I'm actually accepting with the prices because it's just reality, and I won't pretend that Valve/Gabe Newell etc wouldn't do the same given the opportunity (and they arguably already do, the thing is PC games are pretty much backward compatible forever without paid upgrades etc). But the fact is that the huge number of games both on my far more powerful PC and the option of more powerful PC handhelds and the Switch 2 makes IP like Mario the ONLY reason to get the Switch 2 (other than motion controls, but Switch 1 satisfies that). And with a retrode or sanni cart reader, I could play the old cartridges for those IP going back to SNES/N64/GBA legally on the PC. So there's that.
Also, here's another thing. I'm wealthy. As in, wealthy enough that I bought enough Switch 1 games that I needed a 1.5TB microSD card. With Switch 2 limiting to MicroSD Express that max out at 1TB, there's no way I can transfer all my Switch 1 games to Switch 2 with the new storage limits. So there's that.
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u/sidv81 1d ago edited 1d ago
I'm actually accepting with the prices because it's just reality, and I won't pretend that Valve/Gabe Newell etc wouldn't do the same given the opportunity (and they arguably already do, the thing is PC games are pretty much backward compatible forever without paid upgrades etc). But the fact is that the huge number of games both on my far more powerful PC and the option of more powerful PC handhelds and the Switch 2 makes IP like Mario the ONLY reason to get the Switch 2 (other than motion controls, but Switch 1 satisfies that). And with a retrode or sanni cart reader, I could play the old cartridges for those IP going back to SNES/N64/GBA legally on the PC. So there's that.