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Nintendo Switch 2 Hands-on: An Exciting, Costly Sequel

How good is the Switch’s sequel? Is it more of the same thing? Our thoughts after a big day playing a bunch of games in New York. Read more on CNET.com I Played the Nintendo Switch 2: Is It Worth It? Hands-on Thoughts With All the Games 0:00 Intro 0:53 Design 1:25 Display 1:47 Camera…

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How good is the Switch’s sequel? Is it more of the same thing? Our thoughts after a big day playing a bunch of games in New York.

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I Played the Nintendo Switch 2: Is It Worth It? Hands-on Thoughts With All the Games

0:00 Intro
0:53 Design
1:25 Display
1:47 Camera Accessory
2:21 GameChat Feature
2:36 Metroid Prime 4
2:50 Mouse Mode
3:04 Drag x Drive
3:52 Welcome Tour
4:38 Haptics
5:12 Switch Online Plus
5:26 New Controllers
5:39 New Kickstand
5:54 Handling More Graphic-Intensive Games
6:23 Mario Kart Tour
7:05 Donkey Kong Bananza
7:29 Final Thoughts

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31 Comments

@_captain_yt

April 3, 2025 at 4:06 pm

Can it run GTA 6 above 90 FPS?

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@bradleyswaney6100

April 3, 2025 at 4:12 pm

I’m buying one. I could care less if it’s OLED. I’ll be gaming in the house. So brightness does not matter. The screen looks great from what I have seen.

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- @kingveggie6729
  
  April 3, 2025 at 5:19 pm
  
  I’m buying one too, it’s gonna be the first console I buy on my own and it looks to be a worthy investment!
  
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- @TheVoyagers.
  
  April 3, 2025 at 5:59 pm
  
  Do you own any Oled products?
  
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- @bradleyswaney6100
  
  April 3, 2025 at 6:23 pm
  
  @TheVoyagers. Several.
  
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- @ShadowMan64572
  
  April 3, 2025 at 6:57 pm
  
  It’s not about brightness. Horror games for instance are a huge difference with Oled pitch dark levels. Spyro Remastered looked so much more vivid and pleasing on Oled. Can’t go back to LCD screens for those.
  
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- @bradleyswaney6100
  
  April 3, 2025 at 7:32 pm
  
  @ShadowMan64572 Very true. My blacks and such pop on my OLED screens. But I was very surprised by my the led on my tablet. Not as bright and as good but still enjoyable.
  
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@joemunoz8378

April 3, 2025 at 4:23 pm

I hope this fails so bad for Nintendo. Greed destroyed their reputation. Those mental illness Nintendo fanboys will give them any amount of money just to say I bought the new Switch 2 and games. No problem paying $80 for a digital game you never will own. SMH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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@miker4all

April 3, 2025 at 4:27 pm

*Mario Kart World

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@fdelbono

April 3, 2025 at 4:36 pm

Mario Kart World man…. come on

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@Nicofue2902

April 3, 2025 at 4:45 pm

eldenring is gonna shine on it? What is this guy smoking?

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@kazkaz9676

April 3, 2025 at 5:07 pm

Japan will retaliate by charging US consumers a much higher price for the Switch 2.

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@screenapple1660

April 3, 2025 at 5:32 pm

damn kids can’t afford 100 dollars a game……only if you are ultra rich…

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@captainbirdseye86

April 3, 2025 at 5:36 pm

Why are you wearing a Covid mask for? you tool

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@captainbirdseye86

April 3, 2025 at 5:39 pm

The C button isn’t a Chat button, its a Credit Card button. Chat function is a paid extra after March 2026.

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@virtualProspector

April 3, 2025 at 5:48 pm

Bro, you OK, what’s up with n95. Been watching you and Bridget Carey for years. Keep doing your thing.

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@marifar5441

April 3, 2025 at 5:53 pm

Quiero uno ya.

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@jasonscreations99

April 3, 2025 at 5:55 pm

They lost me at $80-90$ games. Wait for the inevitable emulator. Then play the games for free with a VASTLY superior experience on a PC!

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@jhonymuller3194

April 3, 2025 at 5:59 pm

😅como que no me gusta

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@MelonLemon007

April 3, 2025 at 6:02 pm

Is the analog drift included in the package?

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@waikoah4467

April 3, 2025 at 6:26 pm

why is this dude wearing a mask? It’s 2025

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- @tnmsloony
  
  April 3, 2025 at 7:51 pm
  
  I was looking for this comment 🤣🤣
  
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@LetoJaxa

April 3, 2025 at 6:27 pm

No thanks Nintendo. I’m going to play other more affordable games.

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@tiburonroano

April 3, 2025 at 6:53 pm

Switch 1 was a great for the Family. Switch 2 will wait for the family. $150 more for 1 system, that’s almost the cost of a Switch Lite.

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@lhggdgtbgnhfffjjjhhhccvgff

April 3, 2025 at 7:11 pm

We need ACHIEVEMENT

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@lhggdgtbgnhfffjjjhhhccvgff

April 3, 2025 at 7:12 pm

We need cheap prices and free upgrade.

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@lhggdgtbgnhfffjjjhhhccvgff

April 3, 2025 at 7:14 pm

We need free online and retro games and mini like evercade cartridge

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@lifeasbestfriendsTX

April 3, 2025 at 7:26 pm

Fortnite? 0:26

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@CNET

April 3, 2025 at 7:49 pm

Read more on CNET.com: I Played the Nintendo Switch 2: Is It Worth It? Hands-on Thoughts With All the Games

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@Kingko1234

April 3, 2025 at 8:01 pm

Nice mask tool bag 😂

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@WeAreMovieMakers

April 3, 2025 at 8:49 pm

Why not show the UI?

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Apple at 50: Sharing Our Biggest Apple Memories

With Apple turning 50 this week, Bridget Carey goes down memory lane with her CNET teammates on what it was like to cover the iconic company and how the products shaped our lives. Read more on CNET.com Apple’s 50-Year Legacy of Product Innovation, Through CNET’s Lens 0:15 CNET reporters share their favorite Apple memories 0:22…

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With Apple turning 50 this week, Bridget Carey goes down memory lane with her CNET teammates on what it was like to cover the iconic company and how the products shaped our lives.

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Apple’s 50-Year Legacy of Product Innovation, Through CNET’s Lens

0:15 CNET reporters share their favorite Apple memories
0:22 Bridget Carey’s start with Apple
0:39 iMac G3
0:48 Jeff Carlson learns newspaper layout and Page Maker on a Mac
0:56 Aldus PageMaker
1:02 Transporting a Mac Classic across campus on a bike
1:15 Scott Stein takes a PowerBook 145 to college
1:46 Abrar Al-Heeti’s favorite gadget is the iPod Nano (3rd Gen)
2:05 Faith Chihil bought an iPod with a click wheel in 2021 and uses it today
2:25 Can someone help Faith Chihil fix her Scion’s aux input?
2:43 Bridget Carey holds off on buying the first iPhones
2:48 iPhone 3Gs was Bridget Carey’s first Apple purchase
3:00 Vanessa Hand Orellana stands in line for iPhone 3s
3:26 Patrick Holland accidentally. became the face of the Apple Store
3:56 Bridget Carey starts her job at CNET in 2011
4:07 Bridget Carey goes to the Apple Store to cover the death of Steve Jobs
4:21 Patrick Holland watched fans pay tribute to Steve Jobs by leaving notes at the Apple Store
4:52 Patrick Holland describes working at the Apple Store
5:06 Iyaz Akhtar waits in line at the Soho Apple Store for Mac OS X Leopard
5:35 Bridget Carey remembers reporting on crazy lines for Apple product launch days
5:43 Vanessa Hand Orellana remembers reporting from iPhone lines
5:56 Jeff Carlson attends Apple’s infamous U2 Songs of Innocence album release event
6:09 Tim Cook and Apple give half a billion iTunes users a U2 album for free
6:36 Apple releases a fix to delete the U2 album from your phone
6:44 Russell Holly’s iPhone 6 bendgate
6:55 Scott Stein wears AirPods for the first time and becomes a meme
7:25 The very first Apple Watch demo underwhelms Vanessa Hand Orellana
7:37 Vanessa Hand Orellana watches Tim Cook announce the very first Apple Watch
8:05 Apple Watch Series 4 changes Vanessa Hand Orellana’s opinion on the Apple Watch
8:15 Apple Watch’s pivotal move into health tech and EKG
8:30 Apple Watch helps Vanessa Hand Orellana’s family member get medical diagnosis
8:55 Bridget Carey wants to know how Apple impacted your life

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The ‘Camera’ That Can Do Anything | What The Future

I visited Lightstorm Entertainment for a behind-the-scenes look at how Avatar: Fire and Ash was filmed. Performance capture technology films every possible angle at once, then a virtual camera captures specific shots, and finally, the VFX team completes all the effects. 0:00 Inside the Avatar: Fire and Ash Production 0:29 Phase 1: The Volume &…

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0:00 Inside the Avatar: Fire and Ash Production
0:29 Phase 1: The Volume & Performance Capture
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1:43 How the Virtual Camera Works
2:40 Establishing Creative Rules for Virtual Cinematography
3:07 Phase 3: Final VFX & Polishing the World
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NASA’s Artemis II Launches to the Moon: Everything That Happened in 12 Minutes

Watch NASA’s historic Artemis II launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida as four astronauts forge a new path around the moon and travel farther than any human has ever gone before. Read more about NASA’s Artemis Mission on CNET.com Liftoff: NASA’s Artemis II Is in Space, the First Human Trip to the Moon…

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Watch NASA’s historic Artemis II launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida as four astronauts forge a new path around the moon and travel farther than any human has ever gone before.

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Liftoff: NASA’s Artemis II Is in Space, the First Human Trip to the Moon in 50 Years

0:00 Introduction of the Artemis II astronauts
0:21 Artemis II astronauts say goodbye to loved ones
1:04 Artemis II astronauts motorcade to the launch site
1:32 Artemis II Crew walks across the Zero Deck
1:54 Artemis II Crew enters the rocket
2:45 Comm Checks inside the Orion Capsule
3:05 Artemis II Launch Director, Charlie Blackwell-Thompson Says Go For Launch
3:50 Countdown to Integrity Launch
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7:26 Launch Board System Jettison
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