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Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]

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781 points HelloUsername | 4 comments | 16 Jan 25 13:08 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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duxup ◴[16 Jan 25 13:31 UTC] No.42724831[source]▶
I was pretty skeptical about the original Switch but bought it on a whim after being laid off.

It quickly became one of my favorite gaming consoles. The ability to play anywhere didn’t seem like a big deal until I could do it.

I have zero interest in being tied to a single spot like the traditional console experience now.

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_fat_santa ◴[16 Jan 25 15:38 UTC] No.42726700[source]▶
The Switch was the first device where i saw how well the mobile + docked system worked and it was my favorite device until I got a Steam Deck. The Deck is killer IMO because it takes the same form factor of the Switch, gives you more power and no restrictions on games.
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irrational ◴[16 Jan 25 15:53 UTC] No.42726939[source]▶
No restrictions, except you can't play the Zelda, Mario, etc. games.
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1. OtomotO ◴[16 Jan 25 17:11 UTC] No.42727993[source]▶
Of course you can.
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2. philistine ◴[16 Jan 25 17:27 UTC] No.42728208[source]▶
We all know about piracy buddy, but between having to deal with a Switch emulator and the major pain points of extracting keys to get Tears of the Kingdom to run and putting in a credit card, I'll take the credit card route.
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3. thaumasiotes ◴[16 Jan 25 18:56 UTC] No.42729350[source]▶
You don't need to extract keys. Other people have already done that. The "pain point" is just positioning a file in a directory.
4. OtomotO ◴[16 Jan 25 19:51 UTC] No.42730018[source]▶
You talk about piracy, I talk about just having to bring a single device of the devices I own with me and using a paid product on another paid device.