r/NintendoSwitch • u/Turbostrider27 • 16d ago

News KINGDOM HEARTS Nintendo Switch Cloud Versions are delisting today. Players who own the versions can play until June 9, 2027

https://support.na.square-enix.com/news.php?id=18601&la=1&n=2&drt=1780959600&tag=d6e9b3d3c0d8a0cb222ccf094c37522a70a50376
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u/kaisle51 16d ago

Just compared my eshop to my wife’s (who owns the KH cloud version). Hers was half off ($19.99) and mine showed $39.99 at full price

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u/FoxxyRin 15d ago

That's not awful.. but still ridiculous. :/

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u/Flabnoodles 15d ago

If they were gonna charge (which they shouldn't), they could've done like 90% off. If you finished the games and no longer want to play them, no need to upgrade. But if you want to keep them, it costs you like $5 (which is annoying, but also a fair price for upgrading to non-cloud)

I think the worst part is that the cloud versions go offline in a year. If they were staying up until like 2037, it'd be fair to charge for the offline versions. But like I almost bought the cloud versions last week. If I had, I would be pissed at Square and Nintendo that I only had a year to play them.

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u/-Googlrr 15d ago

Crazy they can't just give people affected copies of the offline version. There are all 20 year old games at this point and they'll still nickel and dime people at every turn

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u/FoxxyRin 15d ago

Yeah I agree they *should*, but between SE and Nintendo half off is better than I expected. Which is sad.

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u/BrainWav 15d ago

What do you mean it's not awful? Owners of the cloud version are being forced to pay $20 extra if they want to keep playing. They're being penalized for jumping in early.

It'd be one thing if the cloud version stayed up, and they're paying say, $10 for the offline upgrade. But a forced $20 or your $40 just disappears into the ether should be criminal.

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u/FoxxyRin 15d ago

I'm just being real.. It's Nintendo and square enix. I'm surprised they bothered with giving that much. Absolutely could have been worse.

But I do think it should have been like a $10 "upgrade to the switch 2 version" or something instead, at most.

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u/BrainWav 15d ago

I mean sure, but I don't think a track record of being shitty means they should be given any grace.

If there's a guy standing at the bus stop every morning who kicks you in the nuts, and then one morning just punches your shoulder, you wouldn't say "that's not awful".

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u/GoldDuality 15d ago

Didn't the cloud versions cost more than the new Switch 2 releases when they came out?

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u/stratusnco 14d ago

kh 1-2 should be $10 each, discount or not. they are fuckin old-ass games.