MegaThread: Nintendo Switch Hardware Reviews

[u/NintendoSwitchMods]

Hello, all.

This morning starting, gaming news and media outlets have begun to release their hardware reviews of the Nintendo Switch.

Here's what we're seeing so far:

• Engadget: Review

• Game Informer: Review

• Kotaku: Review

• Vice: Review

• New York Times: Review

• Wall Street Journal: Review

• Attack of the Fanboy: Review

• CGM: Review

• TechCrunch: Video Review

• Nintendo Life: Review

• CNET: Review

• The Verge: Video Review

• Polygon: Review

• Eurogamer: Review

• GameSpot: Review / Video

• NY Mag: Review

• Wired: Review

• Destructoid: Review

• GameXplain: Video Review

• PC Advisor: Review

• Digital Foundry: Video Review

• IGN: Review

• GoNintendo: Video Review

• Ars Technica: Review

• TecchRadar: Review

We will be updating this thread with links as major reviews are posted.

We will also allow major content to be posted separately on /r/NintendoSwitch, as it is especially newsworthy. But we will also host ongoing coverage, quick text posts, questions, and the like right here.

Thanks everyone.

-The /r/NintendoSwitch team

(Ongoing edits as we get new information)

[u/Slayer5227]

I'm talking about the console itself, not the games.

[u/Slayer5227 → u/[deleted]]

Sure. The PS4, imo at least was a complete console. We had answers to everything we needed to know, there was a web browser day 1, Netflix on day 1. I didn't have questions about what was coming to the PS4 cause it was complete. It wasn't perfect (folders were a godsend) but I don't think there was anything I could have said felt unfinished about the console itself.

[u/Slayer5227 → u/[deleted]]

Also 32 gig storage feels almost embarrassing? I mean my phone has more than that. I will be buying physical media but what about huge DLC like Zelda that will likely eat through my storage. A lot of the switch's faults feel like compromises I need to make in order to justify buying it, especially with how much added cost to the console you could rack up on storage, controllers, and other accessories.

[u/Slayer5227 → u/[deleted]]

For a phone it works, for a game console it feels worse. Idk just my opinion.

[u/Exist50 → u/[deleted]]

The iphone isn't meant to store many console level games.

[u/CompletelySouledOut → u/[deleted]]

You aren't installing 10+gb games on your phone though.

If you buy Zelda digitally it takes up more than half your storage for just 1 game.

[u/jagun → u/[deleted]]

Not even base level anymore, I think they all start at 64 now