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[tailsthetheorist]

❌ Why Switch 2 Might Already Be a Bad Deal for Sonic Fans

Yeah, the Switch 2 is coming. Yeah, Sonic games are definitely gonna be on it. But here's the TRUTH:

If you already bought Sonic games on Switch 1... you're gonna have to pay again.

No free upgrades.

No carryover saves. No loyalty rewards. Just MORE cost, AGAIN, for the same game you already bought and struggled to play at 30fps.

🎮 PS5 vs Switch 2 — The Harsh Truth:

⚔️ FeatureSwitch 2PS5💵 PriceRumored $400–$500$499 (standard)📈 PerformanceSlightly better than OG Switch4K, 60–120fps, next-gen ready🎨 GraphicsStill behind modern standardsTop-tier fidelity + ray tracing🌀 Sonic Game SupportConfirmed, but 30fps risk returnsFull performance, no slowdowns🔁 Backwards Comp.NOT confirmed, might need to rebuyMost games carry over

🌀 The Problem: You’re Paying Twice for Less

Switch 1 players supported Sonic through thick and thin:

Sonic Mania

Forces

Frontiers

Superstars

Origins

And what did they get?

Lower graphics

Constant frame drops

Missing effects & pop-in

30fps or worse in heavy scenes

And now? Switch 2 comes in and says:

“Hey, thanks for buying those games... now give us more money to play them again in slightly better graphics.”

WHAT?!

Meanwhile, on PS5:

✅ 60fps ✅ 4K visuals ✅ Fast loading ✅ Massive storage ✅ AND YOU ONLY BUY IT ONCE

💬 DO YOU AGREE WITH ME?

I personally got a PS5 and lemme tell you—it’s WORTH IT. You get tons of storage, so I never have to delete my Sonic games just to make room for a new one. I got Frontiers, Generations, Mania, Superstars—all there, all running smooth.

So seriously...

Would you really pay full price AGAIN just to play Sonic at “okay-ish” performance? Or would you rather play it ONCE, the RIGHT way?

#SonicTheHedgehog #Switch2Warning #PS5Wins #SonicHotTake #NintendoRant #30FPSisNotOkay #PS5StorageGoals #SonicDeservesMore #GamingOpinion #YouDecide

[fraume]

If you don't like Smogon just play another meta. There are Battlespot and VGC options on Showdown itself, or just play Anything Goes where there are no rules.

You don’t seem to understand. If i go to Anything Goes then I’ll more than likely face the 12 year old with 6 strong as hell legendaries destroying my team with really little room for strategy. I understand the necessity to keep legendaries out of the meta game. They are by definition broken and all powerful meaning that they will have clear advantage over non legendary pokemon. I understand the necessity for the removal of broken and spammable strategies. The problem i have is the nitpicking of some of the pokemon that have obvious counters and checks but yet still manage to get banned. There is also an incredible bias toward Dragon type Pokemon. Of all the mega evolution Pokemon banned NOT one of them is dragon typed. In fact two of them walled and checked dragon types. Where is the fairness there? Why is it that Mawilite is on the banlist but not Garchompite? Mega Garchomp has never been put on the suspect test list following the introduction of Gen 6 yet it has 170 base attack. Why is it that at the mere mention of  Mega Metagross people in the chat already called ubers for it?  Is that fair? Is that a healthy metagame? The answer is No. This is because of the process. Its done by a vote. A vote of players who get to a certain threshold and then based on that vote the pokemon is determined to be sent to Ubers or remain in OU. This system is so open to bias where a certain group of people can just reach the threshold with the pokemon that they don’t like and then vote to  have it banned. Wheres the oversight? Wheres the collected data? Why is there never a hint of knowledge given toward the Pokemon in question in relation to the rest of the team it synergizes in? Whats the win ratio of this Pokemon? The pokemon needs to be observed not voted on. 

((For the record I use mega garchomp on my team so don’t use my example as a way of saying im butt hurt that mega garchomp is not banned. What makes me angry is how easy it is for a pokemon to be banned when there are thousands of possibilities that are not considered.))

I refuse to stand by and watch something i love be bastardized the way that smogon has. Not until there is a sense of order will I stop complaining about their practices. And if i had the sufficient materials i would start a meta myself. One focused on the DIVERSIFICATION of STRATEGY and not the NARROWING of POTENTIAL. Let Pachirisu be the example.