If we can put in a decent story, sure. The last one was pretty cheap on presentation. I don’t even remember what happened really, come to think of it. Something about fairies…
@RasandeRose Doom Eternal went from 40gb to 17.5gb, and if those guys can’t get it under 16gb, don’t expect the majority of developers to. Many Ps4 games, and certainly many games yet to be released games are even bigger. Yes, technically they could compress even further, but at the cost of making the games look comparable at best to current switch games, only at better framerates and resolutions. If you thought the door on FF7 remake looked bad, get ready for the entire game to look that way if it comes out on a 16gb card…
@Ejadaddy Asia culturally has more respect for its customers and their own reputation than the strict capitalism loving west. They'd be more likely to favor the customer in the case of deciding about splitting games. That said, you'd usually be talking about an 8gb vs 16gb card decision, as there's only like 5 games that use 32gb cards and you can bet that Nintendo offered to split the cost of most (if not all) of those cases because it's simply not a viable business cost otherwise. As is, we'd end up with a powerhouse portable that CAN display high res textures, but won't, because the media format cost doesn't support their sizes. Games would only look slightly better than their previous system then. So yeah, that's certainly something they need to figure out. It points toward either a dual format setup like DS or Wii, or worryingly: no backward compatibility at all...
(This is also why I keep telling people they need to milk the current Switch for as long as they can, because card costs need to drop first, and I'm not convinced they'll drop enough even in 10 years. And, that could also mean that we might see a "Pro" before we see a "2")
@Ejadaddy carts are limited by what publishers are willing to spend on them. There’s a clear aversion to 32gb cards, so unless prices start dramatically changing (not happening anytime soon) we are stuck with 16gb cards at best, in which case all that performance isn’t going to matter a whole lot. If prices DO drop, we will see 32gb cards used, which isn’t going to cut it when ps4 games were pushing 100+gb. There’s a huge limitation there.
As I see it, a Switch 2 still has serious problems as a “ps4” due to game card storage limitations. We can’t get publishers to use 32gb cards, or even 16gb cards sometimes. How are we going to get ps4 quality games on that?
@BloodNinja that would be “most influential”, in which case it would be hard to see how a collection would be more impactful than the games it contains…
@Krambo42 I gave you the nuance you were looking for. You haven't provided an opposing opinion. All you've done is say "Who cares, it isn't a problem yet." We've already seen it from Nintendo with Satelliview. You're right, there's no point in continuing.
@Krambo42 The people who are saying things like "who cares" and "the foreseeable future is fine" are the people who are helping the digital future come faster. If you know this isn't a good thing, then coming here to tell us all that "who cares, I'll be fine for the foreseeable future" isn't helping, it's hurting. Nobody is freaking out. Some of us CAN foresee the future where things go bad, and we're raising the flag. We've already lived through it. Games are lost. People are voicing their opinions about the topic. Pushing back on digital is a perfectly reasonable response to the lack of game preservation, and you complaining that there was no nuance in my three word response is wasting all our time. The world isn't binary. Stop thinking like it is. As someone who isn't bothered by a negative outcome, you're spending an awful lot of time on the subject, negatively impacting the outcome.
@Krambo42 Then you're free to move on with your life. Some people care about preservation. When your console breaks, you may not be able to transfer licenses. The availability on ebay will be PHYSICAL, IF people are buying physical to help preservation in the first place, and will likely have you spending at least as much as you would have if you bought it physically to begin with. If it matters so little to you, then there's no reason for you to be in this thread in the first place.
@Krambo42 Because they're only available FOR NOW. Ability to purchase new games is only the start. Support will end, and transferring licenses will become harder, if not impossible. If your favorite indie dev only releases digital, by all means support them. When Diablo 2 comes out digital only, we have a problem. If there's an option, go out of your way to buy physical.
I just hope they do a better job of introducing the battle system for people and stop with the gatcha system. If there were a finite number of core crystals in 2 and randomly gave you a new blade, it would’ve been sooo much better. 200 hours in and I never got my last one…
I played soooo much of R2 on switch…. I was really looking forward to the rumor of a third game but man it’s been a while… I should probably give up hope on that. I really wish they would keep improving the formula. Better story and raid modes…
I also fell off. It’s good but I think I reached a point where I didn’t know where to go next or needed to grind or something. I can’t remember. I’d like to go back though. Maybe now that I’ve finished SMT5…
Hori has said in old interviews that he wanted to do an offline version for the west. I think the entire point was to bring it west in the first place. Just wait for the announcement. It’s coming.
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Re: Bravely Default Developer Team Asano Asks Fans If They Want A New Entry
If we can put in a decent story, sure. The last one was pretty cheap on presentation. I don’t even remember what happened really, come to think of it. Something about fairies…
Re: Nvidia Employee Comment Confirms Chip Rumoured To Be Used In 'Switch Pro' Is Real
@DdG1408 I’d be fine with that honestly. Games are overdue for a price increase, and maybe we can keep in game monitization at bay.
Re: Nvidia Employee Comment Confirms Chip Rumoured To Be Used In 'Switch Pro' Is Real
@RasandeRose Doom Eternal went from 40gb to 17.5gb, and if those guys can’t get it under 16gb, don’t expect the majority of developers to. Many Ps4 games, and certainly many games yet to be released games are even bigger. Yes, technically they could compress even further, but at the cost of making the games look comparable at best to current switch games, only at better framerates and resolutions. If you thought the door on FF7 remake looked bad, get ready for the entire game to look that way if it comes out on a 16gb card…
Re: Nvidia Employee Comment Confirms Chip Rumoured To Be Used In 'Switch Pro' Is Real
@Ejadaddy Asia culturally has more respect for its customers and their own reputation than the strict capitalism loving west. They'd be more likely to favor the customer in the case of deciding about splitting games. That said, you'd usually be talking about an 8gb vs 16gb card decision, as there's only like 5 games that use 32gb cards and you can bet that Nintendo offered to split the cost of most (if not all) of those cases because it's simply not a viable business cost otherwise. As is, we'd end up with a powerhouse portable that CAN display high res textures, but won't, because the media format cost doesn't support their sizes. Games would only look slightly better than their previous system then. So yeah, that's certainly something they need to figure out. It points toward either a dual format setup like DS or Wii, or worryingly: no backward compatibility at all...
(This is also why I keep telling people they need to milk the current Switch for as long as they can, because card costs need to drop first, and I'm not convinced they'll drop enough even in 10 years. And, that could also mean that we might see a "Pro" before we see a "2")
Re: Nvidia Employee Comment Confirms Chip Rumoured To Be Used In 'Switch Pro' Is Real
@Ejadaddy carts are limited by what publishers are willing to spend on them. There’s a clear aversion to 32gb cards, so unless prices start dramatically changing (not happening anytime soon) we are stuck with 16gb cards at best, in which case all that performance isn’t going to matter a whole lot. If prices DO drop, we will see 32gb cards used, which isn’t going to cut it when ps4 games were pushing 100+gb. There’s a huge limitation there.
Re: Nvidia Employee Comment Confirms Chip Rumoured To Be Used In 'Switch Pro' Is Real
@sixrings it not “needed” but it sure is “wanted” when so many games struggle to hit modern resolutions and frame rates.
Re: Nvidia Employee Comment Confirms Chip Rumoured To Be Used In 'Switch Pro' Is Real
As I see it, a Switch 2 still has serious problems as a “ps4” due to game card storage limitations. We can’t get publishers to use 32gb cards, or even 16gb cards sometimes. How are we going to get ps4 quality games on that?
Re: Best Contra Games On Nintendo Systems
@BloodNinja so which is it then? Best, or most influential? Keep up with the conversation before you decide to get childish.
Re: Best Contra Games On Nintendo Systems
@BloodNinja that would be “most influential”, in which case it would be hard to see how a collection would be more impactful than the games it contains…
Re: Best Contra Games On Nintendo Systems
How do you put a collection in the list but put individual games it contains above it…?
Re: Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 Is Getting Five Huge Free Updates, First Out Thursday
But what’s going to be on my Limited Run game card…?
Re: Keep Calm, But Square Enix Has Trademarked 'Tactics Ogre: Reborn' In Japan
Some mobile BS incoming…
Re: The House Of The Dead: Remake Physical Edition Pre-Orders Are Now Live
Just a reminder that the Amazon listing says “ Play alone or with a friend, using joy-cons or a gun”
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Finally Gave Us Switch Folders, In A Very Nintendo Way
@Pod I just checked, you’re right! It’s a miracle lol. I kinda wish it would remember that filter each time I select “all games” though…
Re: Feature: Kid Icarus: Uprising, Nintendo's Most Daring Release Of The Last Decade
It was worth it even with the terrible control setup. Anyone with an interest should grab this game ASAP. It’s amazing.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Finally Gave Us Switch Folders, In A Very Nintendo Way
I guess this is going to be as close as I can get to “hide unavailable physical game icons”
Re: DS Cult Classic 'Knights In The Nightmare' Is Coming To Switch
This is the best game nobody played…. Good lord I want a physical on switch
Re: Here's A First Look At The House Of The Dead: Remake Physical Switch Release
Am I the only one wonder what “ Play alone or with a friend, using joy-cons or a gun” means??? Read the features description…
Re: Random: "I'm Able To Trust Sony More Than Nintendo" - Japan Reacts To The Closure Of The Wii U And 3DS eShops
@Krambo42 I gave you the nuance you were looking for. You haven't provided an opposing opinion. All you've done is say "Who cares, it isn't a problem yet." We've already seen it from Nintendo with Satelliview. You're right, there's no point in continuing.
Re: Random: "I'm Able To Trust Sony More Than Nintendo" - Japan Reacts To The Closure Of The Wii U And 3DS eShops
@Krambo42 The people who are saying things like "who cares" and "the foreseeable future is fine" are the people who are helping the digital future come faster. If you know this isn't a good thing, then coming here to tell us all that "who cares, I'll be fine for the foreseeable future" isn't helping, it's hurting. Nobody is freaking out. Some of us CAN foresee the future where things go bad, and we're raising the flag. We've already lived through it. Games are lost. People are voicing their opinions about the topic. Pushing back on digital is a perfectly reasonable response to the lack of game preservation, and you complaining that there was no nuance in my three word response is wasting all our time. The world isn't binary. Stop thinking like it is. As someone who isn't bothered by a negative outcome, you're spending an awful lot of time on the subject, negatively impacting the outcome.
Re: Random: "I'm Able To Trust Sony More Than Nintendo" - Japan Reacts To The Closure Of The Wii U And 3DS eShops
@Krambo42 Then you're free to move on with your life. Some people care about preservation. When your console breaks, you may not be able to transfer licenses. The availability on ebay will be PHYSICAL, IF people are buying physical to help preservation in the first place, and will likely have you spending at least as much as you would have if you bought it physically to begin with. If it matters so little to you, then there's no reason for you to be in this thread in the first place.
Re: Random: "I'm Able To Trust Sony More Than Nintendo" - Japan Reacts To The Closure Of The Wii U And 3DS eShops
@Krambo42 Because they're only available FOR NOW. Ability to purchase new games is only the start. Support will end, and transferring licenses will become harder, if not impossible. If your favorite indie dev only releases digital, by all means support them. When Diablo 2 comes out digital only, we have a problem. If there's an option, go out of your way to buy physical.
Re: Random: "I'm Able To Trust Sony More Than Nintendo" - Japan Reacts To The Closure Of The Wii U And 3DS eShops
Stop buying digital.
Re: Fire Emblem Fates: Revelation And DLCs Will Also Disappear From The 3DS eShop
Long live physical.
Re: Poll: Do You Have An Issue With Xenoblade Chronicles' Accents?
As long as there’s an English version I’m good, but it would really help if they would sync up the animations to the voices…
Re: MonolithSoft Director Shares Insights And Hints On Xenoblade Chronicles 3
I just hope they do a better job of introducing the battle system for people and stop with the gatcha system. If there were a finite number of core crystals in 2 and randomly gave you a new blade, it would’ve been sooo much better. 200 hours in and I never got my last one…
Re: Nintendo Direct To Air Tomorrow, Wednesday 9th February 2022
Come on Resident Evil and Xenoblade….
Re: Random: It's The 10th Anniversary Of Resident Evil: Revelaitons
I played soooo much of R2 on switch…. I was really looking forward to the rumor of a third game but man it’s been a while… I should probably give up hope on that. I really wish they would keep improving the formula. Better story and raid modes…
Re: Talking Point: Triangle Strategy Is A Bad Name, Which Hopefully Won't Matter
Let’s be honest, these names are a step up for Japan.
Re: PEGI Rating Suggests Zombie Army 4: Dead War Is On The Way To Switch
Trilogy is a lot of fun. Grab it if you ever find it cheap.
Re: Best Of 2021: Treasure Games That Need Switch Ports Or Sequels
Not even close to enough people mentioning Gradius V. I’ll take a collection like Darius too…
Re: Inti Creates Had A Mega Man ZX3 Game In Development, But It Got Cancelled
Really wish Capcom would put these guys to work on Mega Man between Asure Striker Gunvolt and Luminous Striker iX releases…
Re: M2 Is Bringing Yet Another Classic Shmup To Switch Next Year
I love these M2 collections to death but man, I wish they would put in that little bit of effort to translate the menus…
Re: Inti Creates Announces Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 Physical Switch Release
Best news all week!
Re: 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim On Switch Will Feature Brand New Bonus Content
This is the best game you haven’t played.
Re: Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin Gets New Content In Latest Update - Here Are The Patch Notes
I also fell off. It’s good but I think I reached a point where I didn’t know where to go next or needed to grind or something. I can’t remember. I’d like to go back though. Maybe now that I’ve finished SMT5…
Re: Mother 4 "Unofficial Fan Project" Revealed, Here's Your First Look
They should change the name, or at least put a “fan made” subtitle or something.
Re: Nintendo Download: 25th November (North America)
Gonna hold out hope that DonPachi gets a physical later like Mushahimesama
Re: Long-Lost Classic 'Clockwork Aquario' Is Just Days Away From Launch, Here's A New Gameplay Trailer
@RupeeClock thanks for the heads up!
Re: Long-Lost Classic 'Clockwork Aquario' Is Just Days Away From Launch, Here's A New Gameplay Trailer
@YANDMAN kinda late for trailers then…
Re: Long-Lost Classic 'Clockwork Aquario' Is Just Days Away From Launch, Here's A New Gameplay Trailer
So is a physical coming or what?
Re: Analogue Confirms Pocket Pre-Orders Will Begin Shipping Mid-December
But will there be another 5 minute preorder window???
Re: Feature: 10 Overlooked GameCube Gems You Must Play
Good luck getting some of those…
Re: Star Wars: KOTOR Is Receiving A Limited Run Games Physical Release On Switch
Hmm, to get this or just wait for the remake…?
Re: Soapbox: Even If GTA Trilogy Were Perfect, I'd Rather Be Shooting Balloons And Burying Gyroids
Why play either when Shin Megami Tensei 5 just came out?
Re: The Best Switch Joy-Con Finally Get A Grip For TV Play
Stop beating around the bush and just make a good wireless controller already… jeez.
Re: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Spirit And Tournament Events Appear To Be Ending
Noooo! My Nahobino spiriiiiit!!!
Re: Lots Of Resident Evil And Devil May Cry Games Are Discounted On Switch Right Now
I got DMC3 digital at GameStop’s site for about $4.50 a few days ago so check that out if you can.
Re: Video: Atlus Releases New Shin Megami Tensei V 'World In Ruins' Trailer
The “English version”…
Come on Altus.
Re: Dragon Quest X Offline "Data Transfer" Will Connect With The Online Version
Hori has said in old interviews that he wanted to do an offline version for the west. I think the entire point was to bring it west in the first place. Just wait for the announcement. It’s coming.