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I’ll probably always get the three main consoles myself. I have collections of hundreds of games for Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo libraries. As long as they maintain the current backwards compatibility support then I’ll have an interest in getting the newest systems for that alone.
I guess for me it depends on the games. I got a Series S since I dkipped the Xbone so there were plenty of new to me games. I'm skipping Sony this gen because I'm just not excited for their gsmes. I will probably always own a Nintendo console.
I've owned only Nintendo games consoles for nearly 40 years. I bought an Xbone last gen, but found that I hardly gamed on it despite there being a number of games that interested me. I guess the comfort of small scale gaming the Switch introduced turned me off from the Xbone. I've hardly played on the telly since getting the Switch on launch 8 years ago. The Xbone just became our Netflix box.
So yeah, nothing much changes for me
I don't have the time for multiple consoles and as such can't justify the cost of entry into their libraries. I also don't care for sports games, or for games that use violence against realistic humans. I couldn't even play Superhot VR. So yeah, I don't feel I'm missing out on much, although there are some PS exclusives I'd like to play.
Nintendo raised their prices for Switch 1 stuff here in Canada today and will be doing so in the US on August 3rd. Some things that I noticed going by Best Buy here are that prices went up for some of the following:
Those are Canadian prices.
Huh. I was always under the impression you Canadians paid with beaver tails and raccoon hats.
This generation may be the first time sn older console raised its price. So much winning with tarriffs.
I wish.
Anyway here’s the before and after prices:
Shenmue 3 was one of them. Now I've realised I just can't be bothered. There's so many games, so much choice Im okay not playing lots of games even if they are good.
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So about the Switch price hike: do you think nintendo is speaking the truth whe they point to 'market conditions', or are they just maximising their profits?
I think there is some truth to it being because of market conditions. Raise the price on the old console to keep the newer one as low as possible.
Did anyone read that Mario Kart World's attach rate is like almost 97%? Definitely the right choice as far as launch games go.
There's hardly any games for it. No surprise.
True, but at this point, I doubt any other game would have this kind of success.
Eldest Souls is a pixel art soulslike, critically well received.
Seems decent, dripping with atmosphere and awesome art, but not sure I want to spend so long on whittling down bosses.
Side note, should I avoid Elden Ring?
Got Gigantic Army, its a spiritual homage to Cybernator. Seems quite fun. You're a mech in a 2D platformer environment.
And finally got Okinawa Rush, this game is insane. Feels like a long lost 80s martial arts movie.
It's published by Pixelheart who do a lot of solid underrated games like Ganryu 2 and Wallachia.
It's a 2D action platformer which channels the spirit of 80s martial arts movies. It's tough as balls, but immensely satisfying when things are going your way.
You're often fighting 10 plus enemies at once who attack in a gang. But you can use a heavy attack which smacks the closest enemy into the rest of them, which knocks them all down. It's a bit like Resident Evil style crowd control.
There's also weapons scattered about you can use like nunchuks and swords.
It has a 2 player mode, which should be fun and might even out the odds.
Also has a story and arcade mode. The story mode has full voice acting and seems quite well developed.
Tha games controls are quite unique, not bad or good, but different enough to pique your curiosity. The jump is super high like a Luigi high jump.
You have to parry thrown weapons but instead of a parry button you have to press the directional pad to the direction they are throwing it from.
It all makes the gameplay feel more involved like martial arts, rather than button mashing.
Need a dpad for Switch 2 already, come on Hori
Anyone play the elephant shrine where you destroy the whole building? Love when they do these flashes of brilliance in some throw away manner.
Loved elephant layers, lightning crashing down. Game takes a while to get going, but once it clicks I literally have to force myself to stop playing.
Also loving Cyberpunk, on my 2nd playthrough (even if I haven't finished my 1st one)
200 hours in.
This is the first rpg I played where different decisions lead to different outcomes. It adds so much value to the game. And there's so much real estate im discovering whole different areas and challenges I never knew before.
Super cool game.