![]() So what do I actually think of the Switch now that I’ve succumbed to its lure? Obviously as a Vita owner I’m going to make comparisons between the two systems. ![]() The Switch offers me something that the Vita doesn’t and it’s still handheld which fits my lifestyle. I don’t own a PS4 and it’s almost impossible to get a PS5 although I do intend to get one. It’s not getting the support that it used to and there are games I would love to play that I can’t. The collection is showing no signs of slowing down and it’s probably my most used system of all time.īut I can’t ignore the fact that times have changed for the Vita as well. I’ve got several orders of new games in transit from Eastasiasoft, and about 20 new games reserved with a local game store. As I write this, the PS Vita is sitting at the side of me, with a huge pile of limited edition games waiting to be opened and played. And within a couple of weeks, all three of us were owners of a Switch Lite, and a small selection of games!Īt this point I want to make it quite clear… I’m not abandoning the PS Vita in favour of the Switch. A year or so down the line and the problems with drifting on the analogue sticks only strengthened my hesitation, and I did everything possible to dissuade my wife from getting one.īut when fate intervened and she won one, and the aforementioned Animal Crossing and Mario Kart entered our home once again, it was clear that another console was going to become the centre of the family gaming experience once more. I’ve never liked Nintendo controllers, and this looked to be one of the worst yet. When it was first unveiled I took one look at the controllers and my mind was made up – it just wasn’t a system for me. I’d been hesitant for a while if I’m completely honest. So really it was no surprise that the Switch would eventually make its way into our home. It’s not been unusual for the Vitas to travel with us on journeys and be used for ad-hoc multiplayer games. ![]() My wife, daughter and myself all owned PSPs and both myself and my wife own Vitas. We’ve always had more than one of the same system in the house. And the Wii found it’s place under the main television justified again with Mario Kart and Super Mario Bros Wii.Įven the PS Vita had a part to play though. The DS and 3DS saw family gaming sessions filled with various incarnations of Mario Kart. One the PS3 it was Sony’s Super Rub-A-Dub and the Buzz mini games. We’ve always had games around the house that several of us could play collectively no matter what the console was that was being used. While a lot of modern gamers spend time playing online, we’ve always been a social gaming family. One was Animal Crossing (which she’s barely put down) and one of the others was Mario Kart… Feeling Social Despite being a PS Vita owner, she was tempted to add a Switch to her collection though being a Nintendo fan for some time.Īstonishingly, late last year she *won* a Switch Lite in a raffle! Only a bare machine, but being a month before our wedding anniversary, it gave me the chance to change plans slightly and I got her a bundle of games to get her started as an early present. I always declined as I genuinely had no interest in one. Every time my birthday or Christmas came along my wife suggested buying me a next gen console. I’d been offered various consoles over the years. Yet I write this now as a new Switch owner… But what has made me change my mind and how does it compare to my trusty Vita? Keeping It In The Family At the same time, I was also determined not to follow the same path as many Vita owners and move over to the Nintendo Switch as the Vita entered it’s final years. For a long time I made it quite clear that I had no interest in modern consoles of any type. Over the last year or so I’ve talked openly about my thoughts about modern gaming.
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