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‘If it’s the only place to play Mario, you buy it’: Former PlayStation boss reacts to $80 Nintendo games (www.videogameschronicle.com)

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[-] Poopfeast420@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It would be funny if the reason Nintendo went after the Switch emulators because Switch 2 is the same, and you get playable games in days.

[-] Piemanding@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

That was the prevailing theory. Why else go after emulators for a dying system?

[-] monotremata@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Because being able to play your existing switch games with better performance is a big part of their sales pitch for this, but people were already starting to do that with the Steam Deck. At that point the comparison for the devices would look like:

Steam Deck: Cheaper, more ergonomic, can play more games, games cost less, games aren't locked to the console, no charge for better performance if you upgrade to new hardware, can play any game from consoles up to some ps3 through emulation

Nintendo: Better battery life, 120Hz HDR screen, has a new Mario Kart and Donkey Kong game

In every other way it would lose the comparison.

With the emulator crackdown, people don't perceive it that way, because they don't think of emulation as an option for the switch. (I mean, some do, but even Retro Games Corps isn't talking about that possibility anymore because of the strikes against his YouTube channel; they've greatly reduced the visibility of that as an option.)

For my part, I'm leaning towards sticking Moonlight on my existing Switch and just streaming from my desktop. It's not elegant, but you can't beat the price.