It’s my birthday this week, so I went out and made a frivolous purchase: a Nintendo Switch Lite.
I have always been a PC gamer, but in the last year or two, I’ve found myself gravitating toward consoles. I spend a lot of time in front of mouse and keyboard already, and I don’t really care to do the same thing for relaxation as well. It’s nice to be able to sit in a recliner or on the couch to play. (The console also doesn’t interrupt me with alerts for incoming messages or emails, which makes it easier to focus on the game.)
We already have a Switch in the house, but that one has been co-opted by the kids for a while now. I didn’t really have anything on my gadget wishlist, but the new Switch Lite caught my eye when it was released last month, and I finally got to check a demo model out at Best Buy yesterday. I liked the feel of it, and I already had half a dozen good games for the Switch, so I splurged and got myself a slightly early birthday gift. I also picked up a copy of The Witcher 3 for Switch, which marks the fifth time I’ve bought that game. (I bought it twice for the PC—first on Steam, then on GoG.com to get the exclusive extended game soundtrack that comes with the GoG version—and once for the PS4 and the Xbox.)
Graphically, the Switch version is the weakest one because the Switch just isn’t as powerful as the PS4 or Xbox One S, never mind the gaming PC which can serve it up at 4k resolution. But the reduction in texture quality and resolution isn’t such a big deal on the small screen of the Switch Lite. And there’s something amazing about being able to take the entire game along on a handheld device, expansion packs and all. TW3 is my favorite open-world RPG of all time, and it’ll be fun to play through it again while waiting to pick the girl child up from track practice, or flying across the country.
What you do you play on PC? What kind of rig do you have? Do you play Destiny 2 by chance?
I play mostly World of Warcraft, Diablo 3, and World of Warships. The gaming rig is a homebuilt System with mostly Corsair components and a Core i7-8700/Nvidia GTX1080. I did try Destiny 2 but haven’t gotten into it very far yet.
I feel like the Switch has become one of my favorite systems as a dad. Also I feel your pain of repurchasing the Witcher 3. Slowly playing my way through it again now too!
I highly recommend checking out Breath of the Wild. It’s a phenomenal game.
I own that one already! Maybe now I’ll actually be able to play through.
Make your own account and game. I know from experience when a kid picks up your game and depletes all of your hard-earned weapons and loot.
Gaaah… I’ve been thinking long and hard about this myself. I used to be an avid gamer but not so much anymore, mostly because I can’t be stuck down in my basement office where the consoles are hooked up.
Enjoy and Happy Birthday! Never played Witcher, but the upcoming Netflix series looks pretty sweet.