With another Nintendo Direct behind us, the Japanese gaming giant is slowly ensuring its portable console will become a true competitor to the PlayStation 5. AAA hits, indie phenomena, and a massive library of exclusive games are now making me want to own a Switch, for the first time ever.
The Sept. 12 Nintendo Direct had a lot to show us. A ton of new, proprietary games across Nintendo's vast library of franchises are coming to the Switch 2. As the old saying goes, there's a little something for everyone there, including casual and more hardcore players (but mostly the first ones, as Switch 2 games tend to be).
However, the Switch 2 is slowly but surely diverging from its recognizable role as the casual haven, where the chill, relaxed player goes to manage their own little hamlet, catch some Pokémon, or manage a little Pokémon hamlet (like in the upcoming Pokémon Pokopia).
On Sept. 25, though, the Switch 2 is getting Hades 2, a massive indie game which has been in early access for a while now. Alongside its full 1.0 release, it'll also be made available to those who prefer to kick back and game in their hands, but won't be for owners of a Steam Deck for reasons unknown. Additionally, the Switch 2 is going to get an unusual trio of games which have neither sunshine nor rainbows—Resident Evil 7, Village, and Requiem, on Feb. 27 next year.
Becoming the new home for huge AAA titles, some of which are going to be exclusive to the Switch 2 (like Miyazaki and FromSoftware's The Duskbloods) is making Nintendo's console all the more enticing to me. Casual vibes are completely off the table, with the Switch 2 now looking to directly compete with other home consoles on the market, most notably the PlayStation 5, whose exclusives remain a major selling point, PC ports notwithstanding.
If Nintendo continues down this path, utilizing upscaling technologies to make big games playable on a small device, we could be looking at the first real competitor to the PS-Xbox console dichotomy in a long while. Though the first Switch is one of the best-selling consoles of all time, and certainly of recent memory, its games simply weren't of the same caliber to be considered true competition, but rather a niche spectrum made for Nintendo fans.
Now, though, the Switch 2 is a proper console, giving eager buyers more than enough reasons to hop in, not only for the Nintendo outputs, but also third-party AAA exclusives and blockbusters, in every genre, and any franchise.
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