A few years ago, we took a look at Marseille Inc.’s mClassic dongle, which promised to significantly increase the picture quality on your Switch and transform it into a so-called ‘Switch Pro’.
Well, the company is now back with a new mClassic RGB range, but the problem is that based on the initial press release, we really have no idea what these things are actually for. There is a red ‘Original’ variant, which is probably the mClassic already on the market, a blue ‘Switch’ variant and a green ‘Retro’ variant.
Are they the same devices, but different colors..? Who knows. We’ve reached out to Marseille for clarification and will update this article when we learn more. However, we tend to believe that the three options will provide different experiences. Marseille says the new range will bring “more options, more modes and more clarity” to games, so it’s understandable that they offer more than just different colored keys.
As for the mClassic itself, we could definitely notice a slight improvement when using it, but the difference in picture quality for Switch games was subtle at best, and only really noticeable when you pause games and toggle the effect on and off. It’s also a pretty significant investment for results that, in our opinion, probably aren’t worth the money. The price has come down a bit on sites like Amazon, but with costs still approaching $100 / £100, it’s not cheap.
Truth be told, with a Switch successor on the horizon, we struggle to imagine a scenario where mClassic would prove particularly useful, especially if backwards compatibility on ‘Switch 2’ will provide minor improvements to your current library. However, as soon as we know more about these things, we will let you know.
