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Tl;Dr

spoilerThe Switch beat the PS2 in the US, still ~15 million shy to overtake it globally

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[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 5 months ago (5 children)

I'm getting "Error removing spoiler". What's it say?

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 22 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sync user? I had the same issue. I hit reply to see it.

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Sync is dumb. Switch to Thunder.

I say this as a regretful $20 payer and previous patreon.

Ironically the spoiler is broken in Thunder, too, because they did it wrong. It has to start on a line all by itself. They instead put it on the same line as "tl;Dr". But at least Thunder shows it as plain text.

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

The Switch has passed PS2 sales in the US and is ~15 million units shy of overtaking it globally.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

The Switch beat the PS2 in the US, still ~15 million shy to overtake it globally

[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

On mbin I just get an empty spoiler titled "Details". If I check on Lemmy it's not even there. Not sure what OP did there.

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

Works fine on jerboa

[–] SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

On voyager app it just displays the whole string of text.. it usually handles spoilers fine.. super weird.

[–] aeharding@vger.social 1 points 5 months ago

OP has malformed spoiler, you can tell bc it is also broken on lemmy-ui which is the source of truth.

(The ::: has to start on a new line)

[–] FederatedSaint@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Weird I get the same error

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sync doesn't support the spoiler markup fully yet.

[–] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What could possibly be the differentiating factor between when it works and when it doesn't? This is a text only kind of issue and this is the first time I've ever seen it happen.

I'm not a super frequent visitor to spoiler'd content, but I've seen it often enough to know it normally works.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I'm not sure. Sync doesn't actually properly support the spoiler formatting Lemmy uses but it was close enough to partially work (wouldn't show spoiler context however.

spoiler spoiler Testing

Test

Edit:

Test: >!The Switch beat the PS2 in the US, still ~15 shy to overtake it globally!<

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And it doesn't even play DVDs

[–] lnxtx@feddit.nl 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Neither Netflix.

Still surprised.

[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

Or Roblox....fucking weird decisions Nintendo makes. Not a complaint.

[–] Viri4thus@feddit.org 15 points 5 months ago (2 children)

How about in the civilised world, any stats for that?

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Your ancestors destroyed the civilized world when they sacked Rome, hun.

[–] Rakonat@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Rome was a cesspit of corruption and debauchery long before the empire was sacked.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

That's what civilization is.

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] Viri4thus@feddit.org 1 points 5 months ago

The sack of rome of the 400s before the Visigoths established in south (modern) France and Iberia.

[–] Viri4thus@feddit.org 1 points 5 months ago

Good times!

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Any examples of places that are bastions of civilized world?

[–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Places that appreciate the trebuchet’s superiority

[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm doing my part to make it the Steam Deck.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

I’m getting ordering a steam deck with Christmas money when I get home

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

With how close the announcement seems to be, unless the Switch 2 is a WiiU style failure, the Switch may well never overtake the PS2 globally.

[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 9 points 5 months ago

Not all markets will jump immediately to the newest consoles. Brazil for example is lagging behind greatly when it comes to video game console due to high taxes and poor wages. PS2 and PS3 are still popular there. Even Sega Genesis was sold in Brazil up until recently (yes, newly manufactured Genesis).

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Ig it depends on how close Switch 2 is to the original switch and if Nintendo decides to group them together in their reporting numbers like they do for the DS all the way up until the 3DS.

I think if there are no "Switch 2 cartridges" and it's all just Switch Cartridges, with just Cartridges that need a Switch 2 to "unlock full performance" it'll probably be grouped the same. That's how it was with the DS, all DSs could play all DS cartridges with just limited performance or missing features (e.g. a DSi "enhanced" game would work for the most part on a DS Lite). Up until the 3DS, at that point the cartridge format changed and only the 3DS could play 3DS carts and thus Nintendo breaks it away into its own sales numbers

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

That's what I meant by "WiiU style failure". If the Switch 2 doesn't really seem like a worthwhile upgrade, people may keep on buying Switches. My Switch just broke, so I'm hoping it's not a dud.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I’m amazed they still use cartridges/cards.

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

I hope they don't because I refuse to acknowledge anything dethroning the PS2 for global sales.

[–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Your spoiler doesn't work because you have to start it on its own line. You can't put it the same line as "tl;Dr".

Also, you're supposed to change the second "Spoiler" word to some plain text that explains what the spoiler is. Like this:

Screenshot of your post body