Buy used. Because fuck them.
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Or better yet, consider a SteamDeck instead of supporting Nintendo in any way, shape, or form.
Emulators are great these days. Far better experience than using their underpowered console.
I bet, played through tears of the kingdom on the switch and it was rough.
Same. Then played it with emulator and it was buttersmooth. There are even upscaling and FPS unlock mods on the emulator.
Mind if I ask for information on what emulator u use? Been considering getting into a handheld PC one of these days, got a switch little over a year ago for mobile gaming and honestly I love it for what it is but it was a bit dated when new to put it nicely... And price of a switch 2 I might as well spring for a legion go or something if that nature
Video game companies are going all-in on seeing just how greedy they can be and get away with it. I'm curious to see just how much consumers will put up with.
Just buy a steam deck and actually own your hardware and software.
Except you don't own your software on steam
You own more of the software that runs the steam deck than any Nintendo console. You also have the option to buy games from other digital platforms.
Buy games on GOG and run them on the steam deck.
Seriously, there are games I bought 25 years ago that work on Steam Deck—and they were never meant to work on Steam Deck. But through the power of Proton, they work.
How many original GameCube games work on a Switch 2?
No original ones do considering there's no disc slot, but you can play whatever they choose to drip-feed you via NSO if you pay for the Expansion Pack subscription.
Or you can play every GameCube game on Steam Deck with improved visuals for free.
And consider this: you can hook up your Steam Deck to a dock -- and connect an external DVD drive, which allows you to play decades old titles that aren't available on any storefronts.
It's how I was able to play both Black & White as well as Black & White 2 on my Steam Deck.
You can, although I really don't think there's anything wrong with just downloading the game, especially considering it's not being sold anywhere.
You can run non-Steam games on the Steam Deck as well.
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They rip the emulators from your hands then increase the price on the console. That’s anti consumer af
Because fuck you.
Of course they are. They don't want anyone buying anything but switch 2.
Fuck Canada in particular, as usual. It's starting to feel a bit personal.
Probably to offset any tariff costs in the USA.
Uh…wow. The balls.
There are Android tablets that are much cheaper than the Switch, more powerful, more battery efficient. Also, play games better.
You're not really suggesting that playing mediocre android games on a touchscreen tablet is the same market as a handheld gaming device with controllers
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