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[-] companero@hexbear.net 47 points 3 weeks ago

Now they just wait a couple years, then hit em with the OLED version while pretending that it's some new space age technology Richard-D-Wolff

[-] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 33 points 3 weeks ago

Wait they made this thing HOW MUCH and didn't even make it OLED? My sides

[-] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 weeks ago

Not a good LED screen either, no local dimming, bad peak brightness and smudgy motion. It "supports" HDR, but you might as well leave it off.

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[-] BanSwitch2Buyers@hexbear.net 22 points 3 weeks ago

The O stands for outerspace.

[-] nothx@hexbear.net 45 points 3 weeks ago

Nintendo of America President and Chief Operating Officer Doug Bowser

No. There is no way.

[-] Rom@hexbear.net 42 points 3 weeks ago

Nominative determinism

Holy shit lmao 🤣

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[-] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 43 points 3 weeks ago

for every informed gamer that would have feelings about $80 games there are thousands of paypigs who are disney adults for nintendo, millions of casuals who don't give a shit about "the industry", and millions of parents who are buying a toy for the kids and don't buy games often enough to be very price conscious.

we all already know "vote with your wallet" and unorganized boycotts are worthless.

[-] MarmiteLover123@hexbear.net 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Honestly I never thought $80 games would ever be a big issue in Europe/USA. Games have been at $60 for such a long time, and have become so much more complex that your average consumer can justify the price increase to themselves.

[-] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 9 points 3 weeks ago

i think part of it is how fast they went from 70 to 80

[-] Spike@hexbear.net 27 points 3 weeks ago

How does everyone have money for this?

[-] MizuTama@hexbear.net 24 points 3 weeks ago
[-] TommyBeans@hexbear.net 11 points 3 weeks ago

Affirm! Lmao, I think you’re right

[-] Outdoor_Catgirl@hexbear.net 26 points 3 weeks ago

What does this actually do that's new? Only game I know for it is mario kart

[-] lurker_supreme@hexbear.net 40 points 3 weeks ago

It runs original switch games at appropriate frameratess

[-] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 28 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

according to a guy i watch for background noise, it makes pokemon scarlet/violet run almost acceptably

though not as well as just emulating it on pc with halfway decent hardware

[-] graymess@hexbear.net 16 points 3 weeks ago

Incredible lmao

[-] PKMKII@hexbear.net 21 points 3 weeks ago

It’s the Switch but more powerful, bigger handheld screen, a bit bigger joy-cons, integrated chat functions. Definitely an incremental improvement rather than a drastic evolution. The line-up is a bit thin right now but that’s typical for the launch period.

[-] Cowbee@hexbear.net 17 points 3 weeks ago

The mouse-style control options seem neat, but yep.

[-] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 28 points 3 weeks ago

It'll get used effectively in like 2-3 first party games and be forgotten yea

[-] Cowbee@hexbear.net 18 points 3 weeks ago

Sad but true. I just want gyro aiming to take off more, it's legitimately competitive with mouse and keyboard once you get used to it.

[-] CthulhusIntern@hexbear.net 11 points 3 weeks ago

If Metroid Prime 4 uses it, I'll be happy.

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[-] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 11 points 3 weeks ago

The new Donkey Kong game looks pretty cool. I'm too broke to afford it, but I'll probably enjoy playing it in a few years lol.

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[-] Monk3brain3@hexbear.net 25 points 3 weeks ago

Not the least but surprised. gamers are the Uber bootlickers of our world

[-] vegeta1@hexbear.net 14 points 3 weeks ago

Gamers see a black samurai they try and get fucking Japanese congress involved. Gamers see industry abuse and unethical gambling shit that kids are vulnerable to?

Oh look? The usual meal came with flavoring

[-] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 3 weeks ago

Gamers see a black samurai they try and get fucking Japanese congress involved

which is really funny considering every Japanese person i've seen talk about assassin's creed has been like "oh cool, it's Yasuke"

[-] Frivolous_Beatnik@hexbear.net 12 points 3 weeks ago

He's been a figure in Japanese media forever! I can't wait until the games industry collapses so I never have to hear another white dipshit complain about Yasuke erasing Japanese culture or some shit

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[-] Adkml@hexbear.net 11 points 3 weeks ago

I literally stopped buying new consoles or games because I gave up on gamers being able to wait 24 hours after a game releases to see if it's actually a completed game.

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[-] Mousy@hexbear.net 21 points 3 weeks ago
[-] dragongloss@hexbear.net 11 points 3 weeks ago

wait, seriously, it only has one launch title?

[-] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 10 points 3 weeks ago

Only 1 exclusive

[-] hello_hello@hexbear.net 9 points 3 weeks ago

It has a $10 tech demo as well.

Nintendo aren't all monsters smh.

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[-] Beaver@hexbear.net 19 points 3 weeks ago

I normally buy the console day-one so that I have a version that supports the inevitable hardware security weaknesses... but the price makes me knees weak instead.

[-] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 18 points 3 weeks ago

I'm a RETVRN guy for attack vectors on consoles being hardware based like for the PS1 era. Like I'm sure it is insanely harder than finding some sort of software bug in the bloat but also you can't security patch "guy with a soldering iron"

[-] MarmiteLover123@hexbear.net 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

PS2 slim straw and piece of tissue paper in the disc drive to swap out DVDs for burned discs was my first hardware hack lol.

Video

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[-] Pili@hexbear.net 18 points 3 weeks ago

They better fund nuclear fusion research with all that money.

[-] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 29 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

it isn't just a western thing, it's selling a lot of pre-orders in the PRC too
400,000 from just a single retailer and that's with having no official launch

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[-] Angry_Stoat@hexbear.net 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Wonderful. Infinite g*mer humiliation! Normalize 120$ games now!

[-] vegeta1@hexbear.net 7 points 3 weeks ago

Yeeeeeeesss party-sicko

[-] 9to5@hexbear.net 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I havent played on consoles since the PS3 era. I dont think this is gonna change anytime soon. I have everything I need and want on PC these days

[-] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 weeks ago

It's kinda nuts to think that when the 360 came out, it was more powerful than the best consumer PC you could build (and arguably the PS3 also did, or would have done had it released in 2005 as planned), for $299 (less than 500 adjusted for inflation).

RETVRN

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[-] hello_hello@hexbear.net 9 points 3 weeks ago

Mario-kart Worldism-nintendo-switch-twoism thought stays ahead

[-] FedPosterman5000@hexbear.net 8 points 3 weeks ago

I’m obviously just virtue signaling to the congregation here, but after how obsolete the switch became immediately (mostly that the controllers stop working) and nintendo never really fixed it - there’s no way I’d buy a console from them again lol. It’s literally put me off from gaming (to my betterment) with how frustrating it is to use.

Fool me once, won’t get fooled again

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