Since October 15, Overwatch can officially be played on the Nintendo Switch. It was supposed to make many players happy. However, it is now causing problems. Even the supposedly coolest feature is not exactly a hit.
These are the problems Overwatch has on the Switch: Since Overwatch has been playable on the Switch since October 15, many players have already tried the hero shooter there. In the process, some players noticed problems:
- FPS fluctuate, the game does not run smoothly
- Lag causes delayed attacks and poor hit feedback
- The controls via motion sensors are not well-received
As reported by US site Kotaku, curiously, the handheld mode of the Switch is the best way to play Overwatch. While there is no LAN option and performance is somewhat weaker, Overwatch looks much better and is also more enjoyable.
Overwatch and Switch – Does it even fit?
These are the criticisms: The Switch version of Overwatch is played at 30 FPS. This is only half of the 60 FPS on PS4 and Xbox One and significantly less than many PC players expect from a shooter (144 FPS).
This, along with connection problems, leads to affected players having a poor gaming experience, hardly hitting, and frequently losing.
The innovative controls of the Nintendo Switch cause even bigger problems. Players were supposed to intuitively move with the motion sensors, tilt the camera and targets. However, this leads to rather chaotic movements and severely warped abilities that go nowhere.
Who is supposed to play this at all? Another point raised in the community is the question of the players. On reddit there are small threads where fans fear that Overwatch will simply miss the players on Switch. Kotaku also sees problems here:
It is hard to imagine the target demographic of the game: the kind of people who have missed the hugely popular team shooter but are interested enough to try it on the console, which is least likely to showcase the features that have made [the game] popular.
Timing is also somewhat unfortunate. Blizzard is currently staggering from one shitstorm to the next, and the Hong Kong debate casts a shadow over the Switch release of Overwatch:
