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New to gaming. Switch advice.

Lonehare12

Hi everyone


I’ve seen some of you talk about gaming here, and it’s made me think about trying it too. I’m looking at getting a Nintendo Switch (but I’m not sure about the normal one vs the Lite).

I would probably get a second hand one from Cex.


I’m totally new to gaming — would you recommend it for beginners, and what games should I start with?


Thanks

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  • Ok so we have a few models out now

    1. Nintendo switch 
    2. Nintendo switch lite
    3. Nintendo Switch OLED 
    4. Nintendo switch 2

    So the Switch is an LCD display and you can use that on both the TV or handheld. The battery life handheld isn’t the longest. The switch lite is also LCD but you can’t use that on TV as it is dedicated to handheld play, it is also smaller but should be cheaper. I believe the battery life is better but I don’t know as I don’t have the lite. The OLED has well an OLED screen obviously but the screen size is 7inches but the console itself is the same size as the original switch. The battery life does seem to last longer compared to the original switch. The switch 2 is bigger in size compared to the original and OLED let alone the lite and the screen size is 7.9 inches but is actually LCD, but I do find the colours to be just as good, if not better than the OLED. The switch 2 also seems to have better frame rate for even the old switch games. Eg: Mario odyssey runs at a better quality on the switch 2 compared to the other switches. You can also save more data and screenshots/video recordings from your gameplay on the switch 2 but you need a special SD card and that is quite pricy, and the games aren’t cheap either and of course the switch 2 is £396 alone and still seems hard to get hold of. The bundles seem to be available but of course more pricy. I also don’t think the battery life is as long as the OLED either but possibly better than the original. 

    I would recommend gaming if you like the look of it. I recommend you could start with something like Mario kart or something, depends what genres and franchises you like. My favs tend to be Mario, Yoshi or Kirby things. 

    As for the consoles, maybe start off getting a second hand one as you said and see if you like it, if so then maybe splash out for the switch 2 and if not, then don't. 

    Hope this helps

  • in reply to Elfilis

    Okay

    Thank you

    This is very informative and written in a way that is easy for me to understand.

    I feel like I'm forming a good idea of what I'm going to purchase.

  • in reply to Lonehare12

    Glad to have of some help. Not many people complement how I write so thank you for that! 

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