Why kill a cash cow? Just keep updating and releasing for new platforms.

“Saudis consider buying Netflix”

Agree but I wish it was more like the newer XCOM games.

That’s what I ran Half Life on, seeing the smooth fps was awe inspiring.

It’s not a shortage if production is normal but some greedy assholes keep buying them all. It’s a racket.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hLiwNViMak

The world’s richest man can’t even keep his own website up and accessible. But the guys hosting the fedi in their garage are just fine. Lol

In the beginning of PC games it was the nerds buying the computers and games so 90% of the customers were nerds and they dictated what sold. For example, many different takes on D&D. Now it’s such a mixed bag of what is considered a “gamer” so they have to make a variety.

Can it NOT be controlled by evil psychopaths? You are picking the wrong fight here. The algorithm is what they bought so they can twist it to their whim.

13 USB A and only 3 C ports? Could have done with 3 less A and made 6 more C.

They will sell fine everywhere except the US. I don’t even want a switch2 because the bullshit Nintendo did with the virtual carts. God it’s a fucking PITA to even play my first gen switches because I have to be sure both consoles are powered on and connected to the Internet to “activate” the cart that was active on the other.

Holy shit you are right. The constant spewing of words makes it really hard to comprehend and process because there is no place to naturally process the words. Having pauses in conversation allows for the listening to have a place to interject and ask questions. This is just downloading without saving.

Google would just buy that company just so they could kill all those products again.

I selected all and copy/paste before it popped up with the subscribe. It’s not perfect and I didn’t do any editing, but it’s readable.

Edit: now that I read it, I guess it’s not all there but TLDR there is encryption between the dock and console that prevents 3rd party docks.

How Nintendo locked down the Switch 2’s USB-C port and broke third-party docking

We whipped out a USB-C PD analyzer to test how Nintendo walled its garden this time around. by Sean Hollister Jul 2, 2025, 3:47 PM EDT

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If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Nintendo Switch 2 Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Sean Hollister Sean Hollister is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget.

There’s always a reason why universal USB-C ports don’t “just work” like you’d expect. In the early days, it was incompetence or naiveté. Later, manufacturers often cheaped out. But in the case of Nintendo’s Switch 2, it appears to be intentional.

With the Nintendo Switch 2, it should be easy to plug your new, more expensive console into video glasses or TVs when you’re traveling away from home. USB-C makes it so. But Nintendo has intentionally broken the Switch 2’s compatibility with those devices, using a new encryption scheme and some form of dedicated encryption chip, two accessory manufacturers tell The Verge.

I haven’t yet found proof of that encryption chip myself — but when I analyzed the USB-C PD traffic with a Power-Z tester, I could clearly see the new Nintendo Switch not behaving like a good USB citizen should. A third-party Switch dock, plugged into a USB-C PD tester, about to be plugged into the Switch 2. Please forgive the terrible photo. A third-party Switch dock, plugged into a USB-C PD tester, about to be plugged into the Switch 2. Please forgive the terrible photo. Photo: Sean Hollister / The Verge

If you’ve been wondering why there are basically no portable Switch 2 docks on the market, this is the reason. Even Jsaux, the company that built its reputation by beating the Steam Deck dock to market, tells us it’s paused its plans to build a Switch 2 dock because of Nintendo’s actions. It’s not simply because the Switch 2 now requires more voltage, as was previously reported; it’s that Nintendo has made things even more difficult this generation. How docking works

That “U” in USB isn’t always “universal,” but this is generally true: if you plug any USB-C to HDMI adapter, dock, or hub into a USB-C laptop, tablet or handheld that supports USB-C video output, you can expect to see your screen automatically appear on your TV.

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You just gave all the reasons they would make a movie of him.

1. A nasty baddie that the audience can hate? ✅

2. Macho main character? ✅

3. One liners that can be sprinkled throughout the movie to give the audience goose bumps when uttered? ✅

4. Hot chicks in trouble? ✅

This is already a movie that a game would normally be made from.

That’s just a DLC then.

How about he add multiplayer to mobile already so I can play with my family without having to break out the laptops or steam links.

Nice QR code, but I won’t fall for it, you won’t rickroll me!

There’s a web tool that estimates the value of your Steam account by looking at all the games you own, but it can’t tell you how precisely much you’ve actually spent on Valve’s wallet-plundering platform, microtransactions and all.

If you bought on sales or Humble Bundles then this number will be so far off its useless. If you only buy new and retail then I feel bad for you sucker.

Games were $60 in SNES days, I know I paid around that for Secret of Mana and Chrono Trigger

Can’t wait for the version where they remove gameplay and it’s entirely cutscenes. We can call it a “removie” because they re"moved" the gameplay.