The Switch is more boring than the GameCube

[Hoppipolla]

Slightly clickbait-y title, lol

I worked this out today!

I was thinking "Why are there fewer impactful games on Switch compared to back on the 'Cube?"

Especially if you exclude first-party games.

But it's because the 'Cube was actually really powerful for its time, so it got lots of great AAAs and AAs. Whereas the Switch is very underpowered compared to the competition (PC, Xbox, PS) so it ends up with... kind of watered-down games or simple games, oftentimes.

Maybe the Switch isn't really a very exciting machine unless you love the first-party titles.

 

[manletcel1488]

Probably PC since I can play almost any game on it.
I only collect console stuff for the sake of collecting really, and sometimes it's cool to play with retro hardware.
If I had to pick a non-PC answer I would probably pick Playstation since that's what I grew up playing the most.

 

[Todd Thundercock]

Switch games on emulator feel like I'm playing games from 2014.

 

[Hoppipolla]

Probably PC since I can play almost any game on it.
I only collect console stuff for the sake of collecting really, and sometimes it's cool to play with retro hardware.
If I had to pick a non-PC answer I would probably pick Playstation since that's what I grew up playing the most.

I like PC a lot but I just don't like modern Windows.

Switch games on emulator feel like I'm playing games from 2014.

Yeah and I think the Switch 2 will have similar issues.

I don't mind the games looking worse than other platforms, but it sucks always feeling like you're left in the dust.

 

[fukurou]

I prefer the switch. its games are more minimalistic in features,
and don't feel like a job like most AAA games are on PC.

AAAA games are too fucking grindy.

 

[Hoppipolla]

I prefer the switch. its games are more minimalistic in features,
and don't feel like a job like most AAA games are on PC.

AAAA games are too fucking grindy.

This is actually something that puts me off the PS. Every game seems to be either an RPG or be RPG-adjacent.

I do think with AA or AAA games... there's plenty of room to make them action-packed, fun and... even fairly simple and lean but... it depends on the vision of the developer I suppose.

Back in the 'Cube days I played a lot of PSO, Sonic Heroes and Ikaruga. It was fun

 

[_meh]

Probably because the novelty you had worn off, unless if you find others better than switch.

 

[_meh]

Playstation.

I hardly care much for PC atm.

 

[IloveDeath]

I grew up with the gamecube and barely played the switch but yeah overall the games are getting very stale and feeling like a "product" rather than art, there's no soul in modern games. They are just made for sale and are disposable as hell when a "new product" comes out. Quite sad.

 

[BrazilianInkie]

PC. In terms of consoles, the Wii.

 

[Hoppipolla]

Probably because the novelty you had worn off, unless if you find others better than switch.

Thing is... this has happened before when I thought I was bored of gaming but it turned out that the "landscape" had just changed.

Back then I pivoted from AAA to indie.

Now... I'm thinking I should pivot from Windows to having both a Linux PC and an Xbox.

 

[starystulejarz]

Probably because the novelty you had worn off, unless if you find others better than switch.

Normie tourists that came to gaming and made yt channels to make switch games reviews are now leaving at mass. And when even normies get bored then you know that your console is just dogshit with no games after just a handful of titles.

 

[Todd Thundercock]

PC can play Switch and Gamecube games, so it automatically wins.

 

[starystulejarz]

PC is only platform that matters. I can play hundreds of thousands of games native to pc i can emulate a huge library of PS2/PS3/Gamecube/360/Switch/Snes/PSP games, i can watch anime/yt, listen to music and read books about jews killing goyims with vaccines at a press of a button.

 

[V c z s q e]

Switch was a scam. So was xbone and series x. Glad I just stuck with my PS4 which the switch 2 will copy anyway so that also will be another scam.

 

[NocturnalCel]

GameCube had some pretty good games. I love super smash bros brawl and the windwaker.

 

[Hoppipolla]

Switch was a scam. So was xbone and series x. Glad I just stuck with my PS4 which the switch 2 will copy anyway so that also will be another scam.

The advantage of a newer machine though... or at least a big one... is access to new releases.

 

[V c z s q e]

The advantage of a newer machine though... or at least a big one... is access to new releases.

The big games are already out on the PS4. Elden ring, red dead 2 etc. we are past getting great new games. Better off just treating video games like chad treats his side girl. Trust me I don't miss not having dragons dogma 2 or stalker 2 on the PS4 lol.

 

[Hoppipolla]

The big games are already out on the PS4. Elden ring, red dead 2 etc. we are past getting great new games. Better off just treating video games like chad treats his side girl. Trust me I don't miss not having dragons dogma 2 or stalker 2 on the PS4 lol.

I guess it depends if there are games you actually want yeah

 

[WiZardTheGrAY]

The 3Ds mogs them all.

 

[Friezacel]

Probably PC since I can play almost any game on it.
I only collect console stuff for the sake of collecting really, and sometimes it's cool to play with retro hardware.
If I had to pick a non-PC answer I would probably pick Playstation since that's what I grew up playing the most.

Also you can mod nearly every game easily for PC

 

[Stupid Clown]

Switch games on emulator feel like I'm playing games from 2014.

Because switch's hardware is from 2015.

The games run worse than Wii u games. Likely because prior to the switch, Nintendo was designing their own GPUS. The Wii U GPU was a descendent of the GameCube and Wii's GPU. Nintendo outsourced the switch's GPU to Nvidia.

I grew up with the gamecube and barely played the switch but yeah overall the games are getting very stale and feeling like a "product" rather than art, there's no soul in modern games. They are just made for sale and are disposable as hell when a "new product" comes out. Quite sad.

This problem began with the Wii U but only really affected Mario. Now it's spread to basically all of Nintendo's IPs. Everything is designed to be ultra accessible and dumbed down for the masses.

Normie tourists that came to gaming and made yt channels to make switch games reviews are now leaving at mass. And when even normies get bored then you know that your console is just dogshit with no games after just a handful of titles.

The novelty of playing console games on the go has faded.

PC is only platform that matters. I can play hundreds of thousands of games native to pc i can emulate a huge library of PS2/PS3/Gamecube/360/Switch/Snes/PSP games, i can watch anime/yt, listen to music and read books about jews killing goyims with vaccines at a press of a button.

PC is cheaper in the long run. The issue is getting into it in the first place has a high cost barrier. Also, modern games are horribly optimized on PC.

 

[HomicidalSuicidal88]

switch been baf nothing better than retro classic nintendo games from ds

 

[Hoppipolla]

Because switch's hardware is from 2015.

The games run worse than Wii u games. Likely because prior to the switch, Nintendo was designing their own GPUS. The Wii U GPU was a descendent of the GameCube and Wii's GPU. Nintendo outsourced the switch's GPU to Nvidia.

Huh. The second point there is interesting. I'll have to compare that!

To be fair the Wii U was much bigger. More room for hardware.

And the Switch... I mean... it's a tablet. And even though it was released in 2017, apparently it's only about as powerful as a PS3. It's probably not even that.

 

[Excluded]

You will never enjoy a console like when you where a kid or a teen. Is just nostalgia and good memories

 

[bruhwtf]

Mario Sunshine vs Mario Odyssey
Twilight Princess and Wind Waker vs Botw and Totk
Smash Melee vs Smash Ultimate
Pokemon Stadium vs Pokemon Scarlet
Metroid Prime vs Metroid Dread
OG Animal Crossing vs New Horizons

 

[bruhwtf]

PC is a gaming console?

 

[Hoppipolla]

Mario Sunshine vs Mario Odyssey
Twilight Princess and Wind Waker vs Botw and Totk
Smash Melee vs Smash Ultimate
Pokemon Stadium vs Pokemon Scarlet
Metroid Prime vs Metroid Dread
OG Animal Crossing vs New Horizons

To be honest... I guess I was subconsciously omitting the Nintendo releases because I don't really get on with them XD

The only exceptions there... Odyssey, Wind Waker... and that's all.

 

[TooSomething]

PC since I can also emulate dozens of console games on one.

It's great to discover gems from the golden era.

 

[Hoppipolla]

One thing I notice is that the platform you game on really does matter.

Generally speaking not as much as the games, but if you hate the platform then it has a big impact.

Right now... NONE of the major platforms do much for me. PS, Xbox, Switch, PC (with Windows)... hm. For the first time none of them really strike me as particularly good.

Maybe it's a good time to just use a PC with Linux on it.

 

[Fukumine]

No reason to own a cucksole when all they do is censor the games that keeps us going. I thought for a long time the big three were in decline, and as it stands, they are. If you can't afford a Gaming PC, just buy a PS3 or PSVita, certainly better than any PS4 or Xbox One.

 

[Hoppipolla]

No reason to own a cucksole when all they do is censor the games that keeps us going. I thought for a long time the big three were in decline, and as it stands, they are. If you can't afford a Gaming PC, just buy a PS3 or PSVita, certainly better than any PS4 or Xbox One.

It's an interesting dynamic these days. The Switch is huge but... at its roots it's surely a handheld not a home console. It's a tablet with a dock. So... it replaced the 3DS and also the Wii U.

Once you factor that in it looks a lot smaller. And the PS5 and Series machines have been struggling too.

It's nice to have new games... but yeah people shouldn't feel that they have to own platforms that mistreat them as a consumer just to play them.