Comment on Nintendo Maintains Nintendo Switch 2 Pricing, Retail Pre-Orders to Begin April 24 in U.S.

Prox@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Personally, I’m at the point of “fuck walled garden ecosystems”, not to mention all the legal work they’re doing to ruin video games.

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  • Viri4thus@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    This is a pretty good take on all of this. MS, Sony and Nintendo have done nothing but enshitify their platforms in the past few years and yet, they increase the cost of admission at every enshitification step.

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    • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Consoles just have a dwindling list of use cases, so trying to create problems that furthers their use is going to have much the same effect as cable companies trying to pretend that streaming video services don’t exist.

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      • Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Yeah we’re very quickly getting to the point that consoles are just moot.

        With linux support increasing , I expect that to escalate since a lot more hardware will be in reach for running games.

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  • arakhis_@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Streisand effect, am now super interested in emulating switch products.

    We just need a huge fund to uphold a defense against unjust bully lawsuit threats by N-word company - countless small ones through a petition and/or some big reach influencers/oil-oligarchs that are gamers

    Emulators are perfectly legal, after all

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  • hitmyspot@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Yep, the switch was a great idea to bridge console and handheld. Once the technology is out and the steam deck is open, without subscription, without lock down, allowing all past purchases, etc. ; the console is dead.

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  • nekusoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Agree. Personally I like having something portable, so I’ve always complemented my PC with a Nintendo handheld. Thankfully, PCs can now be handhelds too, even including an open operating system.

    The only time I even booted my Switch after getting the Steam Deck was to rip all my games and saves from there.

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• Zoldyck@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Not going to happen. US customers are lucky that Nintendo won’t increase the console price.

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  • CallateCoyote@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Yeah, they’re going to sell out immediately and stock is going to be scarce even if they did increase the price.

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  • deur@feddit.nl ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Shut up loser

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    • Zoldyck@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Grow up

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    • Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      You’re lucky they’re selling it to you at all.

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• neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  If there a good enough games out for it, then I might consider getting one when the budget version gets released.

  But, we will see not if there is stick drift and stuff like that.

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• echodot@feddit.uk ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I’m so unimpressed with their release lineup as well. They’ve just done the same thing they always do, and made a minority improved Mario Cart and a lackluster Pokémon game. Or, and a tutorial, don’t forget that.

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  • eronth@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I’m normally at least moderately excited for nintendo’s release lineup. This time, though… it’s neat I guess?

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