Civilization 7If it is in the past games in the 4x strategy series, a single mouse becomes flawless in one hand. And while there are bonds for controllers to the console, a mouse is still the preferred way how many people play. What if the switch 2 Joy-Con Can also serve as a PC gaming mice?
That is certainly the impression that Nintendo gives In Switch 2 reveal trailers. A segment towards the end showed the new Joy-Con, which snapped in a small owner and then glossed around on a black surface like her favorite Wireless Logitech or Razer Dressdder. Will the Switch 2 have the fans play? Civilization 7 Just like you were on a computer?
The mouse functionality was previously rumored for the new hardware when leaks that have proven to be precise showed what looked like an optical sensor on the inside of every Joy-Con. While Nintendo did not officially made the new feature, the short demo in the trailer shows as good as One of the big differences to the Switch 2 will be his PC gaming adjacent functionality.
This is certainly a way to compete with the steam deck and a variety of other clerk and more powerful PC gaming handhelds that were created after the unprecedented success of the original switch. And it has the potential to be much less cumbersome than switching from a controller to the keyboard and mouse on the current console stack, including PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
The cross pollination between the PC and console has led to countless great games that made the jump, but also some clumsy problem exposure to move a cursor on the screen. We all fiddled with modern menus that slowly move a point with a fate of thumb, and it is shit. A really seamless switch between controller and mouse could be a lowkey game changer if the switch 2 is pitching. It could do it too PowerPoint parties The new “Play Mario card On a roof. “”
Civilization 7 Is in February and the Switch 2 seems to start before June at the earliest. While Firaxis Games and 2K have not announced complete port or “Next-General” version for Nintendo's new hardware, downward compatibility means backward compatibility Civilization VII Will still run well on the Switch 2 when it comes out. Hopefully in this case, the fans can easily research, expand, explore, expand and eradicate as if they were on their PC.
Update 2/4/2025 9:22 ET: IGN Civilization 7 Lead Designer Ed Beach and the executing producer Dennis Shirk asked about the teams that can use the apparent mouse-like functionality of the Switch 2.
“It's definitely fascinating,” Shirk said in the interview. “You always make some compromises when you have to deal with pure console controls. And the announcement has some great things. I love what they do with the controllers. Everything is very cool. This is all that I can say about an opinion. I think it looks fantastic and they are not wrong, so it would be cool for something like that. “
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