Should You Buy a Switch in 2024? 

I just turned 40 and bought the Switch for my birthday. I am so excited. I would have bought one years ago but I have had a lot going on and finally decided -enough is enough, I miss Nintendo. ❤

You can tell Austin still writes these because anyone else at the office wrote this, they would have made a bigger deal out of the Switch Lite not docking 😂

You’ve got 7 years of a catalog built up, along with the retro gaming. So if you’re just now getting into the Switch, you’ve got plenty to play. More than enough to keep you busy for years.

Bro, I can’t believe the switch is 7 years old. I was 16 when I first bought mine. I’m now 22. Damn, time flies 😂😂😂😂😂😂

I JUST got a switch for my birthday this month. the original OG switch. I have been enjoying it so much.

can't believe it's already been 7 years

One of the things I like most about the switch is the ability to bring couch co-op anywhere you go. The oleds better stand and screen make it much nicer for this.

Bought the Switch Oled Mario edition for myself as a New Years gift. Yes it is worth it (Coming from someone that has the PS5, a Gaming PC and now the Switch) Love it.

Adults are buying the nintendo switch so they can game in public its not just for kids. I'm buying it and I'm in my 30's.

Monster Hunter Rise is a very clear example of good optimization. Game is very quick and looks good(for a switch game). Always impressed me how it takes no time to load into another section.

The only switch I have used is the Lite Version. Got it for $130 2 years ago and it still works amazing. Love the Lite!

The SoC in the Switch has to be worth about 50 cents at this point.

It’s still holding up and I’m playing new games on it like Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Although, it is time for an update! I need a little resolution & FPS bump.

keep up work man n hope to see more bro

I remember coming across this channel when he was just starting and watching his videos. I came across it again and am blown away with how far it’s come. Keep it up brotha

Another classic austin Evan’s video reviewing the Switch!

I bought mine today 🙊 I had to get my hands on the red one. Who doesn’t love portability?!!

I completed Hogwarts in handheld mode on my Oled. Shockingly good.

Probably nobody wants to know that, but HW Legacy got updated and runs FAR BETTER in the open world environment. In the meantime Arkham Asylum got an update that (mostly) fixed the stuttering while running. Also, Turn Me Up stated that they're actively working on City and Knight patches and they're coming soon

Can't believe i waited till 2024 to finally buy a switch OLED. Best $300 I've spent and worth every penny!

the lite was released in September 2019 btw

Just ordered a refurbished Switch 2019 model. Cant wait!

I just bought a switch lite two days ago Since I never had a switch, the lite will let me enjoy what I missed without spending much, and when the switch 2 is released, I'll be able to experience these games in a TV.

The switch was never meant for hardcore gaming……….

I bought 2 oled switch's at Christmas for my kids,they absolutely love them 👌

I thought it was ridiculous when the OLED came out but I was shocked when I saw a display model in stores. the difference in picture quality was much more noticeable than I expected

I bought one this month, never had one before. It was an impulse buy because I could and not a lot of thinking behind it. I didn’t get it for exclusives. I just wanted something to play in bed. Now I’ve spent over 200$ on games. But I’m very happy with the OLED model. And judging by Switch 2’s LCD screen, I am definitely not regretting it. Once Switch 2 gets an OLED version I will upgrade.

Ill be honest, i just recently sold my switch lite and got an xbox series s. However, ive been on your side all along, i loved my switch lite as it was good enough for what i needed. Part of the reason i sold it was because i just wanted a different platform with different games, not because of performance or any issues

I've been rockin' a Switch Lite since three years ago, i'm good with my actual console for the moment, i grow up playing portable consoles so, for at home gaming i use my PS4 or my Gaming PC, but while i can't say i don't get impressed by high end graphics i don't feel like not having them is a deal breaker for me, i bring my Switch lite with me and two 8bitdo lite 2 on a small case and i can play with friends wherever i go, at the end of the day a big point for buying hardware is planing what you want, what you can do and what you can overcome to make your equipment more suitable for you. If Switch 2 arrives this year i'll wait a little bit to get it, i don't feel in the need to upgrade yet, i hope the Metroid Remastered 2 and 3 arrives to Switch too.

The fact that all this stuff is the SAME PRICE as it was when it released, basically, drives me absolutely insane. Every one should drop at least $50 by now.

love your videos austin!

I'm convinced they timed the switch snap on the bg tv to happen each time they cut to Austin's face - lol :D

I'll be getting a used dockable Switch sometime soon. I look forward to playing some Mario and Zelda games again.

Got my Switch OLED last week and I´m very happy with it. I alreay own a PS5, but saw on the Switch an opportunity to play more with my girlfriend and friends, as well as play while I´m travelling. I also jailbroke it, so I can even run Sony´s Remote Play on it and play my PS5 games where ever I want to.

Good review.

As a game boy advance kid growing up, this is legit like everything I’ve ever imagined of a cracked out gameboy in the future growing up back then lol the OLED version at least

I just bought used OLED switch, my last Nintendo console was the GBA, I have a lot to catch up on...

I love my olded! I play lots of indie games so it isn’t too demanding. I love my switch and will play it for years to come.

I still have a heap of games on the backlog fot this thing. it's a decent time to dive in to all the exclusives if you plan to buy secondhand

I just know if they made one today, it would do great for the sheer fact of how far ARM processors have become and how much the cost of SSDs has dropped. The switch is the perfect balance of price & portability of course at the post of power.

I had the original, lite and now i have the Oled since last year, stil love it😀🇧🇻

That Is Weird Making Serious Problems On Nintendo Switch.

At this point in time i'd advise anyone to wait for the next iteration, I have no doubt it's coming or at least getting announced this year!

I caught this video at the perfect launch time, I love it

Just bought a switch for the first time in 2024. It’s pretty cool.

It's a great system. And if it packs backward compatibility, the Super Nintendo Switch (that's what they should call it) will be a huge seller.

Just bought a switch oled last week and will probably enjoy it for many years

The switch is such a great console and it’s refreshing Nintendo is sticking to their roots. I grew up in the game boy. It brings me joy to see my son enjoying his switch similar to how I did the game boy.

I think the performance issues for Pokemon arent a switch issue, bit a franchise issue. I love pokemon but I'm so frustrated by the lack of fully voiced dialogue in the games; even the cutscenes have no VA. They also pump out games too frequently, they need to put more time into their games but they've gotten lazy bc they're gonna sell regardless.

Im gonna get my first switch in the next couple months, and just play the 7 years worth of games even if it goes out of support.

good games. Nice screen. joycons motion is horrid for house of the dead and martian panic. (third party option joycon was better actually) Afraid in getting arms and switch sports. Joycon drift isn't my problem but i hear people have issue with it. hoping for less defective stuff.

got a switch for my bday ended up getting a killer deal on a star wars game that came with 7 other games. pikman 4 ( havent played since the first pikman ) then i got red dead with undead nightmare so far so good on the portability factor

That lemon analogy was perfect.

They really need to make the next switch they have been stalling it for way to long

The "micro loading screen", as you called it, isn't Switch-related... HL is simply atrociously badly optimized and even does that on a 7800X3D, 64GB of DDR5 6000 RAM and an RTX 4080.

I never had a video game, and I’ve wanted a switch since I first saw it in 2019…I just got the OLED. Can’t wait to play it.

I can't believe, I watched the Lite Video 5 years ago and had immediately purchased mine online.😢

If the Switch 2 isn't backwards compatible it's gonna be a hard pass for me.

I bought and OLED Switch 3 days ago. I had not played nintendo games since 2010. I also never owned a Switch before. Everything is new to me right now. I have a very, very expensive PC setup and the Switch is just FUN. That's it. If I let my graphic expectations down (frame rate is a whole other story) then yea, it's still worth it. If you have a similar situation to mine, you will be very happy. You could still buy a Steam Deck and run emulators which my friend yaps about all the time but, you can't play online with friends. Sooo perhaps if you are more tech savvy you should probably buy a Steam Deck so you can get access to both sides of the coin. I don't have any games I would rather play on my Steam Deck than my PC so the Switch just made sense.

I have really wanted to play Tears, but I can't justify 350.00 for one game that isn't even smooth running - so I'm hoping that whatever Nintendo has coming - I'll be able to buy that ( even if at a higher price ) and play Tears finally, without the technical issues. I'm old. I don't have time or money to spend on last gen glitches and frustrating experiences I guess.

I bought a Switch OLED during Black Friday last year and then instaled the picofly chip on it. It was one of my best purchases ever

I just bought a switch last October lol

7 years and still going strong love my zelda oled and yes so many games and a plus if you get switch online you got even more games to play this was a true winner for Nintendo. I hope that if they do a switch 2 I hope they keep this design as it works so so good.

My brother played the PS5 version of Hogwarts Legacy and he bought the Switch version and he's still enjoying it just as much on switch despite tbe compromises. I'm so excited to see what Switch 2 brings.

In my opinion, the switch, even the lite model, is best for Nintendo exclusives and the online catalog.😊.

My girlfriend jus bought me a Zelda edition switch OLED at C2E2 this weekend 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

How does it run just for first party games? I have a PC for gaming, but I am interested in nintendo games, like Mario Tennis, this Kirby remake, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, and a few others.

Its kinda sad that many triple a games from 2015-present need a demaster just to run on the switch

Switch is the 1 system i sold and regretted. I then bought the OLED 2 yrs ago and it has been my main gaming system since and I absolutely love it, and now with the Read Dead, Hogwarts, and Batman releases, what more can you ask for.

Just bought a mario red edition oled for only $190 in my country. Can't wait to play mario kart and smash bro's!

I love the switch but had to get rid of mine cause I couldn't afford the games for it and they never drop the price much on the games

With a modded switch you can slightly overclock it to get consistent 30fps on games like TOTK :D

I always buy systems right before the next one launches...they always have deals around this time and all the games have already dropped. I always have the best stuff (from 5 years ago)

I just got my first switch this year

Really this just boils down to one concept: Do you want to play Nintendo games? Fact is is most people buy the Switch for exclusives, unlike other consoles (not that their exclusives arent damn fine). And even when you factor in the end of lifespan, there are incredible deals on used Switches that still make it worth the purchase IMO.

I know these videos are recorder weeks prior to the upload. But it's crazy they even announced Ace Combat 7 switch port in july 2024. I beat ac7 on the other platforms, multiple times. Ill be buying the switch for portability, and also because i am genuinely curious about a 2019 ps4/xb1 game's performance on ghe switch.

Next month im buying my first switch ❤ Also as long my game isn't lagging mid fight like what i experience for years with my mobile games im fine with frame drops If any one of you that can only plays Mobile game since 2017 the graphics and lags is diabolical especially online games

I just ordered my Switch oled from Amazon today.

I love the transparent joycons on that OLED ❤

One of the greatest Switch ports I've ever seen is "Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core Reunion." The game looks incredibly good on the Switch, and runs with 0 slowdown or framedrops, amazing porting work

Austin really just wanted an excuse to play games at work. Gotta get the b roll footage somehow.

I still have my launch switch and have been thinking about getting a oled idk if I should tho or just wait until the switch 2. The switch I have now averages around one to one and a half hours of battery life

The worst problem with the switch is joycons. They haven't fixed that god damn drift after all these years and I'm pretty sure they didn't even try

I bought a switch lite on June 2023 and hated it. Thought it was dated already. Some games were lagging. Then I modded it, overclocked it. Now it is my favorite console over my playstation. I can also play my games on pc using sysDVR. Modding saved the switch for me!

I bought an switch oled 4 months ago, here's an important thing you must keep in mind, the price of the games are unbelievable, it doesn't matter if they're 7 years old or the performance is shit, you still have to pay 70 dollars, the switch is the first console I jailbreak and it's sooo good now

If you haven't gotten one yet, you're better off waiting for the Switch 2 (which is very likely to release this year) or buy it used

Samsung S23 price Year 1 : 1300$ Year 2 : 950$ Year 3 : 745$ Nintendo switch Year 1 : 350€ Year 2 : 350€ Year 3 : 347€ Year 4 : 345€ Black Friday : 343€ Year 5 : 345€ Year 6 : special offer with free case 342€ Year 7 : 341.5 €

Hogwarts Legacy still runs better on Switch than my “gaming” laptop with 8GB RAM and GTX 1050…

At this point, if you’re playing a switch and not modding it, you’re missing out soo much. The switch homebrew community have had soo much time to release soo many cool things.

I just bought an OLED and do not regret it at all! Its amazing. I keep hearing people say it's not worth it because Switch 2 but no one even knows when its coming out. I doubt it will even come out this year because there is no promo for it yet so go out and get the OLED!

The hardware was outdated at launch. A million ports. Expensive games that never go on sale. I own one, it's the least used system I own. Nintendo lives off of nostalgia and fan boys. Don't get me wrong, I have spent A LOT of money with Nintendo. I already own a lot of the games the switch offers, on older Nintendo systems. Nintendo owes it's customers a new console running current gen hardware and NEW games. I only use it for Nintendo exclusives. If a game is offered across all three platforms, switch will always look the worst. It definitely has it's charm, and is a great handheld. I just feel Nintendo is trying to squeeze every dime out of an outdated console.

Can’t believe there’s still not much new with the switch at this era of gaming.

Will the price if the Switch 1 go down when the Switch 2 comes out

My eyes really hurt when playing any game on switch lite, the text is very small (eg. NFS Hot Pursuit) and every hour battery life drops by 15-20%. Nintendo should really bring hdmi out for the next generation models and remove that docking hardware.

The M classic makes the switch look awesome at 720p upscaled to 1440p. Since the switch is only rendering 720p you get higher and more consistent frames along with. I wouldn't hold your breathe for a switch2 anytime soon. The switch is still selling well and as you said if optimized there is still performance left.

As a side note, the launch model is the one you want to get because there is an exploit in the hardware where you can mod it. The other models removed it....

Once you overclock the gpu, cpu and the memory, you basically double your performance and the games runs so smooth.

I want to buy a Switch but I can't make the decision yet. I really want to wait for the Switch 2 if it's coming in 2025

I haven't touched my switched for more than a couple minutes in like 3 years? the online is garbage and not worth the money, the ecosystem is very anti consumer (you have to pay for cloud saves, you can't buy old games released on their classic online service, etc), the performance for most third party and even some of the first party (looking at you pokemon) is mid to awful at best, and the form factor in hand held is terrible for me (notably the flatness of the back of the system leads me using a claw grip on the back which leads to cramping after about 30 minutes). I could probably come up with some other things, but I'll leave it at that. Now that I have a steamdeck, my need to use my switch is non-existent.

Hogwarts Legacy on the Switch is honestly giving off GameCube graphics vibes. I had Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and I swear the graphical fidelity was pretty darn close.