Nintendo confirms you will have to pay to use the Switch 2's C button : hackernews

[–] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not the onion?? Holy heck

[–] Comtief@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

the original Switch already had online subscription..

[–] Donebrach@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

This was literally mentioned in the direct last week—the chat function is part of the Nintendo online sub. you also need to pay to be able to play online in the first place. Not defending Nintendo or anything but this stupid clickbait is stupid clickbait.

[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Man I can't wait to theoretically buy this console, be playing a game, and accidentally click that button when in the middle of something. I'm sure it minimizing what I'm doing and auto redirecting to the store page won't get annoying at allllll.

[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Then just remap it to something else...

[–] Todd_cross@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Is that an option?

[–] Buffalobuffalo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago

You'll need to pay to remap obviously

[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, it is. It's a setting in the accessibility settings.

[+] Coreidan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

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[–] Comtief@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

How are you going to use the C button without paying?

[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

By remapping it to a different function, as stated in the accessibility settings.

[–] Comtief@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

True, true.

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Nice nice I love extra features locked behind a paywall on shit that I buy

[+] Thrife@feddit.org -8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This isn't as ragebatey as polygon tries it to be. Nintendo, like every other console publisher, is requiring for years a subscription for online features. This is just another feature in the online plan.

[–] ddash@lemmy.dbzer0.com 39 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Yes, but... did this really need to be a totally separate button? Couldn't this be something added to a settings menu or an overlay that you can access with another button that does not just have a single paid function?

I don't mind there is a subscription to online features necessarily, but a dedicated button for something you won't want to pay for and use is just silly. Like all those Netflix buttons on TV remotes.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

It's just waiting to be accidentally hit at an important moment, which will essentially pop up an ad.

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

There's a lot of arguments to be made against Nintendo, but worrying about the cost of a physical button on a several hundred dollar piece of hardware isn't it.

It probably costs under $1 worth of material to make the button. Just like on the remotes.

I'm not buying one, but not because of a button.

[–] moakley@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Was there this much of a fuss around PlayStation's "Share" button?

[–] Gawdl3y@pawb.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

The share button doesn't require a subscription. It captures footage and stores it locally for you to freely do whatever you want with.

[+] bigFab@lemmy.world -6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Smart TVs have to pay homage to the sponsors. Without Amazon Prime, Netflix and Google investments we wouldn't be able to afford smart TV.

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Fine, fuck all that garbage, sell me a dumb tv, and if I want the junk, ill buy a Shield, or a roku or whatever

Fuck "smart" TVs

Fwiw, I ain't mad at you, please don't take it that way. I just curse a lot

[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh no.... we'd pay an extra $100 for tvs and not have spyware.

[–] bigFab@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, it's not about a hundred or another. It's more like it would cost double. Not sure ppl understood my point here. I don't have a smart TV myself precisely because of these mandatory sponsors and how they collect user data.

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