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@Punisher67 yeah. The steam deck is amazing. But so is the switch. I think it’s safe to say we may not have seen the steam deck without the switch’s success. I like them both. If I could choose only one it would be the switch but I don’t have to choose! Can’t wait to see what valve does next. The deck is a very compelling first attempt at the formfactor.

@Nikhogan does the app itself cause piracy? can you download games directly from the app? Are there any legitimate uses for the app? It’s not as clear cut as you make out. You also need a browser and Usenet/BitTorrent client for piracy. Should valve ban those as well?

@Nikhogan sues them for what exactly?

shocked Pikachu face

Vanilla Skyrim already ran very poorly. It’s the only game on my switch that has caused a crash. I shan’t be purchasing this.

@Beaucine I mean it IS a math equation. Just a complex and personal math equation

@Fizza I guess it's "fan service" but it seems pretty tame. If people want to dress everyone up in bathing suits who am I to grumble about it? The more choices the better IMHO.

@Immovablegamer6669 you can pause at any time with the home button?

@Kid_Sickarus seriously this is like the best possible scenario.

@SwitchForce you really stressing over 70MB?

SO PUMPED. I'm up early working so I can take off early on FRIDAY!

Here we go again...

@Silly_G I would play 2 first, then Torna, then 1 if you have time.

@BomTomdabil For all intents and purposes Nintendo owns Monolithsoft. I'm pretty sure they have a direct say in release cadence for the studio.

@mariomaster96 I'm guessing BotW2 was delayed at least partially to get this out sooner since Monolithsoft works on both of them. SO PUMPED!

@OldManHermit I don't know you but I love you.

Something from monolithsoft I hope (and not just BOTW2). Xenoblade chronicles x remake would be amazing. Or Xenoblade chronicles 3. Just some Xenoblade. PLEASE!!!!’

@ReWane I laughed way too hard at this comment.

@HenHiro you must be fun at parties.

"We don’t comment on future product releases." just once I wish someone would divulge their entire product roadmap when asked a questions like these.

While I’m not a huge bayo fan it gives me great pleasure to see these jokers wringing their hands hoping for the impossible. Schadenfreude at its finest. Someone call the wahmbulance.

@Mando44646 TLOU isn’t exclusive. Aside from that that’s about the same number of exclusives as this generation. This is just how it goes.

@BloodNinja I believe the covid related unemployment benefit is coming to an end this month, at least in the US.

@BloodNinja Demand is WAY up. I think the manufacturers are producing exactly what they forecast several years ago. All this Just-In-Time Lean manufacturing ethos that has been around for a couple decades is coming around to bite them all in the ass. it will work itself out but it might take a year or so longer to stabilize.

@Mando44646 at least for the playstation 5 sales are higher than they were at the same point in the PS4's lifecycle. It's the fastest selling sony console to date. So it's not like they aren't pumping them out. The reason there aren't many exclusives is because the consoles are less than a year old. How many XBONE and PS4 exclusives were there at this point in their lifecycles?

@UglyCasanova Hey guys, I found the troll.

Jim Halperin and co. Should go to prison if this is true.

I want what @Mips is smoking.

@Jey887 Ha, came for the comments, left satisfied!

@Specter_of-the_OLED I didn't realize that about not being able to collect coins on limited releases I've run into that several times and I never figured out why.

@Ogbert Kirby is too fat.

Man these comment sections are nothing if not predictable.

@Maxz As a typical American I assumed the world ended with our borders. That sucks for PAL people.

@moodycat "but the DS version is outrageously expensive" What are you talking about? You can pick it up for less than $20 on Ebay.

@Zach1122 hear hear! This is correct! All us consumers should be celebrating having choice. The more options the better it is for us and the harder companies have to fight to win our dollars.

I call BS no way this sold 30 million.

@Realness you do know you can swap the battery on the switch for ~$40

@TheWingedAvenger wow dude. You need to lay off that Nintendo kool aid. I assume most of us here have a soft spot in our hearts for big N but you’re really taking things to the next level. And not in a good way. Your tastes in video games are just that. YOUR tastes. Not everyone else agrees and that’s a good thing. Variety is the spice of life. Life would be so boring if everyone liked exactly the same things.

man can't wait to pick up one of those new PS4 consoles!

@UltimateOtaku91 lol, I guess all commerce is a rip off.

Man people are crazy if they think a $40 mark up is too much. This is JUST the BOM, doesn't include R&D or any other overhead Nintendo definitely has. Not to mention it matters not what things cost but what people are willing to pay for them. I bet they could have charged $400 and people would still be buying it in droves. I would buy this in a heartbeat if my switch bit the dust. EDIT: @RupeeClock beat me to it

@OrangeSoda yes

@Ravenmaster you're comparing a $3000 computer with a $300 console that can run BOTW for 4 hours on a small battery and then also display it to a large screen. Maybe the switch just isn't for you. Nintendo aren't magic, they can't make performance per watt just appear out of thin air.

Even in your lower end example the GPU alone is as big as the entire switch and consumes FAR more power. You can't make a device as small as a switch and expect it to have performance in line with a desktop computer. Performance takes power (and physical space).

@Ravenmaster why are you even commenting here if you hate the switch so much?

@TourianTourist that makes a lot more sense. Game would be basically unplayable if it explained every item every time you picked it up.

@IronMan30 Nov 2022

Whatever it is they are working on I will buy it day one.

Definitely lots of fluffing going on.

I have a switch but never picked this up. I have Game Pass so I'm pleased to be able to play Octopath Traveller there. Microsoft has really been killing it when it comes to game pass content recently. I still don't think I will renew game pass once my promotional offer expires (got it for the $1 per month upgrade from Xbox Live Gold) but if you're into subscription services it's really quite good.

Chrono Trigger?