So, maybe for a while we might be done talking about the Switch 2?
Pre-orders are out (some oddly still available) and now it’s just the waiting game until June 5th. I was able to get in a pre-order myself, but I’ll be on the fence for either keeping it or canceling. And if I’m REALLY honest with myself, it’s likely to get cancelled.
For as long as I can remember with the new console releases, I’ve usually been there day 1 with these things. And it has perhaps taken me that long to realize…I don’t need to do that. Or, better yet, it took a release like this to show me.
For me, there’s a single game, maybe two, that I would be interested in playing. For other consoles like an Xbox or Playstation, there’s the promise of long running franchises and subscription service releases that I felt pretty confident about when making the purchase. Here, however, lies none of that. I rarely pick up my current Switch console – and it’s got a lot of games, but I don’t play them. Again, for me, if we’re looking at MY pros and cons, that con list is WAY longer than the pros. And more significant as well.
But that’s just me. This isn’t me saying it’s a bad system or that you’re wrong for wanting it. This is just where I stand currently on what this system means to me. And the reason I know this is because of all this back and forth with keeping or cancelling the pre-order. Because going back to all those years of day 1 console releases, the desire to purchase was pretty clear. This current feeling? This is telling me otherwise, but because of MY gaming habits.
As I have said so many times in the show, we’ll see how it plays out.
I wouldn’t hesitate, however, to preorder a new Splinter Cell game. Ubisoft, it has been 4,269 days since a new Splinter Cell game (non-animated series or guest spot in another game franchise, remake, BBC radio drama, or VR exclusive) was released.
Also, there’s been 1,783 job losses in the gaming industry since January 1, 2025.
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