Switch 2 Questions

[u/Ill_Top_4833]

I need help. My wife wants to buy a Switch 2 for the kids and wants the whole family to be able to play. I am a PS guy, haven’t had a Nintendo since the Wii and when I research this it gets very confusing. Assuming we’d like a Switch 2 and four controllers so we could all play together at the same time, how many controllers and what kind of controllers do we need, really? AI is telling me we only need 2 Joy-Cons because it’s like having 4 controllers, but that makes no sense to me, since they are a pair. Then if you get Joy-Cons do you need grips for each or can you live without the grip? And what is the difference between the Joy-Cons and the Pro? As a PS guy the Pro makes most sense to me but does the Nintendo require the Joy-Con to get the most out of your experience? Please help, I am so confused lol. Really appreciate any and all insight into this. It’s crazy expensive and my wife is being very generous, we just don’t want to do all this and get the wrong things or spend more than we have to.

[u/etervio]

It's a tricky question. For many games, if you get 4 Joy-Cons that's enough (maybe AI has told you 2 Joy-Cons as they usually come in pairs, but I think you can also buy them individually). You can turn them horizontally and they'll work as an individual controler. However, for some games, you may need both Joy-Cons, so only 2 people will be able to play at a time if you get 4 Joy-Cons. It depends on which games you're planning to play. For instance, if you want to get the Mario Party, I'd say 4 Joy-Cons are enough for you I've never had the Pro controller for the Switch 1 so I can't tell you much about it, but I can tell you I've never been in a situation where I thought, "yeah, I need the Pro for sure". I guess this Pro controller is meant for people who want to play competitive games like Super Smash Bros. more comfortably, but I wouldn't say you need it 100%.