The Xenogames were the only reason I even bought the Switch to begin with. I was, and still am, so disappointed with that console. No chance I am buying a Switch 2 for more Xenoblade games this time. I would love for them to become detached from Nintendo honestly. Sony and MS are at least receptive to PC ports, with Nintendo they are forever trapped.
I believe I mentioned many of them in my original comment, but I’ll list some of my completely subjective gripes here:
very underpowered system, even at launch.
most multiplatform games for the Switch are absolutely the worst version of the game, even for Indie titles that shouldn’t need the performance (I can give examples in spades)
I feel that it is a poor handheld console (too large, too short battery life, bad/uncomfortable controls)
I feel that it is a poor standalone console (iffy dock instead of just a power cord, controllers need to be physically attached and reattached to use, poor performance (already mentioned), too expensive for this purpose, battery dying prevents it from working standalone (sadly learned this the hard way))
bad included controller (tiny buttons, no dpad, analog stick constantly had issues and needed repair, batch charging mechanism (already mentioned))
The Switch tries to be two consoles and ends up just being too many compromises while still being quite expensive. Add on to Nintendo’s knack for price gouging for games and accessories/replacements and I am just done with them. If they had released an “unSwitch” or something that just had a regular controller like the “pro” controller that was stationary and thus lacked a screen, battery, joycons, an $80 dock, it would have been much better for the half of the users that didn’t or couldn’t use it as a handheld and could have been cheaper. It still wouldn’t fix the performance stuff, but it wouldbe easier to forgive if it had been a budget console, not one that the previous gen of consoles trounced.
The Xenogames were the only reason I even bought the Switch to begin with. I was, and still am, so disappointed with that console. No chance I am buying a Switch 2 for more Xenoblade games this time. I would love for them to become detached from Nintendo honestly. Sony and MS are at least receptive to PC ports, with Nintendo they are forever trapped.
Honest question, what gripes do you have with the Switch?
I have quite a few!
I believe I mentioned many of them in my original comment, but I’ll list some of my completely subjective gripes here:
The Switch tries to be two consoles and ends up just being too many compromises while still being quite expensive. Add on to Nintendo’s knack for price gouging for games and accessories/replacements and I am just done with them. If they had released an “unSwitch” or something that just had a regular controller like the “pro” controller that was stationary and thus lacked a screen, battery, joycons, an $80 dock, it would have been much better for the half of the users that didn’t or couldn’t use it as a handheld and could have been cheaper. It still wouldn’t fix the performance stuff, but it wouldbe easier to forgive if it had been a budget console, not one that the previous gen of consoles trounced.
If you’re on PC then emulation of the Switch Xenoblade games is a great option. Play the game the way the developer intended.