Every hobby is a waste of money if you don’t like it.

Have fun doing whatever is fun for you.

It's waste of money but if you have money it's not.

The reality especially on here is you will run into three camps.

The people who already own a switch 2 (and mostly love it)

the people who don’t own one and won’t and think it’s absolute garbage

And those switch one owners who didn’t buy one but I generally see they didn’t like the switch 1 they bought.

If you loved what the switch did then an upgrade to a Switch 2 to me makes a lot of sense. Games like StarFox at least visually show what a huge leap the newer SOC can offer. And more games will be released over the next 7 or so years. Not to mention your old library of switch games generally runs a lot better.

If you’ve never owned a switch then it’s going to me to depend on what your looking for. If you want a PC or the freedom of a Pc then just get the PC. But be aware of the learning curve and upfront expenses. And yes that includes Steam Decks.

If you want a native Nintendo experience running any recent Nintendo software and want an easy to use hardware that’s generally less expensive then it’s comparables then I still think the Switch 2 is a good option.

Personally I love my Switch 2, coming from a Switch 1 it was a nice upgrade. I also game on PC but enjoy having a simple setup and native Nintendo experience. I’ve never been much of an accessories buyer. I primarily play with my Switch 1 pro controller.

I decided not to get one. If I had a lot more money, maybe. I got a steam deck a couple years ago when I had a nice job, but even that I don't use all that much.

Usually if I'm not home, I don't want to be playing video games.

If you already have a Switch, there isn't much point in buying the Switch 2. If you don't have either, I would highly suggest looking at the Steam Deck, which has a significantly more vast library of great games and has the ability to play media and other things on the go that the Swtich 2 cannot.

If you don't own a Switch at all, then I'd say definitely grab one, you'll have a pretty big back catalog of S1 titles to catch up on. Even for legacy content, performance will be better on S2, and you'll be future proof for future games, so I would advise getting S2 over S1.

If you already own a S1, upgrading really depends on how much you want new first party games. I bought it for Kirby Air Riders and that alone was well worth the price for me after waiting 22 years for that sequel.

Ordinarily I'd say if you're not that interested in the current lineup you can always wait until games you really want come out, but with the economy being fucked it's possible there may be additional price increases in the future. So if you're at all considering it, I think it's best to grab one sooner rather than later. I'm half joking when I say I bought mine for Kirby Air Riders, I was also just nervous about tariffs, and I made the right call locking my purchase in at the launch price.

I think the Switch 2 is great for certain types of gamers. Some reasons I really enjoy the Switch 2:

• I enjoy Nintendo's first party games
• I often play in short bursts and the Switch is easy to pick up and play. Also many games on Switch cater to that kind of gaming
• It's less expensive than a gaming PC or more powerful consoles and if you don't care about playing every major AAA release there are more than enough games to play that run great on the hardware
• The big AAA games that do release on Switch 2 still run surprisingly well. Usually with worse graphics than on other platforms and at lower framerates (eg. 30fps instead of 60fps), but if you're not the kind of gamer that is really invested in such things they generally run plenty good enough to be enjoyable
• Lots of family friendly games and lots of couch co-op games that anyone can pick up and play
• Games are expensive and I don't want to excuse that, but Nintendo's first party releases tend to be of a high quality, release in a good state and don't lock content behind microtransactions or battle passes (releasing 20€ DLC a few months after a 70€ game is pretty whack though). Personally I don't mind paying a premium for that and would rather pay 80€ for a game that is complete, than 60€ for a game where I'm missing out on content because I didn't buy the 80€ premium version and then still have progression balanced around pushing people towards spending even more via microtransactions

But that's enough glazing Nintendo for one post. If you value similar things then maybe Switch 2 is a good choice. If you care about having the best graphics and the best performance possible and don't care about the exclusives or have a massive library on another platform, then maybe not so much.

Depends on how much you'd want to use it, to be honest.

People balked at its price tag at launch, but it's currently the cheapest entry point to gaming. It delivers better performance than the Steam Deck at nearly half the price, but the tradeoff is the closed ecosystem.

If there are key games you want to play on Switch 2 that are easy to get for less than MSRP, I'd say it's worth it. If you are only interested in games that are also available on every other platform, and you have other options to play them, I'd skip the Switch 2 and save your money. It's probably not worth it for just 1 or 2 big exclusive titles right now. But it's only been around for a little over a year, so there will also certainly be more to look forward to down the road.

The only other factor is that hardware is continuing to get more expensive over time. Short of a major changes to global production/the AI bubble bursting, I wouldn't count on that changing for a while yet. So there may also never be a cheaper time to get a Switch 2 than right now, especially when we know the price of the console will go up in just a couple months.

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2026/260508.html

Others have made great points. I'll just add that around next year, a Switch 2 with replaceable battery will be coming out for European consumers. If you live in Europe or are able to somehow get a Switch 2 from there, then that's something to consider if repairablility is important to you. However, like others have said, waiting for too long will lead to price increases. I hate this time line.

I think it’s a nice upgrade from the Switch 1 the build quality is a lot better and the screen is a huge upgrade. Performance is better too. I’ve never seen the OLED Switch 1 so I can’t speak for that but I think the upgrade would be less noticeable.

I mostly used my Switch 1 to play indie games and Nintendo Exclusives like BOTW and TOTK.

On Switch 1 both Zeldas, and Hades 1 would all drop frames at certain points. For Balatro on Switch 1 I had to disable everything in the visuals settings because the game would chug when you started scoring high. I don’t have these problems on Switch 2.

Lastly, IMO if you can comfortably afford it and want one you should get one now before hardware prices increase even more. Nintendo is eventually going to stop supporting Switch 1 and there’s some good games like Pokopia that are only Switch 2 already.

I don't own a switch 2.

I think it might be worth it if you're planning to buy one eventually, just because we know there will be another price increase and it will never be cheaper going forward than it is right now.

I agree with the others about the pros and cons if you don't already own a switch 1, and perhaps if you don't own any other consoles and gaming computers (because at that point I think tech spec wise the switch 2 is a pretty good bargain when you can't get a steam deck and the price of other consoles has risen so high).

But I also think it's worth noting that this depends on if you actually want to play nintendos first party titles.

I'm enjoying mine. Pokopia is great.

I love it, I've played mine pretty much daily since launch. The exclusives have ranged from good to great for me so I'm getting a lot out of it. It's better than the Switch 1 in basically every way unless you have an OLED. The Switch 2 editions of games feel pretty substantial compared to Switch 1 performance, most notably BOTW and TOTK. More and more companies are making Switch 2 versions of 3rd party games for it as well which is nice. If you're gonna play a lot of stuff on it, it's worth it. If you want to play it more casually like a lot of folks did with like a Switch lite, that's a lot harder to recommend. I will say that if you like cozy style games or really enjoy old Pokemon, Pokopia is so good it almost makes it worth it on it's own.

I have both an OLED Switch and a Switch 2. If you don't have any other consoles then I'd say a Switch 2 is worth it. It's getting a lot of games the Switch 1 couldn't play and combined with the Switch 1 library there's a lot of really great games. If you have a Switch already then I'd say it's probably not worth it. Likewise if you have a PS4/5 I'd recommend playing games on that over getting a Switch 2. However having a portable "home" console is a really nice feature. Something to consider is unlike the past it looks like Switches will get more expensive in the short term rather than cheaper

In terms of games: DK Bonanza is a slightly worse Mario Odyssey, which is still a really good game! Kirby Air Ride is just ok. Mario Kart world is worse than 8 and Sonic Racing Crossworlds. Pokopia and Tamodachi are supposed to be excellent for people who like those games. Outside of that basically everything else is available on other systems

For me it is not currently worth it. Donkey Kong looks amazing, but I'm not paying that much just to play a single game. In a couple of years when more games are available, maybe that could change.

Not worth it to me currently. But I figured it's probably not gonna get any cheaper than right now so I picked it up.

It needs more first party games.

I like mine. I think the bundle is a great deal, especially now that you can choose your game.

Are you asking me or telling me why it's not worth it?

At the moment I don't see much upside to upgrading from my Switch. Increased performance, screen resolution and screen size make it tempting though but not enough to justify the price.

Some people think MKW is worth the 500 dollars. If that sounds reasonable then buy the switch 2.