After the Switch 2, there’s no going back to the old eShop

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Ahead of the Nintendo Switch 2’s launch, Nintendo said that the eShop would be improved and run more smoothly on the new console. Based on our initial testing at The Verge, it’s immediately apparent that the Switch 2’s eShop is much better. On the original Switch, the eShop can be extremely sluggish. Even just moving from one section to another can have a lag, and clicking into a game sometimes takes a bit to load before you can even go through the process of buying it. The delays and slow navigation make using the shop a huge pain; I personally often defaulted to buying digital games on Nintendo’s website because it was a better experience. On the Switch 2, the eShop is way faster. It’s all much more snappy, with much less lag browsing through sections and loading up game pages. Just take a look at this video comparing jumping into the eShop on both consoles, capt ... Read full article.