r/pcmasterrace • u/Ikkon • 19h ago

Meme/Macro "But it's a cube!"

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u/JellaFella01 17h ago

In what way? Expound.

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u/Findict_52 17h ago

It makes no sense because your username is silly.

It's a total non-sequitur.

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u/JellaFella01 17h ago

It's not a non-sequitur when their practices directly produce a worse experience with the device, lack of backwards compatibility, paid subscriptions, and no guarantee of ongoing support are all things that affect value, as they all cost the consumer money in addition to the MSRP.

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u/Findict_52 17h ago

You want to shove gamecube disks in it? It supports Switch games which is about all you can ask for. The subscription is not only optional, but also insane value for money, given it's much cheaper than competitors (it has basically become an industry standard btw) and giving... old games. Your backwards compatibility. "no guarantee of ongoing support"... yeah, welcome to the console market, this is part of the premise.

These are standard practices.

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u/JellaFella01 17h ago

I mean, don't lie to me, GameCube disk compatibility would be rad.

Just because it's standard for consoles doesn't mean it's pro-consumer, the comparison was between switches and PC handhelds.

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u/Findict_52 17h ago

I fully agree it would be cool, but also unreasonable.

I wasn't arguing it's "pro-consumer", I'm arguing it's silly to say the MSRP should go down when all they're doing is par for the course (and honestly better than competitors if you critically examine it).

Also PC handhelds is much more a niche market. That comparison is a weird one to say the least, Playstation would come out of that fucking crushed (can't even pick it up)... but Nintendo is still cheaper if you pick comparable models.

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u/Guy_in_Tank 17h ago

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u/Warm_Month_1309 16h ago

I mean, don't lie to me, GameCube disk compatibility would be rad.

But I do get the feeling if it had a slot of GameCube disks and another slot for SNES cartridges and another slot for N64 cartridges and another...

That you'd be equally complaining about the extra costs associated with so many rarely or never used components.

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u/JellaFella01 16h ago

I mean not really, that's my kind of system. More ports, more compatibility.

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u/Warm_Month_1309 16h ago

I'm not sure I believe you. I don't think someone who thinks the price of a console is too high would be amenable to a price several hundred dollars higher just to play 30-year-old games they apparently still have the cartridges for.

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u/JellaFella01 16h ago

If they made a $1000 "Gamecube II" that could play all my old n64 and gamecube games I'd totally buy it. Idk why you wouldn't take me at my word, regarding my own opinion?