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Hesitating getting a Switch 2 (1st game console in 15 years)... in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] laopi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Have you looked at a Steam deck

Thinking about it, I don't think the fact that the Switch 2 is a handheld console matters much to me. Especially to play multiplayer games, I assume docked to a TV is the way to go.

or any other alternative like a regular laptop? You can run way more games, including emulating Nintendo games.

So this is what I've been doing, but I always end up spending hours configuring the emulators, the shaders, everything... and then not playing that much! That's why I was talking about the "plug and play" nature of game consoles (even though it's less true now that you have to create an account and stuff like that).

As for PC games, I never have the proper hardware to play in good conditions. Again, the "plug and play" nature of game consoles is appealing. A game you buy for a given console is working fine out of the box.

Hesitating getting a Switch 2 (1st game console in 15 years)... in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] laopi@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I missed that you were looking for something to play with your 7 year old child. Switch might be better, but any handheld would be…

I meant mostly to play party games or multiplayer games with her, with the console docked to a TV. I know the Switch has been super popular as an handheld console, but I don't think I would be using it a lot in that configuration (especially with 2.5 hours battery life...)

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Hesitating getting a Switch 2 (1st game console in 15 years)... (lemmy.world)
 

I haven't had a proper game console since the PS3.

I would like to get one, mostly to play with my family (wife, 7yo kid). I had been waiting for the Switch 2 for a while now (I really resisted the urge to get a Switch OLED back when it was released...).

On the plus side:

  • it's really geared towards family/party gaming
  • it's Nintendo, so you get the whole usual games (Mario Kart, Zelda, etc.)
  • like most consoles, it's plug and play and can be enjoyed in the living room (I kind of gave up trying to set up a proper gaming experience with my Linux PCs, given that I don't have the hardware for it)

On the minus side:

  • the battery life is not great to say the least (2.5 hours takes me back of the Game Gear in early 90s!)
  • the screen seems to be pretty bad too (at least it's a step back from the OLED one of the Switch)
  • the joycons are still not using a Hall effect sensor, meaning they might still be prone to drifting
  • most of the games will not be sold as proper cartridges but as download codes
  • the whole thing (console, additional gamepads, games) is quite pricey
  • it's Nintendo, famous for their anti-everything (anti-homebrew, anti-emulation, anti-piracy)

Should I still go with it, or is there a better option? (I hope the better option is not to wait 4 more years for Nintendo to release a newer Switch 2 that would fix the shitty hardware).

Thanks in advance for your feedback!

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Impression livre photo : des recommendations ? (lemmy.world)
 

Bonjour !

Je voudrais imprimer un livre photo. J'ai fait appel aux services de Pixum et Photobox une fois ou deux, mais j'aimerais savoir si vous aviez des recommendations ou des préférences, notamment en matière de qualité d'impression.

Merci !

[Nostalgie] J'ai trouvé un site qui permet de regarder des vieux dessins animés introuvables aujourd'hui in c/forumlibre@jlai.lu
[–] laopi@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

J'ai un challenge pour vous : retrouver les 52 épisodes de la série jeunesse "Les enquêtes de Chlorophylle" diffusés sur France 3 au début des années 90.

Série avec des marionnettes créées par l'équipe des Guignols de l'info, ainsi que des vrais animaux. Pour vous donner une idée :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSLAR6GcUt4

Introuvable sur la Toile. J'ai retrouvé la trace du réalisateur qui, dans toute la beauté capitaliste qui caractérise ce monde magnifique, n'est évidemment pas le détenteur des droits et n'a donc pas la possibilité de diffuser les épisodes. J'ai essayé de contacter France Télévisions qui m'a envoyé un super message automatisé m'invitant poliment à aller me faire cuire le derche, et j'ai contacté la boîte de production canadienne qui détient les droits de la série au Canada (c'était une coproduction franco-canadienne), et on m'a répondu que "houlala c'est une série sortie il y a longtemps !", et... Plus de nouvelles ensuite.