☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to memes@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agoWhy Switch 2 games are so expensivelemmygrad.mlimagemessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down10cross-posted to: memes@lemmygrad.ml
arrow-up1109arrow-down1imageWhy Switch 2 games are so expensivelemmygrad.ml☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to memes@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square14linkfedilinkcross-posted to: memes@lemmygrad.ml
minus-squaregraymess [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·3 months 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-up3·3 months 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-up5·3 months 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 [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months 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.