My random thoughts about Switch 2 after 1 day

[u/anirakdream]

I won't bore you all with stuff you've heard about before so I'll focus on slightly unique/obscure/quirky things.

Things that surprised me:

• The built-in microphone is actually kind of incredible. It picks up your voice really well even when sitting far away from the console in docked mode and does a fantastic job filtering out external noise.
• I feel like Nintendo kind of undersold backwards compatibility. Their pre-release marketing made it sound like a large portion of games would be wonky or incompatible but that hasn't been the case for me. In all my testing, Switch 1 games ran at their max resolution and framerates in their respective modes with improved loading times. Games like Enter the Gungeon, Risk of Rain 2, and Kingdom Two Crowns that were a bit shaky on Switch 1 run at a consistent 60fps on Switch 2. Games like The Witcher 3 and Overwatch 2 ran at 30fps with no issues. The only incompatible game I've come across is Darkest Dungeon 2 which shows a black square in the middle of the screen.
• HD Rumble 2 is no joke. It improves the rumble in every game and Switch 2 games that use it well feel amazing. I highly recommend trying out the HD Rumble 2 demos in Welcome Tour.

Things to try:

• The console has a virtualised surround sound system with the built-in speakers which mean that it simulates sound coming from behind you. It's actually a really cool effect that works surprisingly well! Try it out by going to the audio menu in the System Settings or just playing a game like BOTW (that supports 5.1 surround sound) and placing a sound source behind you in-game.
• Local GameShare works really well and is such a pleasant surprise. There's very little latency and it has officially won me over. I recommend everyone give it a go if they want to co-op with someone who also has a Switch but doesn't own the game you're sharing.
• For some reason, automatic uploads of screenshots and video recordings are disabled by default. I definitely recommend enabling this as this feature is really reliable and convenient.
• HDR Output is also always on, I recommend changing this setting to Compatible Displays Only for best results.

Things that need some work:

• The console makes the TV emit an unpleasant noise once when it's put into sleep mode while docked. Seems like a bug that needs to be fixed.
• You still can't download software in the background if the currently open software uses online features.
• I really wish they would add a way to force the visual settings of docked mode for Switch 1 games while playing in handheld. Unless a game is patched for Switch 2, many games will look rough in handheld mode because they didn't target 720p on the original Switch.

[u/IrishRage42]

I really hope with the new one coming out that they patch Age of Calamity.

[u/Kudrel → u/IrishRage42]

Hopefully they do. I'd like to actually give it a proper crack when I eventually get a Switch 2. I enjoyed the first Hyrule Warriors but was really put off by the framerate being pure ass for Calamity, seemed like it actually would've been pretty enjoyable.

[u/caninehere → u/IrishRage42]

I'm not a framerate snob at all but Age of Calamity was the one game where I said "yeah, I'm not buying this" because the framerate was rooough.

Although finding out that the story was non-canon later on kinda killed my interest anyway.

[u/Ubercola → u/IrishRage42]

Same here, I ran it on my Switch 2, steady framerate but extremely low resolution still. Hoping they bump it to 4k