Hey guys, just bought the Switch a few days ago and I’m bloody excited about it! Just like to share some thoughts with you guys and have some questions to ask down below. My first time posting on this subreddit so I apologise if I’m not up to date with any Nintendo Switch news or info. I haven’t really been following or keeping up to date with Nintendo these past few years. This is going to be a long post so I apologise.
I’m a uni student and have grown up playing Nintendo handhelds like Gameboy Advance and DS (the highlights of my childhood gaming years haha). I skipped the Wii and 3DS generations as I transitioned over to PC gaming and PS4 during my teenage years (had so much fun on those platforms haha) but now I’m looking to get back into it with the Switch. Main reason why I skipped the Wii and 3DS because it felt too childish for me and the games on there didn’t really appeal me - I’ve been told countless times that gameplay over graphics, and I completely understand that notion but the games on those consoles had really a cartoony feel to them and felt really simple to me. I was looking for more of a real gaming console and a serious gaming experience not one that was catered to kids. Especially at the time there were so much better games on the PS4 and PC (that suited me more).
But now fast forward to the Switch, I’ve been told by some of my friends who owns the Switch (as well as other consoles) that the Switch no longer focuses on kid games or the like and does provide a real AAA gaming experience. This part of the reason why I sold my PS4 and games and used the money to buy a Switch and other Switch accessories! They told me I could play AAA games on the go, so basically imagine any PS4 games a bit scaled down with a bit lower performance BUT on the go! The trade of performance and graphics for portability sold me and I’m like sign me the fk up haha. Plus I could play exclusive Nintendo games! This is great.
So now I just have a few questions. Apologies I’m completely new to the Switch so I have like zero info on it as I just sold my PS4 and got a Switch to be my primary gaming console 2-3 days ago.
*Q1. *On my PS4 I could do local saves backup onto an external hard drive, how do I do that for my Switch? Doesn’t have to be hard drive can be to a storage medium like SD card. Also are there online cloud saves like the PS4? I don’t want to lose my save data if something happened to my Switch or if a game just corrupts on me. I’d like to keep the hours I put into a game haha.
Q2. How is the online experience for the Switch? One of the reasons I “switched” over to the Switch is because I was told the online experience is on par with the Xbox and PS4. How do I add my friends to my friend list? I see something called friend codes on my menu but that is too much of a hassle, is there a way to add friends via usernames? Also are there dedicated servers for games like on Xbox,PS4? I don’t want to be lagging or disconnecting when I’m playing Smash or other online games. Also can anyone recommend me an Ethernet adapter for the Switch? I can’t find an Ethernet port anywhere on it and I’m used to Ethernet with my PS4 (for best internet connection).
Q3. I can’t seem to find an internet browser app on the Switch? I can’t find it on the eShop as well. I’m in Australia if that makes a difference, maybe it’s only available in America or something for now? I’d like to browse the internet to look up game guides/walkthroughs or game info directly on the Switch instead of having to take out my phone to do it. This leads to my next question. Is there a YouTube, Crunchyroll or social media apps for the Switch like on my PS4? I presume there must be because it’s been like 2 years the Switch has been released now. I’d like to make my Switch my ultimate gaming/entertainment device so having those apps in one place would be great!
Q4. So my friends told me there will be third party AAA games support for the Switch (as I’m not really into all Nintendo exclusive games so this is good to hear). I apologise if this has been asked before or info about this has been posted before, but when are games like Call of Duty, Battlefield, Neir Automata, GTA, RDR2, Spider-Man, Persona, Danganronpa, Final Fantasy, Gran Turismo, Need for Speed and etc. coming to the Switch? I’m looking through the eShop and I see games like Diablo3, Wolfenstein, Skyrim, etc. but I’ve already played those on my PS4 or PC many years ago (and I’m pretty sure they run it better than the Switch so I have no intentions of buying it again). Also wondering if there are any good AAA exclusives from third party developers? Like AAA games that are not from Nintendo and exclusive to the Switch, I should know about? If this question has been asked before I apologise, please just link me a list or guide instead.
Q5.Also is there anyway I can play old games like GBA or NES games on my Switch? I’ve heard that the 3DS could do this with something called “virtual console”. I presume the Switch has it since it’s obviously the successor to 3DS so it would have all its previous features but I can’t seem to find it on the eShop? Sorry for the noob question, I’ve tried searching on the eShop but can’t find the games on there that is apparently being offered on the 3DS (a 7 year old console). Also is there a way to filter results or searches on the eShop? Don’t mean to be harsh or anything but I find it really difficult to find games on the eShop. I’m used to the PS4 having search filters so it’s easy to explore and discover great games to play.
Q6.Lastly I understand the Switch is less powerful compared to real proper consoles like the PS4 or Xbox but how does it perform for AAA games? Can I expect around 720 @ 60fps or 1080p @ 30fps stable for most games? Perhaps it will lag and be glitchy during handheld mode but what about docked mode? I presume it should run 60fps stable right (since the Switch is a 2017 console)? I prefer accuracy in my games and don’t really like it if it lags too much or stutters frequently. Also I kinda hate how the Switch only has 32GB of internal storage... I feel that it’s insufficient and backwards thinking for 2017/18 standards... Xbox and PS4 have a minimum of 500GB. I would have been somewhat okay with this if the games on the Switch were compressed to a smaller size compared to PS4 but only found out how insufficient it is after downloading from the eShop NBA2K18 (big NBA fan go Rockets! Plus I sold my PS4 so this is my only console to play it) and after updating it found that I only had like 5gb of storage left. I couldn’t even buy MK8 to play afterwards :( Will go out to buy a 128Gb sd card sigh.
Thanks for all the help guys, I apologise if those questions have been answered before and sorry for the long post. Completely new to the Switch here and just like to know some basic features and function that the Switch should have but I can’t seem to find it or how to make it work. Also before anyone asks the current Nintendo exclusive games I’m interested in are Mario Oddessy, MK8, Zelda, Smash, Fire Emblem 3H, Metroid 4 PH, XenoBlade, Octopath, Bayonetta 3. Pretty stoked for those games. I’ve looked and I’m not really into any indie titles on the Switch as I’ve played it on the PS4 or PC before (with better graphics and performance so I don’t intend to buy it again).
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