@Chocobo_Shepherd There are unofficial docks specifically designed for Steam Deck, but it's also possible to use a standard usb c dock, although there are a confusing array and searching online for which one is best yields conflicting information. I've been waiting patiently for Valve to release their official dock, which has been delayed and still doesn't have a release date as yet. While I haven't tested a dock, I do have the Viewsonic X1000 ust projector, which is marketed as being compatible as a Switch display without the use of a dock. I used the usb c cable supplied with the projector with my Steam Deck and it works with that too, although the port doesn't provide enough power to charge the Steam Deck while it's played. The screen on the deck is automatically deactivated while an exterior screen is in use (although this can be overridden) and I found it a great experience, paired with a Dualshock 4, but almost any bluetooth controller could be paired, even Switch controllers.
Looking at the Switch port of Sifu, I could see that the graphics are downgraded so it could run, but it also appeared to be running smoothly on Switch and still looked great. I'm not saying it would be easy, but I'm sure a version of RE2 remake could be made for Switch, even if it had to be built especially for the console. As others have already stated, ports of the original trilogy that run natively would be preferable to cloud versions of newer titles, but anyone who wants to play these newer RE games would be better off putting the money towards a Steam Deck than paying for cloud versions that, the moment the servers are taken down, will disappear into thin air.
"No longer human is a high-energy cybergoth action fvck-em-up" I hadn't heard of this genre before. I had to make sure I was reading it right. I really like the look of Everdream Valley. Hmm.
If Nintendo takes a leaf from Valve's book, they might consider shipping Switch in a case. Not only is that better value for the customer, the case protects the console so well that less packaging is needed.
I'm really hoping that the rumours of Sony acquiring Square Enix aren't true. They've been releasing so much for Switch that it's quite taxing on my wallet, but I don't their titles to disappear from the Switch release schedule entirely. I'll be getting this.
@NintendoEternity The Sony PlayStation team working on the pc port of Spiderman made a point of announcing that it's fully compatible with the Steam Deck. Steam Deck is still selling strongly, is backed by a vast library of games and clearly isn't going to "die off". I love Nintendo games, and currently have over 80 boxed Switch titles in my collection, but trust me Steam Deck is comfortable. Just last night I was playing Doom 64 on it, and it runs extremely well. It's a fantastic piece of hardware.
@Daniel36 ahhaha having read your post I now feel comfortable confessing that I despise the term "immersive sim". My biggest shudders however are reserved for "shmup". I can hardly bear to type it.
I have many, many games, but years ago I used to buy memorabilia and not just games. I had a financial problem and had to sell off just about everything except for one treasured item, which I still have. It's a framed print of a variant comic cover that was never used, in pen and watercolour, depicting Albert Wesker. It's signed, not by the artist, but by Richard Waugh. It's likely not worth a huge amount, but the artwork is beautiful and as a Resident Evil fan, I just love it.
Am I alone in thinking that figurines that graphically depicted female genitalia wouldn't get an article here, and certainly not with images? Some of these figures are of cherubs, which are fundamentally the immature male physique, and their genitalia is on display. Of course, you can justify this as "art", but aren't videogames also art? The naked female body is also art too, then. What are you doing here, NL?Stirring the pot with a double standard?
Adding paid dlc to full priced ports from the previous generation is not a good trend for the industry, no matter which platform holder or publisher is doing it.
@Rambler so, the one movie example you're referencing (which I've never heard of) had a delayed release and wasn't altered in any way? This doesn't exactly prove me wrong. Monkey Dust isn't a movie, the original creator is dead, and I watched that series back when it originally aired on BBC Two. Given todays political climate and the content of those sketches, there is no way that series will ever see another release. Come on, Geoff. It's not rocket science.
@Link-Hero I don't think the movie industry does licence music temporarily or cheaply like the games industry does. I have never ever heard of a movie not being rereleased because of music licencing issues, so if it happens that's a rare thing. With games there are countless examples.
I've been thinking about revisiting Zombi U, and despite having the xbox version, the Wii U version would still be my choice. I haven't yet managed to weather the final onslaught and see the true ending. I failed it three times. Honestly, I thought the online features had been shut down already, but it will be a shame to see it go. Like another poster, I purchased the console that was packaged with Zombi U. I was so excited for Wii U I preordered it as soon as it was available, and Zombi U was my most anticipated title, being a big survival horror fan. It did not disappoint. It was so novel that the game was set in London. For those that never played it, it didn't strictly have online play, but an online feature. If you die during play, two things happen. Firstly, the player respawns as another survivor, but with only base items, and with one chance to hunt down the corpse of their previous player character and retrieve the backpack and the items they had at the time of his or her demise. Secondly, the previous player character can respawn in someone elses game, introducing a random chance to encounter a stronger enemy that could yield more resources if defeated. Without this feature, the game will lose something. If memory serves me correctly, while Zombi got ports on PS4 and Xbox, the random interplay between games was dropped. I still love that game, and Wii U has the best version.
Ah Biohazard España. I first happened on their channel a year or two ago, when searching for Resident Evil content. Around 90 seconds into viewing their livestream, I was treated to unskippable ads. Thinking that this could potentially turn new viewers away, I posted in the chat and was treated to a tirade of abuse by the channel owner, and I never went back. Great times.
I already preordered the Japanese release from Playasia around a week ago. I'm hoping it will have the steelbook too, and that the boxart was just a placeholder. If not, ouch.
I have these on Steam, being new to pc gaming, I only have Steam Deck. Nonetheless, I have a physical Switch collection and will absolutely be adding this to it, even if it's via Limited Run.
The tenuous connections my mind can draw have revealed to me that Capcom are working on a Code: Veronica remake, and Sega are publishing it. Note the close-up eye, reminiscent of the close-up of Claire Redfield's eye in the opening shots of the game. Dolphin sounds are of course a reference to the codename for Gamecube, which is the last platform to get a standalone physical release of the original game. Damn, I'm good
@Clyde_Radcliffe Reggie is answering questions about the videogame industry, because those are the questions that journalists ask him. It's obvious why.
@ludotaku So that's where Sony went wrong, using the name "PlayStation 3"? Also let's not forget the Dreamcast, a console with a name so rubbish that Sega are lambasted for it even to this very day.
@Fizza I recently purchased a physical copy from Amazon here in the UK. It's a North American version and was around £35. Hopefully, if you find that price agreeable, Amazon will deliver wherever you are.
@Rika_Yoshitake Funny, I own a Steam Deck, and one of the first things I did on first use is reduce the brightness. I suspect you haven't actually tried Valve's handheld, but I would be remiss in not advising you to see an opthalmologist with urgency if this is not the case.
"Welcome to Raccoon City tried desperately to stick to the source material." The Resident Evil series has a fanbase, who are aware of the lore, and to suggest that that abomination of a movie tried "desperately" to stick to the source material falls somewhere between ill informed and deliberate gaslighting.
"Live service" and "always online": two terms guaranteed to turn me off from a game. Sure, those kinds of games can be amazingly profitable, but when a publisher puts out a game for free and it fails, it has failed spectacularly. The history of games as a service is littered with the corpses of failed rivals, and this will only proliferate, the more publishers try to compete for the same pool of money and time.
Everything about the marketing and presentation of this title suggests to me that Nintendo want to recapture the audience that purchased the Wii. If this is so, I think it's a missed opportunity not to have launched with a new home only Switch console, with the game packed in. This might sell to the existing fanbase, but I'd be surprised if it will sell more consoles as things are.
@Axecon Playasia is a good choice, if they still have it. I wish I had waited though, because it was only a few days after I had placed my order that I received an email from videogamesplus.ca that they have it up for preorder. The Canadian site does free shipping, but the catch is that you have to spend 80 cad minimum, although if there's something else you want from there, you'll pay less for Chrono Cross overall.
@Truegamer79 "Steam Deck" sounds like a strip club? Bizarre. Ironically, Nintendo has more claim to a connection with the seedier side of life, with their love hotels, than Valve has ever had. 1/10 troll, must try harder.
Putting this much blame and responsibility on Gary Bowser, to me seems akin to getting assaulted by someone and then blaming the person that made his shoes.
Capcom should bear in mind that trolling their fanbase like this can backfire on a company, when they actually want to build hype for an announcement. Tease an announcement for a game, merchandise, movie and that's just fine. A website update should just be announced, if at all. What a letdown.
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Re: Random: Reddit User Creates The Ultimate 3DS Emulator With A Steam Deck
@Chocobo_Shepherd There are unofficial docks specifically designed for Steam Deck, but it's also possible to use a standard usb c dock, although there are a confusing array and searching online for which one is best yields conflicting information. I've been waiting patiently for Valve to release their official dock, which has been delayed and still doesn't have a release date as yet.
While I haven't tested a dock, I do have the Viewsonic X1000 ust projector, which is marketed as being compatible as a Switch display without the use of a dock. I used the usb c cable supplied with the projector with my Steam Deck and it works with that too, although the port doesn't provide enough power to charge the Steam Deck while it's played. The screen on the deck is automatically deactivated while an exterior screen is in use (although this can be overridden) and I found it a great experience, paired with a Dualshock 4, but almost any bluetooth controller could be paired, even Switch controllers.
Re: Resident Evils 7, 8, 2, And 3 Are Coming To Switch, But There’s A Catch
Looking at the Switch port of Sifu, I could see that the graphics are downgraded so it could run, but it also appeared to be running smoothly on Switch and still looked great. I'm not saying it would be easy, but I'm sure a version of RE2 remake could be made for Switch, even if it had to be built especially for the console. As others have already stated, ports of the original trilogy that run natively would be preferable to cloud versions of newer titles, but anyone who wants to play these newer RE games would be better off putting the money towards a Steam Deck than paying for cloud versions that, the moment the servers are taken down, will disappear into thin air.
Re: Random: Wii U Owner's Son Stuffs A Bunch Of Switch Carts Into The Disc Drive
This reminded me of a long forgotten memory, of when my little brother posted slices of toast into a VCR.
Re: PAX West 2022 - Every Nintendo Switch Game At PAX
"No longer human is a high-energy cybergoth action fvck-em-up"
I hadn't heard of this genre before. I had to make sure I was reading it right.
I really like the look of Everdream Valley. Hmm.
Re: Talking Point: Which Nintendo Series Would Work Best As A Free-To-Play Game?
Do you want your favourite game series ruined by microtransactions? yes/no
Re: Nintendo To Reduce Switch Packaging By 20% To Combat Supply Issues
If Nintendo takes a leaf from Valve's book, they might consider shipping Switch in a case. Not only is that better value for the customer, the case protects the console so well that less packaging is needed.
Re: Random: Masahiro Sakurai Updated His Awesome Gaming Setup, Here's A Look
The furniture should be solid hardwood, and he doesn't have a sim-rig for driving games. Strictly amateur.
Re: Veteran Capcom Producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi Joins NetEase Games
Another nail in the coffin for old school Resident Evil😭
Re: Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion Is Apparently Much More Than A Remaster, But Not A "Complete Remake"
I'm really hoping that the rumours of Sony acquiring Square Enix aren't true. They've been releasing so much for Switch that it's quite taxing on my wallet, but I don't their titles to disappear from the Switch release schedule entirely. I'll be getting this.
Re: Valve's Steam Client Beta Adds Support For Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Controllers
@NintendoEternity The Sony PlayStation team working on the pc port of Spiderman made a point of announcing that it's fully compatible with the Steam Deck. Steam Deck is still selling strongly, is backed by a vast library of games and clearly isn't going to "die off". I love Nintendo games, and currently have over 80 boxed Switch titles in my collection, but trust me Steam Deck is comfortable. Just last night I was playing Doom 64 on it, and it runs extremely well. It's a fantastic piece of hardware.
Re: Mini Review: Hindsight - Another Beautifully Moving Hit For Annapurna
I can't wait to see someone speedrun this, also let's hope a permadeath mode will be added in a future update.
Re: Steam's Answer To Animal Crossing, Hokko Life, Gets Cosy On Switch This Fall
@Daniel36 ahhaha having read your post I now feel comfortable confessing that I despise the term "immersive sim". My biggest shudders however are reserved for "shmup". I can hardly bear to type it.
Re: Talking Point: What's The Highlight Of Your Game Collection?
I have many, many games, but years ago I used to buy memorabilia and not just games. I had a financial problem and had to sell off just about everything except for one treasured item, which I still have. It's a framed print of a variant comic cover that was never used, in pen and watercolour, depicting Albert Wesker. It's signed, not by the artist, but by Richard Waugh. It's likely not worth a huge amount, but the artwork is beautiful and as a Resident Evil fan, I just love it.
Re: Random: These Classical Art Figurines Are Animal Crossing-Level Trolling
Am I alone in thinking that figurines that graphically depicted female genitalia wouldn't get an article here, and certainly not with images? Some of these figures are of cherubs, which are fundamentally the immature male physique, and their genitalia is on display. Of course, you can justify this as "art", but aren't videogames also art? The naked female body is also art too, then. What are you doing here, NL?Stirring the pot with a double standard?
Re: SuperDeluxe Announces Reprint Of 'Sol Cresta' Physical And Collector's Edition For Japan
It's somewhat unfortunate that the C in Cresta looks like a P.
Re: Nintendo Might Finally Be Racing Ahead With Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Wave 2 DLC
Adding paid dlc to full priced ports from the previous generation is not a good trend for the industry, no matter which platform holder or publisher is doing it.
Re: Random: Unique Collection Showcases GameCube Controller Prototypes
Wow is that a Gamecube devkit in a central position? I wish I had one.
Re: Nintendo Switch Sales See 24% Increase In June In The UK
Wow, I guess those "supply chain problems" must really be helping in the UK, yet they're hindering Japanese sales. How mysterious.
Re: Suda51 And James Gunn Aren't Involved With The 'Lollipop Chainsaw' Remake
@Rambler so, the one movie example you're referencing (which I've never heard of) had a delayed release and wasn't altered in any way? This doesn't exactly prove me wrong. Monkey Dust isn't a movie, the original creator is dead, and I watched that series back when it originally aired on BBC Two. Given todays political climate and the content of those sketches, there is no way that series will ever see another release. Come on, Geoff. It's not rocket science.
Re: Suda51 And James Gunn Aren't Involved With The 'Lollipop Chainsaw' Remake
@Link-Hero I don't think the movie industry does licence music temporarily or cheaply like the games industry does. I have never ever heard of a movie not being rereleased because of music licencing issues, so if it happens that's a rare thing. With games there are countless examples.
Re: Random: Here's A Look At Masahiro Sakurai's Retro Video Game Collection
A standard PS4 and a PS4 pro both hooked up? Madness.
Re: Ubisoft Closing Online Services For Three Wii U Titles This September
I've been thinking about revisiting Zombi U, and despite having the xbox version, the Wii U version would still be my choice. I haven't yet managed to weather the final onslaught and see the true ending. I failed it three times. Honestly, I thought the online features had been shut down already, but it will be a shame to see it go. Like another poster, I purchased the console that was packaged with Zombi U. I was so excited for Wii U I preordered it as soon as it was available, and Zombi U was my most anticipated title, being a big survival horror fan. It did not disappoint. It was so novel that the game was set in London.
For those that never played it, it didn't strictly have online play, but an online feature. If you die during play, two things happen. Firstly, the player respawns as another survivor, but with only base items, and with one chance to hunt down the corpse of their previous player character and retrieve the backpack and the items they had at the time of his or her demise. Secondly, the previous player character can respawn in someone elses game, introducing a random chance to encounter a stronger enemy that could yield more resources if defeated. Without this feature, the game will lose something. If memory serves me correctly, while Zombi got ports on PS4 and Xbox, the random interplay between games was dropped. I still love that game, and Wii U has the best version.
Re: Random: Fan Made Resident Evil 4 DEmake Brings Heaps Of Nostalgia
Ah Biohazard España. I first happened on their channel a year or two ago, when searching for Resident Evil content. Around 90 seconds into viewing their livestream, I was treated to unskippable ads. Thinking that this could potentially turn new viewers away, I posted in the chat and was treated to a tirade of abuse by the channel owner, and I never went back. Great times.
Re: FIST: Forged In Shadow Torch Gets Physical Edition In September
Hm having looked again, only the limited edition has the extras. Oh well.
Re: FIST: Forged In Shadow Torch Gets Physical Edition In September
I already preordered the Japanese release from Playasia around a week ago. I'm hoping it will have the steelbook too, and that the boxart was just a placeholder. If not, ouch.
Re: Review: Portal: Companion Collection - A Nintendo Debut For Two All-Time Greats
I have these on Steam, being new to pc gaming, I only have Steam Deck. Nonetheless, I have a physical Switch collection and will absolutely be adding this to it, even if it's via Limited Run.
Re: Poll: Do You Think We'll Get A Nintendo Direct Next Week?
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes remake or failing that, a remaster or other legacy Metal Gear to arrive on Switch. Nintendo buys Konami?
Re: Sega Is Teasing A New Game, Reveal Happening Soon
The tenuous connections my mind can draw have revealed to me that Capcom are working on a Code: Veronica remake, and Sega are publishing it. Note the close-up eye, reminiscent of the close-up of Claire Redfield's eye in the opening shots of the game. Dolphin sounds are of course a reference to the codename for Gamecube, which is the last platform to get a standalone physical release of the original game. Damn, I'm good
Re: Reggie: Nintendo's Transition From Switch Will Be A "Significant Challenge"
@Clyde_Radcliffe Reggie is answering questions about the videogame industry, because those are the questions that journalists ask him. It's obvious why.
Re: Reggie: Nintendo's Transition From Switch Will Be A "Significant Challenge"
@ludotaku So that's where Sony went wrong, using the name "PlayStation 3"? Also let's not forget the Dreamcast, a console with a name so rubbish that Sega are lambasted for it even to this very day.
Re: Madison Is The Kind Of Horror Game You'll Need Brown Trousers For, Coming To Switch Soon
Unfortunately, I don't currently own any brown trousers. Is there any word of a collector's edition that includes them?
Re: Beekeeping Game APICO Waggle-Dances Its Way Into A Summer Switch Release
Hm? Bumblebees don´t make honey. They also live in burrows, not hives. I love bees.
Re: Reggie Fils-Aimé Says We're All "Marching To" The Metaverse, With Games In The Lead
@lodger I agree. The dulcet tones of The Hairy Cornflake would lend the role a certain gravitas.
Re: Soapbox: Dragon's Dogma Is A Janky, Weird, Ageing RPG, And Everyone Should Play It
@Fizza I recently purchased a physical copy from Amazon here in the UK. It's a North American version and was around £35. Hopefully, if you find that price agreeable, Amazon will deliver wherever you are.
Re: The Aya Neo Air Is An OLED-Packing Handheld That Can Run Cyberpunk 2077 And GTA V
@Rika_Yoshitake Funny, I own a Steam Deck, and one of the first things I did on first use is reduce the brightness. I suspect you haven't actually tried Valve's handheld, but I would be remiss in not advising you to see an opthalmologist with urgency if this is not the case.
Re: Poll: What's The Best Warriors Game On Switch?
I don't know the answer, but for me the best Warriors game not on the Switch is The Warriors (PS2).
Re: Take A Look At Netflix's Two Teaser Trailers For Resident Evil
"Welcome to Raccoon City tried desperately to stick to the source material."
The Resident Evil series has a fanbase, who are aware of the lore, and to suggest that that abomination of a movie tried "desperately" to stick to the source material falls somewhere between ill informed and deliberate gaslighting.
Re: Random: DOOM Fan Has A Novel Way To Display A Destroyed Switch Cartridge
I missed this story, and I'm outside the deadline. I raised a ticket with support though ... not cool.
Re: EA's Live Service Battle Royale Game Has Now Generated $2 Billion In Earnings
"Live service" and "always online": two terms guaranteed to turn me off from a game. Sure, those kinds of games can be amazingly profitable, but when a publisher puts out a game for free and it fails, it has failed spectacularly. The history of games as a service is littered with the corpses of failed rivals, and this will only proliferate, the more publishers try to compete for the same pool of money and time.
Re: Video: Join Us As We Celebrate 'The MOTHER We Share: Our EarthBound Story'
I think Gavin must be a Chvrches fan.
Re: Review: Nintendo Switch Sports - Familiar Fun With Friends, But Little More
Everything about the marketing and presentation of this title suggests to me that Nintendo want to recapture the audience that purchased the Wii. If this is so, I think it's a missed opportunity not to have launched with a new home only Switch console, with the game packed in. This might sell to the existing fanbase, but I'd be surprised if it will sell more consoles as things are.
Re: Review: Bugsnax - A Charming Idea That Struggles In Execution
Gotta eat 'em all? This game sounds horrifying.
Re: Nintendo Updates Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Game Page With Stunning New Artwork
I'm not really feeling it ¬‿¬
Re: Review: Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition - A Fair Port For Chrono Trigger's Follow-Up
@Axecon Playasia is a good choice, if they still have it. I wish I had waited though, because it was only a few days after I had placed my order that I received an email from videogamesplus.ca that they have it up for preorder. The Canadian site does free shipping, but the catch is that you have to spend 80 cad minimum, although if there's something else you want from there, you'll pay less for Chrono Cross overall.
Re: The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 Delayed To Spring 2023
@TheRedComet you forgot Starfield. It's ok, though. I don't mind reminding you.
Re: Chrono Cross Physical Edition Coming To Asia With English Language Support
@Specter_of-the_OLED the product description from the link states that it's X/X2 and both games are on the cartridge, not a code.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Of Valve's Steam Deck Are In - What's It Like Compared To Switch?
@Truegamer79 "Steam Deck" sounds like a strip club? Bizarre. Ironically, Nintendo has more claim to a connection with the seedier side of life, with their love hotels, than Valve has ever had. 1/10 troll, must try harder.
Re: Good Smile Releasing New Atelier Ryza 2 Swimsuit Figure, Pre-Orders Now Available
That's beautiful. I don't want to buy it, but I'm glad we live in a world where this can exist.
Re: Take A Look Inside The Tiny Apartment Of The Man Who Owes Nintendo $14 Million
Putting this much blame and responsibility on Gary Bowser, to me seems akin to getting assaulted by someone and then blaming the person that made his shoes.
Re: Capcom's "Suspicious" Resident Evil Tease Was Just A Website Update
Capcom should bear in mind that trolling their fanbase like this can backfire on a company, when they actually want to build hype for an announcement. Tease an announcement for a game, merchandise, movie and that's just fine. A website update should just be announced, if at all. What a letdown.