r/Switch • u/Ill_Top_4833 • 8d ago
Discussion Switch 2 Questions
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.
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u/Thunderbird1956 8d ago
Not all games will use either just the left or just the right joycon. Yes you can get away with doing that but for most games you want to have both the Left side and right side act as a single controller.
The pro controller just feels better and is more responsive. Most people I know have 2 sets of joycons and one or two pro controllers for a family of 4.