Nintendo officially launched the Switch console on March 3. However, unlike its competitor PS4 or Xbox One, Switch takes the route of buying a console and giving it away. What is its actual experience with such an unusual console?

Packaging and appearance design

The outer package is very familiar with the red and white color matching. Due to its small size, the outer package is much smaller than the PS4/Xbox package, and the accessories are also quite abundant: the host body, Joy Con, Switch base, and so on. Although Joy Con handles are special, two are randomly allocated. Compared with the PS4, they only give one handle, which is quite "conscience".

In addition to the default gray color, Joy Con on the left and right sides of the switch can also be selected in red and blue. If you like bright oil, you should be very happy. In the middle is a 6.2 inch 720P capacitive touch screen. You can see that the "black edge" is not small, and the resolution is not very high. The PPI is slightly better than the PSV released in 2011 (Switch: 237 VS PSV: 221). As for why not use the 1080P screen with higher resolution, Nintendo staff said on the social network that the actual test found that 1080P and 720P were not very different, so For this explanation, a lot of smart phones with 2K or even 4K screens can only smile without saying anything.

Put down the switch body for the time being, and let's take a look at the base that can turn the switch into a hero behind the host. The front is the logo of Switch, and the back is the big trademark of Nintendo. However, it actually looks quite low-key. The back is specially designed with a cover plate and a storage hole, which is very intimate.

The socket has only one USB Type-C interface for power supply, one HDMI video and audio output, and three USB ports in different positions. This interface configuration is not lost. After all, the network can only rely on wireless or find its own converter.

The combined size of the switch and the base is really small. It can be seen that compared with the PS4 of the first generation, the gap is a bit scary. So don't worry too much about the performance of the switch that is only equipped with the customized Tegra X1. After all, it's hard to get the same performance as the PS4, let alone Nintendo.

The switch body with Joy Con removed is very similar to a small tablet or a large screen smartphone. The front is a large screen, and the back is equipped with a cooling hole and a small movable bracket. With a low-key black body, the switch is not very attractive in appearance.

The volume key and power key are set on the left side of the top, and the power key has a concave design, which should prevent accidental touch; On the right side are the cassette port, the headphone port and the cooling hole. This switch is equipped with the dust cover of the cassette. This is good news for some oils that do not like the 3DS and 2DS exposed directly.

The bottom is much simpler than the top. There is only one USB Type-C interface in the middle. The microSD card is hidden under the small bracket. The small support of this activity is also very easy to install and remove, which is said to be convenient for children to play with and not easy to damage.

The innovative Joy Con, R and L seem to be centrally symmetric and use Bluetooth connection with the Switch. Joy Con L is attached with a screenshot button, which can be screenshot by pressing. It is much more convenient than PS4, but the sharing platform is only Facebook and Twitter for the time being; Joy Con R is the home key, similar to the Home key; There are also hidden SL, SR keys and indicators on the top.

It can be seen that the actual volume of the handle after fitting with Joy Con's grip is close to that of the PS4's DualShock 4 handle, but the hand feel is different from that of the same day. It can be said that Joy Con handle is the worst one of all host handles that the author has tried. The handle of both rocker and keys is unsatisfactory. The design of R1/2 and L1/2 makes it impossible to plug two fingers and difficult to operate one finger. To be exact, it is barely usable. If you want to play action games or have high operation requirements, please buy Switch Pro professional handle directly. Joy Con's more scenes are going out and body games.

The accessory accessories also include Joy Con wrist strap. After installation, not only the SL and SR keys feel greatly improved, but also the entire Joy Con grip feeling is excellent. The wrist strap can also ensure that Joy Con will not be accidentally thrown out when playing. This design is not only intimate but also very practical.

Operation and game experience

The biggest difference between a switch and a general host is that it provides a variety of play modes: TV Mode, Tabletop Mode, and Handheld Mode. Because of the existence of the handheld mode, Switch is similar to the handheld in a sense. It can be used as a more alternative handheld. Let's start with this mode.

In the portable mode, the 720P screen is its display device. After getting used to many smart phones with high split screens, the quality of the switch screen is not excellent. Due to the function and screen resolution, the sawtooth and burr can be seen when static images are displayed. Fortunately, the game manufacturer has considered this problem: for example, the cartoon style of Zelda Legend purposely uses large color blocks or Snipperclips to develop strengths and avoid weaknesses, highlighting the appeal of gameplay and reducing image quality for players, In addition, the moving pictures will make people pay more attention to the experience of playing rather than the image quality. In fact, they will not pay too much attention to the image quality when playing. (It may also be related to the 750P screen that I am used to iPhone 7)

So in the handheld mode, the switch is actually too wide, which is more troublesome. The original 6.2 inch screen is not small. With Joy Con on the left and right, the width has reached 239mm. The holding operation is slightly awkward. In addition, the weight of 398g, which is not light, makes the hand feel sour after a long time.

Therefore, the author prefers to use the desktop mode on the Switch. First, the screen is farther away from the eyes, which makes the display effect slightly improved; Second, you only need to hold two Joy Cons, which is much lighter than the whole switch; The third is the awkward operation mentioned earlier. Because the two Joy Cons are separated, the freedom of hands is higher and the operation is more comfortable.

The TV mode is similar to the general host. After the switch is connected to the chassis, it is output to the TV or display screen through HDMI. At the same time, the function of the switch will be improved due to the addition of the chassis, from 720P in the handheld/desktop mode to 1080P in the TV mode. The specific effect is shown in the screenshots (it should be noted that all screenshots of the switch will be compressed to 720P, and 1080P will not appear). After being magnified 1000 times, we can see that the picture quality of TV mode has indeed improved. However, as the display device has expanded from 6.2 inches to more than 40 inches of TV, the phenomenon of "mosaic" has increased, let alone compared with the picture quality of PS4. At this time, please remember the Nintendo Dafa.

Attached is the picture of running Zelda legend in TV mode. According to the screenshot, the picture quality has improved, although it still looks like a texture. However, the most uncomfortable thing in the process of playing is not the picture, but the Joy Con handle after the combination of the grip: similar to many third person games, Zelda legend uses the left joystick to control movement, and the right joystick to control the perspective of the character. When Joy Con after the combination holds, the position of the thumb of the right hand is exactly on the XYAB button, When operating the right rocker, it needs to move down a lot. It is far from the Xbox handle, and the operation is particularly awkward. It is far less comfortable than Joy Con, which is separated directly.

Speaking of screenshots, Switch has one thing worth complaining about: due to the network environment, the screenshots of Switch can only be shared after being saved to microSD for the time being, but the microSD card needs to be restarted when it is plugged in and shut down when it is pulled out. Sometimes, do you really doubt that this is a 2017 technology product?

Final

The article has a lot of complaints about Switch, but Nintendo has done a really good job in the scene of switching between multiple modes: take it down is the handheld mode, plug it in is the TV mode, and this seamless switching feels great! Especially at home Fight hard When you are addicted to the game, you are forced to leave. You don't need to shut down the file anymore, but just take it down and leave.

Is the switch worth buying? My personal opinion has always been that the reason for buying a console/handheld is never the machine, but the game behind it: the reason for starting the PS3 is because of the transplantation of the EXVS The PS4 is the aircraft war V, the SD Gunda, and the 2DS are due to the release of Pokemon day and month. Games that can bring happiness to people can go directly to the platform on which it is good. Is the function and appearance so important? Isn't your goal to play games? When the game you want appears on this interface, the Switch will be on your shopping cart. （a10774c22118b25ada230093e63a573ddb241adc）

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