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@OorWullie I think GTA VI is unlikely, but also more likely than people realise. That game will be designed around the fast loading and RT capabilities of the PS5 and Series X/S, which the Switch 2 will also have access to, unlike the PS4 and Xbox One. So even if the raw specs are around PS4 to PS4 Pro level, the load times and ray tracing could make it feasible with some heavy DLSS use.

The Xbox mandate is all Series X games must run on Series S after all, so Switch 2 won't be that crazy of a leap.

Where is Panzer Dragoon Zwei?

@BenAV @garfreek And with the recent leak of the motherboard, it has cooled down the expectations of some people who wanted it to be more powerful than it is.

@marck13 Genki never agreed to keep any secrets.

@Justaguest @BTB20 It's an inside joke from the Switch 2 subreddit I believe. I don't know why.

UK Happy Meal toys are dire these days. Just some cardboard guff or a cheap plush. These Sonic balls are particularly terrible.

@BTB20 Wii U comparisons are just concern trolling at this point. Everyone has forgotten why that console failed so they can't even compare it to the Switch 2.

@Keman Not remotely a Wii U situation. The 2 in the console's apparent name will tell consumers all they need to know what this is. Never been a problem for all of the other products with a bigger number in their name. Most iPhones and Samsung Galaxies look 98% the same as their predecessors, nobody is confused by this and they always sell in the millions. Nobody was confused by the PlayStation 2.

Wii U failed due to bad marketing, and frankly, a bad concept. Customers aren't as stupid as you think.

@VoidofLight agreed 100%

@StewdaMegaManNerd The countdown was for a Xenoblade trailer. Misconstrued as Switch 2 news.

One of the best things about Doctre's videos is the silly intro music.

What it do bruh?
Talk of the town
Nintendo, Doctre
still holding it down

Have a seat

Doesn't even seem to have a European release date yet. Nothing on the eShop. What is this the 2000s?

Just noticed how tiny Crash's arms are in the US cover.

@shgamer Steam Deck needs a bit more RAM because it's a PC, playing PC versions of games that often require 16GBs now because of the operating system overhead of Windows (Yes Deck is Linux but it plays Windows software). 12GBs for the Switch 2 will do fine.

@MagicEmperor Bizzare how everyone reporting on that comment missed the joke, as if he isn't a comic actor. It's the most obvious joking response when being asked why you took a job.

@omalleycat215 Agreed. There was some sense to it in covid times, but it's self sabotage for most films now.

30 days seems to be the standard now, even the billion dollar Mario movie was released on digital after a month.

@Haruki_NLI Interesting point about Endless Possibility because it does still appear in Sonic X Shadow Generations. They removed the Sonic Rush song, but not that one.

@larryisaman @smithyo Precisely. It's also worth noting that he doesn't use that persona on his instagram, I've had no problem commenting on his posts and not being blocked for it. It's just a Twitter thing and it's not that serious, hence the Kickstarter reward for getting blocked by him. The people here calling him an a-hole and abusive are deeping it.

@tho_mi It might be he's no longer needed if they have been working on Astral Chain 2 all this time?

@Dee123 well their classic game service is doing a better job at the moment, you can buy the games ala carte if you don't want to sub. And while the selection is smaller now, they're adding them more consistently than Nintendo has been. I think it's fair to care about that and want to ability to buy the games too.

We need Triple Deluxe first

@mikegamer It'll be back in like a week or two

@mikegamer I don't think it's remotely stupid.

Ecchi Oppai being the title of a game you can buy on Nintendo Eshop is crazy. The title literally means Lewd Tits.

@Lizuka Yeah they need to get on with all of those other games. Dragon Quest Builders is too expensive compared to the other versions which are regularly on sale for much cheaper.

@mikegamer Because they want to have the publishing rights for their own game and not Nintendo. Gives them more control (and more money for every sale). Part of their strategy of focusing on multiplat development.

@BlaizeV Shenmue 3 is one case where worse graphics could actually be an improvement. Lean into the Y2K aesthetic resurgence that people are into again.

@beltmenot this is the ripoff of that game

@LavenderShroud They last reported the numbers in 2012, stopped manufacturing in 2014, but they'd still be selling unsold units after that date. 5 million isn't that unreasonable in the markets like India where Sony started focusing on in the later years.

A homebrew Dreamcast disc would've been more fitting, but this is cool in and of itself.

I don't really think there's anything really to worry about here, at least in regards to the prospect of PS exclusivity. Kadokawa are quite a multimedia company, having fingers in many pies. Sony have also demonstrated with the Bungie acquisition that they aren't above owning gaming studios which aren't part of the PlayStation Studios family. It would be in Sony's best interests to allow Kadokawa's gaming entities to exist as is, much of their output is specifically Japan focused, and sells better on Nintendo. Let's not forget they've been getting into shipping games on PC and even Switch.

Unless proven otherwise, I would imagine Kadokawa will largely operate independently, much like Bungie were supposed to do until they started losing massive amounts of cash.

@IceClimbersMain Resolution isn't even maxed, prior to this patch the collection ran MGS2 and 3 at 720p, with a bilinear upscale to 1080p. Switch is running these games at the same resolution as the PS3 versions, with the framerate cut in half.

The smoothing filter

@TheMainMii That unlikely third option sounds the most likely to me idk. I'm not sure I can see them doing Metal Sonic right after Shadow, it might be too derivative to have another "Sonic, but evil" character - and if they follow the current characterisation, he'd be mute and thus a downgrade. Silver has a bit of a different angle as a rival character, and I think they know they have to introduce Amy ASAP after this.

Amy did play a key role in Silver's development in 06 so it'd fit imo. If they really want to delve deeper into the cast they could possibly make Blaze the princess in the story too, have a blend of the 06 and Rush storylines.

In this economy? Treat the fact that they never increased prices mid cycle like the competition as the closest equivalent to a price cut.

Arkham Origins WHEEEEEN!?

@LikelySatan Very brief, but the opening of the trailer is footage from 2.

I wouldn't exactly call it random. Advertising your music streaming service on another music streaming service is quite the deliberate move.

@Zeebor15 KojiPro announced it, not 505. They didn't have full control before. They had a special deal where they were allowed to port the game to PC if they found another publisher (due to it coming before Sony's own efforts on PC). Text on trailers state that Sony owned the Death Stranding trademark.

Yeah a lot of people had figured out it was almost certainly her eventually, hence the story of one fan giving her a copy to sign, but it's nice to finally have the official confirmation ahead of the remake.

Take Two and indie/AA games were never a good fit. Hopefully the new owner is an improvement.

@Mgalens 30 second load screen for a level that barely lasts a minute, yipee!

@Lady_rosalina It didn't get everything, but there were plenty of heavy hitters either at the same time as other systems, or not that much later. DOOM, Wolfenstein, NBA 2K and EA FC for sports fans, a lot of Japanese titles, etc.

@Samalik So?

@Mrkittyhead Genuinely how does the Switch not have Dark Souls 2 at the bare minimum

I never understood why anyone thought it wouldn't be.

@Serpenterror Sonic is big here in the UK man, I always see kids rocking the merch.

@Buizel it is pretty cool to see the mid level zone transitions operate flawlessly on the Switch. It can look a bit grainy in portable, but there's a lot more visually going on compared to Forces and Frontiers and still holds up solidly.

Kind of funny that the "significantly longer" load times they show are about 7-8 seconds. Definitely longer than the others but perfectly acceptable, it's not like the Sonic Colours Ultimate load times on Switch.

I don't think they mentioned specifics about Shadow Gens resolution on Switch. I would've been interested to see that.