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I don't play many games. I played my share of Xbox One but the last console I bought myself was an Xbox 360 on launch day. I just got a Switch and ... wow. W

by habosa 9y ago

I don't play many games. I played my share of Xbox One but the last console I bought myself was an Xbox 360 on launch day. I just got a Switch and ... wow. What a fantastic piece of tech that's unique in every way. Every design decision is so thoughtful and it all "just works". Playing Breath of the Wild is more fun than any game I can remember. I feel like a kid with a new toy for the first time since I was an actual kid.

draw_down 9y ago
Yeah, I don't play many games either, and I picked one up recently. It's a wonderful console to use. I really did not expect to like the portability so much, because I've never been interested in portable consoles. But that ability has turned out to be a really nice feature.
bpicolo 9y ago
> Every design decision I wouldn't say every. The charging of the Joy Cons is a pain. Having to remove the straps, put them in the base of the system, then do the reverse. If you have 3 sets of Joy Cons it's just straight up absurd unless you buy additional accessories, and then you still have the strap song and dance.
- delecti 9y ago
  Considering the relative tameness of the motion controls in the post-Wii era, I think you can safely forego the straps. It would definitely simplify things if nothing else. I've only used the straps on mine very briefly, and find them more comfortable without them anyway.
- saghm 9y ago
  Do most people use the straps? I've literally never put mine on my joycons, and I've never felt uncomfortable holding them or worried that I was about to drop them or anything.
  - bpicolo 9y ago
    The feel kinda naked without them with the connector bar there. The main issue is still that if you have 3 of them you can’t charge them all at one because only the base system can charge them. The pro controllers are just wayyyyy more convenient
- cma 9y ago
  Then buy the charging accessories. Otherwise for the common case of two joycon it is fine.

by habosa 9y ago

draw_down 9y ago

Yeah, I don't play many games either, and I picked one up recently. It's a wonderful console to use. I really did not expect to like the portability so much, because I've never been interested in portable consoles. But that ability has turned out to be a really nice feature.

bpicolo 9y ago

> Every design decision I wouldn't say every. The charging of the Joy Cons is a pain. Having to remove the straps, put them in the base of the system, then do the reverse. If you have 3 sets of Joy Cons it's just straight up absurd unless you buy additional accessories, and then you still have the strap song and dance.

delecti 9y ago
Considering the relative tameness of the motion controls in the post-Wii era, I think you can safely forego the straps. It would definitely simplify things if nothing else. I've only used the straps on mine very briefly, and find them more comfortable without them anyway.
saghm 9y ago
Do most people use the straps? I've literally never put mine on my joycons, and I've never felt uncomfortable holding them or worried that I was about to drop them or anything.
- bpicolo 9y ago
  The feel kinda naked without them with the connector bar there. The main issue is still that if you have 3 of them you can’t charge them all at one because only the base system can charge them. The pro controllers are just wayyyyy more convenient
cma 9y ago
Then buy the charging accessories. Otherwise for the common case of two joycon it is fine.