alt.hn

4/2/2025 at 6:49:32 PM

Nintendo Switch 2 Launches June 5 at $449.99

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250402229347/en/Nintendo-Switch-2-Launches-June-5-at-%24449.99-Bringing-New-Forms-of-Game-Communication-to-Life

by Willingham

4/2/2025 at 7:44:09 PM

80$-90$ games, no free HD upgrades just fees and price increases everywhere. The 450$ price isn’t even the worst part

by nothercastle

4/3/2025 at 1:36:32 AM

What game is $90?

Also, there's been inflation, so $60 in 2017 is $76 today. So an $80 game is about 5% more.

by DerekL

4/3/2025 at 11:53:49 AM

I don't think publishers quite realize that they have to compete not only against each other but also against older games, which have crazy value compared to modern games.

Titanfall 2 goes on sale for €5 very frequently, and is the best single player shooter out there. The Master Chief collection is €40 when it's not on sale and that's 6 very well made games.

A €80 game will have to provide more value than that for me to consider it. To be honest I don't think it's even possible. And that's not even considering how much of a crapshoot modern games are quality-wise.

by Doxin

4/3/2025 at 5:08:06 PM

Mario cart is 90 for physical cartridge

by nothercastle

4/2/2025 at 8:53:35 PM

It's shocking how much my interest in modern games and gaming platforms has waned in recent years due to the increasing enshittification. These days I'm pretty much entirely focused on retro-gaming and happy to report it's still great! And with mods, fan translations, HD texture packs and emulator shaders & upscaling it keeps getting even better.

by mrandish

4/2/2025 at 7:00:51 PM

April Fools

by pipeline_peak