As I sit, surrounded by a shrine of Nintendo merch and a game collection that’s 30 years in the making, I’m undoubtedly looking forward to seeing what Ninty has been cooking up when it comes to the Nintendo Switch 2. Even with no release date in sight, I’ve already set aside what I hope is enough cash for the handheld, with some left over for the next batch of the best Nintendo Switch accessories likely to drop right afterward. Yet, while the Switch successor may have inspired my need to save, my gaming PC is in far greater need of an upgrade than my Nintendo console collection.
Over the years, my Windows PC has caught more of my attention, partially due to needing it for work and partially due to spending far too many hours playing Sea of Thieves through Game Pass. As it’s never been my preferred platform, its specs are a little lacking, and a shiny upgrade in the form of a new GPU, more RAM, and maybe a new, speedy SSD is more than warranted. Having a powerful PC at my disposal would be a worthwhile investment for more than just gaming. But I can’t help but set my sights on pre-ordering the new Switch from day one instead.
My gaming PC has served me in good stead over the years too, but it’s a far cry from being one of the best gaming PCs out there. Its graphics card is older than, not just Nvidia’s last-gen RTX 40 series, but the RTX 30 series and then some. It’s at least running Windows 11 and can chug along as I take on fiery megalodons on the seven seas, but I don’t dare throw much else at it. An upgrade, or at this point, even an entirely new build altogether, makes more logical sense than buying a Switch 2.
