He is also comparing a superior free service to an inferior paid service. And I don't think I will ever be ok with pain online. Now I do it, I pay for online on the PS4 and Switch, but it always leaves a bad taste in my mouth. But I should get out of the way because people want to focus more on the failing of the Nintendo online service in this thread.
That's all perspective though. I much rather have cloud back ups and the nes games than those other things.
Ah, ok. Yeah, I can't really fault folks for directly correlating the two when stuff like this increasingly gets locked behing the paywall. There certainly is a causal consequence from in-game online functions to NSO as a whole as it all ties together obviously. Still, I'd stand by my original sentiment that that's more on the game's online functionality design rather than NSO in itself. Developers could design these functionalities in another way and NSO's quality still wouldn't change a bit. That's why I see these two aspects as separate from one another when it comes to criticizing them. (Though, as initially stressed, I see why there's a correlation.) Criticizing in-game online stuff doesn't automatically equal criticizing NSO, but I can see why you'd criticize the latter more harshly if you're going to have to put up with it because it's needed due to the former mandating it.
I think it's fair to criticize the service and the games are part of the problem in my opinion. They have very little to do with what you'd expect from an online subscription and don't make up for features you would expect to get which are either missing or not fully implemented.
Which is pretty depressing, considering how much better PSN got when it switched to paid online. Of course, you have to pay more, but the improvements were noticeable.
Don't forget Switch's online network and backend was done with DeNA as part of their mobile partnership. I still wonder if the dumb mobile app can be attributed to that?
Well it's Nintendo so they'll scrap the current ecosystem and reinvent something worse. I don't know how but they'll find a way.
Cloud based saves for a selection of their first party titles... and arbitrary restrictions on their most popular titles for no real reason.
That no first party game even uses :(
Lol what? The games are a core part of the service, not a "bonus". So if that draws people to the service, it's ok too.
Different people have different priorities. I used to spend tons on Virtual Console so this is a big savings personally. I also don't play online much (and never touch the phone app) but I do get good use out of cloud saves. Plus it's only $20 for that shit paywall, just be glad it's not $60 like every other console.
It's not a matter of priorities, I'm paying for games that I don't care for, the online experience in games like a splatoon 2 and smash is years behind and they expect me to pay for that, so no there is nothing to be glad for.
Yeah. Nintendo is pretty bad at updating older games with newer functionality. I think we will start seeing it used on games released this year.
Retrogames are a priority for me. Sorry they're not for you but yes, that is a matter of priorities. It's THE selling point for the service for me.
It is a matter of priority for me. I enjoy the selection of NES and SNES games, while I don't care for online multiplayer at all.
