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Is The Switch's Online Service Destined To Fail?

During their Switch announcement, Nintendo proved once again that they have no idea what makes a solid online gaming platform.

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derkasan2672d ago

I think the hoops you have to jump through just to get chat working are ridiculous. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate had voice chat - why can't they do something similar here?

dead_pixels2672d ago

Absolutely agree. The smartphone app seems like nothing more than a case of the always overbearing Nintendo trying to restrict players from getting too cozy with strangers.

Concertoine2672d ago

I think its more like they were too lazy to build an actual network. I can already call people on a phone - are they taking away my ability to invite them until i buy an app?

bouzebbal2672d ago

Well simply because I'd you dock the tablet you have no chance

rjason122672d ago

Who knows? It would be cool if they let you pay for months/year with mynintendo platinum coins. Give us some use for them lol.

jaymacx2672d ago

Would be cool but that ain't happening lol. However I am reserving judgment on this until i get to try it myself.. many ppl in here comment without experience to back up their rants.

thekhurg2672d ago

Wait. They're making you pay for online but then requiring you to use your own smart device for chat? LOL

Goldby2672d ago

Thats the solution DeNA brought to the table

Nodoze2670d ago

I would also assume that they are going to try to use the network/bandwidth from said smart device to play online as well. There is no other way to truly play on the go. So you will be triple dinged. 1. The Service from Nintendo 2. Your Mobile Device contract 3. Your mobile device bandwidth charges (which can vary based on carrier).

OtakuDJK1NG-Rory2672d ago (Edited 2672d ago )

oh so you know the Full Detail about the online and what it capable of?

dead_pixels2672d ago (Edited 2672d ago )

No, and we're not claiming to. But unless Nintendo is saving some real bombshells for the next couple of weeks we can only go off whats been revealed, and the words from Kimishima's own mouth, along with their track record when it comes to these things, don't inspire much confidence.

OtakuDJK1NG-Rory2672d ago (Edited 2672d ago )

And you're ignoring the fact that DeNA is handling the Online not Nintendo.

Which is why it paid online and centered around your smartphone.

dead_pixels2672d ago

I'm fully aware of that, but it doesn't do anything to make the service appear less roundabout and disjointed, now does it?

jaymacx2672d ago

It may appear that way (disjointed) by our perception but until we actually experience it our rants are nothing but steam.

dead_pixels2672d ago

@Jaymacx - I agree, and trust me, I hope my fears are proven wrong as I've already pre-ordered two Switch consoles, but with essentially just weeks until the console launches, Nintendo really needs to do something to clear the air and give consumers a better idea of what they're getting into.

Like I said, all we have is their word to go off right now, and what's being offered doesn't sound like a solution that's any better than essentially calling your friends or linking up on skype to organize an online match. And that's a problem.

OrangePowerz2672d ago

Otaku, I'm pretty sure it's still Nintendo who is in charge and they will tell DeNA what they want how they want it.

That it's paid and that you need to use a smartphone app is still probably a decision from Nintendo. I don't see why it wouldn't be since Voice Chat is a very straight forward concept that's around since ages. The Dreamcast supported voice chat in games directly on the console on crappy Internet. It's a lot more likely it has something to do with Nintendos idea of "strangers interacting with strangers" than with DeNA telling Nintendo that they can't do voice chat on the same device.

It's also not DeNA who tells Nintendo they have to charge players and give them only a NES or SNES game. It's up to Nintendo if they want to suck up costs or redirect them to their players and what they get in exchange.

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PhoenixUp2672d ago

Dude stop being in denial. Nintendo hasn't shown anything that proves their online service will be a competent network

Derceto2672d ago

No, it's not. It's already failed, and it's not even out yet. There's no magic that Nintendo could cast to propel their network forward 10 years from the comical shell it was prior to Switch.

Miss_Weeboo2672d ago

You could do it in 3 months... if you invest the money

Omnislashver362672d ago (Edited 2672d ago )

Would it even matter if they could somehow update the infrastructure? They don't have enough online games for it to matter anyway.

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Former Deviation Games Devs Have Formed A New Studio At PlayStation To Work On A New IP

Former Deviation Games developers have formed a new studio at Sony Interactive Entertainment in order to work on a brand new PlayStation IP.

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Tacoboto9h ago

Well that's an awesome and very surprising turnaround. Cheers to the new studio and what they'll build!

RaidenBlack6h ago

Likely to continue their FPS project

isarai4h ago

That's..... confusing, so shut down but just reformed and same employer 🤔 sounds like pretty much what happened to Japan Studio basically just being rebranded as Asobi

ocelot074h ago

It is odd one I don't know how business deals work or the law of that kind of stuff. But is it possible Sony reached out and said hey we want you apart of Sony but don't want to purchase you for what ever reason. How about use disband and we will open a studio and hire you guys type of thing. Is that even possible?

isarai3h ago

Maybe it's to void/bypass some contract? I have no clue

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More Job Losses At Xbox, “There’s More To Come”: Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott in a recent episode commented on the on-going Microsoft fiasco hinting at more job losses and that "there's more to come".

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Sonic18815h ago(Edited 5h ago)

There won't be no more acquiring game publishers from Microsoft in the future . Xbox has to pay Microsoft back. It might take two decades to do that.

sagapo2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

I don’t understand what you’re saying. Xbox IS microsoft so there’s no “paying back “.
And MS gross profit in 2023 was over 140 billion dollars so forget your 2 decades.

Unless you mean the money MS invested in Xbox (acquisitions included) and the time it will take for xbox as a brand to gain that money back on it’s own, then yeah, that could take a while.

SonyStyled2h ago

“There won't be no more acquiring game publishers from Microsoft in the future”

No bro, there do be is for Microsoft not acquiring for what is now if not what it be is 😂

jwillj2k45h ago

There really needs to be a class action lawsuit here. You buy these companies just to put people out of jobs. And it’s not like something happened to derail their plans this WAS the plan. Microsoft has no business in this space at all.

franwex4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

Microsoft has been doing this for years. They simply want the IPs. Look at Nokia. Look at Skype. This time it simply expanded to games. Gaming is not as important to Microsoft’s executives as it was to the founders too. Bill Gates was willing to sell the og Xbox at a loss. Steve Balmer approved the red ring of death fiasco. This CEO isn’t really a gamer.

-Foxtrot4h ago

Maybe it's time though to put a stop to it and use a big giant like Microsoft as a huge example to the rest of these big companies.

There has to be a line drawn somewhere.

People like the FTC and the like went against Microsoft yet their Actvision deal was still allowed to go through yet look what's happened...it's not even Acitivisions studios aswell, it's Bethesdas.

RNTody4h ago

Ninja Theory, Perfect Dark, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Wolfenstein 3, Dishonored, Prey, Doom, Quake... something tells me that bad things are going to happen to these entities under Microsoft.

anast4h ago

Good thing the bosses of all those small studios made their money.

glenn19793h ago

they cant do it right now they will get burned

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INTERVIEW: Gray Zone Warfare's Success and Next Steps

Insider Gaming sat down with MADFINGER games to talk about Gray Zone Warfare's about the state of the game, its early success, and its future.

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