Malf on 17/10/2019 at 14:48
I own Streets of Rogue on both Steam and Switch (it really is that good), but the Switch version gets more play time thanks to being my commute compressor.
HOWEVER, the Steam version is more feature-rich and sees more frequent updates. So there's advantages and disadvantages to both.
Renzatic on 17/10/2019 at 15:28
Quote Posted by Brethren
Well, there's portability. I'm pretty much buying all indie and old school games on my Switch now before any other platform just for that reason. The choice to play on either big or small screen can't be beat.
I do this as well, for the exact same reason. For indie games, which usually look and perform the same on the Switch as they do on the PC, there's really no reason not to.
icemann on 17/10/2019 at 16:56
Quote Posted by Brethren
Well, there's portability. I'm pretty much buying all indie and old school games on my Switch now before any other platform just for that reason. The choice to play on either big or small screen can't be beat.
Well I have reasoning behind that view. Prior to getting the switch I'd completely stopped buying consoles / console games after the PS3 and went 100% PC and emulation. Why? Because all the really good games came out on PC anyway, and due to the summer, winter etc sales Steam regularly does, I'd get them at bugger all cost. Compare that to buying it on console and I'd be paying $80+ for what I'd get for $5-$20 on PC. Portability just doesn't factor in for me personally, if it's available on PC as well.
What I want is the exclusives. The killer apps, that you can only get for that system. When I was growing up, you had completely exclusive stuff going on for all the systems and it was widespread. Take my favorite generation, which was the SNES and Megadrive age. Each had clear and MAJOR differences. And the PC had games all to itself, in unique genres to itself. Each was a completely different experience. Even today, playing the games for those systems I can see the clear differences.
Or even the PS1 and PS2 era. Those systems had vast amounts of games that you could only get for those systems. Nowadays when something comes out, chances are that you'll be able to get it on all the platforms. That just doesn't appeal to me. When it's on all of them, it all comes down to controls, which with how now Steam supports gamepads / controllers, so even that is factored out of the equation. If I play it on PC, I have it digitally so it takes up no physical room, and I can play it in nice resolutions etc. Plus mods.
So for Switch I want exclusives. If it's on other systems I'm not interested. That's the console experience I'm after. And when it is those sorts of games, then hell yeah I'll play that portable everywhere. Did the same thing with my PSP for years. And yes I know I could get old console games via the Nintendo store, but I already have that option on my PSP for free, as I have that setup with custom firmware and have emulators etc already setup. Used to play SNES games a fair bit on it.
icemann on 17/10/2019 at 17:03
Says $4.99 for me. When I login to the site and set my region to Australia, then I can't even find that game with the search function. Odd. Is there region locks on Switch games?
Renault on 17/10/2019 at 17:21
I have no idea how that stuff works, but I went back to look at my link at it does mention the "North American store." Sorry about that.
Another game I saw was on sale is Thief Simulator - I've been wanting to try it on Steam, and even though it's getting decent reviews I wasn't willing to shell out 20 bucks for it. It's listed at $6.79 for me atm in the Nintendo store.
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https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/thief-simulator-switch/)
Aja on 17/10/2019 at 21:50
There are lots of great Switch exclusives but not many 2D ones. When indie games are released, I've personally I've started waiting for the eventual Switch version, and they almost always get released. I've put everything I want on a wishlist, and while you don't get Steam-level sales, games do go on sale for pretty good discounts, so I've just been watching for that.
Renzatic on 17/10/2019 at 22:42
Quote Posted by icemann
Says $4.99 for me. When I login to the site and set my region to Australia, then I can't even find that game with the search function. Odd. Is there region locks on Switch games?
The Nintendo eshop is region based, but you can still buy games from these other regions easily enough. I think it requires you to set up a new user on your Switch, and setting the region to whatever when you want to buy a game from another shop.
icemann on 18/10/2019 at 02:46
From what I've read, the games themselves are not region locked.
Renzatic on 18/10/2019 at 04:05
Yup. Any game from any region will work in any Switch. The only thing that's region specific are the prices in the eShop.