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  • NieR:Automata Finally Lands Switch 2 Compatibility Update

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  • For those who don't know, the title doesn't exactly explain that this is not a "next-gen" style upgrade for Nier Automata Switch 1 owners. The game does not have enhanced graphics or an increased framerate cap, it is simply a Switch 2 firmware update that makes the original Switch 1 version actually work correctly on Switch 2, since the game had issues running on Switch 2 until now.

  • The classic Serious Sam 2 gets a big upgrade and now Steam Deck Verified

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  • I'm just disappointed the game still isn't available on GOG, as much as this is a great update. They have First Encounter, Second Encounter, Serious Sam 4, and even the spinoff Serious Sam: Bogus Detour... But still no Serious Sam 2 or 3.

  • Following A Switch 2 Firmware Update, Super Mario Bros. Wonder Is Reportedly Completely Unplayable Offline

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  • Correction: Switch 2 Back-compat is not emulation. It is a compatibility layer in the same vein that the Steam Deck runs Windows games despite running on Linux.

  • Splitgate 2 - Beta only playable on Steam Deck but not desktop Linux?

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  • Loaded up Steam yesterday and saw the news about Splitgate 2 coming out. I said to myself "Let me guess, they're proudly blocking Linux, right?"

    Today I opened up Lemmy. This post, right up top.

  • Nintendo Switch Games with Free Nintendo Switch 2 Updates

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  • Hyphlosion said free updates are good. You essentially made the claim that N screwed up the games on S1, and are now making us pay for a new product for them to "fix" it. Do you not see the gap in that thinking? The only area that logic partly makes sense is in context of games that ran poorly on S1 (as in an inconsistent FPS). With those games, the "Sorry we f'd up the game on S1, but if you spend more on a new console, we promise we fixed it" argument could make sense. But Hyphlosion isn't talking about updates that stabilise the games FPS, they're talking about updates that brought the FPS cap to something S1 wasn't capable of, and to resolutions it couldn't display.

    That's not N charging you to "Fix" a broken game, because the game wasn't capable of running that well on S1 anyway. There're games on S1 that run a near perfect 30fps, that can't hit 60fps even if uncapped. Those games, if updated on S2 to support higher FPS, could run at 60fps (or more)

    If that's free, that's not N being greedy by releasing a broken game, then making you buy a new system to fix it - it's N taking advantage of new hardware to make the game run far better than was possible on S1. I'm not arguing N isn't greedy, I'm arguing this is not an example of them being greedy. The real example of greediness, is them saying: "Hey, we're gonna give free updates to these games. But those games are more popular (Zelda), so we've GOTTA charge them for it with upgrade packs. We'll make SO MUCH MORE MONEY THAT WAY!! 🤑" That's the only reason N is being selective about which games to charge upgrades for, and which not to.

    Personally, I think the reason they aren't adding free res & FPS updates for Mario Party Jamboree and Kirby Forgotten Land, is that they were already developing DLC content for said games (Jamboree TV & Star-Crossed Worlds) way before S2 was revealed. They realised they can make more if they choose to lock the free res & FPS updates behind purchases of DLC packs. And doing so would mean making a "Nintendo Switch 2 Edition". People will accept, because they'd think the extra content makes it worth the price, and those who complain won't have a loud enough voice for it to actually hinder them profiting from it. That's what's greedy here.

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  • I'm completely in the same boat with how I buy games.

    A little off-topic, but it would be really cool if you could update your physical games so that the update is installed onto the disc/cartridge itself, and it could be then used on any console without an internet connection. I don't expect that to ever happen, but it would be cool.

  • "Seeing Nintendo do this is a little disheartening" – Switch 2 and the state of game preservation in 2025

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  • Alternative OS?

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  • I'm not trying to argue that they didn't need to add that detail at all, or that it wasn't important to add. My point is, (and I didn't do a good job of articulating it before), that there's no point in downvoting it; It's not a huge deal. In my opinion, people mass downvoting a comment without saying why, is like a group of individuals in a physical location, audibly grumbling because they don't like what someone has to say, without actually explaining why they're grumbling, and then expecting the person they're collectively grumbling at to somehow figure it out on their own. It's ridiculous. If you don't agree with how OP went about something, say something instead of just saying "grr" and doing nothing.

    We're in a building full of people who're trying to help out one guy who asked a question. There's a bunch of bystanders standing around getting all grumbly because he didn't ask the question with enough detail. They haven't shared this reasoning with one another; that's just silently going through their mind, and they can only assume what each other are thinking. I'm standing there with them finding it kind of stupid but kinda funny too, that they're grumbling. "If you have a problem with it then why don't you say something instead of sitting in the corner whining?"

  • Alternative OS?

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  • I don't see why it matters that they didn't include every detail. They are asking what alternatives there are; they weren't asking for alternatives based on their specific needs; just alternatives, and that's what people gave them. And they accepted Chimera OS as a (to them) seemingly good option and what they are choosing to install. Not every post needs to be extravagantly laid out in perfect detail. If it's a complex support post, sure. But a simple question can have more details added when necessary in the comments.

  • Alternative OS?

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  • That's a fair desire for a touchscreen device. Don't know why people are downvoting so much. You want GNOME on something that's not Bazzite. To be honest, I'm looking for a good non SteamOS and non Bazzite distro pre-configured for Deck too (when I get one), for my own reasons. So you're not the only one.

  • In a blast from the past, Breath of Fire IV available on GoG.

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  • It's a mix of pixel art and early 3D graphics.

  • In a blast from the past, Breath of Fire IV available on GoG.

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  • It's better that GOG does it, then nobody does it. GOG probably offered to do it for them, which would be the only reason Capcom bothered, but at least you're supporting more DRM-Free games coming in the future by buying it. Not telling you what to spend your money on though, of course.

    I've also noticed a handful of publishers finally releasing GOG wishlisted games ever since GOG started marketing the new GOG Dreamlist that's replacing the old wishlist. So in my opinion, if you buy games that were heavily wishlisted like this after they're finally added, you're financially telling publishers that the number of wish upvotes they see in the Dreamlist, actually does meaningfully represent how many people want to buy the game on GOG.

  • EA's Skate. devs confirm the game will be always-online with no offline mode

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  • Oh, well I guess I won't be buying it or playing it, then 😀

  • EA's Skate. devs confirm the game will be always-online with no offline mode

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  • I've just confirmed that I'm not buying their game.

  • Doom (2016) released DRM FREE on GoG and with -80% discount [until 02/05/2025]

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  • I don't know who said that but that is not at all how DRM works. If the developer does not explicitly release a Linux port of the game, it will not run natively. After all, the offline installer files for Windows games on GOG (when you aren't using a launcher) are .exe files, which will only work on Linux using the WINE compatibility layer, which automatically makes it not native.

    Also, have a look at this screenshot from the actual GOG store page if you're still not sure:

    It only shows a Windows icon, this is how you know what platforms it runs natively on. If there were a Linux port, there would be a Tux penguin icon to the right of the Windows icon. For example:

  • Doom (2016) released DRM FREE on GoG and with -80% discount [until 02/05/2025]

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  • DRM Free doesn't magically make it run natively on another OS, it still needs to be manually ported. No, there's only a Windows version, but the Windows game will run perfectly fine on Linux under Wine/Proton if you use the Heroic Games Launcher for your GOG games.

  • 'Oh god': There's a buried Steam help page that shows how much money you've ever spent on the platform, and you may not want to know

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  • I am pleasantly surprised to find out that I've only spent $559 (356 USD) since joining Steam in 2016. Especially since I'm GOG only now.

  • Switch 2 Price (USD): $449.99 Console Only; $499.99 Mario Kart Console Bundle. Register with your Nintendo Account. Eligible Nintendo Account holders will receive an email when it's time to purchase.

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  • Same tbh. I bought Metroid Prime Remastered and Tears of the Kingdom brand new in 2023 but it was not long after that I decided to stop buying their games brand new entirely. My thinking was that I'll buy a Switch 2 brand new maybe a year after it comes out, unless they really mess up with physical games as much as Xbox has, requiring internet, or something stupid like PS5 slim/pro's DRM in the disc drive that demands a one-time connection. Those hopes about physical games being good seem to be okay, but the pricing of the Switch 2 has completely soured the idea of buying the console instead. And the sheer price of the games makes me know I won't even be able to afford to buy games if I even got the console years after release (because they never drop game prices).

  • What are you playing this weekend? 2025-03-28

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  • Oh, okay. Yeah, the game means a lot to me and my siblings who played it on the old family computer when I was 4-7. Outside of maybe some kids educational games, it was most likely the first real videogame I ever played. It was either that, or Mario 64 at my Dads house which I also played at that age.

  • Recommendations for games for 6 year old

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  • It's alright, those games are all Steam Deck verified so they'll play just fine.

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    Moog Muskie @lemmy.zip

    So uhh, why does "Warning: Cancer and reproductive harm." appear at the bottom of the DKCHD store page? LMAO

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    Kaze Emanuar shows Nintendo's recent video takedowns were faked by Nintendo impersonator