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How Does the Nintendo Switch Stack Up Against the PS4 and Xbox One?

The Nintendo Switch is a very different console when compared to its competition.

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Neonridr3500d ago (Edited 3500d ago )

This thing is a dream come true for me personally. With a wife and a 4.5 year old son I don't get a ton of gaming time. Nice that I can just play on this thing, much like the Wii U, and allow my family to still have the TV. I find the majority of my gaming time was in bed, but my Wii U tablet wouldn't connect to the console in my bedroom (just out of range). I could play my PS4, but only by using a Vita and remote play. Now I have one unit which replaces that complication.

Add in the fact that I can take this thing to work with me every day and play at lunch is such a bonus. Game on the TV when I can, on the handheld when I can't.

Orejillz3500d ago

Yes, I just want to take Skyrim everywhere lol.

zeal0us3498d ago

You can already do that with an laptop ijs

4Sh0w3498d ago (Edited 3498d ago )

Well they confirmed the base is *just a docking station for TV out. I don't know how much power they can stuff behind that portable screen but without cooling fans I doubt it will be anything significant, especially cause portables also rely on battery power...so NO in terms of specs I don't see it stacking up very well against X1 or ps4.= That however doesn’t mean it can't have some kick azz games that make it worth a buy...only time will tell.

My problem is I don't want a portable, I don't see myself realistically gaming on the go= So with that being the key selling point of the Switch it's going to be a hard sell to me personally... Switch MUST HAVE A REAL KILLER APP & strong 3rd party support - that I can play on my bigscreen without this, then it's a NO buy imo.

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gangsta_red3500d ago

The opposite for me.

I have my very own man cave where I can get my gaming in separate from the family. And when I'm out, I'm out. I rarely if ever have time to console type gaming on the go, which is why I was never fully interested or invested in the 3DS/Vita.

So the Switch really comes down to what type of games, support and other features it will have that will not only match Xbox/PS but surpass them.

darthv723500d ago

It's nintendo's improved version of the PSP Go. The Go did the two main things the Switch offers. Portability as well as plug into a dock to play on a bigger screen with a regular controller. Then again if you want to get technical... the Sega nomad offered plug in to big screen play as well as play on the go with the same unit and games. Even local multiplayer that the Go did not offer.

The unit is evolutionary, not revolutionary but it is still cool. It would be even better if it could play 3ds games (sans the 3d effect) on a big screen with some sort of smoothing filters to make them look good on a bigger screen.

EddieNX 3498d ago

Can you please stop comparing the Switch to a sega Nomad now please? Nintendo have done handheld to tv conectivity themselves also.

The switch has many things that make it very unique.

darthv723498d ago

Did they Eddie...? Which system. Gameboy, Gameboy color, Gameboy Micro, Gameboy Advance, DS, DSi, 3DS....?

If you mean the super gameboy or the gameboy player on GCN then not even close. Nomad is the only cart based portable system that offered tv out and local multiplayer.

No Nintendo portable offered that, not natively anyway. Modded perhaps but not by default.

So no... i will not stop saying the Nomad did this all 20 years ago because its true.

_-EDMIX-_3498d ago

@edd- why should he stop? The comments that he saying or not false , In fact when the leaks came out the only way I could even describe this was the PSP 2000 and 3000 Series because at the time it was the only thing I could think about that fit what I was reading in regards to those rumors.

At the end of the day for a matter of a fact this is not the first portable device to ever out to a television while also having the option of a regular controller.

For your information I didn't even know that the PSP Go allowed for a feature that you could use regular PlayStation controllers which I think is pretty cool but I never owned one so I didn't know that was a feature.

That's not saying that the switch isn't cool or isn't interesting it's merely saying it's not doing something that is 100% brand new or unheard of in gaming.

What Darth is bringing up is factually correct regardless of how you feel about it.

xfiles20993498d ago

Yeah really where was this at when my kids were younger really could of used something like this then LOL

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Kramerica133500d ago

Only insofar as Nintendo's own games will be among the very best on any platform. The portability is obviously really cool too, but the graphical horsepower is going to provide some real lackluster visuals compared to the competition, and you have to be worried it won't get much third-party support, despite the list of names supporting it.

Orejillz3500d ago

I'm waiting for specs to see if its inline with at least the standard ps4 and xbox one. If so, you can expect to see some solid support as there will be versions of each game that work on those consoles.

PhoenixUp3500d ago

This article makes a mistake. You don't actually need your Vita to be on the same network as PS4 to use Remote Play. You can use the feature from anywhere in the world.

Switch on the other hands plays your console games on the go natively.

Kingthrash3603498d ago

True.
I used to scare my girl by using my vita to switch on my ps4 while she was watching tv while I was at my friends house across town. Lol.

_-EDMIX-_3498d ago

"console games on the go natively."

So a portable?

XXanderXX3498d ago

Don't care how it stacks up , I just want one now ..

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai22d ago (Edited 22d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio22d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing22d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9222d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit22d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing22d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9222d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Steam Controller (2026) review

Second time's the charm.

cl198323d ago (Edited 23d ago )

Seams like a nice controller

Reaper22_22d ago

Two analog sticks acrossvftom each other is a no go.When will everyone learn.

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Forefront VR Review - Battlefield Comes to VR — and it Actually Works | Terminal Gamer

TG writes: If you’ve ever wanted that chaotic, large-scale modern warfare feeling from Battlefield but in full VR immersion, Forefront delivers it better than anything else currently available on Quest.

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