☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to memes@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 day agoWhy Switch 2 games are so expensivelemmygrad.mlimagemessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down10
arrow-up1107arrow-down1imageWhy Switch 2 games are so expensivelemmygrad.ml☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to memes@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-squaregraymess [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 day agoIf you treat all videogame platforms as essentially the same, yeah, definitely. But you can’t buy Mario Kart on Steam.
minus-squarekrolden@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoBut there’s way better more capable more useful handhelds now. What does the switch have outside vendor lock in? And you can still emulate switch games despite Nintendo being the litigious monster they are.
minus-squarePeeOnYou [he/him]@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agothe steam deck is probably 10x the console the new switch is… the IP of Mario and all that is the only thing Nintendo really has going for it
minus-squaregraymess [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoNo doubt you get your money’s worth on other hardware. And I’m a longtime emulator fan, but I recognize that they’re a good step above the average person’s comfort level when it comes to computer gaming.
If you treat all videogame platforms as essentially the same, yeah, definitely. But you can’t buy Mario Kart on Steam.
But there’s way better more capable more useful handhelds now. What does the switch have outside vendor lock in?
And you can still emulate switch games despite Nintendo being the litigious monster they are.
the steam deck is probably 10x the console the new switch is… the IP of Mario and all that is the only thing Nintendo really has going for it
No doubt you get your money’s worth on other hardware. And I’m a longtime emulator fan, but I recognize that they’re a good step above the average person’s comfort level when it comes to computer gaming.