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@VeganH Yeah they removed the personal streaming option from the official app for some stupid reason. Now you have to go to xbox.com/remoteplay to connect to your Xbox from anywhere or use a third party app like XBPlay. It’s annoying but XBPlay is totally worth it though.

Star Wars Outlaws port was closer to the series S than this so I guess I will skip that Switch 2 port and wait for the Xbox version to be cheap. I’m a tad disappointed. However it’s not that surprising, the Series S is clearly more powerful.

@VeganH what ? No… I can stream my Xbox games without any sub. I just stream them from my Xbox to my phone and a 25$ handheld controller.

It looks and plays great now 🥳

But if you already own the physical Switch 1 version, it’ll completely ignore the data on the cartridge. You have to download a whole separate build of the game which is about 15GB… Unlike games like Zelda BOTW, it seems that it doesn’t combine updated files with the original Switch 1 cartridge data.

@Folkloner the previous poster has a name, thank you.

And no, I didn’t misread anything. But thanks for the judgment, I guess.

It’s really not « laughable » to buy a physical Switch 2 game that still needs an internet connection just to play the version it’s supposed to include. The front of the box literally says the cartridge contains the Switch 1 version and the Switch 2 upgrade. Nowhere does it mention that the Switch 2 files require a day one patch and a download to even be playable.

WTF?? So the Switch 2 version is not even on the Switch 2 cartdridge? What a joke Nintendon’t…

Please, more beautiful HD-2D!

Well… I can see why the game don’t sell that much… 🌝

Great game but seriously… for 20 bucks they couldn’t provide a better enhanced ISO emulation? The visuals are awful and you can get way better results just by emulating the game yourself with widescreen support, texture filtering, texture-warp fixes etc. Croc got a much better treatment.

At least this is an official way to play it.

@Jumwa They added an easy mode in a later update

My guess is simply that the Switch 2 version is just the boosted Switch 1 build…

When you look at how Star Wars Outlaws runs on Switch 2, it’s pretty obvious this port was designed with Switch 1 in mind first.

@Krlozgod hence why, maybe

Probably related to the new Nintendo app that tracks gaming time even for 3DS and Wii U games. It’s just a network maintenance not a system update so I don’t think it’s gonna be related to « unofficial private gaming preservation » 😏😏

If it weren’t a Nintendo/Kirby game, I’m pretty sure critics would be harsher.

I really hated the beta, so unless the game drops to €10 (which NEVER happens with first-party Nintendo games…), I won’t buy that mess. I’m happy that some people like it though.

That price… LOL…

« According to Wikipedia’s list of Super NES games, a total of 1,738 Nintendo GameCube games were released during the console’s entire lifespan. »

GameCube?

(These emotional articles always attract a lot of clics, isn’t it? 😏😏)

Every time a « remaster » of a tales of is being released, online people keep on saying « it’s one of the best » so I buy it… and it’s almost always bland at best with boring stories. I guess I’m gonna pass this time 😏

OMG, I found the beta gameplay absolutely horrendous. And that bland music for a racing/brawler… And don’t even get me started on the completely ridiculous French voice… Hard pass. Ew.

Starmie is the new Birdo 💅🏼❤️👠

I’m so surprised to read such a good article like this in here. The online videogame community is not always known for its… open mindedness

And thanks for keeping the comments open, I’m sure it’s gonna be fine anyway.

Long live Starmie ! 👠

@jfp @progx eyeroll You both know exactly what I’m getting at. There’s no need for the disdain. Including an NPC companion will obviously mean giving players directions and hints on where to go or what to do next, Navi style.

Ugh… all this stuff to probably make the game more « family friendly » just to boost sales is so disappointing. I really hope it won’t ruin the atmosphere. I’m this close to cancelling my preorder… because games aren’t cheap anymore.

So many Nintendo fans are so used to the company’s anticonsumer behavior that they actually understand and justify these shady practices. Unbelievable.

I love my Switch 2 but deliberately messing with a USB-C port just to screw people over because Nintendo refuses to release (affordable) portable docks (which is mind-blowing considering the whole portable nature of the Switch) is pure BS.

Thanks for nothing, NINTENDON’T ❤️

Key card and, of course, no 3D effect… Guess I’ll keep playing on my 3DS version… not that it’s such a masterpiece anyway… imo 😏

« which is currently 50% off »

I can’t find it on the eshop

The game’s on sale on Xbox right now but I might regret buying it if they announce a Switch 2 version soon :/

« Xbox timed exclusive blabla lololol » when it is not really…

The game was released exactly one month ago on PC and Xbox and it will launch on Switch two months after the PC and Xbox versions, which share the same build since it’s a Play Anywhere title. That’s not really what you’d call a true timed exclusive, in the sense of the bad evil MS paying to keep it off the Switch for… two months… It’s just an indie game…

I was afraid they would just give us the ps4 pro rendering but I’m really happy it seems to run at 60fps ❤️

Do they REALLY need even more exclusives though?

They really should update game chat to allow at least 8 cameras because 4 feels like we’re back in 2001. They should also support full screen gaming with other players’ faces in floating bubbles on top of the running game instead of inside a huge and ugly border.

But ofc they won’t, because Nintendon’t 😏

I loved Frontier so much! The music, the map, the gameplay, the graphics… This is exactly what I want for the next 3D Sonic games 🥰

Imo, Superstars sucked a bit because of the input lag on Xbox, the tedious/excessive bosses and the soundtrack being composed by multiple people. While some tracks were great, others, especially the ones by the guy who made the awful Sonic 4 soundtrack, were terrible and out of place.

On the other hand, Nintendo used to sell handheld systems and home consoles separately. Two different audiences, even though many players owned both.

Since the release of the Switch, handheld and home console players are buying the same device which makes the sales figures look virtually larger. Still an impressive number though.

Nintendo will keep milking fans more and more and more until what? Their next Wii U style fiasco?

Is he going to be mute like the other guest characters and alt skins? It makes them feel cheap, like in Nickelodeon Kart Racers 1.

The price… lol. Don’t tell me they spent a AA level budget and time on a compilation of emulated games. I’ll just stick with the retro versions I already own on Saturn, N64 and Dreamcast (which, as you said, should have been included. The Dreamcast version got bad reviews back in the day because it didn’t use the system’s full potential and was directly compared to SoulCalibur but featured brand new exclusive stages and characters).

On Xbox (RIP) almost every upgrades were totally free. Same with Steam when you buy a new PC… Idk why Nintendo players are ok with this. Even 5 bucks is pure theft from such a big company for the time they spent on it.

Is the online mode still Dreamcast style or did they improve the way we can visit our friends islands?

OMG!! I love Shantae so much ❤️❤️❤️
I really hope Jake Kaufman returns for the soundtrack, because his music is such a huge part of the franchise’s identity. His absence in Seven Sirens is one of the reasons it’s probably my least favorite entry (though I still love it!).

Either way, this is very good news ❤️

Wilds feels like a mobile game with a AAA coating. You don’t even have to control your mount to reach monsters… it’s all automatic. What’s next for the franchise? Auto battle ?

They’ve lost the soul of Monster Hunter with this one sadly, imo.

OMG, I was afraid it would be a bland sequel! Apart from the remasters, the last Katamari I played was Beautiful Katamari on Xbox 360 (and it’s still my favorite). It’s just a shame there are slight loading times when the world expands, since those didn’t exist in the Xbox 360 game and the Switch 1 is much more powerful!

Physical copy is gonna be mine anyway ❤️

@SBandy1 because you were talking about Microsoft now buying third party studios as a bad thing but Sony did the exact same thing for decades, just not all at once. But they actually bought much better studios.

Yes, Don Mattrick was the worst thing that ever happened to the brand. Phil Spencer had cool ideas but not aggressive enough to fight against Sony’s third party exclusivity deals. I had high hopes for the Xbox Series X, which is an incredible device (I wish the Switch 2 had a Quick Resume feature and game sharing that lets friends play the same digital licence/game at the same time, just like I used to on Xbox).

LOL WTF? Even back in the day it was considered rubbish. It’s totally unplayable (I sometimes play the Saturn version with friends just because it’s SO bad and clunky). I honestly don’t even get why it’s going to take them years to release that emulated crap, haha…

I would’ve expected Bloody Roar to make a comeback before… this.

(Btw Toshinden 4 seems to be skipped from that collection?)

@SBandy1 Sony had absolutely no first-party studios when they entered the video game console market and had to rely entirely on buying successful developers and blocking third-party games from being released on SEGA and Nintendo systems. But they were still smarter than Microsoft, who’s now trying to catch up with Sony by buying (way too many) studios and often not as talented as the ones bought by Sony in the past.

Keep in mind that the people working at Xbox back in the day weren’t the same clowns running Xbox now, doing total BS… and Nadella has always disliked the Xbox anyway.

I consider the Switch 2 my main system now, finally powerful enough for third-party HDR AAA games, because Xbox has been really pissing me off lately.

@SBandy1 Learning what? Mistakes came much later. The very first Xbox was also a great and powerful system with a lot of amazing exclusives and features. The Xbox 360 was excellent throughout its entire lifespan, even though the first half was probably the best, with Mass Effect, BioShock, Dead or Alive 4 or Halo 3 being exclusives at the time.

Sometimes it feels like the way people talk about Microsoft makes it seem like they’re an intruder in the video game market… even though they’ve been building operating systems dedicated to gaming since the 80’s. Ironically, Sony was actually less relevant to enter that market, yet people treat them as untouchable.

Ppl are also much more forgiving when it comes to Nintendo for some reason. Nintendo is a lot smarter than Microsoft though…

@SBandy1 tell this to the Xbox 360 which was a success on par with the PS3 and even to the first Kinect who earned a Guinness World Record as the fastest selling consumer electronics device in history at the time

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The problems started later when Sony returned to it’s ps1 / ps2 strategy with agressive third party AAA locks and when the communication at Xbox started to become a huge WTF with the release of Xbox One.

Xbox Series X is a really great system with a great OS… once you learn how to use it

Anyway, Microsoft used to be a very strong competitor, but now it’s turning into a huge mess and refuses to admit that it no longer wants to be a video game console brand. I’ve been an Xbox fan since the very beginning, but now I’m jumping off that sinking ship. It’s a shame, because now Sony will be able to do whatever it wants…

Exclusives are important, that’s how every successful system became successful.

It’s always surprising to see people wanting old Xbox games after a decade of people refusing to buy an Xbox because it was « crap with no games. »

Seeing Xbox sink like this is a shame… Sony’s aggressiveness is now being rewarded and with no competition, it’s really going to suck.

And if you really wanna play Rare Replay, just buy a second hand Xbox Series S…

If it weren’t an official Pokémon game, it’d barely scrape a 6…

How does a franchise this massive end up with such a tiny budget? Oh well… they know it’s gonna sell anyway.

Every time I see a news headline like this, I hope Borderlands 3 is on the list of fixed games… 😩

OMG… We owe him one of my fav fighting game franchises (which went downhill once he had to leave Team Ninja).

There’s no doubt that without him, the very first Xbox wouldn’t have been that great. Along with SEGA, he gave that « Dreamcast 2 » vibe to the OG Xbox.

RIP 😩

@Sonicka Team Sonic Racing didn’t run at a smooth 60fps on PS4 and Xbox One. It was pretty unstable unless you were playing on an Xbox One X or a PS4 Pro (and even the Pro wasn’t perfect in that regard).

I hope CrossWorlds is gonna be at least 60fps on Switch 2… but considering that it runs at 30fps on PS4 pro, I’m a bit scared.

The Minecraft track is really great but that DLC pass price… this is beyond madness.

Minecraft is fine in this game but the next DLC is turning this into Sonic & Nickelodeon All-Stars Racing and without voices that just makes it even worse.

I really love the game though.

Not just in France, also in Belgium.