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  • washedupcynic@lemmy.caW

    Switch 2 Sales Reportedly Struggled Over The Christmas Period

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    Right, but again, you have choices in almost every piece of hardware. Consoles lock you down a lot harder in this respect. You either but their hardware and possibly software, or you miss out on the whole thing. And a lot of people, like a sibling of mine is just getting to the point of maturity where you figure out the brand you like is the bad guy and you don't want to give them money anymore, but you sorely miss the product itself. Given how hard they're locked in, it's really hard for them to jump to a new platform. Not quite as bad as switching from Android to or from iPhone, but not super far off. Personally I jumped out completely before I got invested in a digital console store, so I didn't have that problem. But the point is that they gotta completely start a new collection and paradigm. Whereas if you one day have a huge problem with let's say, Steam, you can just opt to never buy from them again without losing access to your library, no matter what hardware you're running it on. You can choose to never buy an Acer monitor, CoolerMaster PSU, or (insert other random examples) while still having a computer. I mean it's impossible to really find "good" companies, but you can at least pick your lines in the sand with a lot more granularity than just consoles. It's not perfect, but is still better than the big 3. Plus no matter where you land with your choices, you will still have the same library.
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    ‘As usual, we do what Nintendon’t’: Peripheral firm ‘fixes’ Switch 2’s new Joy-Cons

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    I agree with the fact that they aren't a great company, but anyone who's shopped around for skins/decals knows that dbrand is a cut above the rest in terms of quality. I've stopped buying from them due to how they run things, though.
  • NoxyN

    How is either Switch not enshittified when you have to pay a monthly subscription to backup your saves?

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    they got the idea from pokemon games, how you need an app just store all the pokemon, plus another app for certain other features for the main pokemon game. before the switch/3ds transition, i believe you had to pay for "storing your excess pokemon" on a app.
  • Tony BarkT

    Hooded Horse ban AI-generated art in their games: "all this thing has done is made our lives more difficult"

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    Honestly, asset flips or pure ai slop are often not something you would consider a 'real game'. They are closer to a scam than anything. And they certainly wouldn't be published by a reputable publisher. I think that's also what OP was referring to, a game that meets some minimal level of development and involvement.
  • Tony BarkT

    Github Banned a Ton of Adult Game Developers and Won’t Explain Why

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    Gotcha, thought it might be the license and the fact gitlab is proprietary. Thanks for elaborating further on that. Heard a lot about codeberg and forgejo on Lemmy but not a lot outside of here. Liking what I see so far
  • noumenon@lemmy.worldN

    World's Best-selling Video Game Consoles

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    Does it work on proton experimental? No? try proton 9.x! Did that work? okay and have a nice day
  • noumenon@lemmy.worldN

    The Best-Selling Video Games Since 2020

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    For now there's nothing of the sort, but I'm only a few hours in. Could it be too good to be true...? Well, let's see. It is a AAA game after all... Edit: No, the game really is fun. 20 hours in, and I must say even if it were only exploring Hogwarts it would be quite worth my time. The music and atmosphere are really neat. Edit2: I can't believe it's a AAA title. There is no ingame shop, everything is obtainable just by playing. The world is beautiful and full of interesting stuff to find. And best of all: it's fun! The cash grab part is just a lie. If you have an agenda, use arguments, not lies.
  • perfectdark@lemmy.worldP

    I get asked this question a fair bit!

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  • perfectdark@lemmy.worldP

    My AYN Thor

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    I'm considering getting one in a few years once I chew through the 3DS library, and want an upgrade for bus drives. The dual screen might still be useful for browsing guides online and such. I also never touched the Wii U so there should be some duals screen goodies there to play.
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    Switch 2 Teardown: Still Glued, Still Soldered, Still Drifting

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    Yeah, I do like a GameCube controller. So nice. So cool.
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    What is your favorite indie game?

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    Skullgirls is a great shout, that game still feels insanely deep for its age. I’m with you on Vagante too, co-op roguelikes like that never really get old. On the lighter side, I’ve also been playing Nulls Brawl lately totally different vibe, but it’s fun in short bursts and easy to jump into when you don’t want something heavy.
  • woelkchen@lemmy.worldW

    Somebody needs to tell the games team that they make their own operating system.

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    Ice frog is the handle of the dude that took dota from tryndamere and ryze and turned it into dota all star the version of dota most people think of when they think of dota 1.