@DreadfulDragon Well sorry bud but people that are passionate about these things are not going to suddenly be made to shut up just because a random person is tired of seeing it in what is a discussion forum and puts down tens of paragraphs in response despite not caring supposedly. Reads like gatekeeping.
@Old-Red I'm with you. It may well be a losing battle, but just blindly accepting it is partly why it's been able to happen.
I've heard of people refusing to buy the game key card versions, and if enough of them do it to make even a small dent, maybe some more companies will be more like CD Projekt Red and insist on a proper cartridge for physical releases.
I'll stick with my KingKong 2 Pro controller for now. Only negative I think is I won't be able to wake up the console with it AFAIK, but that's not a mega problem if I'm saving the money on a whole new controller.
@Anti-Matter fully agree, but I do think it's a nice option for those that don't have the original games/hardware and just want to try some of the classics without jumping through any hoops.
I long for the day the corporate side of Nintendo would be as fun loving and creative as their game creation division.
I don't think it's ever been that way, but I can dream. As it stands they really are the worst kind of corporate monster.
And I'll just add: sure, they have all the right in the world to do what they have. But we the people that pay them money for their products have the right to sh*t on them for things we don't like.
@BirdoDidNothingWrong it's a difficult one for sure. I don't have an obvious fix either, but I think we as consumers at the very minimum need to demand these companies do better at providing long term access and usability for the product they purchased and reducing needless waste as well.
As I said, we've been somewhat fortunate with still having mostly physical copies of games still being a thing, but it's only a matter of time before that changes and kinda already is.
@BirdoDidNothingWrong it's more about longevity and preventing landfill. The only reason my 3DS is still the great device it is, is because of custom firmware and being able to do with it what I please. Sure the 3DS itself still has advantage of physical media, but when consoles eventually go fully online/digital only, one day those devices will be almost useless after their shelf life unless they can be modded and controlled.
Honestly people should be supportive of this if only to be in support of recycling and preventing needless e-waste, therefore the health of the planet.
The only thing more gross than Nintendo's legal aggression are some of people defending the billion dollar company like they are so hard done by. If emulation and modding isn't your thing, well go on with life, you're not affected anyway, but modding and being able to have actual control of the hardware you buy is important so the rest of us will always advocate that. Otherwise these corpos do what they want and the consumer suffers.
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Re: Review: Yakuza 0: Director's Cut (Switch 2) - A Series Highlight That's Never Looked Or Played Better
English dub does have David Hayter, so that is one little feather in the cap
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (7th June)
Yakuza 0: Director's Cut.
Never played a Yakuza game before, so seemed a pretty good place to start.
Re: Review: Street Fighter 6: Years 1-2 Fighters Edition (Switch 2) - Just One Caveat Holds Back Capcom's Finest
@DreadfulDragon Well sorry bud but people that are passionate about these things are not going to suddenly be made to shut up just because a random person is tired of seeing it in what is a discussion forum and puts down tens of paragraphs in response despite not caring supposedly. Reads like gatekeeping.
Re: Review: Street Fighter 6: Years 1-2 Fighters Edition (Switch 2) - Just One Caveat Holds Back Capcom's Finest
@Old-Red I'm with you. It may well be a losing battle, but just blindly accepting it is partly why it's been able to happen.
I've heard of people refusing to buy the game key card versions, and if enough of them do it to make even a small dent, maybe some more companies will be more like CD Projekt Red and insist on a proper cartridge for physical releases.
Re: PSA: 8BitDo Controllers Require A Firmware Update To Work On Switch 2
My KingKing 2 Pro worked without any issues if anyone has that controller.
Re: Video: Do You Even Need A Pro Controller For The Switch 2?
I'll stick with my KingKong 2 Pro controller for now. Only negative I think is I won't be able to wake up the console with it AFAIK, but that's not a mega problem if I'm saving the money on a whole new controller.
Re: US Retailers Are Playing With Fire With More Switch 2 Cancellations
@Res462 Nintendo fans don't strike me as violent mobs. Calm down, it'll be OK.
Re: US Retailers Are Playing With Fire With More Switch 2 Cancellations
@Res462 think you're reading too much into it. Of course they mean customer backlash.
Re: Gallery: Here's Another Look At GameCube Games On Switch 2
@Anti-Matter fully agree, but I do think it's a nice option for those that don't have the original games/hardware and just want to try some of the classics without jumping through any hoops.
Re: Nintendo Today! Update Prevents Users From Recording Promotional Videos
I long for the day the corporate side of Nintendo would be as fun loving and creative as their game creation division.
I don't think it's ever been that way, but I can dream. As it stands they really are the worst kind of corporate monster.
And I'll just add: sure, they have all the right in the world to do what they have. But we the people that pay them money for their products have the right to sh*t on them for things we don't like.
Re: Nintendo Updates Its User Agreement To Crack Down On Emulation
@BirdoDidNothingWrong it's a difficult one for sure. I don't have an obvious fix either, but I think we as consumers at the very minimum need to demand these companies do better at providing long term access and usability for the product they purchased and reducing needless waste as well.
As I said, we've been somewhat fortunate with still having mostly physical copies of games still being a thing, but it's only a matter of time before that changes and kinda already is.
Re: Nintendo Updates Its User Agreement To Crack Down On Emulation
@BirdoDidNothingWrong it's more about longevity and preventing landfill. The only reason my 3DS is still the great device it is, is because of custom firmware and being able to do with it what I please. Sure the 3DS itself still has advantage of physical media, but when consoles eventually go fully online/digital only, one day those devices will be almost useless after their shelf life unless they can be modded and controlled.
Honestly people should be supportive of this if only to be in support of recycling and preventing needless e-waste, therefore the health of the planet.
Re: Nintendo Updates Its User Agreement To Crack Down On Emulation
The only thing more gross than Nintendo's legal aggression are some of people defending the billion dollar company like they are so hard done by.
If emulation and modding isn't your thing, well go on with life, you're not affected anyway, but modding and being able to have actual control of the hardware you buy is important so the rest of us will always advocate that. Otherwise these corpos do what they want and the consumer suffers.