OrtadragoonX

Game key cards are dumb. I’ve said this numerous times. It gives you the worst points of both physical and digital. Only real thing going for it is that the game isn’t tied to your account so you can resell and trade the game with no issues.

But if you don’t do that, the key cards are really really stupid.

@Killercrab

The PS5 uses UHD Blu Rays (essentially quad layer Blu Rays originally developed for 4K movie releases) with 100 gigs of storage. The Series X can also read UHD Blu Rays but Microsoft ships physical games in traditional dual layer 50Gig Blu-rays. Mainly because MS, until recently, was still fully supporting the Xbox One with physical game releases and the VCR XBONE can’t read UHD Blu Rays. Matter of fact, it wasn’t uncommon (I know Elden Ring was released like this) for the XBOX One version of a game to be on the disc, while the disc acted as a key for the Series versions of the game. The later revisions of the XBONE can read UHDs. But Microsoft has mostly depreciated physical media on its platforms. Most games are essentially keys for the download at this point.

On PS5, most games are still fully shipped on the disc. That’s not applicable to all games; call of duty games are literally disc keys. And chances are this is going to change over time since Sony is aiming to depreciate physical media for the PlayStation family, but have been slower at it than Microsoft because Microsoft’s user base got very tied to Gamepass very fast. Sony’s PS Plus Extra has had a much smaller impact on consumer spending habits. But I suspect the PS6 will either be digital only or physical games will all be disc keys.

One interesting thing about Blu Ray though is that technically you can layer it 16 times in the specification. They’ve prototyped 400 gig Blu Rays before in the past. But there’s not really a demand for a disc with that kind of storage space so they haven’t been produced.

@WhiteTrashGuy

I doubt it will be that quick. More than likely they’ve been working on two games at once and I suspect the next 3D Mario (which will certainly be based on the loop introduced in Bowser’s Fury) is probably 3 or 4 years away at this point.

The least surprising news of all time.

This looks so Japanese it honestly hurts a bit.

@StyrofoamCup

Agreed.

People used to blame the actors for how awkward the Star Wars Prequels were. (Which their reception has changed just to how much a dumpster fire the Disney Sequels were, but I lived through all 3 prequels being released and I remember the reception) and people tried to blame the actors. I’d always point out that no one could make some of Luca’s writing sound natural.

Like the “I’m haunted by the kiss you should never have given me” line from Episode 2. No actor, not even someone like Gary Oldman, could have made that sound natural. That wasn’t Hayden’s fault. It was Lucas’.

That’s unfortunate.

I’ve only played one Front Mission game. Front Mission 4 on PS2. I fell in love with that game, especially its political intrigue and its super interesting world building that is like a much deeper version of Strangereal from Ace Combat (basically it’s very similar to our world, and even uses our countries, but the history is different and that’s explained in the game’s lore).

I’ve always wanted to try the other games in the franchise. But man SE is really bombing these remakes. I’ve heard bad things about 1 and 2 as well which is why I never picked them up. I hope they don’t bomb 4 whenever they decide to remake it.

To be fair, 4 actually holds up to modern standards. If they just upressed the assets (especially the 2D art assets) it would still be a pretty game by today’s standards.

It looks good. But I’m not 100% sure if I’ll get it. Chances are I’ll wait to grab after I finish Metroid Prime 4. Basically save it for a real dry spell.

Real solution here is for Nintendo to add a “traditional” mode for online play. Just 3 lap races. That would literally solve the issue.

90% of the time I’m playing Knockout. It’s my favorite game mode by far. So the new update didn’t really affect my playing any.

Also I have a strong feeling this game will be a key card release. I never played it on PS5 so frankly I’ll just get it digitally.

@sethfranum

Having played both, it’s not quite PS5. But it’s surpassingly close. It looks a lot like the Series S version of the game, even has better image quality than that version thanks to DLSS being better at doing its job than FSR 2. Only area I really noticed a significant downgrade over the PS5 version is that pedestrian and car density is set really low. It’s similar to the PS4 version in that regard.

Frankly it’s an extremely well optimized port. They played to the Switch 2’s strengths with the port. It’s not quite PS5 version levels, but when you’re playing it you don’t really notice. Outside of the pedestrian and car traffic. That’s the only place where you really notice the difference.

@GrailUK

Trust me I get it. They’ve gotten plenty of stuff wrong over the years and I personally think, despite being a huge fan of DF and their mission, their Switch 2 coverage had some flaws and they jumped the gun too much on several occasions. Biggest thing being I really think they underestimated its performance.

@GrailUK

Dude it was John and Oliver who did this little thing. Those two dudes are Nintendo heads. Oliver’s room is literally designed to look like a GameCube.

You’re thinking about Alex. Who is a downer on Nintendo because he’s a downer on anything that isn’t a 3000 dollar gaming rig.

Rich is… well he’s a grumpy old man. But he’s also a veteran of Sega (he was an editor for Sega Saturn magazine back in the 90s) but he doesn’t really hate anything.

I’ll say this. SMBII: Yoshi’s Island isn’t just the best Yoshi game to me, imo. It’s the best game Nintendo ever made in my opinion, only rivaled in its brilliance by Super Mario Bros 3.

With that said, the rest of the franchise? Real hit or miss.

@larryisaman

It’s got a lot of what I like to call Euro-jank in both the story presentation and the game play. I happen to like Euro-Jank story presentation so I like how it’s told. But some who are more used to how Japanese and American developers present their stories might find it more obtuse than it needs to be. As for the Euro Jank gameplay… Stalker taught me a long time ago how to put up with it. Although I admit it’s the one game I own on Switch 2 where I just can’t comfortably use it in pure handheld mode. I got to table top it with my pro controller.

@PharoneTheGnome

It’s one of the few examples of a game that completely repaired its first time image. Most of the time a game that launches that bad stays that bad in reception for ever. But Cyberpunk is an example of a great game that was buried under a mountain of technical problems. Once that was fixed and they fleshed it out a bit more with content updates over the years, the great foundation came shining out. It’s gaming’s best redemption story.

No lie, I would love to see what Nintendo could do with a ray tracing algorithm. They were always really good at pre calculated lighting.

@Dang_69

That’s just yuck. I’ll be avoiding those for sure.

@Archius9

But why are you playing 2D games with an analog stick?

Only game I’ve ever done that with is Metroid Dread because that game forces you to use the stick. And that was my biggest complaint with that game.

I’ve cam in first on Knockout online once. Just once. I got insanely lucky honestly. I was in second but the item box gave me a gold mushroom. So I was able to blast by the 1st place player at the last possible second.

I’ve had a few podium finishers though. One thing I learned playing it is that being in first is detrimental to your success until arguably the last cycle. You really want to stay in 2nd or 3rd for most of the race just to how many blue shells are gunning for the #1 spot most of the time.

@nessisonett

Some people are just insanely stupid. I don’t even cuss around my kid. And he’s only a year and half old. And I have the mouth of sailor. But I can control myself around him. It’s crazy seeing people who just act like total animals in front of their kids. Especially when their kids are at influential ages and will think that sort of behavior is normal and perfectly acceptable.

Well that’s embarrassing.

@SBandy1

Honestly they’ve been harder on Sony lately than everyone else. Which is fair. Sonys been screwing up a lot.

@vio

He’s been in the industry forever. He used to be an editor for Sega Saturn magazine back in the 90s.

@ozwally

Yeah same here. I’ve went all in on Switch since I had my son. I’ve still got my PS5 but hopefully I’ll have it sold soon. I just never use it. Switch (and now Switch 2) fits my lifestyle so much better.

IMO, keycards seem dumb and I won’t be buying any. I have no issue with digital; I was 90% digital on Switch 1 and I’m sure I’ll be heavily digital with Switch 2. I bought Cyberpunk physically to save space. But even with Nintendo published games I’ll mostly go digital because of their fairly small file sizes.

If you had a Switch OLED, you probably won’t like the panel on the Switch 2. Now with that said, I upgraded from a Mariko Switch. So imo, the screen is a huge step up overall to me. It’s more than good enough.

I use Daisy more than anyone else. It’s usually either her or Peach or Rosalina. And Pauline some in her AERO outfit.

My main cart is either the pipe frame or the bike that looks like a Harley Davidson.

Yeah I tested Scarlet out. It runs a ton better. But the update really brings out the early PS3 era textures (at best) that the game was saddled with. And the open world elements look arguably worse than GTA San Andreas on PS2. That’s not a joke. And this is one ugly ass game. The new resolution bump switch 2 brings really hurts it. But it does run like a hot knife through butter now.

I bought Cyberpunk physically because I wanted to support the developer using a full game card and it saves 60 gigs on the internal storage, which I’m relying on until Christmas.

@Waluigi451

Oh ok got it. I know what to work for. I don’t think I have any 3 stars. Because even the ones I have Gold on I came in second on at least one race.

I’ve completed all of them on 150cc. I have Gold Trophies on all but two. Those are silver.

IMO, I’m not sure what you mean by 3 gold star them. Is there something I’m not doing?

IMO, it’s amazing. It’s dethroned Double Dash for me. And I never expected that to happen.

@Arcsol

Got to figure that as lifelong PC gamers, their definition of running shoddy is a bit different than people who primarily play on consoles. To me, it runs fine for what it is. But I can see where they are coming from.

IMO, it’s shockingly good. I played it a bit on PS5 and the Switch 2 version is close enough. Only difference I really noticed was mentioned on the DF video; traffic and NPC levels are at PS4 version levels. But other than that, it’s shockingly close considering I’ve been playing it on my bed at night in handheld mode.

@ogqozo

I prefer digital triggers in every case except for simulation racing games. Which weren’t really a thing in Switch and I highly doubt the Switch 2 will get any unless Microsoft decides to port Forza Motorsports over to the system.

And chances are, by the time that happens, there will be a 3rd party option available.

@Dragon_Nexus

It’s really only needed for simulation racing games. Which the Switch and I suspect the Switch 2 will not have very many.

There are some rumors that Forza Horizon might get ported to the Switch 2. Analog triggers would be nice for that but it isn’t exactly required for that game since it’s more Arcady than Sim.

Eh uses too much bandwidth for my tastes. I prefer the lowest latency possible.

Still crazy to me that SNES World Warrior is still so high in sales. A huge percentage of SNES owners bought that game back in the day.

IMO, I’m fine with it. Yes an OLED would be better, but it’s a huge improvement over the Mariko Switch in every category.

Played the hell out of it on PS5. So I won’t be getting it.

Now if they release Part 2 on Switch 2 I’ll double dip on that one. Because I never finished it (only got to chapter 3) before life got so hectic unpacked up my PS5 and I’m trying to sell it at the moment. Something plugged in all the time doesn’t fit my lifestyle anymore.

I’m willing to bet money there’s a Nintendo Direct 3rd party showcase coming where Microsoft will reveal a few games for Switch 2. And I’ve got a sneaking suspicion Halo: MCC and whatever Call of Duty will be their first big games published for it.

@GBA_Yoshi_92

Battery life is already going to be awful. A portable Blu-Ray drive would make it a ton worse.

I had a PSP Phat. And that thing died fast playing games on UMD games.

It’s cool. But it’s not exactly the same kind of device. I suspect the Switch 2 is much easier to live with. And unless they’ve learned the dark arts, these things will have battery lives measured in 40 minute increments on demanding games. Cause that’s how the Rog Ally currently is. Switch 2 already has bad battery life (I know, I have one) so I suspect these devices, which have dramatically more powerful components, will be a lot worse.

It’s certainly a good looking game. It’s surprisingly great. Especially the dust and particle effects.

@Automated_Unit_4937

It’s chaotic and addictive in the best ways. Highest I’ve gotten so far is 4th on a few races. On Knockout online I’ve survived one total race to the end in 3rd out of a few dozen races.

Like all Mario Karts you tend to get screwed right before the end of a race by something dumb. But it’s so fun you don’t feel bad about it. It’s just hella chaotic with 24 people though.

I haven’t played BOTW but the Tears update is really really good. Tears has better texture work anyway so the resolution jump i imagine is less jarring.

@Peach64

Yeah I don’t think OLED Switch users will be extra happy with things other than the power increase. But those of us coming from OG Switches or Mariko Switches (like I did) it’s a gigantic update.

I was afraid to even use the kickstand on my Mariko model. I only used it once to insert an SD card. Other than that I never popped it out in the six years I owned it. Whereas I find the kickstand on this Switch 2 perfectly useable and safe.

@Mgalens

I use the Nintendo charger included with the dock at home. When I’m at my grandparents doing my nightly treatments and playing it in bed, I hook it to my Apple MacBook Pro Charger with Apple USB-C cable. It works fine in my case. Same charging speed as Nintendo’s.

@SirLink

To be fair when I play handheld at night it’s usually at above 85% brightness and max speaker volume. With it connected to my phones hotspot. I’m sure that’s not helping in my case.