Comment on 'It Has Plateaued': Should We Be Worried About Console Gaming's Future?

Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• chknbwl@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  They’re keeping the layout and “adding more storage”, even though you can easily buy a 1TB SD card for your current Switch. So, in all honesty, it’s just a Switch with a bigger screen. At least on a Steam Deck you can play an order of magnitude more games on it, with -much- better variety.

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  • pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    And the games actually go on sale

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    • Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      And you’re not supporting a godawful abusive company such as Nintendo.

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      • tanisnikana@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        The only thing I still buy from Nintendo is hanafuda. They got some pretty good quality, playable stuff. I guess their shogi equipment isn’t bad either.

        Video games though? Nope, not anymore.

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    • bradbeattie@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      And I can refund the game if I don’t like it. And I can see reviews of the game by those who have been vetted as having bought it.

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  • mesamunefire@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I can also play over a decades worth of games from my library that saved my saves. And there’s no monthly cost.

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    • yonder@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      By this metric, the wii is better than the switch since it can backup saves without a subscription or internet connection.

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  • pjwestin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Well, there also seem to be credible leaks that it’ll have some sort of duel screen system, potentially functioning like the DS. It’s probably going to be more than just a bigger switch.

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• Carighan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Not remotely comparable, but sure, if you are like many here already a hobbyist PC gamer, you probably rather want a Steam Deck.

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  • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Handheld game systems of a similar size that play mostly the same games seem pretty comparable to me.

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    • almar_quigley@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      “Mostly the same games” except for all the Nintendo IP. Most folks aren’t pirating games I’d imagine so they’re aren’t really the same libraries for the vast majority of consumers.

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      • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        The vast majority of Switch games are not made by Nintendo, and the vast majority of those are available on PC and Steam Deck, and typically better versions of those games at that.

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