{"id":660982,"date":"2025-04-05T22:22:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T19:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/is-the-switch-2-worth-the-price-reviews-are-mixed\/"},"modified":"2025-04-05T22:22:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T19:22:29","slug":"is-the-switch-2-worth-the-price-reviews-are-mixed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-the-switch-2-worth-the-price-reviews-are-mixed\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the Switch 2 worth the price? Reviews are mixed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35c0cdb93ba\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35c0cdb93ba\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-the-switch-2-worth-the-price-reviews-are-mixed\/#Must-buy\" >Must-buy?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-the-switch-2-worth-the-price-reviews-are-mixed\/#Succession\" >Succession<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/the-switch-2-retains-i.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2025\/the-switch-2-retains-i.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The Switch 2 retains its detachable 'Joy-Con' controllers.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/the-switch-2-retains-i.jpg\" alt=\"The Switch 2 retains its detachable 'Joy-Con' controllers\" title=\"The Switch 2 retains its detachable 'Joy-Con' controllers.\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                The Switch 2 retains its detachable &#8216;Joy-Con&#8217; controllers.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gaming specialists who have handled Nintendo&#8217;s new Switch 2 say the console is a clear upgrade on its predecessor, but it lacks must-have new features and the progress comes at a steep price.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of European journalists, including a reporter from AFP, were invited to the Grand Palais exhibition space in Paris on Wednesday for a preview in one of two events held globally.<\/p>\n<p>They were allowed in shortly after the Kyoto-based company announced the hotly awaited launch of its latest iteration of the Switch for June 5 in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> presentation watched by millions around the world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The console feels very good in your hands, very light,&#8221; said Nicolas Dixmier from the French specialist gaming website jeuxvideo.com after handling the much-hyped successor.<\/p>\n<p>The Switch 2 retains the core features of the original that made it such a hit: detachable &#8220;Joy-Con&#8221; controllers and hybrid functionality that means it can be portable or plugged into a screen or projector.<\/p>\n<p>But it comes with a bigger, higher resolution screen, larger joysticks, improved buttons, faster processing time, and a battery that the company says will last between two to six-and-a-half hours.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Must-buy\"><\/span>Must-buy?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The two major design changes are a new &#8220;C&#8221; button that activates a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a>Chat function, enabling players to talk with their friends while playing.<\/p>\n<p>And the controllers, now attached with magnets rather than sliding on, can be used like a computer mouse.<\/p>\n<p>They were demonstrated with shooting games such as &#8220;Metroid Prime 4&#8221; or strategy challenges such as &#8220;Civilization VII.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have made adjustments so you can control the mouse on the pants (trousers),&#8221; Kouichi Kawamoto, one of the creators at Nintendo, told journalists during a roundtable.<\/p>\n<p>But this was not enough to impress some critics, given that the price of the console is set to be about 30% higher than the original at $449.99 in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>It has gone on pre-sale for \u00a3395.99 in Britain and 469.99 euros in France.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/gamers-were-given-a-ch.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2025\/gamers-were-given-a-ch.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Gamers were given a chance to test out the new console in Paris.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/gamers-were-given-a-ch.jpg\" alt=\"Gamers were given a chance to test out the new console in Paris\" title=\"Gamers were given a chance to test out the new console in Paris.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                Gamers were given a chance to test out the new console in Paris.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Shares in Nintendo dropped more than 3% on the Tokyo stock exchange on Thursday due to dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointment among fans who are used to Nintendo being more accessible than its Sony and Microsoft competitors.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Impressed is not a word I would use. It&#8217;s a logical evolution,&#8221; Alexander Bohn-Elias from the website Eurogamer Germany told AFP after playing with the Switch 2 in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Hinrich Aeils, from German media Gamestar, agreed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The new features are cool but I don&#8217;t know if it is a must-buy day one for Switch 1 users,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He was also left underwhelmed by the number of games exclusively available for the Switch 2 at launch which include &#8220;Mario Kart World.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Games will also cost around 30% more than for the original Switch.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                        <!-- TechX - News - In-article --><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Succession\"><\/span>Succession<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Analysts had predicted beforehand that Nintendo would likely go for an upgrade, rather than trying to rewrite the Switch script.<\/p>\n<p>The original version launched to relative indifference in 2017 before going on to be the third best-selling console of all time, with 150 million units bought globally.<\/p>\n<p>But the creator of Mario Bros has had trouble with successors in the past: after its phenomenally popular Wii device, its Wii U flopped commercially.<\/p>\n<p>Kawamoto and his colleagues from Nintendo revealed that they started working on the new Switch in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>They had many discussions about the name, he revealed, saying one idea had been to call it the &#8220;Super Nintendo Switch&#8221;\u2014a reference to its star console from the 1990s.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, fans who entered a lottery to handle the Switch 2 are set to get their hands on it at events in Paris and New York as part of promotional efforts ahead of the launch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2025 AFP\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>\n                                                <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                Is the Switch 2 worth the price? 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