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A Direct is announced for April 2nd to cover the games.

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[–] g1ya777@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Retro compatibilty probably powered by Yuzu ?

[–] therealjcdenton@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 hours ago

Can't wait to play tears of the kingdom at 30 fps

[–] demizerone@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

I'm an og Nintendo hype veteran from the days of N64. This is the first where I ignored all the rumors. I am not impressed also not disappointed.

[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 8 points 9 hours ago (4 children)

My question is the dock an eGPU?

[–] sparky@lemmy.federate.cc 2 points 2 hours ago

It ought to have been, considering how much games struggle on the first switch lately. This will have the same problem otherwise, 2-3 years into its lifecycle it will be begging for death while the PS5/XSX are still chugging along.

[–] Redex68@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

Almost certainly not

[–] amon@lemmy.world 11 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Unlikely, Nintendo probably isn't bothered to boost the graphics beyond the switch 2's onboard GPU. Nintendo doesn't really care about graphics so I'd be surprised if it had an eGPU.

[–] WarlordSdocy@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Could make an interesting pricier addon for down the line. Like the release version is just a dock but later on they release an egpu dock that you have to buy separately.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

That would complicate things in a pretty non console way, especially counter to Nintendo that hasn't tried to match competitor console performance since the GameCube.

[–] tb_@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

The current Switch still selling as much as it does proves that performance doesn't really matter.

[–] SirHery@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

If anything they put some better upscaling into it.

[–] bungle_in_the_jungle@lemmy.world 15 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

It is a video game console that I have ever seen.

[–] Eggyhead@lemmings.world 27 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I’ll wait for the OLED model, because apparently this isn’t it.

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[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 21 points 16 hours ago (5 children)

I bought a game on switch for like 40 bucks that ended up being really bad, and tried to get it refunded within about two hours of purchase, after about thirty minutes of play time. Couldn't get the refund.

Ever since, I was VERY slow to buy anything, because, what if it's unexpectedly bad? I have to know I mean it, otherwise I shouldn't buy it. I want to buy a game, not flush money down the toilet.

So, now I kind of just don't want a Switch 2.

[–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago

SteamOS plus the next gen of MSI Claw or ASUS ROG ally is going to be the absolutely superior gaming and customer experience in the coming years. There's no good reason to buy a Switch unless you need Nintendo exclusives (or have kids, and then it just makes sense).

[–] RidderSport@feddit.org 8 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

My girlfriend accidentally bought Minecraft because she wanted to check out whether she could pay via PayPal. There are no further confirmations. Also no refund possible even though she hasn't even installed it once. If I could be bothered, I'd sue, but in Germany that wouldn't financially make sense, even though it would not be a hard case at all

[–] IceFoxX@lemm.ee -5 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Where is refund of digital goods, which must be activated or linked outside of Steam possible? With valve it is purely a gesture of goodwill. If you buy a game in a store and remove the foil, you won't get it exchanged either. In Germany, every court would laugh at you and ask you to pay for wasting their time. Maybe you should look for the mistakes yourself? After all, you are the stupid uninformed person who blindly throws your money away. Blaming the embarrassment on the store providers is a real indictment. I'm sorry, you have completely different problems if you can't get your act together.

[–] RidderSport@feddit.org 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Ad hominem much? The point is an issue with the declaration of will to pursue a contract. You can challenge that after the fact.

[–] IceFoxX@lemm.ee 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

We are talking about digital goods that are generally excluded from exchange. Even my little niece knows that. So lazy, stupid customer: find out on YouTube? Better not. Find out on gaming/review websites? Better not. Just google it or read at least 1 sentence about it before buying? No, better not. Buying blindly and then lining up like a toddler because you weren't able to think about it thoroughly beforehand instead of buying blindly.

Use your brain first. Think about the money first. Be smarter beforehand. Get active before.... Publishers always tell better stories... Which retailer doesn't do that...._

[–] RidderSport@feddit.org 1 points 24 minutes ago

Still, dude touch grass. What the hell riled you up that much that you keep insulting me entirely unprovoked? Also my man, are you studying or have you studied German law, that you make yourself appear to know the German civil code?

[–] SirHery@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

Buy it on the first day, never connect it to the internet and wait for the first jailbreak. Then you never have to pay for any game.

[–] slumberlust@lemmy.world 8 points 13 hours ago (2 children)
[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I don't get how a Steam Deck is a replacement for a Switch tbh.

You buy the Switch to play Nintendo games mostly, though it's nice that you can take it with you.

You buy the Steam Deck because you can take it with you and it has a huge library - but it has no Nintendo games, so it fails to scratch that one particular itch.

[–] NukeNPave@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

but it has no Nintendo games

Natively? No, but it is pretty easy to emulate on the Deck. I have successfully run everything from Gameboy to Nintendo DS and Switch games on the Steam Deck.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 5 points 8 hours ago

Been tempted to get a steam deck at some point, just not sure how much I would use it and if it would justify the cost, having all my games already makes it infinitely more appealing than the switch though.

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[–] NastyNative@mander.xyz 8 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Will this still play switch 1 games? (Physical cartridges)

[–] ours@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

From TFA:

The Switch 2 will have backward compatibility with games from the original Switch (with some unspecified exceptions).

[–] EarMaster@lemmy.world 10 points 13 hours ago
[–] rimjob_rainer@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Can't wait... for a Switch 2 emulator

[–] CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 17 points 15 hours ago
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