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Atomic77

It’s called a Switch Lite because it has The Switches logo on it and it plays a lot of the games that the normal Switch can. Also switch Lite does switch you can go from one game to another in general sense of what Switch means. Did you ever think about that??

Atomic77
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SomeBitTripFan

I think divorcing the library of the Switch from the form factor is valuable in discussing the quality of the Switch as a portable console. The Switch is a compromised handheld that markets itself as a compromised console. If you just need something that you can play in public places or on commutes, it's certainly can do that, and has a great library but it's nowhere near as compact or rugged as Nintendo's clamshell models were. I'm more into handhelds for short-session arcade-esque games. While long-session console-esque titles are nice on the platform and have the right to exist, they also usually feel held back (especially with retail 3DS titles, or at least the ones I bought). My 3DS remains my preference for any actual portable gaming (to the point that, aside from other factors, I still don't own a Switch). Disappointingly, the Switch Lite carries all of the compromises the standard Switch has as a portable without any of the "console" benefits. Would really like to see a clamshell-styled model introduced at some point the the Switch's lifespan, whenever it could be cheaply produced.

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Atomic77

Gaming has gotten quite expensive lately.

Atomic77
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MS7000

@Atomic77

Atomic77 wrote:

Gaming has gotten quite expensive lately.

In what way? Are we talking accessories or games, or consoles, or online subscriptions? Or are we talking about a few or all of these together?

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Link-Hero wrote:

Atomic77
What are you talking about? Gaming has always been an expensive hobby. It was back then and still is now.

Not really, if you buy games or consoles day one, yeah, for sure. If you limit yourself and just stop buying everything, in all honestly, it isn't.

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BabyYoda71

@Link-Hero I can see what @Atomic77 means. The max price of games on the 3DS was only $50, on the Switch it’s $80. (Those are Canadian prices) The Switch is more expensive than the Wii U (Correct me if I’m wrong about that.)

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NotTelevision

Playing a lot of games is actually pretty affordable if you have access to multiple platforms. After the initial cost of the investment in buying into a PS4 or a PC with an okay GPU, you can get a lot of stuff on Steam sales or via subscription services.

There are only certain games one should feel necessary for purchasing at launch. Every other publisher other than Nintendo decreases prices of games 2-3 months after launch. You can also find used copies of Nintendo games very quickly.

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kkslider5552000

Not buying many new games has turned out to be a good idea more often than not. Have more money, have more games. Very obvious win win situation.

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I like Parodius more than Gradius.
Gradius is a great shmup series of course, but Parodius is so weird, wacky and colorful. I just enjoy it more.

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Atomic77

In regards to me saying gaming is expensive I remember average game price was 30 to 40 dollars USA. I don’t remember ever having to pay 59.99 for a game until
I got the Switch Lite.

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OptometristLime

Atomic77 wrote:

In regards to me saying gaming is expensive I remember average game price was 30 to 40 dollars USA. I don’t remember ever having to pay 59.99 for a game until
I got the Switch Lite.

Well if you have a gap of generations in your previous game experiences that is possible, however you then have to account for inflation. The GameCube would have titles which regularly sold for around $39.99. This was three console generations ago.

Nintendo has been charging $60 since the Wii U and gamers on other (console) platforms were used to paying those prices too. I definitely think it's prudent to wait before making purchases unless it's a title you absolutely desire on day one.

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Heavyarms55

I don't like this trend of hyper-realism in the graphics of all this next-gen stuff. It painfully triggers my "uncanny valley" sense in the back of my mind. Looking at things like the new Spiderman game and it's trying so hard to look real - yet I have this screaming sense in the back of my mind yelling "impostor! fake! stay away!"

And that aside, I don't understand why this is where so many studios and devs go as technology advances. I don't play games, watch anime or read books to pretend I'm in some facsimile of the real world. But AAA game studios seem to be following the Hollywood trend of live action/as close to realism as possible for most things now.

Why does all the graphical power mean styles and variety have to fade away?

And yes, I know, there are some outliers, like Sackboy, which looks really cool and creative, but most games for the next gen stuff look like heavy pseudo-realism. And my unpopular opinion is that I do NOT like it.

Eventually, are we going to have games where it's just recreated version of real people in real settings for everything? No thank you!

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Anti-Matter

@Heavyarms55
I'm in the same boat with you.
The more realistic, the more i want to barf.
I prefer more cartoonish than more realistic.
Take a look ACNH example.

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BabyYoda71

@Heavyarms55 I prefer cartoonish ones, but I don’t mind realistic games, unless it’s VR. I’m good with Labo VR, that’s about it. (Probably because it’s almost always horror, and I don’t like horror.)

EDIT: I discovered I actually don’t have any Switch realistic games. Thinking back, I don’t know if I’ve ever own a realistic game. (Unless you count 1-2-Switch, which I don’t)

There’s another unpopular opinion: 1-2- Switch is great!

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Heavyarms55

@Anti-Matter @BabyYoshi12 I don't hate realistic looking games in general - but there are things that work with that style and things that don't. And I do think there's a point where it's trying too hard to be realistic - and that's where it hits what I usually refer to as my uncanny valley spot.

I agree with you on 1 2 Switch. I just think it should have been a pack-in game like Wii Sports was with the Wii.

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Heavyarms55

@BabyYoshi12 I mean, I take no issue with new games being sold at the standard suggested price of 59.99 USD. My issue with 1-2 Switch was that it looks and feels much more like a fun tech demo for the system in the same way that Wii Sports was for Wii. It feels like that was the intention and instead they changed their minds, hoping to get more money out of it. And it sold well, because it is a fun little game.

On the topic of game prices, I feel quite glad that they generally are still around 60 dollars, because I feel other products have gone up in price faster than video games.

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Buizel

I think Switch has the best OS of any modern system. Clean, simple, and takes you right to the games (and anywhere else you need to be). Themes can be nice but not something I'd lose sleep over - ideally I'd spend as little time as possible in the home screen anyway. PS4 comes a close second but is a little too cluttered, and XBox dead last with it's intuitive and cluttered layout.

I also don't think the Switch eShop is any worse than the competitors', which are a pain to navigate. If you want to buy a PS or Xbox game, by far the best way is to use the browser version of their stores on a PC. Switch eShop's main flaw is a lack of basket / shopping cart.

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BabyYoda71

@Heavyarms55 I feel as though all the other $59.99 games are completely worth it. I think a lot more effort was put into 1-2- Switch, as it has 26 games, in comparison to Wii Sports’ 6. So, I don’t think it should have a been a packed in game, but it definitely should have been cheaper. (around the price of Clubhouse Games) It was way overpriced, but I still think it’s a great game and it’s underrated.

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