Comment on [Lord Frogmire] The Switch 2 is EVIL and I'm Tired of Pretending It's Not

• hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  $20 for online for Ranked Battles. The reward for them are Mega Evolve Pokemon. If you want them you need online and that’s $20.

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  • aislopmukbang@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Is that really fair to add? Nobody did it for PSN or xbox live. Also who is to say this is the only game you want online for? Then there’s family pricing which is often split amongst members.

    $100 is already a lot for a game. No need to inflate the figure.

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    • hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Is that really fair to add?

      Yes. We are talking about Pokemon. You know “You gotta catch em all!!” series. You need online to do that.

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      • missingno@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Then you should be consistent and count the cost of PSN and XBL the same way.

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    • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I think these online subscriptions are proving to be a major factor in why there’s been a migration of audiences from consoles to PC. People are seemingly running the long-term calculus in their heads and realizing PC is cheaper at a certain threshold.

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