Why Ive decided to get a Nintendo Switch 2 instead of a PS5 Readers FeatureGameCentralPublished March 15, 2025 1:00am The Nintendo Switch 2 should be out sometime around June (YouTube)A reader reveals hes never owned a Nintendo console before but is now planning to get a Switch 2 instead of a PlayStation 5.These are strange times for just about everything at the moment and while it seems wrong to compare video games to serious world events it feels like the problems are all the same: an overall sense that everythings going in the wrong direction and things we know to be good are being abandoned for no sensible reason.Ill keep my comments limited to video games though and say that I dont like the direction Microsoft or Sony are going at the moment. Sony hasnt done anything to show its given up on live service games (Sony hasnt done anything, period, all year so far) and Microsoft is still running around like a headless chicken.I dont really care about Microsoft because I havent owned an Xbox console since the Xbox 360, but I really dont like where theyre going with AI at the moment. Especially as we got that leak about Sonys AI plans this week as well and, as usual, it was all just about doing artists out of their jobs. I dont own a PlayStation 5 either, just a PlayStation 4, but I was considering getting one. But now I think Ill just go with a Nintendo Switch 2 instead.My filthy secret is that I have never owned a Nintendo console. Ive had them in the house, when borrowing them or when people have brought round their portables, but for one reason or another Ive never actually owned one. I did mean to get around to the Switch but obviously theres no point doing that now, especially when the Switch 2 is backwards compatible.Im in my 40s now so Im not Nintendos target audience, certainly not for things like Kirby and Animal Crossing and whatever (see, I know all the names!) but I am interested in trying Zelda and Metroid and maybe Fire Emblem. The good thing about having never had one of their consoles before is that Ive got so much new stuff open to me, so Im thinking that even if I dont like a lot of it at least itll be fun finding out.Also, there seems a good chance the Switch 2 is going to be able to play a lot of current and last gen games, so its not like Id be stuck only with unfamiliar Nintendo franchises. We already know Microsoft is going to be all over it and if the console is going to be as big as people think I would imagine more or less every publisher will want to be involved.I hear it might be expensive, but thats okay because Id put money aside for the PlayStation 5. Im at a point where I want to see something different and I really liked Nintendos attitude to AI, where they just came out and said theyre not interested and theyre not going to do it.Microsoft and Sony are so corporate nowadays, with not even an attempt to pretend they care about gaming, that its really putting me off. I know theres plenty of good games on their systems, by people that do still care, but I cant shake the feeling.More TrendingA change is as good as a rest they say, and since I dont want to give up on gaming and I certainly dont want to get a PC Ill give the Switch 2 a go. I cant imagine any way in which it would be worse than a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X.By reader NeosquashTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5videoUp NextThe readers features do not necessarily represent the views of GameCentral or Metro.You can submit your own 500 to 600-word reader feature at any time, which if used will be published in the next appropriate weekend slot. Just contact us at gamecentral@metro.co.uk or use our Submit Stuff page and you wont need to send an email.GameCentralSign up for exclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy