During Wednesday’s Switch 2 Direct, Nintendo revealed that some sports could be extended for the original switch Switch 2 editions Buy an upgrade pack. It is not surprising, coming from a company that longs for new consoles to restore old sports and sell them to other (or third, or fourth) times. But he found some observers Nintendo that he was leaving and demanding his fans-and this is a strategy that comes with danger.
When you start a console that is fully backward with your predecessor games, the console makers have some difficult choices. One of the most difficult people includes how to handle pricing and upgrades when there are versions of the same game for both platforms, especially if they are increasing the price of sports on the new system (as is Nintendo).
When he launched his recent consoles, both Sony and Microsoft faced this cone, and they made very different choices. Microsoft’s policy is both fervor and easy: any Xbox One Game is automatically upgraded to the Xbox Series X -edition automatically and without any additional costs. If you own a new console, you can easily rest that you are playing the best version of the game without thinking about it, and without shelling for it.
Sony’s policy is slightly less generous, and more confused. 5 versions of some upgrades in PlayStation 4 to PlayStation 5 are free. For,,,,,,,,,, for,, for,,,, for,,,, for,,, for,,,, for,,,, for,,,, for,,, for,,, for,,, for,,, for,,,, for,,, for,,, for,,,, for,,, for,,,, for,,, for,,, for,,,, for,,, for,,, for,,,, for,,, for,,,, for,,, for,,,, for,,, for,,,, for,,, for,,,, for,,,, for,,,, for,,,, for,,,, for,,,, for,,,, for,,, for,,, for,,, for,,, for,,,,, for,,,, for,,,, for,,,, for,, for,.Something enoughBe fair.) Not many. It costs $ 10 in upgrading a copy of it The spider of miracle Or Grand Stolen Auto 5 In the PS5 version, for example. Sometimes this upgrade route was only available for a limited time. Sometimes it is not available at all, and your only option, if you already own the game on PS4, have to buy it again on PS5.
The thing to understand is that this dirty, expensive system has not improved with players at the playstation. While Horizon West Without an upgraded way, the fans were so upset that Sony was forced to retreat, offered free upgrades, and always pledged to upgrade in the future (despite the price). This is a minefield in which Nintendo is taking steps.
However, there are some warnings. First, Nintendo did not announce his upgrade pack prices, and how the players feel about upgrades will depend to a large extent where the pricing is. Pls, will be upgraded to switch 2 editions? Symptoms of Zelda: Breath of wildWhich improves performance and comes with some fellow app features, its price is like a switch 2 upgrade Kerby and Farmed LandWhich adds a whole new extension to the game? Maybe, maybe not. To make things more complicated, the switch upgrades 2 editions The breath of the wild And The tears of the kingdom The Nintendo Switch will be included in the membership of the Online + Extension Pack, but others will not do so.
It’s not all. Nintendo is also offering a Free Switch 2 second rank of patch Such as for sports Super Mario Odisi And Pokémon red And Violet. These complete switches do not count as 2 editions, but they will “improve the game’s eligibility” and “can improve performance or increase support for features such as game share,” in terms of sports.
As PS5, this is a quite confused picture-especially since we do not yet know pricing, or how to handle the third party’s publisher switch 2 editions. (At the PlayStation, many – if not high – chose to offer a free upgrade.) But there is an important factor that distinguishes Nintendo’s strategy from Sony.
The only increase through many PS5 upgrades was in terms of visual and performance: high resolutions and frame rates, ray lighting, or new performance and quality methods. The players felt that they were being asked to spend $ 10 in each game to unlock the power of the already purchased console.
It seems that Nintendo has a policy that visual upgrade switch is not enough for 2 editions. Zelda Games (not very compelled) Zelda notes come with fellow features. Super Mario Party Have a new play mode, and uses widely used the features of switch 2 such as camera and mouse control. Kerby and Farmed Land There is a whole new story. Matrod Prime 4: Beyond this The mouse is control. It is clear that Nintendo always wants to add the unique properties of switch 2, through the extra content (beyond its growing processing power), or through the switch 2 editions through both. Some of them releases- Curb And Mario Party Specifically – it seems that the Wii U will be equal to the Switch Switch’s Delux Edition Mario Cart 8 And New Super Mario Bruce U. (There is an exception in this principle: Switch 2 Edition Pokémon Legends: Za At least for now, there is no feature of any upgrade beyond visual.)
This should cost upgrade, though it can be easy in the stomach. (Upgrade cost will definitely ensure this extra development time to get into Nintendo’s stomach.) This is a beautiful suggestion compared to Sony, if hardly less confused. But the Xbox owners – and the PC gamers, for the matter, who never need to worry about things – will be justified to feel quite smuggled through comparisons.
