Imagine, if steam was owned by Nintendo 😂😂😂

You are getting a Lawsuit, you are getting a Lawsuit, the whole world is getting a Lawsuit.

I always trying my games before i buy them.

The game is called Witcher not Witch or wizard though. You could play a mage build in Witcher 3 and have your swords as cosmetics.

It is one of the reasons. The major reason is that companies aim for maximum profit with low risk, and not best products.

So for them, 10 meh games that gonna sell is better than 10 risky and maybe exceptional games, because they treat games as a dose to junkies. Thats why you have 200 Call of Duty and 500 Assassins Creed, games.

Deadlines, pulling plugs, moving people to different games all the time to reduce costs are the results of gaming becoming an industry. And guess what, they will continue that, even if more BG3 and Expedition 33 come out to hit them.

Geralt needs retirement. The ending of Blood and Wine expansion, tells you that loud and clear, and agree with that. It was a perfect ending for the Trilogy.

Ending with Ciri following the Witcher path, is Canon now. I dont agree with the decision of Ciri becoming a Witcher (not making her the protagonist, but her taking the Mutagens), but i want to see how they explain that turn of events.

Yeah, is a double edged sword. But if it makes more people to stick to the game rather than abandoning it, is nice.

My brother has Elden Ring for PS5 sitting on the shelf. The only serious playtime he’s had was a year ago when I visited him and made some character progress. Now, he keeps asking if I’ll play it again during my next visit. I always tell him, ‘No, I’m good-it’s a great game, but I’m coming over for peace and relaxation, not to get frustrated.

It’s because the GTX 10XX gen had much VRAM (yes 1070 had 8GB VRAM in 2016) and was a super good generation that lasted many years. Clearly they want you to change GPUs more often and that’s why they limit the VRAM.

I bought an used RTX 3070 with 8GB VRAM, two and a half years ago, and occasionally i get pissed from my VRAM limits. I don’t know who buys a GPU with 8GB these days…

Well, If he’s only targeting to hardcore fans, good luck covering the budget. Sales will look like pre-mainstream gaming days. Lmao

Steam Deck compatibility is uknown atm. But the new Doom has also Denuvo and it is available on Steam Deck.

It will also have Denuvo, 70€, and it is the in top selling games on Steam right now. Well, that happens when gaming becomes mainstream i guess…

What kind of compression do they use? /s

I think US and UK.

Who is paying a grand to buy a Nintendo console, Jesus Christ. Then again i see the prices of GPUs, and i remember how crazy this world really is.

3 months ago i was planning to buy 3 more games on my Switch and upgrade to Switch 2 when it comes out.

After the shit with the Switch 2 launch and the anti-consumer attitude, i was ok I’m buying 2 more games on Switch and only PC after.

Now i am thinking that they don’t gonna see another cent from me.

Inflation positive --> prices increasing

Inflation near zero --> prices stable

Inflation negative --> prices decreasing, but you are in a huge economic crisis

This photo is the BG3 home screen lmao

Yeah, Switch 1 was a nice break from playing games on my PC.

Yeah but BOTW has already made them rich. Development is finished and even the next game is 2 years old. I call it pure greed.

I remember playing it with my cousin when we were around 12 or 13 years old, acting as co-mayors. I was always focused on the environment and quality of life, while he prioritized profit - building dirty industries and raising taxes. Good times, good times.

Man, BG3 is so much downloaded at 15th April. Steam servers, better be ready for my 130GB download.

Ok, i understand. So they put the fixing patches behind a paywall for certain games, while other games getting them for free and others maybe not getting one at all. But all will play as you were in Switch 1.

Yeah

There are no new textures. Only better resolution with upgrade pack. So you gonna play 4k TOTK with the same textures.

What am i saying is this. If the upgrade pack offers 4k and better fps, what would you get without it? Will the game run on 1080p with crapy fps on Switch 2?

The most believe that it won’t simply run without installing the uograde pack. Some games get free upgrade packs and some paid.

It would not be a sale to include the DLC on the Switch 2 version. I mean are they gonna offer it on the Switch 2 store? lmao

A guy here in the post believes thst you can.

But when the upgrade pack describes that you unlock higher resolution, fps, HDR and faster loading screens, i can not see how.

Furthermore the upgrade pack for the Pokémon AZ says:

Pokémon™ Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

Release date: Late 2025

Upgrade details

• Improved performance with higher frame rate and resolution

So how you are suppose to play it in Switch 2 without an upgrade pack? What you gain?

70€ for an 8 year old game. And they don’t include the DLC. Nintendo.

I’m sorry but if the upgrade pack offers higher resolution and frame rates, faster loading times, HDR, you say what? That you can play TOTK in Switch 2 without it?

So you suppose what? Playing it in Switch 2 having the performance of what, Switch 1? Pls explain to me, with what performance is TOTK to be played in your way of thinking? (higher resolution and frame rates, faster loading times, HDR is only with the upgrade pack)

The original post talks about when is the best time to play it. In Switch 2 or 3, gaining better visuals. I just said that you need 10€ to play it in Switch 2 (with better resolution and fps).

Some games, not all, like TOTK, will need upgrade packs costing 10€, so you can play the game in Switch 2. They offer some enhancements to justify the paywall.

For example.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

Release date: June 5, 2025

Upgrade details

• Support for the ZELDA NOTES game-specific service via Nintendo Switch App*

• Improved frame rates and resolution

• Faster load times

• HDR support

I saw their direct. In that video there is no saying that you put your switch 1 game and play it on Switch 2. All that they said is that you can play them with upgrade packs.

Anyways from what i read so far, the games will need patches to utilize Switch 2. Those patches maybe be free, maybe paid. It depends from each publisher and each game. Sony did the same thing with PS5 and now Nintendo follows.

In the Nintendo site for the packs says:

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

Release date: June 5, 2025

Upgrade details

• Support for the ZELDA NOTES game-specific service via Nintendo Switch App*

• Improved frame rates and resolution

• Faster load times

• HDR support

So without it you don’t get these things.

There is not midle way. You must have an upgrade pack to play the games in Switch 2. Some games get it free, others paid.

BOTW and TOTK needs 10€ to be played in Switch 2 and you get some phone assistance app (their excuse to put a paywall behind them). Or you can buy the Switch 2 versions, if you don’t have the games at 70€ (lmao 2017 game) and 80€, which is the same thing.

You must download and install the upgrade pack so the system can play the game you own from Switch 1. Free upgrade packs get no enhancements, while paid get some.

I guess i was wrong, there will be free upgrades for certain games, while others are locked in paid upgrades, according to Gamespot.

Watch the Nintendo’s direct, or just google. Switch 2 is backwards compatible, but they locked the games behind the upgrade packs paywall. Without upgrade pack you can not play any of Switch games to Switch 2. So even if you have the game and the console you need to pay 10€ to work. At least kirby and the forgotten land is getting some in game content in Switch 2 with the upgrade pack.

No you can not play any some Switch 1 games without paying for upgrade pack costing 10€. Good morning, welcome to reality. Also there are no new graphics. Its the same game in HDR and 4K, even if you pay.

Freeload? I had payed 70€ for TOTK, if i ever buy Switch 2 that’s another 450€, and you call that freeloading? So 520€ is freeloading and not the 10€ they ask to run the game. If this was not an anti consumer tactic, you could play the fucking game no matter what in Switch 2, and ask 10€ only for these “upgrades”.

I would like to know if even you would pay for this, fanboy.

PS Thanks Playstation fanboys who made this a today norm.

If you want to pay, go donate to the guys that made the companion apps, not multibillion companies offering trinkets…

Oh, why i even bother, Nintendo fanboys…

1st, they could made it to Switch too, there is no need for extra console.

2nd, both games had companion apps free from community, so its a minor improvment to that

3rd, jesus christ

You mean the app guide and building sharing through QR? That’s on your phone. I speak for BOTW and TOTK.

Yeah, i expect a Switch 2 OLED model in 2 years. Maybe 3 years, if sales keep going.

On Switch 2 you get only HDR and 4K,no new textures or better graphics. You pay $10 to utilize the console you bought over a game you have.

On Switch 3 you will need to buy it again, only for $ 120.

The flood of remakes and remasters shows how the innovation in large gaming corporations has run dry.