Social The Social Thread 3.2.2 - Switch 2 Hype Time!

[Wario Bros.]

I don't care that PMEX Remix already has a large amount of Sonic characters, I want Amy Rose to be added too.

 

[Xyro77]

There are people claiming Thursday's Xbox Developer_Direct is bigger than what is being teased.

Along with the 4th mystery title, described as a new installment in a "legendary" Japanese franchise boasting "decades of history," there could also be an additional surprise too.

We'll see.

All I care about are the XB games going to PS5. XB is a sunk ship that needs to fully go 3rd party.

 

[Pink Yoshi]

Stuff went down in the Pokemon fangame community.

Turns out the devs of Pokemon Infinite Fusion didn't just use generative AI to fill out thousands of Pokedex entries (though they later went back on this to my knowledge), but they've also essentially committed THOUSANDS of cases of art theft - several artists who left the project asked to have their sprites removed from the game, but the devs refused and are tightening their grip on the sprites that DO NOT BELONG TO THEM.

There's bound to be some information on the situation on social media, I'm watching a video on YouTube about it right now.

 

[Hex D. Jess]

Stuff went down in the Pokemon fangame community.

Turns out the devs of Pokemon Infinite Fusion didn't just use generative AI to fill out thousands of Pokedex entries (though they later went back on this to my knowledge), but they've also essentially committed THOUSANDS of cases of art theft - several artists who left the project asked to have their sprites removed from the game, but the devs refused and are tightening their grip on the sprites that DO NOT BELONG TO THEM.

There's bound to be some information on the situation on social media, I'm watching a video on YouTube about it right now.

Yikes, into the trash they go

 

[Wario Bros.]

Xenoverse: Per Aspera Ad Astra will always be the perfect Pokémon fan game to me.

A game all about fusions never sounded interesting to me in the first place and the controversy doesn't surprise me really.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

All I care about are the XB games going to PS5. XB is a sunk ship that needs to fully go 3rd party.

I don’t know. This generation the Series X felt like a better purchase than the PS5.

Also we can’t let Sony have a game console monopoly. And Nintendo certainly isn’t competing with them.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

I don’t know. This generation the Series X felt like a better purchase than the PS5.

Also we can’t let Sony have a game console monopoly. And Nintendo certainly isn’t competing with them.

I mean. Nintendo kicked their ass with the Switch, how is that not competing?

 

[osby]

I mean. Nintendo kicked their ass with the Switch, how is that not competing?

WarioWare: Move It! doesn't have ray tracing so they lost console wars I'm afraid.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

I mean. Nintendo kicked their ass with the Switch, how is that not competing?

Because they’re only kind of in the same market. Especially since the switch really didn’t get a lot of last gens multiplats (and when they did they were really watered down and bad ports with a few exceptions) and the switch 2 likely won’t either unless it’s significantly more powerful than all the leaks say it will be. Like, lots of people who own a switch probably also bought one of the other two big consoles because they just do different things.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Because they’re only kind of in the same market. Especially since the switch really didn’t get a lot of last gens multiplats (and when they did they were really watered down and bad ports with a few exceptions) and the switch 2 likely won’t either unless it’s significantly more powerful than all the leaks say it will be. Like, lots of people who own a switch probably also bought one of the other two big consoles because they just do different things.

The leaked specs are on par with a ps4, which still gets new releases today because nobody is buying a ps5. Plus, the Switch 2 generating THIS much attention with less than half a minute on just Mario Kart is a good sign

 

[osby]

Because they’re only kind of in the same market. Especially since the switch really didn’t get a lot of last gens multiplats (and when they did they were really watered down and bad ports with a few exceptions) and the switch 2 likely won’t either unless it’s significantly more powerful than all the leaks say it will be. Like, lots of people who own a switch probably also bought one of the other two big consoles because they just do different things.

I don't know, I think you might be overestimating how many people have the budget to own multiple consoles in the same generation. It is more likely that people who own Nintendo consoles simply prefer playing different games.

 

[Pink Yoshi]

Since I'm still thinking about Pokemon...I think I'm gonna do it. I think I'll share my fully-evolved Grass-type starter.

Spoiler: Oh the fans would HATE this

Yeah. That's fermented grape juice that's been soaked deep into its fur.

I know that if this were a starter this would end up in the Meowscarada category of controversial anthro animals, especially compared to the more animalistic design I had in mind for the fire starter (the water starter is kind of in the middle). But my god, a crazy intoxicated wolf is SUCH a funny idea, I can't help but love it.

That said, grapes are very poisonous to dogs in real life! Which makes the poison type all the more perfect, but DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. That's my one big reservation with this concept. As well as the slight resemblance to Midnight Lycanroc oops. But other than that...I love this fratboy wolf.

 

[SneakyLink]

Towaga: Among Shadows, is getting delisted from Steam soon due to publishing rights expiring.

The game is free so grab while you can.

Edit: And now, I must go back to the past.

 

[Z25]

Stuff went down in the Pokemon fangame community.

Turns out the devs of Pokemon Infinite Fusion didn't just use generative AI to fill out thousands of Pokedex entries (though they later went back on this to my knowledge), but they've also essentially committed THOUSANDS of cases of art theft - several artists who left the project asked to have their sprites removed from the game, but the devs refused and are tightening their grip on the sprites that DO NOT BELONG TO THEM.

There's bound to be some information on the situation on social media, I'm watching a video on YouTube about it right now.

The first part isn’t that bad when the game has 1000s of entries to write.

The second sucks a lot though. I never played IF, mainly because my computer could never download it without overheating like crazy.

But I know it’s been a huge part of the fan game community, so this sucks to see.

Xenoverse: Per Aspera Ad Astra will always be the perfect Pokémon fan game to me.

A game all about fusions never sounded interesting to me in the first place and the controversy doesn't surprise me really.

Having played Xenoverse, if you want two games that can capture that magic, I’d try infinity, but more likely, unbreakable ties might be something you really enjoy.

It’s one of those fan games that I think captures a lot to love about the franchise all in one game.

 

[Xyro77]

I don’t know. This generation the Series X felt like a better purchase than the PS5.

Also we can’t let Sony have a game console monopoly. And Nintendo certainly isn’t competing with them.

Sony won’t have a monopoly even if Nintendo isn’t in a graphics war with them. Haveing Nintendo console and PC out there prevents monopoly.

Having XB go 3rd party will literally benefit MS/Sony/Nintendo BECAUSE XB hasn’t been the best choice for 4 generations in a row.

The leaked specs are on par with a ps4, which still gets new releases today because nobody is buying a ps5. Plus, the Switch 2 generating THIS much attention with less than half a minute on just Mario Kart is a good sign

PS5 outsells XB nearly 3:1.

 

[Wario Bros.]

Having played Xenoverse, if you want two games that can capture that magic, I’d try infinity, but more likely, unbreakable ties might be something you really enjoy.

It’s one of those fan games that I think captures a lot to love about the franchise all in one game.

Hmm.. Infinity looks like something worth trying!

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Man, im bored.
Guess ill.sleep for the rest of the day

 

[Will]

The leaked specs are on par with a ps4, which still gets new releases today because nobody is buying a ps5.

Gwen that’s not even true these days. It was at first, but that kinda stopped last year. Like, you don’t think Marvel Rivals is on PS4 right?

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Sony won’t have a monopoly even if Nintendo isn’t in a graphics war with them. Haveing Nintendo console and PC out there prevents monopoly.

Having XB go 3rd party will literally benefit MS/Sony/Nintendo BECAUSE XB hasn’t been the best choice for 4 generations in a row.



PS5 outsells XB nearly 3:1.

Why not? It’s just as powerful as ps5 and most of Sony’s best exclusives are coming to pc anyway. Is it because the controller doesn’t have all of Sony’s fancy gimmicks that barely affect gameplay but drive up the price of the thing?

I hope you’re not teaching this kind of junk to your daughter.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Gwen that’s not even true these days. It was at first, but that kinda stopped last year. Like, you don’t think Marvel Rivals is on PS4 right?

Idk, i started playing Metaphor this year and when I put in the code for the preorder bonus stuff, it still asked me if I wanted the ps4 version or the ps5 version, that's a recent enough game to say that about, no?

 

[Noipoi]

I hope you’re not teaching this kind of junk to your daughter.

Well that got weirdly personal.

No need to get heated, Snake. It’s just vidya games

 

[SnakeFighter64]

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Well that got weirdly personal.

No need to get heated, Snake. It’s just vidya games

You’re right. I’m sorry Xyro77. I went too far

 

[Z25]

I saw those rumors about be last big 1st party coming to switch, that’s also kind of niche.

I’m going to bet it’s Starfox.

We heard rumors the other day that supposedly an assault like game was in development, the series is still beloved and very few years Nintendo try something with it.

So that could be the holiday title for this year and we see it announced in a direct next month.

 

[Shroob]

I saw those rumors about be last big 1st party coming to switch, that’s also kind of niche.

I’m going to bet it’s Starfox.

We heard rumors the other day that supposedly an assault like game was in development, the series is still beloved and very few years Nintendo try something with it.

So that could be the holiday title for this year and we see it announced in a direct next month.

Finally


The 5th? 6th? Remake of the Lylat Wars.

 

[Wario Bros.]

I saw those rumors about be last big 1st party coming to switch, that’s also kind of niche.

I’m going to bet it’s Starfox.

We heard rumors the other day that supposedly an assault like game was in development, the series is still beloved and very few years Nintendo try something with it.

So that could be the holiday title for this year and we see it announced in a direct next month.

I feel it could be Star Fox also.

That, or F-Zero or Rhythm Heaven

 

[Will]

Idk, i started playing Metaphor this year and when I put in the code for the preorder bonus stuff, it still asked me if I wanted the ps4 version or the ps5 version, that's a recent enough game to say that about, no?

Fair enough? Maybe it’s just an Atlus gimmick, P5 was a 2016 game that also first released on PS3.

 

[Xyro77]

Why not? It’s just as powerful as ps5 and most of Sony’s best exclusives are coming to pc anyway. Is it because the controller doesn’t have all of Sony’s fancy gimmicks that barely affect gameplay but drive up the price of the thing?

I hope you’re not teaching this kind of junk to your daughter.

Yeah the XBSX (not the XBSS) is as powerful as PS5 but despite that, XB sales are lagging behind PS5 nearly 3:1. Despite gamepass (which is actually a really cool idea) XB sales are lagging behind PS5 nearly 3:1.

People simply have given up on XB after 4 generations of not being what they want.

The day XB goes 3rd party and puts Gamepass on everything, I think MS will slowly become software king and subscription king.

You’re right. I’m sorry Xyro77. I went too far

It’s totally ok. I don’t let online trash talk bother me. Especially since I’ve been guilty of doing since dial-up/AOL days including to this very day. How can I cry about others when I do the very same? It’s all good. No hard feelings.

 

[Wario Bros.]

I'll watch tomorrow's Xbox Developer Direct but I don't know if I'll see anything that'll speak to me.

 

[TMNTSSB4]

Idk, i started playing Metaphor this year and when I put in the code for the preorder bonus stuff, it still asked me if I wanted the ps4 version or the ps5 version, that's a recent enough game to say that about, no?

Fair enough? Maybe it’s just an Atlus gimmick, P5 was a 2016 game that also first released on PS3.

That’s common for a good chunk of the PS5 games to come with a PS4 version

 

[Noipoi]

I'll watch tomorrow's Xbox Developer Direct but I don't know if I'll see anything that'll speak to me.

Banjo Fourie

This time for sure

 

[Z25]

I feel it could be Star Fox also.

That, or F-Zero or Rhythm Heaven

I like both of these options too. A new F Zero seems pretty unlikely and Rhythm heaven has a fan base but still feels under the radar for most Nintendo fans.

It’s crazy we went the whole switch without one. I hope Switch 2 gets a new entry using the updates to the joycons for new mini games.

 

[Xyro77]

I'll watch tomorrow's Xbox Developer Direct but I don't know if I'll see anything that'll speak to me.

Same. It will be good.

I try not to participate in making fantasy wishes for gaming events but I’d like to see XB announce the return of the Windows phone but announce it with a free full year of Ultimate Gamepass + 1 AAA game developed specifically for Windows phone. Since “everything is an XB” this could be a great way to push it.

 

[Will]

That’s common for a good chunk of the PS5 games to come with a PS4 version

It’s starting to die down is what I was getting at. It’s not as common these days, and the series that do have a history of previous releases being on their last gen console as well. When it comes to fresh IPs like Black Myth or Rivals, it’s a current gen exclusive.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

I'll watch tomorrow's Xbox Developer Direct but I don't know if I'll see anything that'll speak to me.

Idk if I’ll watch it or not. Microsoft has the opportunity to create some of my highest highs but they almost never do. Same with PlayStation. But while I’ve almost entirely given up hope with Sony, I still have a little more hope for Xbox.

But eh. I’m no longer legally a woman so maybe I have bigger problems.

 

[Pink Yoshi]

Found this not long ago.

Sweet, I get to fly around with Kiawe on a Charizard

WHY ISN'T MAY ON MAY?

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Ben 10 and Generator Rex are, IMO, Cartoon Networks Superman and Batman or Iron Man and Captain America. Not sure which is which though.

 

[TheMightyP]

Found this not long ago.
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Sweet, I get to fly around with Kiawe on a Charizard

WHY ISN'T MAY ON MAY?

Ash so I'm set for life

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Ash so I'm set for life

Awman..i got Goh

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Found this not long ago.
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Sweet, I get to fly around with Kiawe on a Charizard

WHY ISN'T MAY ON MAY?

I don’t know her name but I think she’s from Gen4? The February girlie.

 

[PLATINUM7]

I don’t know her name but I think she’s from Gen4? The February girlie.

That's Serena from Gen 6.