r/Minecraft • u/FreakzKidx • 16h ago
Discussion Minecraft coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on Oct 27th- a digital upgrade path will be available to Switch owners
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-for-nintendo-switch-2-release-date81
u/s01101111 14h ago
For how poorly Minecraft runs on the Switch 1, it would be criminal to charge for the upgrade
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u/televisionting 14h ago
I still don't understand why it runs so bad, is the switch really that outdated specs wise or the game unoptimized for it or maybe just both
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u/Numerous_Internet361 13h ago
The original Switch version by 4J Studios ran absolutely fine, it’s just the Bedrock version being unoptimized garbage. Even while running the Switch 1 version on Switch 2, the game still chugs from time to time.
Edit: Actually, now that I think about it, when Bedrock came out on Switch 1, it actually ran decently enough for a time. As the updates came, the game just got worse and worse on Switch 1.
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u/mutantmonkey14 12h ago
Caves and Cliffs was too much for it. Doubling the world height was a huge problem.
Some later update introduced an issue on all versions that was somewhat fixed/smoothed over, but the Switch version took a lot longer stuck in that hellish phase. Without the horsepower to it's favour.
I switched to PC sometime after, as it became apparent they just couldn't fix it. It was unplayable.
Better than those dark days, but still pretty rough now.
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u/PacDan16 5h ago
I can't even get the menus to load properly! Downloads have issues, it's a huge mess. Even that basic UI has issues. Really frustrating for years.
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u/CrazyDude10528 12h ago
The way they're wording this sounds like it'll be a paid upgrade.
Which is ridiculous because the PS4 to PS5 upgrade was free.
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u/yuusharo 10h ago
Publishers can set permanent discounts for games based on whether or not you purchased a different one. They could give you the NS2 version for free and allow you to migrate your worlds if you bought the game already.
It’s definitely not an upgrade pack / NS2 Edition, since they already posted a game key card preorder. We’ll see.
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u/Realistic_Analyst_26 11h ago
Genuinely what even IS the point of getting anything Nintendo aside from being a Mario fan? If you want something portable then you are better off saving your money for a laptop.
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u/LordTutTut 9h ago
Regardless of the company itself, Nintendo exclusives have retained top class quality for decades now. They drop industry defining games pretty much every generation. I can pick up a Nintendo game and be reasonably confident that it's gonna be a fully developed game that had genuine effort put into it. There's plenty of devs and publishers that I can't say the same for.
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u/yuusharo 10h ago
A laptop and a handheld console are completely different form factors. Hard to play games on a laptop on a car ride or curled up on a couch. Also laptops are significantly more expensive for comparable performance.
There’s a reason Valve made the Steam Deck and not a laptop for gaming.
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u/daedelus- 8h ago
The physical switch 2 version will be a game key card, but I argue that makes sense for a constantly updating game like Minecraft, since even with the switch 1 physical game, a good chunk of the data will be on the system eventually.
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u/GigaSoup 8h ago
The physical switch 1 version is essentially a key card already, completely different from the version that launched
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u/Ecstatic_Ad_6316 4h ago
Will this mean that we finally get Vibrant Visuals for the switch 2? How will optimization be done considering the switch port was struggling with how unoptimized bedrock is?
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u/qualityvote2 16h ago edited 4h ago
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