• simple@lemm.eeEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I’m going to guess they’re just going to announce their first party games are coming to PlayStation and Switch 2

      • RGB3x3@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        8 months ago

        We need to push to end console exclusivity. It’s bad for the consumer because it pushes more sales of a console you may not want, rather than the consoles competing on their own merit.

      • JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        8 months ago

        Pretty sure if Nintendo allowed their games to go to other consoles it would cripple their console market. Their consoles are notorious for being underpowered, so their big selling point is the exclusive games. Why would I get a Switch 2 when the cheapest Steam Deck is (probably) around the same price?

        • Krackalot@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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          8 months ago

          Ah, you’re thinking about this too pragmatically. All they need to do is release it two weeks earlier on switch and add a Luigi donkey skin(he doesn’t even need to be playable). Do that, and people will pre-order everything, apparently. Gaming consumers are dumb.

          • bruhduh@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            8 months ago

            I would be happy if they were only nerds on forums, remember twitter and YouTube drama when sony started port exclusives to pc, some pretty large YouTubers sucking on to these corporations with unimaginable vacuum

            • LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              8 months ago

              With populations large enough you’ll always find idiots. None of that crap ever gains any real traction. The vast majority don’t give two fucks and are blissfully unaware.

    • BorgDrone@lemmy.oneEnglish
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      8 months ago

      This is what I expect as well, with maybe some reassurance that they have no intention of pulling Xbox Series S/X off the market. Then, when Sony announces the PS6, people will be waiting for an announcement on the next-gen xbox. And waiting, and waiting, and waiting…

      They will continue selling it this generation, and quietly drop out after that.

      • NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        8 months ago

        I’m not so sure. They don’t have to give Sony or Nintendo a 30% cut on anything sold on Xbox. They may be in third but I’d imagine losing that cut would be painful. I suppose the question is does losing that 30% to save the cost of designing and selling another console as a loss leader make it worth it?