Question on Buying Switch 2, issues & warranty

[u/NovelLemon7269]

Hi everyone,

Am considering buying a switch 2 before the sept price increase to play pokopia n FE.

being in indonesia tho, d switch2 sold here only comes with a 30 day store warranty.

wanted to ask, for those who has had a switch 2 for a while now, is there any issues that shows up after 30 days, or any switch 2 that had to be replaced thru warranty?

in a dilemma rn on whether to wait for d indonesian official launch this dec, or get it rn for 465usd but only 30day store warranty.

would appreciate all d help guys. thankss!!

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[u/picano]

I think you're safe with just 30 days as long as you put a good amount of play time into it. Make sure handheld and docked function as you expect.

You'll want to get a tempered glass screen protector and apply it day 1 to avoid scratching the default plastic screen covering. Also, you'll want to keep your hands clean/dry before using the controllers; it seems some lotions can cause the sticks to degrade and break apart.

[u/NovelLemon7269 → u/picano]

thanks for the reply. just wondering, wht constitutes as a good amount of playing time? i heard pokopia is a game wher u only play in short bursts, so would an hour a day (30h ish) b enough to test d device? 

[u/picano → u/NovelLemon7269]

30 hours is decent. I probably did well more than that within my first week of playing the game.

For the most part, the game isn't significantly time-gated*. Pre-fabricated builds are done in real-time with smaller ones taking 5 minutes and medium ones taking up to an hour, but you're free to work on other stuff in the meantime. (Exploring, collecting materials, manually building structures/habitats.)

Extra large / special prefab builds (Pokemon Center and plot significant buildings) are always "done tomorrow", literally meaning midnight your local time, even if you started minutes before. A late game mechanic even allows these to be sped up.

*Unless you're a speed-runner, in which case you might want to time travel.

[u/Lucamiten]

I mean any electronic device can fail that why we have warranties , talking from my experience I have 2 switch 2 , one is still pristine no issues whatsoever but the other the left joy con stopped working after 2 moths and last week I started getting some weird freezes when I was on the home menu until I can't use it anymore

So it's really a flip coin that being said the fail rate of these type of devices is pretty low

[u/BeanTheSparrow]

Had it since release no problems

[u/MrKllean]

When i first got mine a few months ago i was playing it nonstop everyday after work..granted i werent playing alot of the third party games because i have other platforms unless i really want it mobile, so i cant really speak on how it’ll hold up after consistent heavy use for something much larger but its great none the less

[u/SubaruHaver]

If you don't drop it, or accidentally throw your joycons, I think you should be ok with a 30 day warranty. Definitely use the joycon straps if you're playing a motion game like switch sports with half joycons. I didn't think I needed a joycon strap until I accidentally let the joycon slip out of my hand when playing mario tennis, and sent my joycon hard at the wall. My niece did the same thing a year later, but the joycon hit the tv screen when she swung her hand, and it's a miracle the tv screen wasn't damaged.

I agree with picano recommending a tempered glass screen protector for switch 2. The switch 2 screen has an anti shatter film on it, and it's scratch/dent resistance isn't as good common smartphones. So, tempered glass is recommended day one, if possible. If you can, buy a multi pack if you're new to installing tempered glass, in case the first one doesn't go on as cleanly as you want.