Nintendo is all set to launch the new Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5, 2025. And they have exciting news for their fans. Plenty of games from the original Switch
  • skozzii@lemmy.caEnglish
    4·
    2 hours ago

    I’m curious how much valve is gonna charge for the steamdeck 2 game upgrades.

    They are so bad at business they will probably forget to charge me, just like they did for my steam online subscription to play online multiplayer steam games…

  • MushuChupacabra@lemmy.worldEnglish
    221·
    12 hours ago

    I won’t buy one, and will likely retire from purchasing consoles.

    I want a machine that plays games that belong to me, that have no online requirements whatsoever.

    I want to own a machine that cannot be bricked remotely by the seller.

    It’s a pastime/luxury/extravagance that I can and will abandon and replace with something more reasonable.

    • chuymatt@startrek.websiteEnglish
      13·
      11 hours ago

      Steam deck, or a variant, is all I am doing for handhelds any more.

      I won’t buy Nintendo products anymore.

  • TaiCrunch@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    272·
    12 hours ago
    • ARMS
    • Big Brain Academy: Brains Vs. Brain
    • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
    • Game Builder Garage
    • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
    • Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet
    • Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
    • Super Mario Odyssey
    • The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
    • The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening

    So Pokemon is finally getting the patch it needs just to function properly. It’s just tied to a $400 console.

    The majority of the Switch 2’s marketing has focused on ports and upgrades for old games. Which a Steam Deck still does better. And at least Valve won’t brick my system when their profit margin is threatened.

    • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      4 hours ago

      They’ll probably add more later, but they’ll still almost entirely not be major games.

    • slimerancher@lemmy.worldMEnglish
      52·
      12 hours ago

      This, with the paid updates list, covers most of the first party games, though there are still some that’s left.

      • Phelpssan@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        11 hours ago

        covers most of the first party games

        Which gets me thinking… have we seen any announcement for third party game upgrade patches? Free or paid?

        • missingno@fedia.io
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          2 hours ago

          Deltarune - Not sure if this is being categorized as a patch, but if you buy it on Switch 1 you can upgrade to the Switch 2 version for free.

          Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma - $10 upgrade pack. Interestingly, the Switch 2 physical is a special cart that can boot the Switch 1 version on legacy hardware, or the bundled upgrade pack on Switch 2.

          I believe those are the only two so far, and they’re cross-gen launch titles rather than any older releases. Sega on the other hand is notably not doing this, they’re porting a few of their Switch 1 titles at full price with no upgrade option.