potato_hamster said:
LudicrousSpeed said:
Came out earlier than that IIRC, but it's release date is irrelevant. I was clearly talking about a gaming network. Nintendo is newer than that than MicroSony, fact. I'd take issue with the apparent reality that the app has issues, not with the service requiring an app and cell phone.
Another key difference is price. It's pretty hypocritical when all last gen the excuse for PSN vs XBL was PSN was free and XBL was $60. Yet now apparently Nintendo is supposed to match the others in features at 1/3 the price.
If they sort out the issues with the app then I really don't care about needing a phone an app. I already use the apps for PSN/XBL for sending messages and viewing community stuff. So the headphone jack goes into the phones aux port instead of the controllers. The horror!
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Nintendo chose to be "new" at this by ignoring what MS/Sony/PC developers have been doing for decades. That's on Nintendo, and it's no excuse. There's no reason why the Wii U and 3DS didn't have voice chat built into the OS. Nintendo just decided not to do it.
Price has nothing to do with it. It wouldn't be acceptable solution in 2006 if this was Sony's solution for voice chat on PS3 and it was completely free. Besides, you get more than just network play for that $60 PSN/XBL subscription, so let's not pretend that that's all getting pocketed by those companies to do nothing but maintain their network.
Have you considered that many Nintendo Switch users might not have phones? Fuck them, right? There's no reason not to offer mutliple solutions, many of which Nintendo has offered on their previous consoles, but chose not to on the Switch.
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You can think it's no excuse. I'm cutting them slack because I think it's a valid reason. It's also $20 compared to $60 for the others, so I'm ok with it not matching features. Again you're welcome to disagree :)
