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@WiltonRoots 😊 nice! A bundle or just the console first?

There's been a relatively recent hate towards businesses making profits which is frankly puzzling. Do these gamers want every videogame company to start operating like a non profit? There's also a common statement positioned as fact that companies are greedy and alluding to capitalism being horrible for videogames.

Every explanation for GKCs are scoffed at for being lies too as companies continue their insatiable hunger for profits

@nhSnork the word inventions here really just means new product

@h3s not abuse in Nintendo's eyes. Many have been doing it since the launch of the Switch 1. No VPN needed either. Just be aware that some countries have different eshop requirements. Like US, where you can't change eshop if you even have $0.01 balance. You're fine for countries like Norway and South Africa

Just learnt this redditor was charging for ROMs and thousands of people were paying for access 😂. Also that he apparently was selling modded Switches with built in ROMs

@h3s if you're buying from the eshop you can indeed buy from many different countries by changing your account setting to match the country you buying from. If you're buying a download code then you just need to change your country setting to match the country the download code is from

@Kiyata saying the Switch 2 doesn't sell well at Target because it's always in stock?

@WiltonRoots some of the negativity has been exhausting

@WiltonRoots 😃 there are so many around! Fortunately, some have gone quiet since like 2018

@koekiemonster there's plenty of retailer led discounts, just never been an official price cut

@boxyguy people will still complain they're not cheap enough

@JohnnyMind plus it's always easier to drop prices than to raise them

@Moistnado appreciate the dialogue! I think there'll always be debate over legal consequences and what's fair / unfair based on the crime, particularly when it's one like software piracy. I understand where you're coming from though.

@Clammy grr 😏

@Moistnado In all these cases, every single person distributing was making money from site donations etc or offering a paid service for priority/faster downloads. It's also hard to say that a $500 fine is a deterrent when the returns are much more.

I don't think we have actual figures in this case but it'll be a pretty far fetched to think he did this with purely altruistic intentions of releasing 'overpriced Nintendo games' for free to anyone who wants them. Also unlikely that he earned only equal to or less than $500.

@outsider83 possibly only to a few. I distinctly remember many here downplaying the success and pointing at the poor launch window lineup that 'only' had a cross-generation Breath of the Wild and port of MK8

@Clammy the first few months of the Switch was pretty barren outside of Breath of the Wild and Arms, bolstered by smaller offerings like Snipperclips and Fast RMX and 3rd party offerings like the SF30th Anniversary collection. Think I leaned on Implosion, Fast RMX and another indie I can't yet recall, for a few months. I already had MK8 on my Wii U with all the DLC so getting it on the Switch that early was quite redundant.

@Dimey Can happen to anyone!

@Dimey Pricing is the same across platforms. The physical release for the Switch 2 is identical in price to other platforms. Same with the digital release which is £25, not £50

@mouseclicker it's like we've completely flipped the script and said games aren't worth playing unless they're 60fps at a minimum. Let's go back to talking about gameplay.

I'm not surprised that more and more games are focusing on frames and pixel quality first rather than on gameplay.

@SegaBlueSky to me, accepting 30 fps is just about whether I want to play it on the go. Yes = Fine. No = Maybe I'll look at alternatives. Additionally, the main conversation should be about the game - is it fun? Yes? Play it on whatever platform you can play it most on. Typically, this means the Switch 2 for me despite having a decent gaming PC. I feel the hyper focus on frame rates by elitists are causing many to be missing the forest for the trees...

That looks sweet! Looking forward to getting it at some point since I main Zangief

@Moistnado I'm not sure $500 is a deterrent when he's easily making more than that distributing

@rallydefault the 60fps or bust crowd are possibly more hilarious. It's a game. The level of fun is more important than counting frames

@Moistnado What's a fair number that also makes others think twice about doing the same thing? Don't forget, the judgement can be less than whatever amount you quote.

@AllBLK the issue here isn't retro games. In fact, when one famous rom site got taken down, Nintendo never included any of the NES or SNES ROMs there in their challenge.

@poyo_pie axel doesn't seem to mind stealing or least doesn't consider it so 🤷🏻‍♂️

Won't someone think of the pirate making easy money?

@Varkster yeah - Digital Foundry and to another extent, the focus on specs in the smartphone space. I do find Digital Foundry content interesting since I'm nerdy and also been reading PC-focused content for a long time. Wish we can go back to talking about the experience of playing a game without reading comments about whether some part of the game was more blurry on one machine compared to another machine. It's a game. It's not an apple... Games shouldn't be homogeneous products.

@WiltonRoots I've got a mid range gaming PC and been PC gaming for about 4 decades and I'm insanely bored about the debates about frame rates. It's like such a microscopic focus that reduces games to be soulless products where numbers matters more than whether it's fun to play.

@Nintendo4Sonic Which handheld console under £400 at launch is more powerful than the Switch 2?

@charliecarrot there's a set of gamers who strongly believe video game prices should be something like car prices I guess. Only going down after release and eventually only good enough to be given away 🤷🏻‍♂️

@neogyo Baldurs Gate 3 is about £35 on pc even after a discount and that's several years old now

This is great news for fans in Southeast Asia. Probably making games more widely available than under the current setup

@ezzy23 you would still be able to region jump.

@ear_wig given that the only OLED screen handheld with at least 120hz VRR is over $1000 we'd be waiting for a long while for mass market-friendly pricing.

@Ironcore Running at a stable 30fps is defined as running properly

@tobsesta99 it's weird still having others not understand that this isn't a $450-$500 home console. You can play it anywhere.

You want 60fps all the time on a handheld then you're looking at the $1000 Rog Ally Xbox X or another >$1000 handheld

@Gamepro500 How did you manage to miss the words "...WITHOUT dropping north of £600..."? To rephrase, it'll be the best experience in the under £400 category.

Have got no idea why you think the Switch 2 is £500. It's been out long enough for you to know how much it costs.

The Rog Ally launched at £700. Which is more than £600. You are not being reasonable.

@Johnny_Arthur "...we can't even play Arcade Archives games on the Switch if you don't have an internet connection..." huh?

@Gamepro500 possibly gonna be one of the best handheld experiences without dropping north of £600 for a console

@sixrings they've always made their games to the largest audience possible

@Misima Yeah... in 80s arcade shumps, frame rate slowdowns were a massive bonus for me Helped keep me alive for longer! I mainly feel some frame rate differences are overblown - as a long (long) time PC gamer too, I've seen how small differences are shown as big ones in charts for hard disks, memory speed, etc.

@Misima frame rates is possibly one of the most boring modern obsessions to me.

@ProbablyMonsters ☺️ I play solo, so, not the Sniper! I like the Axe and Great Sword in my runs. For ranged, the rifle great
Preferably one inferno and one ice effect across my weapons. Liking that having the shield means I can open blood chests with no danger

Would prefer chests to be more differentiated so I can pick a melee focused chest or a ranged focused chest. Looking forward to further additions since I see what looks like planned spaces for that 😊

@datamonkey the only OLED handheld with similar screen specs is over a thousand bucks at the moment so unfortunately it's going to be several years before that revision is on the cards

@Ashfordwasp in answer to your question, it's about potential audience size - as in, how many units can they potentially sell. That number is much much higher for the Switch 1 at the moment

@topsekret really wasn't going for a gotcha moment with you. Ultimately, we've got 2 quite opposing beliefs about how long Switch 2 games will remain available and to a large extent, I understand the desire to have permanent access to games.

I've mentioned it in an earlier comment here that I don't see much useful happening until Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo all move to a format where gaming generations no longer matter.

@Rosona top is correct about the text change to the webpage. It wasn't there until this month or a quite recently.

@PharoneTheGnome no harm done.🤜 🤛 It's an emotive topic.