
Apex Legends Switch 2 Edition IS BLOODY IMPRESSIVE | Performance Review
Here we go – more Switch 2 patches and updates are rolling in now and this is a complete Switch 2 re-release of Apex Legends (which is free but a damn hefty 78GB download). How does it compare to Switch 1 and also what specific features have they added for Switch 2? Let’s find out! #ApexLegends #Nintendoswitch2 #Performance #Review #Analysis
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00:00 – Apex Legends Switch 2 Review
00:39 – Apex on Switch 1
01:11 – So what changed?
02:17 – Control options Mouse mode and gyro
04:28 – IMage quality LOD
06:06 – load times
06:50 – Switch 2 Performance
07:39 – Handheld
08:45 – Checkout this one
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That’s looking REAL crispy isn’t it? So who’s braving that 78Gb download to try it out? Mark
About handheld, it’s not only the screen being 120Hz. It’s also the VRR support. Even if the game drops a couple frames in handheld, you won’t notice it as there will be no stutter
is anybody switch 2 getting super hot in docked mode. I played 1 hour in Training ground and it was a hot potato.
The control of FPS games on the switch are just terrible.
Bloody hell. Apex Legends in South East Asia is dead. I cant find a single game 😞
If we get a third person mode at some point, I’ll play it. But I just don’t enjoy the game quite enough to justify 80GB on my console. I’ve put about 80 hours into it on the Switch, and it’s fun with friends but they’ve kinda phased out of playing it too so.
looks bad ps3
Sponsered channel. Battery is worse than the last generation.
78 gigs? Alr back to Mario Kart it is
I play apex legends since 2020. I’m a huge fan of the game. I mainly play on PlayStation, but I always wanted the game on my switch. I was so happy when it finally came to switch plus a crossplay progression. But it ran terrible. I was so happy with the switch 2 but the game still ran terribly. I begged for a switch 2 upgrade and I was so excited when they announced it. I have been playing all week on the switch and I’m very impressed. It looks and runs so good! I can barely see the difference between switch 2 and PS5. It’s beyond my expectations
i would love to try this out but i don’t have enough room
78GB- given the difficulty with the memory cards this is ridiculous.
Did they have you at gyroscopic controls Mark? Be honest! 🤣
I’m actually testing out Apex Legends on Switch 2 right now. Taking a break to type this. I have to agree with much presented here. The Switch version is hot garbage IMO, it should have never been released. The Switch 2 version is what the game was meant to be. I’m… a bit torn with mouse controls though. On the one hand, it’s very fast and smooth once you get used to it. But on the other hand, using the Joy-Con as a mouse isn’t the most comfortable way to play. I tried using a proper mouse but it didn’t work. Gyro aiming is good, but Joy-Con mouse is faster. I’m still testing but so far, Apex Legends on Switch 2 is the way to play if you want to go portable but don’t own a portable PC. Also, for the love of gaming, turn OFF cross play if you’re learning how to play. Stay on the Switch 2 reservation otherwise quick death will be certain playing with other platforms.
At 5:40 when u just wiped that squad and a whole team of 3 popped out the corner…. I really felt that… they looked good asl lol
I’m holding out for a Hori Split pad type controller for FPS. Although this is excellent I find the joycons very inaccurate
DK Bananza was 8 GB. Come on EA
Switch players bouta start cooking console players thanks to the mouse 😭
literally went to my quality settings cause I thought I had it set to 480p. WOW the switch 1 port did not look good at all!
I’m very impressed by the port as well. I’m used to playing on the PS5. The voice chat issue was a problem.
I’ve been playing Apex Legends on switch for almost 2 years now and yes gyro sucks. I mainly play high sensitivity claw grip on external controller. And yes, joy-cons is bad for apex and I highly suggest not using it to reduce joy-con drift.
Performance in switch 2 aside. You got sick aiming skills bro!
MASSIVE improvement. 60fps and much clearer and crisper and mouse control to boot. I will still stick with my pc of course but this is very very nice and I think Apex is a fantastic game.
I think I played with the ho Lee sheet guy at 08:09 in the video before
I want an Ow2 update sooo bad .
NS2 🔥
having tried apex since yesterday… i honestly dont understand why cyberpunk 2077 and no mans sky would not also run at 60 fps…. apex looks just as intense with all the details and it runs so smooth. but no mans sky runs at 40 fps.. :/ seriously.. i dunno what they did wrong but they need to put the devs of apex on all the other switch 2 games lol… would be awesome.
Nice
Unfortunately when you up the textures you get a ton of space taken up.
So many games I want to get a Switch 2 update. Overwatch 2, Warframe, Genshin- wait…
the hardware is great… this Apex version is super… It said we didn’t got a correct Titanfall 2 port 😀
After playing for a couple hours now.. I swear Apex runs better on the Switch 2 than it does on Series: S
Cant believe they even managed to made Apex run on the Switch lmao
To all switch players, slide with L1 for infinite slide and use steady aim. Used to be cracked like that in like s11 on OG switch until I switched to PS4 pro but I use the same switch settings 😂be going insanee trust
I love my Steam Deck and ROG Ally but the Switch 2 has really impressed me so far. One of my favorite features is the efficiency. The combo of efficiency and the smaller battery means I can use a 20,000mAh battery bank and fully recharge it like 10 or more times vs handheld PCs charging 2-2.5 times. So Cyberpunk 2077 could get 20+ hours of gameplay vs ~4-6 hours from handheld PCs, so I’m definitely taking the Switch 2 for my 6+ hour flight to El Salvador.
I play on PC, so i can’t really compare it to what i expect from apex, but it is far better than it was on the switch 1 in my testing. I saw some frame drops and detail at a distance isn’t great, but it’s totally playable now.
I’ll definitely be getting back into it myself. I will get better with the mousecon for sure!
It was even more impressive to me once I seen how thin the switch 2 rlly is 😅
Just WOW, great work Nintendo 👏👏
Switch 2 is going to hurt the pc gaming handheld market! I know the switch 3 is already under development with the success of switch 1&2 so far
Crazy thing that needs to be addressed
Launched on PS4 in 2019 (a year before the original switch version) and despite having the ability to do gyro aim (motion sensor aim, motion controls, etc) it’s never been a thing on PS4 and now with the PS5 version of this game it too does NOT have gyro aim despite being able to do it
Hell I don’t even think the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox series consoles allow for mnk
Really abysmal effort by respawn but good port for switch 2
This is an amazing update!! Switch needs more solid FPS games in general, this will be one of the best on the platform now!
Great review as always! They did a really good job getting this to look good and still run solid 60fps. The file size is the only real deterrent here but I’d only consider playing casual modes on there. At least it can finally compete with the rest of the consoles now.
I also play on PC but it’d be cool to run some matches together!
80gb download? Ill stick to OW2
I get so excited every time I see a previously disappointing game perform well on the SW2. Even when I have no plans to play myself, I’m just happy for everyone that do. This is what I hoped the SW2 would be.
Please try Minecraft dungeons on switch 2 next! I’ve heard the load times are much better, but no one has been covering the resolution and frame rate yet
Waited like 2 hour to download, played a few matches, made me want to reinstall Fortnite
Visually switch 2 looks like PS4 at 60fps, or Xbox Series X at 120fps (performance mode)
I dont play apex but this is awesome for the switch 2 i might try it out
The Switch 2’s screen is one of the most bizarre cases of poor color calibration I’ve ever seen.
It looks and plays fantastic on the Switch 2. Ouch with the 78 GB. 😅
1080p UPTO 60fps isn’t impressive it’s typical EA BOLLOX.. switch 2 is vastly more capable than that.. it’s not a Xbox one it’s a switch 2 a vastly superior device 1080p 120 4k 60 is switch 2 level
When I seen 72 GB my heart dropped loool.
Biggest game on my Switch by far 😂 First game I put on the Sd card
I have to admit the game is looking rather nice on switch 2. though with no one to play with I dont think I’ll be playing too much solo
Like 80gb wow
Don’t care about this game but when footage changed form Switch 1 version to Switch 2 version it was mind blowing.
Apex is trash, battle royale is a horrible game type.
The difference is night and day unsurprisingly, but I think it’s crazy the Switch 1 somehow eventually managed to run this game at 30fps albeit still quite hindered. The current gen workarounds for games ported to Switch 1 needs to be researched!
Who else is trying to do switch only lobbies
Holy smokes! It’s got mouse mode??? It’s gonna be unfair if you’re on a console lobby. I understand that gyro is close to mouse performance, but still the flexibility of a mouse is tops.
Take note Blizzard… We need overwatch 2 updates!!!
Immediately deleted fortnite now that I have a proper shooter on Nintendo
This is awesome and came out of nowhere for me. Hopefully we get OW2 for another good F2P shooter on Switch 2.
I was genuinely impressed. For a handheld, it looks incredible
Thanks switch up
Now, we want a Switch 2 version for Overwatch 2 😭
apex switch 2 upgrade is a HUGE difference. even more than the fortnite switch 2 upgrade
Also I love how you went into detail about what FOV is. It shows you truly care about your entire audience and not just the gamer geeks. ❤
It probably won’t happen but men how awesome would it be if EA put out the Titanfall collection on Switch 2?
5:41 5:41 still no audio
Hori needs to drop a switch 2 split pad. The joycons always suck for aiming
i will never touch this game on switch since i got a pc anyway, but its surprising that the switch 2 not as shit as everyone thought
This looks great! Very happy to see this
Does it support mouse mode?
Ojala sea mentira y hagan un remake del Super Mario Galaxy 2
I geniuenly tried it yesterday and actually want to play on Switch more than PC rn. The motion controls work so well. The recoil is so great to control with it. Add on to that that it runs basically flawlessly and smooth. Sure more than 1080p docked would’ve been nice, but in Handheld it’s phenomenal. They do need to tune down the rumble tho. I think they used the values from the Switch 1 version but those tend to make the Joy Cons turn it off after a while since it’s too much for HD Rumble 2. Also a thing I hated about the Switch 1 version that still remains in the Switch 2 version: the UI scaling on Handheld. I do respect them for making it more visible on the smaller screen, but it’s so big it gets annyoing sometimes. I wish we just had an option to use the TV scaling aswell
i hate the switch but thts impressive
Hoping for more upgrades for switch 1 games, wanted to play through the borderlands games on switch 2 but borderlands 1 is locked at 30 on switch 2
The gyro is way better but I’ve found sometimes the gyro stops and gets stuck when in ads etc
With Gamechat test?
Plays super well in handheld and I’m extremely surprised it was released this quickly since the PS5 and Xbox one x didn’t get their respective ports for almost 2 years. Does suck no 120fps though
Apex removing linux support made me have to resort to apex on switch… it was fun but man that 30 fps (more like sub 30fps in actual games) really made it feel horrible.
Personally i do love these “impossible ports” that pushes consoles beyond their limits, but for a competetive shooter, it falls short. I still like that it exists tho. Maybe for the casual newbie it will give them an entry into apex which leads them to get a better console or pc to play apex.
But now that the switch 2 version is out, i might wanna grab a s2. But i really want oled so im holding out a bit longer.
Switch 2 is an incredible little powerhouse for what it is. This is very impressive. Yes it’s not a PS5 or anything but when you realize it’s a thin small tablet sized handheld putting out these kind of performance it really makes you appreciate it and how it also runs really quiet.
Can you do a video on Palland?🤾🐝
Call of Duty is surprisingly optimized so, I am excited to see Warzone ported to Switch 2 after seeing this!
Can i change the fov?
We need cod now
wow that looks beautiful! I guess you can play with a keyboard and mouse?
I think the switch 2 updates etc are great for the memory card manufacturers as they can eat up a lot of space.
Looks awesome now!!!
Looking absolutely great! Glad to jump back into this game after a few years
Have you played the old school rally demo yet?
Awesome! Just in time to deal with pc players who are playing through emulation so they can cheat 😂 also after they’ve killed you and your spectating them to verify your concern they can crash your game so you can’t see anything they’re doing 😂
I am am horrible at shooters but gotta say, that is impressive.
It’s nice that the Switch 2 gets it. Not something I’d buy though, I don’t do ‘Games as a service’.
It’s so cool we basically have a portable PS4 Pro. Might not be impressive by home console standards but for handheld this is really amazing for $450. With Nintendo’s art direction, the next generation of Mario and Zelda games will look incredible. I hope we get more first party ports and updates to older ports.
Finally. Fortnitte was actually a surprise to play, im glad I can noe get to one real battle royale. Still hoping for warzone, and fiestorm but this will do as f2p. OW2 may also still come, so finally the console gets the updates it deserves 🙂
I hate that you can’t play Apex solo. You have to play on a team. So I don’t play.
Id like to go back to some good ole WWE
Oh so your FOV was 90 for this performance test? Wow
The game said that over 70 it could have some errors so I figured the framerate could drop a bit, I hope it doesn’t, I’ll try this asap
Thanks for the review!
why were they able to do this and others can’t? huge difference, 60 fps, everything is just great! I really hope that other games will get the same improvements. games like Bioshock, Borderlands, Witcher, Cloudpunk, and many other games.
Braved it, happy with it, gonna get back into it.
Wow! Looks good, I am tempted! Never played Apex before and been a while since my TF2 / Unreal Tournament days, although I Splatoon a fair bit. How’s the matchmaking? Does it ease new players in or is it very much an immediate onslaught of ‘git gud’?
Why would you use dynamic switching for mouse mode? You have to lift your mouse constantly when playing games.
It asks me to sign to my nintendo account whenerber i launch it😊
I just need cross save. I used to play on my PlayStation and all my stuff are there. I don’t feel like starting over again.
This port looks amazing wow 😮 I’m a PC player for apex but I think I’ll be using my Switch2 for this as well. I’m glad developers are showing you can have a GOOD port on the S2 if they actually care. If other games come out for S2 with worse quality it’s just laziness
Where are all of the other 3rd party multiplayer games on switch 2? I would love to use the switch 2 more but there are no games…
Where is overwatch 2? Marvel rivals? And all of them is am missing?
One of the reasons I got my Switch 2 was to be able to play my favourite FPS on the go.
I hope Overwatch 2 get an update too.
I cant believe how good it looks on handheld, there is some power under that hood after all.
You can Turn The crossplay off but not lot of people play on Switch now
Ive been playing this on pc w/ gyro controls w/ switch pro controller since 2020. Playing THIS feels identical to that but now Im playing on the real thing lol
if this processor in switch 2 scores about 3000-4000 points in geekbench, it means that my poco f3 should also easily give out 60 fps because it has a 3363 result. but with worse graphics, somewhere at the level of switch 1. and the gpu in 870 compared to the same 8 gen 2 is 3 times weaker and 5 times weaker than 8 elite
The quality of the game reassures about the future of the console 🎮
After that massive download took me an hr to get through the EA sign in. After that I tried the tutorial but it was so laggy and disconnected me a couple times. Why on earth does it need an online connection to do the tutorial/firing range?
I’m horrible at battle royals in general, but i’ve downloaded it last night, and even though i got demolished, it’s really fun. It looks really good, and i love the performance. Not sure why people are lying online and saying there are performance dips, i haven’t encountered one yet. Think imma keep it for a while and see if i can unlock some other legends and maybe even win a game one day lol
When I get my hands on that lexar 1tb express sd card.
In case anyone missed it, there’s a small indie direct tomorrow 2pm UK time. Will SS actually get a mention? Probably not 😂😂😂
I’ve actually never got into this game because I know I’d suck lol.
Does the mouse mode have the same aim assist or does aim assist get turned off?
30 fps should be illegal… Especially on the Switch 2
Is this the same game we get on ps5 and Xbox?
I don’t Mouse cursor…. That’s so hard
Not my type of game, but very impressive nonetheless…
Bodes well for the future!
I need 120fps rocket league on switch 2 next
@5:30 idk if its just imagination but were you repeatdely hitting the trigger button to shoot? or just holding it lol
When Apex was released, the capacity was about 40GB. Now it’s over 80… does that mean it contains two games?
2 videos in 24 hours you guys are really spoiling us with these ones! Super hyped to see more developers start to use mouse mod for switch 2 as it’s a game changer
This is probably the unlit online shooter that I really enjoy the S1 version just did not cut it so I’m glad to have this in the S2. Runs so smooth
Its to big got no space on my switch 2 as it is defo need a new sd card
I’m sure 90 percent of the people who played apex on switch don’t have it downloaded on the system memory it’s night and day how better it runs
Ran horrible on sw 1
Trying to get into a match took so long even enabling cross play. I gave up waiting and played my other games instead 🤦🏻🤦🏻
Nintendo does huge mistake on not releasing dev kits to most of developers. There’s like 100+ big titles that can be updated to new graphics, which will lead to purchase from newcomers.
Yea my ps5 apex is about 86GB… it’s crazy that Respawn thinks the switch 2 can handle these HD textures and HD models. Great to hear switch 2 port is good!
Join me on switch
One thing I really hate is the Rumble. It’s wayyyy too strong and it even shakes the camera if you’re using gyro because of how strong it is. It makes it impossible to aim sometimes which is a shame.
There needs to be a rumble strength slider in apex for all consoles
Think Imma stick to Fortnite for now.
You can turn off cross play, but be prepared to wait to get into a game!
PLEASE! IF YOU’RE READING THIS HELP ME. I need to connect my main apex legends account on xbox to my switch 2 edition of apex. There’s no option to connect switch 2 apex edition to your main account when you first login. Really asking for good friend here. Other than that I’m definitely enjoying the upgrade 🔥
Played it last night and wow I was shocked how good it looks! 😮
I’m so happy because I play this game allot but playing the switch 1 version was awful, I didn’t think that they would ever make a switch 2 version for apex legends and now that they have I’ll finally be able to play it!😁
What’s this about 120hz? I don’t see this game supporting 120hz mode docked or undocked?
This looks absolutely amazing😍😍
Do not use a mouse period no matter what you are on in this game. Controller aim assist dominates so as long as you don’t use a mouse you are good.
More reason we NEED Titanfall2 on Switch2
I was the same, I played it on switch 1 and I kept going back. Now on Switch 2….I love it!!
Who wants to play this on a Switch?
Who still wants to play Apex Legends anyways? Garbage game, IMO.
wow that looks kinda good and thats coming from a switch one player with 1000 hours wow
I’m we have Fortnite, so this is a no-brainer lol
Glad the Switch 2 is fixing the 3rd party port games.
Mouse mode is going to be fun with this! I absolutely can’t play this game cause I’m a slow old rag but I’ve seen my brothers spend countless hours in it.
Ah man! I had almost convinced myself not to download this after watching Switch Corner’s review, and now you go and put this up! Why’d you have to go and do that, eh? You obviously don’t know that if I receive two recommendations within the space of an hour, then, regardless of what it is, I’m obliged to accept the recommendation. Why I oughta! 🤣
As always, great video, and I truly do appreciate the time and effort you guys put in to creating the high quality content that you alwayd do. 👏
My only wish is keyboard and mouse support.
Though this gives me high hopes for a good port of COD BO7 and Warzone for Switch 2.
Looks like everything I hoped it would be! Not sure if I even have 78gb free though, haha
Mouse mode would be fun to play around with, but I don’t think I’m going to delete that many of my installed games.
Crazy fact about me:
I quit playing Apex Legends since Season 13 because the only system I can play that game is on Switch, I didn’t own a PS4|5, Xbox One/Series X|S, or PC during that season in 2022.
The reason I quit playing Apex on Switch is due to lagging connections, game crashes & freezes, horrible potato graphics, and lower than 30FPS.
And here I am now, this year, 2025, I can now finally play the game with better stabilizations on my PS5, Switch 2, and my gaming laptop for Season 26. ^^
That 120 fps hasn’t been put to use in any game so far lmao😭 (excluding the welcome tour game)
Downloading it now
Would genuinely love them to do Titanfall 2, loved that game.
I tried this docked on a 4k tv and it looks good. It also looks good in handheld. I am so far impressed with this switch 2 update. 😊
Finally I can play it properly on the go… Though I have to say I’m hoping Warframe can get their development kit soon so they can start working on that switch 2 version they said.
Too bad this is 78GB, that’s just way too much space for a single game on the switch IMO. Was considering it after the direct, but with that size I’ll never download it
Speak for yourself. I loved this game on the switch original. Just the fact that they allowed you to play the damn thing. I super enjoyed it. It was the best shooter on the switch besides OverWatch.
Wasn’t expecting this to look as good as it does honestly really impressed by this port switch 2 seems to be an awesome way to play our favourite games handheld so far.
tried this one long ago on xbox I believe…and I was horrible. doubt that has changed, lol but I must say it looks good
Not excited ed
I played a couple matches and will say it played really well on the Switch 2. Then I realized how much I suck at FPS nowadays so I deleted after the two matches. 😂😂😂
I love apex play on my pc most of the time tried the switch version and omg it was horrible but the new switch 2 version is so much better if you wanna play hit me up always down to die 5 times in a row and get demoted 👍🏼
Another good video while I’m working the nightshift 😂
First! 💪🔥I know annoying i’m sorry 😜. Did i do it? Edit: Nope 6th place. 🥺😭
Not worth a 80gb download imho
Was looking forward to this one on S2 until you said 78gb download that’s a lot for not having a sd card yet
I have thousands of hours on the Series X version, and I find this Switch 2 version to be perfectly playable and enjoyable. I wish there was an option to move buttons around as I fumbled with going from Xbox controller to Pro Controller. For running on a tablet, it looks great! I’ll play the S2 version for casual and SX for ranked lol.
Despite I’m not going to download Apex Legends. Is nice to have a Switch 2 port for the people that do play it.
Been waiting for the Switch 2 version of Apex as I’ve put over 650 hour on the original Switch version. It’s like a night and day difference so I’m gonna put a ton more hours in!
Love your content could you make a video on the very first steps of someone making a YouTube channel?