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@jco83 I think it's covered under Directive 2009/24/EC of the European Parliament: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/24/body

"The making of a back-up copy by a person having a right to use the computer program may not be prevented by contract in so far as it is necessary for that use."

@Drnsnsr The analogue sticks feel really nice on the Switch 2 pro controller. The review of iFixIt’s sponsors, Gulikit’s, hall-effect stick replacements aren’t exactly glowing… Some people even complained about drift! The only hall-effect stick I’ve used is the Dreamcast’s, not the best stick I’ve ever used.

I have 3 PS5 DualSense controllers, a Switch Pro controller and a Switch 2 controller. Is it worth the extra expense of hall-effect sticks when none of those have drifted?

Watched that video earlier, it was really, really odd. He kept on going on about ‘drift-prone’ potentiometers, which what PlayStation and Xbox also use in their controllers….

I’ve not put in too many. Been spending most of my time trying Switch 1 games to see how they run and playing Welcome Tour.

I don't have time to write a big long answer, but what I will say is:

The Switch OS and on-line environment is a effectively a closed eco-system, where Nintendo effectively signs any code running within that eco-system - whether that be software running from game cards or downloaded via the eShop.

Cards such as the MIG effectively allow unsigned code to run within that ecosystem, creating countless points of entry for malicious code - malware, viruses, cheats etc. It's a massive risk to Nintendo to allow a compromised machine to access its on-line infrastructure and potentially wreak havoc.

I won't go into further detail since I'm supposedly working, but I can absolutely understand Nintendo's desire to cut this off at the source. They're understandably protecting themselves against piracy and revenue loss, but there's potentially much larger risks involved here.

@Cakefish I thought it was a 1.5m cable (4.92ft), the same as the original Switch?

@Jack_Goetz I started up Splatoon 3 for the first time on Switch 2 earlier, wasn’t sure if the updates it downloaded was the Switch 2 one or just previous updates. Was immediately obvious upon starting up though, is it known what resolution it’s running at in TV mode?

@Cipher36 Out of interest, what don’t you like? Enjoying mine so far, but the short battery life is my only real gripe (20,000mAh Power Bank arriving today)

@Whirlwound

What does Fast Fusion get for only being digital?

@BrokenCiv The trouble is, if a game has 100+ hour playtime, for the reviewer to play it in full would likely take the best part of a month. Then they'd have to write the review. And then that has to be balanced against the wages they're earning and the expected ad revenue from the article. It's not a problem with an easy solution....

@RupeeClock I got one too! DPD tracking says that the parcel number should be 14-digits, my number only has 10-digits….

@Yosher Excited to see how well this works with Split Fiction.

@sanderev That leaves nothing on my anti-consumer list!

@PikminMarioKirby

Pro-consumer:
Backwards compatibility of games
Free updates for certain games
More free updates for those with NSO Expansion
Game share
GameCube titles for no extra fee (with NSO expansion)
Year’s free voice chat even without NSO
Last-gen controller are compatible

Anti-consumer:
Charging £7.99 for the Welcome Tour
High game prices

People think are anti-consumer, but likely mis-understand:
Game key carts
Lack of compatibility with old MicroSD cards
Price of the hardware
Charging for voicechat
Bricking your console/don’t own your console!

Add any I’ve missed

Exciting! I picked up 51 Worldwide Games recently for this very purpose!

@Trikeboy It’s just an EA-owned development studio. They make what they’re told to make. Sadly, the shutters will likely come down if EA don’t renew the F1 license.

@TenEighty The Switch is a thin mobile computer effectively. To achieve the same level of power as a desktop machine in a mobile chipset will always cost comparatively more so it’s not really correct to say it’s cheaper… Is a gaming PC cheaper than a gaming desktop?

@Yosher I think most people don’t care about game key cards. For every one person moaning on-line, there are 1000 regular folk who couldn’t care less….

I’m really interested to see how regular Switch games will run on Switch 2… it’s the big unknown at the moment.

@TAndvig I mean, you could just buy the games digitally?

@SwitchplayerJohn Maybe it should have been?

@McMongoose If it was a full cart release then it wouldn’t be able to be sold at $40, they would have to price at $60

@WhiteUmbrella No, I was expecting them to drop it like a hot potato and they did. I do remember them announcing continued support of the 3DS. I think Wii U barely got a mention from the point of the first Switch trailer onwards...

That looks hideous, this is some sort of joke, right?

And the photos of the hardware (presumably from the RRA certification), it looks like someone pulled these out the trash…

@-wc- As a lifelong Nintendo fan, were you happy paying $60 for Ocarina of Time back in 1998?

@ParasolStars There’s a possibility that they may already run much better without a patch at all. If resolution is dynamic and frame rate drops below target, then hopefully the extra horsepower will help. We’ll have to wait and see!

@antlion We’ve never been able to do this with Splatoon 2 or 3 (we bought both physically)

@Hawkes142 My cardboard has lasted well. If it was made out of plastic then I probably would have dropped and broken it by now!

@thaimbomb It’s like a Switch but 10 times more powerful and with a bigger screen. I’m pretty sure it’s going to kick-ass, even if I’ll likely mostly be using it to work through my backlog for the first few months…

@BaronLaw They’ll be having fun playing on their Switch 2’s?

@Bigmanfan Is the emulation inferior? I’ve not noticed in what I’ve seen so far…

@Pigeon That would be down to the courts in the US and Europe wouldn’t it?

@Sirko No browser.

@DanElectrode Good point, the space around my TV would appreciate the answer!

@MeloMan They have already left a bad taste in people’s mouths.

@RetroMan71 These guys are the actual developers though which is cool, not some wooden PR figurehead or mouthpiece…

@sixrings Take that Switch out the dock and go explore the world a little!

My Switch has been to:
UK
USA
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Greece
Croatia
Turkey
Finland

And probably some more I’ve forgotten….

Looking forward to where I can travel with my Switch 2.

So I can buy Metroid Prime 4 to play on my Switch 2, and the kids can borrow it to play on their Switch 1's? Nice one, thanks Nintendo!

@Alcea

Plus points:

• Nice specs (as you mentioned) - bigger screen, 120FPS, 4K, HDR, 10x more powerful
• Strong third party support
• Game chat
• Switch Pro controllers and Joy cons will work (wasn't expecting this)
• Gamecube games at launch (including F-Zero GX)
• Virtual game cards (a blessing for us as a family with four Switches)
• Mouse control
• New Mario Kart
• New 3D Donkey Kong
• Strong third party support

Negative points:

• Games expensive (but I expect the prices to come down, at least in the UK, once the retailers start competing with each other)
• Need to pay £6 (or not) for a game/experience that should be included.
• Not too much else for me. Very excited!

@Slain I genuinely hope that works out for you!

I do wonder if you'll be missing out on some big games though....

@Zuljaras Thanks for doing some genuine journalism!

@Slain Going pure digital? Good choice....

@Rykdrew ROG Ally X is like £800! I would hope it could play it at 240fps for that price! Does the full game come on a cartridge though?

@rjejr Damn, knew I'd have been beaten to it by the first post.

This should have been expected really, the clue is right there in the name of the game.

@Member_the_game I pre-ordered the original Switch at Smyth's and collected it at midnight so I was playing shortly afterwards! A nice memory, although I was exhausted for work the next day!

Signed up to the pre-order announcements with Smyth's for the Switch 2, but by the time I saw the e-mail they had sold out. Managed to bag one elsewhere luckily, but will have to wait for the postie this time...

@wiiware Trump’s tariffs make no sense. Allegedly, Vietnam charge a 90% tariff on US goods, so he’s hit them with a reciprocal tariff of 46%

But it’s not true, Trump has used made up math(s). Vietnam charge 8.1% on non-agriculture items, the 90% figure is a lie.

@Xbox_Dashboard The pricing may have been set with some knowledge of likely tariffs, but a 46% one wouldn’t have been expected. The software prices are a shock, but the console pricing is bang on prediction.

@shoeses Inflation in the US has been pretty much in line with EU for the past few years. Blame COVID and Putin, not your last president.

I reckon the price of standard games like Donkey Kong Bananza will end up below £60, once one retailer knocks it down, the others will follow…

I’m holding off pre-ordering any games as I think we’ll see prices come down…