The second model « tiny » looks terrible. It shows the same kind of artifacts as a deinterlacing filter from 2006 with moving objects. Since videogames are rarely static, it’s a poor choice (and of course, the one chosen by Ubisoft…).
For some reason, that weak DLSS has been obvious on Fast Fusion since day one, but it moves so fast that… it makes it a little less annoying.
So I guess that all these « 4k is gonna be a thing on Switch 2 thanks to AI » is just rubbish… because I’m not a big fan of this kind of filtered 4k…
Playing Switch 1 version on Switch 2 while waiting for the upgrade and it’s not as bad as some people make it out to be. Sure, if you’ve been grinding for hours on an Xbox Series X and then switch to the Switch 1 version, the downgrade is blatant. But for now, it runs at a pretty stable 30fps on Switch 2 and it’s totally fine until they drop the upgrade in two months.
However I don’t think the Switch 1 version runs bad on Switch 2. It’s a bit blurry but we are used to it with the first Switch… Can’t wait for the Switch 2 patch though.
Well… I went back to MK8 because Mario Kart World is giving me overpriced bland game energy. Those forced rides on straight soulless lanes… Ew…
I’ll just enjoy MK8 while I still can… before Nintendo shuts the servers down to push us into Mario Kart World and nothing else. The same way they refuse to let us choose to play looped tracks online…
@StewdaMegaManNerd The pleasure’s all mine. And for the record, only the very first unanswered question was actually aimed at you, not the whole (and very accurate) rant.
F U Nintendo. Seriously. They just keep MILKING us more and more AND MORE just to see HOW FAR they can push it. It’s insane. I wouldn’t even mind that much if it were a pricy first party Xbox or PlayStation port because at least those actually get cheaper over time. But Nintendo We ALL KNOW their first party games almost NEVER get discounted and when they finally do for a limited time, it’s at an almost insulting, downright ridiculous discount.
So gaming is gonna be stuck in an eternal loop with remake of remastered of reimaginated of remixed games? Wtf.
They used to crank out amazing scenarios with genuinely fun gameplay for a whole decade and now suddenly nobody’s talented enough to craft fresh, enjoyable stories? Sure, they still release new JRPGs, but they’re nowhere near the same pace or quality as the classics, both story wise and gameplay wise imo.
It looked gorgeous on Xbox Series X but the Switch 1 version on Switch 2 looked surprisingly good (30fps and a bit blurry though). Can’t wait for the Switch 2 upgrade.
Nintendo being pathetic as hell as usual… I cannot stand them but of course they’ve got me hooked because their games and consoles are absolute fire… Ugh…
Aspyr should have been in charge of this "remaster". What they did with Tomb Raider and Soul Reaver is mindblowing! They’re so good at enhancing old 3D games while modernizing them without betraying their original aesthetic.
Panzer Dragoon Zwei and Panzer Dragoon Orta are my favorite rail shooters of all time (and Orta is jaw dropping at 4K, 60fps and Auto HDR on Xbox Series X).
@Medic_alert When Sony fans and Sony itself turned this into a full on trend, claiming the base Xbox One was trash just because the base PS4 had slightly higher pixel count. That’s where the whole thing really kicked off.
I honestly didn’t think I would enjoy it this much! After being let down by Mario Kart World, this one actually has a real shot at becoming my next main kart racer. It’s polished, you can tell there’s way more budget behind it than the rather bad Team Sonic Racing and it seems to capture what made Transformed so damn good.
I tested it on both Switch (2) and Xbox Series X. Surprisingly, it runs and looks great for a Switch 1 game! The Series X version is stunning but I’ll stick with the Switch version for now and just grab the Switch 2 upgrade patch in a few months.
I cannot wait for Ulala to sashay her way into the roster with a couple of tracks.
Yeah, that’s why we couldn’t have Dead or Alive 2, 3 and 4 backward compatible on Xbox One and Series for so many years, until Tecmo / Team Ninja renewed their contract with Aerosmith (or whichever label). All because of one Aerosmith song in the intro and the main ending of DOA4 (iirc).
A fighting game running at 30 fps? LOL! What is this, 1989? Seriously…
That said, the game runs at 1080p 60fps on Xbox Series S… so it’s either a VERY lazy port or the Switch 2 is further from the Xbox Series S specs than expected.
I played the remasters of Vesperia and Graces F since they’re supposed to be among the best in the franchise… Story wise, it was a total snooze fest. The gameplay was just a repetitive hot mess. So now I’m side-eyeing this next port real hard… 😒
@kal_el_07241 Every Xbox Series X game is also available on Xbox Series S. Keep in mind that, in the case of the Switch 2, people often use Street Fighter 6 as an example of how well it can run games compared to the Series S but it’s a notoriously bad port on the S and Capcom never bothered to fix it, even though it should run much better considering the raw power of the system.
Considering how beautiful the game is on Xbox Series S, it would probably be possible by lowering the resolution (dynamic 1440p ~ 1080p on Xbox Series S) to something like 720p and some resolution boost using DLSS in the style of Fast Fusion?
@progx as a consumer who has owned all the major systems for decades, overall, Nintendo has generally been the least consumer friendly imo. But I won’t argue on a Nintendo fans website.
Certainly not great for us… We know how Nintendo is when they’re the underdog versus when they’re on top… two completely different companies in terms of how they treat their consumers. Ugh…
OMG that featured image really looks like a RuPaul’s Drag Race x LEGO collab at first glance. They totally look like Michelle Visage and RuPaul in their latest All Stars look standing in front of the judges’ panel background haha!
That’s great news, although it’s unfortunate that the physical editions didn’t come with these additions from the start. Same for VS mode and 2x resolution.
I love this collection so much. Filters are for once pretty good considering that most of these games were natively 480p and not 480i or 240p. The Saturn version of Street Fighter Zero 3 remains still a bit more reactive imo.
And yet, tons of us hate them but still support them. In the gaming community, Microsoft is always seen as the big bad evil among the big three, but seriously… take a good look at Nintendo (and not just when it comes to this topic).
On Xbox, you buy one damn game, even a physical copy and boom, you get Xbox Ones and Series versions like it’s no big deal. Four (three on physical) freaking versions in one go. Why is it so hard to just do the same on Switch 2?
Well… We all know why. Microsoft’s the underdog, they have to be nice. Nintendo? They’re riding high and couldn’t care less about their consumers. And Square? Please. No pressure from Nintendo, no motivation, just vibes and cash grabs.
So yeah, I’ll grab the physical Switch 1 version when it’s like 25 bucks and pretend I’m not being robbed in broad daylight for a mobile game port.
@Xansies I don’t even see them becoming Steam rivals since they release all their games on Steam too and Steam’s monopoly is almost untouchable anyway imo.
@Questionable_Duck Yeah this is great and really surprising news, considering that sony’s strategy has always been to lock everything away from competitors. But I won’t hold my breath until I see at least a AA or AAA first party title released on Xbox.
I think they’d be more likely to release games on the Switch 2 (which they actually have…) since they seem to consider Xbox their direct competitor more than Nintendo… allegedly.
@Chimichanga Everybody knows that Xbox is often ignored by developers, especially japanese ones… and judging by some of the comments here suggesting they should axe the Xbox version instead of Switch (2), it’s more than just common knowledge, it’s being openly encouraged in the gaming community.
@JohnnyMind Microsoft is now releasing its first party titles everywhere. You can bet sony would never do that after acquiring studios. They’ve been buying up studios for 30 years and everything has remained locked to PS. MS just caught up by acquiring a bunch all at once.
Nobody seems to connect the dots between Sony buying EVO and their intention to prevent the fighting game community from returning to Xbox (well it won’t happen anyway now…) which is exactly what happened right after the Xbox 360 era before sony’s Street Fighter V deal shifted everything.
Owning EVO helps them solidify PlayStation as the official platform for competitive fighting games. Now, with increased influence over Namco (a big fighting game dev), they’ll likely gain even more influence through parity deals that prevent other systems (including the very popular Switch 2) from having better input lag, higher resolution, improved performance or exclusive features. They’ve done this before, like with Tekken 7 where a deal reportedly blocked an Xbox One X update.
I didn’t buy two of the games on the list simply because they were keycard versions. I either buy full-price physical copies or (very) discounted digital ones.
I’ll wait until Bravely Default is like 15$ digitally… even though I would’ve paid 50$ for a proper physical version with the full remaster datas on it…
Three frames of added input delay is huge for a game like SC2. I’m surprised it wasn’t taken into account during testing it on the Switch 2 here last month.
It clearly makes it the worst version to play SoulCalibur II.
@RasandeRose The first year of the Xbox One was actually pretty solid, with strong exclusives like Killer Instinct (still one of my favorite fighters), Sunset Overdrive, Titanfall, Dead Rising 3 (my fav in the series), Forza Horizon 2 and the Halo 2 remaster in The Master Chief Collection.
A bit later, in 2016, Quantum Break came out, one of the most underrated games of the gen imo. The story was fascinating and critics didn’t give it enough credit.
Back then, people were obsessed with “Xbox One suxx can’t even do 1080p lol lol” while now nobody cares about resolution anymore. What a dumb generation that was…
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Re: Switch 2 Bundles Get A Surprise Price Drop At Select French Retailers
Not just in France, also in Belgium.
Re: Digital Foundry Delivers A Technical Breakdown Of Switch 2's DLSS
The second model « tiny » looks terrible. It shows the same kind of artifacts as a deinterlacing filter from 2006 with moving objects. Since videogames are rarely static, it’s a poor choice (and of course, the one chosen by Ubisoft…).
For some reason, that weak DLSS has been obvious on Fast Fusion since day one, but it moves so fast that… it makes it a little less annoying.
So I guess that all these « 4k is gonna be a thing on Switch 2 thanks to AI » is just rubbish… because I’m not a big fan of this kind of filtered 4k…
Re: Opinion: Sonic Racing Crossworlds > Mario Kart World, And It's Not Even Close For Me
(Most people voting only own MKW though so the results are stupid).
I own both and I don’t really care about MKW anymore. Sonic is much more fun. MKW’s open world structure made the tracks more generic than before.
Re: Review: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (Switch) - Cracking Karting, But Struggles To Keep Up On Switch
Playing Switch 1 version on Switch 2 while waiting for the upgrade and it’s not as bad as some people make it out to be. Sure, if you’ve been grinding for hours on an Xbox Series X and then switch to the Switch 1 version, the downgrade is blatant. But for now, it runs at a pretty stable 30fps on Switch 2 and it’s totally fine until they drop the upgrade in two months.
Re: Dynasty Warriors: Origins Will Run At A "Fixed" 30fps On Switch 2
I'll take stable 30fps over a rollercoaster aka unstable 60fps
Re: Site News: So, Where's Our Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Review?
1,7 go day one patch 🌝
However I don’t think the Switch 1 version runs bad on Switch 2. It’s a bit blurry but we are used to it with the first Switch… Can’t wait for the Switch 2 patch though.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
@Haruki_NLI nope… I tried the beta on Xbox Series X and it was sharp and gorgeous.
I can’t wait to get the full version. I found the tracks design great and the handling really good.
Re: Mario Kart World's First European Online Event Gets Underway Later This Month
Well… I went back to MK8 because Mario Kart World is giving me overpriced bland game energy. Those forced rides on straight soulless lanes… Ew…
I’ll just enjoy MK8 while I still can… before Nintendo shuts the servers down to push us into Mario Kart World and nothing else. The same way they refuse to let us choose to play looped tracks online…
Re: Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2 Prices Are Live, And It's Sticker Shock Time
@StewdaMegaManNerd The pleasure’s all mine. And for the record, only the very first unanswered question was actually aimed at you, not the whole (and very accurate) rant.
Re: Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2 Prices Are Live, And It's Sticker Shock Time
@StewdaMegaManNerd You didn’t play MPR, right?
F U Nintendo. Seriously. They just keep MILKING us more and more AND MORE just to see HOW FAR they can push it. It’s insane. I wouldn’t even mind that much if it were a pricy first party Xbox or PlayStation port because at least those actually get cheaper over time. But Nintendo We ALL KNOW their first party games almost NEVER get discounted and when they finally do for a limited time, it’s at an almost insulting, downright ridiculous discount.
Pathetic.
Re: Dragon Quest VII Gets Reimagined For Switch And Switch 2 In Early 2026
So gaming is gonna be stuck in an eternal loop with remake of remastered of reimaginated of remixed games? Wtf.
They used to crank out amazing scenarios with genuinely fun gameplay for a whole decade and now suddenly nobody’s talented enough to craft fresh, enjoyable stories? Sure, they still release new JRPGs, but they’re nowhere near the same pace or quality as the classics, both story wise and gameplay wise imo.
Re: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Demo Races Onto Switch Next Week
It looked gorgeous on Xbox Series X but the Switch 1 version on Switch 2 looked surprisingly good (30fps and a bit blurry though). Can’t wait for the Switch 2 upgrade.
Re: Nintendo's Patent On 'Sub Characters' Could Have Some Dire Ramifications
Nintendo being pathetic as hell as usual… I cannot stand them but of course they’ve got me hooked because their games and consoles are absolute fire… Ugh…
Re: Panzer Dragoon Zwei: Remake Resurfaces, Will Be Playable At TGS 2025
Aspyr should have been in charge of this "remaster". What they did with Tomb Raider and Soul Reaver is mindblowing! They’re so good at enhancing old 3D games while modernizing them without betraying their original aesthetic.
Panzer Dragoon Zwei and Panzer Dragoon Orta are my favorite rail shooters of all time (and Orta is jaw dropping at 4K, 60fps and Auto HDR on Xbox Series X).
Re: Square Enix Details Octopath Traveler 0's Switch 2 Performance And Resolution
@Medic_alert When Sony fans and Sony itself turned this into a full on trend, claiming the base Xbox One was trash just because the base PS4 had slightly higher pixel count. That’s where the whole thing really kicked off.
Re: Reminder: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds 'Open Network Test' For Switch Is Now Live
I honestly didn’t think I would enjoy it this much! After being let down by Mario Kart World, this one actually has a real shot at becoming my next main kart racer. It’s polished, you can tell there’s way more budget behind it than the rather bad Team Sonic Racing and it seems to capture what made Transformed so damn good.
I tested it on both Switch (2) and Xbox Series X. Surprisingly, it runs and looks great for a Switch 1 game! The Series X version is stunning but I’ll stick with the Switch version for now and just grab the Switch 2 upgrade patch in a few months.
I cannot wait for Ulala to sashay her way into the roster with a couple of tracks.
Re: Surprise! PS1 Cult Classic 'Fear Effect' Just Shadow-Dropped On Switch
Another LRG release skipping Xbox. Hopefully I have a Switch 2… It’s just an emulator running an iso with some tweaks…
Re: ICYMI: Nintendo Reminds Us Switch Game Vouchers Won't Be Sold After January 2026
Thank u Nintendo for being so good and pro consumer with your fans 🥰
Re: Fitness Boxing 2 To Be Removed From The eShop This November
Yeah, that’s why we couldn’t have Dead or Alive 2, 3 and 4 backward compatible on Xbox One and Series for so many years, until Tecmo / Team Ninja renewed their contract with Aerosmith (or whichever label). All because of one Aerosmith song in the intro and the main ending of DOA4 (iirc).
Re: Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO Switch And Switch 2 Performance & Resolution Detailed
A fighting game running at 30 fps? LOL! What is this, 1989? Seriously…
That said, the game runs at 1080p 60fps on Xbox Series S… so it’s either a VERY lazy port or the Switch 2 is further from the Xbox Series S specs than expected.
Re: Borderlands 4 On Switch 2 Won't Support Split-Screen Couch Co-Op
Well… I’m gonna buy the Xbox version then… discounted.
Re: Oops, Bandai Namco May Have Leaked The Next 'Tales' Series Remaster
I played the remasters of Vesperia and Graces F since they’re supposed to be among the best in the franchise…
Story wise, it was a total snooze fest. The gameplay was just a repetitive hot mess. So now I’m side-eyeing this next port real hard… 😒
Re: Tekken 8 On Switch 2 Would Be "A Lot Of Work", But Director Isn't Ruling It Out
@kal_el_07241 Every Xbox Series X game is also available on Xbox Series S. Keep in mind that, in the case of the Switch 2, people often use Street Fighter 6 as an example of how well it can run games compared to the Series S but it’s a notoriously bad port on the S and Capcom never bothered to fix it, even though it should run much better considering the raw power of the system.
Re: Tekken 8 On Switch 2 Would Be "A Lot Of Work", But Director Isn't Ruling It Out
Considering how beautiful the game is on Xbox Series S, it would probably be possible by lowering the resolution (dynamic 1440p ~ 1080p on Xbox Series S) to something like 720p and some resolution boost using DLSS in the style of Fast Fusion?
Re: Nintendo's Share Price Is Now Double The Height Of The Wii Era
@progx as a consumer who has owned all the major systems for decades, overall, Nintendo has generally been the least consumer friendly imo. But I won’t argue on a Nintendo fans website.
Re: Nintendo's Share Price Is Now Double The Height Of The Wii Era
Certainly not great for us… We know how Nintendo is when they’re the underdog versus when they’re on top… two completely different companies in terms of how they treat their consumers. Ugh…
Re: LEGO Party Gets The Party Started On Switch This September, Physical Release Confirmed
OMG that featured image really looks like a RuPaul’s Drag Race x LEGO collab at first glance. They totally look like Michelle Visage and RuPaul in their latest All Stars look standing in front of the judges’ panel background haha!
Kinda disappointed now, not gonna lie
Re: Nightdive Studios Reveal "Definitive" Re-Release Of 'Heretic + Hexen' On Switch
I wish there was a texture filtering option to make it look like the N64 edition which I still love 🥰
The price is a bit surprising considering that Doom 1 & 2 were sold together for 9,99 bucks and run on the same engine.
Re: Capcom Fighting Collection 2 Free Title Update Now Live On Switch And Switch 2
That’s great news, although it’s unfortunate that the physical editions didn’t come with these additions from the start. Same for VS mode and 2x resolution.
I love this collection so much. Filters are for once pretty good considering that most of these games were natively 480p and not 480i or 240p. The Saturn version of Street Fighter Zero 3 remains still a bit more reactive imo.
Re: Nintendo Won't Let Charity Speedrunning Event Use Its Games Without Permission, Because Of Course
And yet, tons of us hate them but still support them. In the gaming community, Microsoft is always seen as the big bad evil among the big three, but seriously… take a good look at Nintendo (and not just when it comes to this topic).
I hate them for having so many good games.
They suxx.
Re: Mini Review: Handy Hockey (Switch 2) - Mouse Mode Multiplayer That Does Exactly What It Says On The Tin
@Talkshowhost that’s supposed to be the best feature of the game! What the hell…
Re: Octopath 0 Is A Game-Key Card On Switch 2, And Square Enix Has "No Plans" For A Switch 1 Upgrade Option
On Xbox, you buy one damn game, even a physical copy and boom, you get Xbox Ones and Series versions like it’s no big deal. Four (three on physical) freaking versions in one go. Why is it so hard to just do the same on Switch 2?
Well… We all know why. Microsoft’s the underdog, they have to be nice. Nintendo? They’re riding high and couldn’t care less about their consumers. And Square? Please. No pressure from Nintendo, no motivation, just vibes and cash grabs.
So yeah, I’ll grab the physical Switch 1 version when it’s like 25 bucks and pretend I’m not being robbed in broad daylight for a mobile game port.
Re: NIS America: Trails Beyond The Horizon Switch 2 Game-Key Card Release Is "Most Beneficial Option" For Fans
Why is it so hard to know if an upgrade will be possible? This is BS. Microsoft handles upgrades so much better and for free!
Thx Nintendo for being such a pro consumer company ❤️
Re: Sony Acquires 2.5% Stake In Bandai Namco As Part Of New "Strategic Partnership"
@Xansies I don’t even see them becoming Steam rivals since they release all their games on Steam too and Steam’s monopoly is almost untouchable anyway imo.
Re: Sony Acquires 2.5% Stake In Bandai Namco As Part Of New "Strategic Partnership"
@Questionable_Duck Yeah this is great and really surprising news, considering that sony’s strategy has always been to lock everything away from competitors. But I won’t hold my breath until I see at least a AA or AAA first party title released on Xbox.
I think they’d be more likely to release games on the Switch 2 (which they actually have…) since they seem to consider Xbox their direct competitor more than Nintendo… allegedly.
Re: Sony Acquires 2.5% Stake In Bandai Namco As Part Of New "Strategic Partnership"
@JohnnyMind yeah, this one of the reason why I’m getting pissed by Xbox now… and the fact that their strategy is a mess.
Re: 'The Knightling' Has Gone Gold, But The Switch Version Has Been Axed
@Chimichanga Everybody knows that Xbox is often ignored by developers, especially japanese ones… and judging by some of the comments here suggesting they should axe the Xbox version instead of Switch (2), it’s more than just common knowledge, it’s being openly encouraged in the gaming community.
Re: Sony Acquires 2.5% Stake In Bandai Namco As Part Of New "Strategic Partnership"
@JohnnyMind Microsoft is now releasing its first party titles everywhere. You can bet sony would never do that after acquiring studios. They’ve been buying up studios for 30 years and everything has remained locked to PS. MS just caught up by acquiring a bunch all at once.
Nobody seems to connect the dots between Sony buying EVO and their intention to prevent the fighting game community from returning to Xbox (well it won’t happen anyway now…) which is exactly what happened right after the Xbox 360 era before sony’s Street Fighter V deal shifted everything.
Owning EVO helps them solidify PlayStation as the official platform for competitive fighting games. Now, with increased influence over Namco (a big fighting game dev), they’ll likely gain even more influence through parity deals that prevent other systems (including the very popular Switch 2) from having better input lag, higher resolution, improved performance or exclusive features. They’ve done this before, like with Tekken 7 where a deal reportedly blocked an Xbox One X update.
Re: 'The Knightling' Has Gone Gold, But The Switch Version Has Been Axed
Now you all have a little taste of what it feels like to be an Xbox player… Not so pleasant, is it? 😏
Re: Nintendo's Official Camera "Attach Rate" With Switch 2 Revealed For US
@KayFiOS Are you implying that a 25-year-old guy doing it would be more acceptable? Ageism much?
Re: More Switch Games Reportedly Receive Switch 2 Compatibility Fixes
Now do Borderlands 3 next!
Re: Nintendo Still Doesn't Want You To Talk About The Switch Online Playtest Program
Otherwise they will brick your Switch 2.
Re: Sonic Racing: Crossworlds On Switch 2 Will Feature The Full Base Game On Cartridge
Great news! I might buy it then!
Re: Square Enix Rules Out Switch 2 "Upgrade Path" For Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake
Why can’t they just do it like Xbox and the Smart Delivery? This is total BS.
Re: Nintendo Is Seeking Player Feedback On Game-Key Cards In Japan
I didn’t buy two of the games on the list simply because they were keycard versions. I either buy full-price physical copies or (very) discounted digital ones.
I’ll wait until Bravely Default is like 15$ digitally… even though I would’ve paid 50$ for a proper physical version with the full remaster datas on it…
Re: Video: Digital Foundry Tests Switch 2's GameCube Emulation
Three frames of added input delay is huge for a game like SC2. I’m surprised it wasn’t taken into account during testing it on the Switch 2 here last month.
It clearly makes it the worst version to play SoulCalibur II.
Re: Nintendo's Summer Deals Discounts Multiple Physical Switch Titles, Save Up To $20 (US)
WOW!!!! Such a HUGE discount for old games! This is too kind!! We don’t deserve this! Thx Nintendo…
It shouldn’t be 20$ less but… costing 20 bucks… That’s what I hate the most about Nintendo.
Re: Switch Port Experts Share Thoughts About Switch 2's "Raw" Performance
@RasandeRose The first year of the Xbox One was actually pretty solid, with strong exclusives like Killer Instinct (still one of my favorite fighters), Sunset Overdrive, Titanfall, Dead Rising 3 (my fav in the series), Forza Horizon 2 and the Halo 2 remaster in The Master Chief Collection.
A bit later, in 2016, Quantum Break came out, one of the most underrated games of the gen imo. The story was fascinating and critics didn’t give it enough credit.
Back then, people were obsessed with “Xbox One suxx can’t even do 1080p lol lol” while now nobody cares about resolution anymore. What a dumb generation that was…
Re: Switch Port Experts Share Thoughts About Switch 2's "Raw" Performance
People want Xbox games now? I thought that nobody liked it 😏
Re: Of Course Mario Kart World Is Being Review Bombed
Nintendo won’t care. They don’t give a sh about what fans want or need anyway hahah…