SilentBluntman

@Major_Player actually, I want to see how salty you get when provided with evidence.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/06/nintendo-switch-shortages-are-definitely-not-intentional/
https://www.resetera.com/threads/nintendo-expanded-lcd-suppliers-in-2017-jdi-no-longer-major-lcd-supplier-for-switch.15184/
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/display-driver-shortage-reportedly-drives-up-lcd-prices

@Major_Player I easily could, but I asked you for evidence first. It’s interesting seeing how disproportionately angry you get when reality doesn’t match the picture in your head, but by all means, continue raging. It’s fun to read.

@Major_Player evidence? Because Nintendo were competing with phone manufacturers and such for LCD screens, too. Your view on this is so heavily biased that I doubt the truth matters to you.

@Major_Player it is deniable though, as all evidence shows demand vastly outpaced supply — you can only make so many consoles at a time, and IIRC, they were using a more trusted manufacturer to ensure consistency and quality. You underestimate just how successful the Switch is.

I’m more tempted by the PC version personally, but that 170GB install… yeesh.

@Americansamurai1 most likely; DLSS upscaling, frame gen and ray reconstruction are incredible.

@Major_Player I think you mean thanks to Sony - they used that tactic back when the PS2 launched. Nintendo were coming off of the Wii U underperforming and so were wary of producing too many consoles too early in case it happened again.

Hardly a scientific poll, is it? Did as many people vote? Were they the same people? Try one that asks what people put in the first poll, then whether they changed their minds.
The fact that preorders are still available speaks volumes.

Nah. I’d pay 500-600 (disc drive cost included in that) if the price drops significantly enough early next year, but even then I’m far more inclined to wait for PS6.

@ManaOwls that’s the one. 😉

I learnt after MK X to wait for the complete editions.

I like how Sony has doubled the PS Store price of HZD since announcing the $10 upgrade — it’s so on brand for them.

@HonestHick I really wish they’d make up with Kojima-san, but this is better than just letting MGS quietly die. I hope MGS V can be finished for the remake if it happens but that’s probably wishful thinking.

@Keyblade-Dan I believe that’s the idea. I really hope that means they’ll continue chronologically and after 5 we’ll get remakes of Metal Gear & Solid Snake at last.

@HonestHick my RTX 4070 ti does a great job with Cyberpunk now I know to disable full screen optimisation (I can DLSS from performance to full 4k but it looks over-sharpened, even with the sharpness turned to 0, so I run it at 85% of 4k and it looks great - path tracing is fantastic), so it should run really well. Now I know about full screen optimisation causing issues and how to disable it I’m much more confident about choosing the PC versions of games provided they don’t have shader compilation stutter.
Hopefully you can get yourself a Pro and have a great experience playing it.

Tempted to get the PC version to see how far I can push it.

Waiting for the PS6 is a better investment.

I was hoping for a free PC version-like upgrade back when that was released, but an even better version for £10 is fine by me.

@CutchuSlow I don’t recall seeing it, but maybe. Doesn’t seem they’re doing it this time if so.

@CutchuSlow you registered your interest on their site and were told when preorders would go live. You were emailed a link unique to you once it was available and had 48 hours IIRC to complete the checkout process before it was available to everyone.

@Pete_Stooge there’s no reason generations can’t be longer now - games are taking longer to build than consoles now. It’s all about money. Thank goodness Nintendo were sensible - the Switch will be in year 9 before its successor is released.

Nintendo’s process for preordering highly-sought items like the TOTK Collector’s Edition is how it should be done. If you must copy Nintendo, Sony, copy that.

@Vaako007 their TVs are way overpriced, especially their OLEDs considering LG make the screens and the LG TVs are often considered better. Sony charge for the name, feeling they can get away with pricing stuff 2-3 times higher than it’s actually worth. They also make it so you have to keep manually turning Dolby Vision on and off on their 4k disc players for some reason - in that field, Panasonic is the best brand anyway.

@Vaako007 if you think Sony’s electronics are that great you didn’t see the PS1s that had to be turned upside down to read discs, or all the faulty PS2s that doubtlessly contributed to that 155m consoles “sold” figure. The launch PS2’s disc trays broke remarkably often.

Honestly, just have cross-purchase between PS6 and Steam Deck 2 (or maybe 3 by then) and have MS make digital Xbox purchases available to play there too. Most people won’t buy all those handheld devices. If these PS and Xbox handhelds are real then both companies really need to stop copying Nintendo and innovate for once.

I mean, obviously.
https://sm.pcmag.com/t/pcmag_uk/news/p/palworlds-/palworlds-11-most-shameless-pokemon-knock-offs_kxan.3840.jpg

Because games take longer to build than consoles now and something needs to fill the void.

That controller’s nice but I can already see it being £75+.