help the longevity a bit.
The switch isn’t really hurting bro, that’s just plain wrong. Is it missing out on a lot of new big games? Yup, as a weaker console would, but it still continues to dominate sales both in terms of hardware and software. With all due respect, I don’t agree wit this video, but as anyone else, you are just voicing your opinion.
$100 for a new pair of joy cons? Are you from Canada or something?
The solution to this is Nintendo upgrading their usb c port, to a thunderbolt 3 port, and then they can make a thicker doc with beefier graphics in it. That way the switch can stay portable have a handheld graphics mode(which of course should be upgraded slightly but not too much because we need battery life), but then when it's plugged into the dock it can take advantage of tons of extra graphics via thunderbolt. We've seen this used for video editors using laptops, with black magic design enclosures containing bigger graphics cards connected via a thunderbolt 3 cable. It would possibly make the console more expensive, and you may even have to have different versions of docks with varying degrees of power, but this is the best solution for the longterm advancement of the switch platform which has proven to be desirable. They could even launch it as a "Switch Pro" while maintaining the normal Nintendo switch and switch lite as budget options.
Exactly - that would be an amazing solution!
I honest agree. Doesn’t bother me but you make good points
Thanks Penguin!
The controllers are a major disappointment for me. The console has such great games without a means to control them comfortably. Not even to mention the joy con drift making the controllers so fragile & the high price point to get them fixed.
Yes the hardware isnt up to par amd while it doesnt harm games that much, but if they have better hardware they can make better games which is the point
Dude got me with the fake load😑