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Console war, console war never changes (feddit.uk)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by heythatsprettygood@feddit.uk to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

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How it feels seeing Switch 2 discourse in the comments section of a meme mocking all sides of Switch 2 discourse:

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[–] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Super expensive, low quality cameras and mics, a janky looking chat, an okay screen, and having to buy games, some of which are years old (Looking at you BOTW), for more than their original buying prices. It's just greed. It's always greed. They saw PS and Xbox selling at already crazy prices and just tried to put the switch 2 in there like it's worth a car payment, or even up to a month's rent if you want the system, a few games, and a working camera (since the cheaper one is only 480p). And they're just coming out and saying they'll be monitoring your screen and chats (which I think more companies do than we think). And they'll brick your machine if they see any mods or emulations. Want to add a fun mod to Mario party? Get bricked, bitch.

If S2 looks appealing, I would highly recommend looking into the steam deck. I don't even have the steam deck and this whole promotion cycle has me eyeing it hard which how awful they're making the S2 launch.

[–] Belgdore@lemm.ee 1 points 7 minutes ago

I like my steam deck. It plays basically everything on steam whether it’s verified or not. Even games that don’t work well on it will still run.

Poor battery life means it’s tethered to the wall unless you’re just emulating or playing low end games.

The switch 2 will be cheaper on the secondary market and they will make a “lite” version that is cheaper or a “pro” version that makes the original cheaper. It never makes sense to buy a brand new console outside of keeping up with the joneses.

[–] Spider89@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago

Or the Legion Go!

[–] Spezi@feddit.org 103 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Every switch owner I know has a terrible opinion of the switch 2s price and the new 90$ price tag they started for games.

Meanwhile more and more people around me are buying a steam deck, I have converted 4 people last year alone. Even my nephew has one and is happy with it.

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 61 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I loved my Switch. I'm not even considering buying a Switch 2. I'll just stick to pc gaming.

[–] frank@sopuli.xyz 17 points 2 days ago

That's such a great way to phrase that.

The switch 2 has a lot more competition than the switch had, and hasn't made up much ground.

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[–] heythatsprettygood@feddit.uk 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

People around me have a different sort of take. Most of them have big powerful desktops already, and Deck doesn't really appeal to them, so they all ended up buying Switch 1s eventually for the exclusives and portable use, and will likely follow with Switch 2. Deck is still amazing value though, considering it's a full Linux PC you can take anywhere and use how you wish.

[–] Spezi@feddit.org 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The people around me argue the exact opposite. When they have a desktop, they already have a hige library of games that they dont have to ourchase. But even the ones that dont have a desktop usually get persuaded when I tell them waht some games cost during sales.

[–] heythatsprettygood@feddit.uk 8 points 2 days ago

Fair enough. Steam sales are a pathway to deals some consider unnatural, or so the saying goes. Especially with things like Humble Bundle.

[–] pezhore@infosec.pub 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I love my steam deck. It's the reason why I finally ditched Windows for Linux on my gaming PC.

This past week I got into emulation on it and have been shocked at how well it has been performing.

[–] kadup@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

My battery is no longer holding up the same as it did when I first purchased mine, but I'm only replacing my Steam Deck for another gaming device when the Steam Deck 2 launches.

[–] heythatsprettygood@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you need a replacement, there's official Steam Deck batteries now available on the iFixit store. It is a bit difficult to remove, but it's worth it to extend the life of your Deck.

[–] kadup@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, while Valve outsourcing repairs and parts to iFixit is great for most regions, iFixit stopped shipping to my country a few years ago, so this complicates things quite a lot :(

[–] heythatsprettygood@feddit.uk 2 points 22 hours ago

Do you think it might be worth finding some sort of proxy shipping service that can buy in another country and send it over? I've used a few when buying stuff from Japan to ship over here in the UK, and have found them to be pretty useful. Worst comes to worst, you could always try (insert somewhat shady Chinese marketplace of choice here, there's a bunch) and hope you get a good battery.

[–] pezhore@infosec.pub 2 points 1 day ago

If you haven't yet, check out the latest steamos update - they finally added battery charge limits it won't help a dying battery get better, but it may stave off the demise.

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nintendo didn't start $90 games.
They just announced it first.

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yeah, and fuck the studios for it. It's not like the money is going to the people who are actually working on the games. It goes to the CEOs. So fuck them. There are enough games in the world I haven't played to last me a lifetime. I will not be buying anything new. But I will be sailing the high seas.

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

Publishers. Not studios. Lots of indie studios are putting out amazing games for ten or twenty bucks.
One of Nintendo's problems is that they are their own publisher.

[–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

There are plenty of games that aren't $90 and are actually worth the values they charge. Not everything is priced like a AAA dev pushing their yearly slop of their main franchise.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

"Genesis does what Nintendon't!"

"Oh yeah? Well Nintendon't suck so I guess Genesis does."

"Bitch, please. You don't even got blood in Mortal Kombat."

"AT LEAST THE MUSIC DOESN'T SOUND LIKE FARTS!"

[–] kadup@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My comment is got blast processing, so I win

[–] heythatsprettygood@feddit.uk 3 points 1 day ago

Holy shit that is a blast from the past.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 38 points 2 days ago (3 children)

What's going on?

[–] net00@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Basically this,

[–] kadup@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We can't criticise a massive price increase on games and insane markups for a 480p webcam in 2025 because... People are having fun?

I mean, I can have lots of fun with asbestos too.

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[–] alaphic@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago

Someone did something and, predictably, someone else bitched about it because reasons. Or something. Probably?

[–] arudesalad@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Unless something new has happened, it's because the switch 2 is expensive and the games are overpriced

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Its expensive, and over priced, and you don't own it despite buying it.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Something about Nintendo putting bricking your console into the license agreement if you screw with it at all.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Wuuuh? Guess they didn't like people hacking the first one ..

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[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago (19 children)

I've no idea what the discourse is like today but from what I recall:

Nintendo: if you really like the Marios, Zeldas, sidescrollers and platformers.
Sony: if you like highly cinematic games, action adventure games with good graphics and JRPGs.
Microsoft (consoles after Halo 3): if you need the yearly releases of WWE and sports games and you want to support American businesses. Also, at some point, there was Lost Odyssey.

Have things changed?

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

I feel so old that genesis isnt on that list.

[–] Overspark@feddit.nl 22 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Millions of Steam Decks and their ilk have been sold, and run games significantly better on SteamOS than their Windows counterparts, to the point that Microsoft is reportedly cancelling their own gaming handheld plans. Not a massive challenger to the Switch 2 for most ordinary people, but things are definitely changing.

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[–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I am so glad I abandoned video games in 2015. I feel for the rest of you, though.

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Do you play retro games or literally nothing?

[–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have a few dumb mobile type games on my iPad that I play when I need to not think, and I watch a good friend play video games on twitch now and again while we chat about life over the phone.

I haven't owned a console since 2015 and am not on Steam. There are many games out there with amazing stories that I will miss out on, but I'm okay with it, tbh. I'll catch a playthrough on youtube if a game attracts my attention enough, but even that has been awhile. Nothing against games or gamers. I just lost interest one day and I never regained it.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I was exactly like you. my last console was the original Xbox.

I got a retroid pocket 5 and have done more gaming on that in 3 months than I did in the last 10 years.

highly recommend it for the casual gamer.

[–] Tailz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

I remember the days where you either did what Nintendon't or you were green or blue

Good ol' dayz

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