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Re: Bullet-Hell Shmup 'Mushihimesama' To Be Delisted From The Switch eShop

Dimjimmer

Just 3 years? That's incredibly short compared to the Steam release's 9+ years. And since the other 2 Cave shoot-em-ups handled by Live Wire (Espgaluda II and DoDonPachi Resurrection) were also released in 2021, they could potentially be removed not long afterwards.

As a funny note, the Japanese physical version will be released 3 weeks after the game's removal from the e-shop. So, it won't be all doom and gloom... at least, for a while.

Re: Feature: 54 Switch Ports We'd Love To See Before The Generation's Out

Dimjimmer

"Developers should hold back for the next Nintendo console".

No, they shouldn't. Between a console that has proved itself (and has a large userbase) and a console that isn't guaranteed to succeed, developers shouldn't abandon the Switch in a heartbeat just because the successor has better specs.

If the Switch can't run the game in question? Sure. But, there is no good reason to skip games that could run fine on the Switch, just because it's old news. Take a look at Playstation 4. They are still releasing games for the system, even though it's now 11-years-old and had its successor released 4 years ago.

If Nintendo wants to pretend that the Switch will no longer exist past 2025, fine, they can repeat that mistake. They shouldn't be surprised if they end up with a Switch U.

Re: Silksong Is "Not In Dev Hell" According To Playtester

Dimjimmer

"I literally know they are not in dev hell".

He's not wrong. They are not in some circle of hell reserved for developers.

As for figuratively, well, it has already been 5 years since it was announced. At this point, it has taken more time than the original Hollow Knight to launch.

Re: Talking Point: Should We Be Expecting More From Remakes And Remasters?

Dimjimmer

I really don't like this drip-feed remake/remaster thing. I'd much prefer if Nintendo just released their older catalog in some form that we could easily access, because there are still so many Nintendo-owned games that are not available in digital form. But they will never do that, for they know they can easily sell a remaster of a 20-years-old game for full price and have others justify it, because it hasn't been available for purchase ever since then.

Re: Players Need To Start "Feeling Comfortable" With Not Owning Games, Says Ubisoft Subs Boss

Dimjimmer

"As people embrace that [streaming] model, they will see that these games will exist, the service will continue, and you'll be able to access them when you feel like. That's reassuring."

You mean, as reassuring as Netflix removing movies from its service and increasing its monthly cost? Or as reassuring as Ubisoft making "The Crew" permanently unplayable because they couldn't be arsed to implement an offline mode?

Nice try, Ubisoft.

Re: It's Over, Microsoft Has Officially Acquired Activision Blizzard

Dimjimmer

Excellent news! Can't wait for more promises of older games rereleases that won't actually happen and monkey paws for those who do, all for the tiny, tiny price of less competition.

Back from Sarcasm Land, the writing was on the wall. If Microsoft was willing to spend close to 70 billion dollars for the acquisition, I doubt they would balk at a few more to evade any potential roadblocks.