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    Mario Kart 8 Deluxe gets free Switch 2 update, adds eight-player multiplayer, higher resolution visuals, camera support, and more

    World would be better in every way if Nintendo just gave up on forcing people to play the connecting tracks. Guess they'd rather have every lobby filled with two-thirds bots though.
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    Editorial Worth the wait - a look at Elden Ring on the Switch 2

    I'm not disputing that, I just can't find any concrete source on exactly how much money they've invested into the project or how much of the development costs they're covering. A one-year exclusivity contract would cost millions, if not tens of millions, on its own. Recouping that is gonna...
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    Editorial Worth the wait - a look at Elden Ring on the Switch 2

    That article doesn't really clarify anything, it was written before Switch 2 was even released and states that FromSoft was already working on the game for Switch of their own volition. The term "exclusive" regularly gets used for timed exclusives. FromSoft is both the developer and publisher...
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    Editorial Worth the wait - a look at Elden Ring on the Switch 2

    Sure, but the form factor remains limiting even without battery or cooling concerns. Nintendo is very unlikely to ever go back to full-size home consoles, and people expect at least slightly better graphical fidelity when docked. Oh I wasn't talking about footage/streams, I got an invite to...
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    Editorial Worth the wait - a look at Elden Ring on the Switch 2

    It's worth the compromise to be able to play certain specific games on portable consoles while still maintaining acceptable battery life. Fromsoft games play surprisingly well as long as they never drop below 30 FPS, anything less is where the trouble begins, such as with Bloodborne. Network...
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    The Meme Box

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    Editorial Worth the wait - a look at Elden Ring on the Switch 2

    On the bright side, at least they'll have resale value and provide an incentive for publishers to continue shipping physical collector's edition goodies. In other words, better than the nothing we can expect after Switch 2 reaches EoL.
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    Editorial Worth the wait - a look at Elden Ring on the Switch 2

    Very unfortunate that GKCs will likely be the only option left for physical games after January 2028. Aside from first-party Nintendo games, anyway.
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    Editorial Worth the wait - a look at Elden Ring on the Switch 2

    Seems almost exactly in line with how it runs on the Steam Deck, which is solid enough. I can't justify buying the game a third time since I also have the collector's edition for PS5, but at least Duskbloods should be getting a release date soon. Happy to report the netcode was just short of...
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    "Ex-gay" Milo Yiannopoulos in ICE Custody

    Tokens get spent. Hilarious considering they now openly embrace child rapists.
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    Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look - now on YouTube

    I very much doubt it, GTA6 is an exception to the rule by default because nobody else is gonna be willing to put in ten plus years of dev time and billions of dollars in development costs. For that matter, even Rockstar themselves will probably never make a game on this scale again, since they...
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    Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look - now on YouTube

    They did, Mario Kart World was priced at $80 long before GTA6's price was revealed. Just to pay for wasted dev time on the empty open world, too. Much as I'm indifferent toward GTA, we know that won't be an issue in this game.
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    Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look - now on YouTube

    And when it comes to PC I can guarantee it'll run at 60 FPS on hardware weaker than the PS5 too, because you'll be able to lower the graphics settings. Not everybody cares about having the most ultra-realistic arm hair. Plus like I said before, the lighting is the most expensive thing here, no...
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    Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look - now on YouTube

    Already confirmed it's 30 FPS on PS5 Pro too. Hopefully at least a locked 30, but still a huge waste for anyone who spent the extra money on one just to play GTA6.
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    Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look - now on YouTube

    Looks good, but not good enough to be chugging along at 20 FPS. All they had to do was allow you to toggle ray tracing off to double the performance, but that would leave a lot less incentive to double dip on the PC and next gen versions.
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    Xbox to offer digital licences with physical disc purchases

    In theory it sounds great, and I'll certainly give Microsoft credit if this allows me to play a large portion of my Xbox/360 disc library on PC. In practice, however, there are gonna be a ton of licensing issues, so it may end up being only Microsoft-owned games that are greenlit for it. You...
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    ASUS announces ROG Xbox Ally X20 pricing and availability

    Guessing the price will be about the same for PS6. With a whole 128GB of internal storage.
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    Congratulations America! You did it!

    Turns out losing a pointless war and destroying global trade markets costs a lot of money, who'da thunk?
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    'The Fire’s Edge', a new DLC for 'Darkest Dungeon', gets release trailer

    Seems well-received (available on Steam as of yesterday), they probably should've just kept adding to Darkest Dungeon in the first place instead of taking a risk on something as drastically different as DD2.
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    Limited Edition Zelda-themed Switch 2 images have leaked online

    Hell, it sucks even compared to LCD Switch 1 models. I think the OLED model will barely move the needle on the abysmal battery life too. They might as well have just made it a home console and put in a little extra horsepower instead of a screen.