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Some updates on some third-party games coming to Switch that are exciting but disappointing at the same time. We're going to talk briefly about something that I feel Sony did that's really interesting today, and no, it's not the announcement of the new, basically, Sony Direct next week, which actually is pretty cool, but something else that's actually kind of bothering me. We got more updates on other major games coming to Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo themselves actually announced a brand new game outside of a Direct. Kind of cool, so let's talk about all of that. So, the first thing we're talking about here is Crisis 2 and 3 Remastered. So, the Crisis Trilogy Remastered has had new trailers and announcements today. It's coming out October 15th. It's going to run $49.99, and it's coming to all platforms, PlayStation 4, Xbox, PC, you know, Series X, PlayStation 5, etc., right? All the plastic. It's also technically stated as coming to Switch, but the thing is we're not really getting the Crisis Remastered Trilogy on Switch as a single unit. We're actually getting Crisis 2 and Crisis 3 Remastered, because we already have the original Crisis Remastered, as individual releases, and only digitally for now. They do say there will be physical releases later. The thing is, Crisis 1 Remastered, Crisis 2 Remastered, and Crisis 3 Remastered are going to all be retailing digitally on October 15th for $29.99. If my math is correct, that's basically $90 to have all three games that only cost $49.99 for all three games on the other platforms. Now, we are actually used to paying some sort of Switch tax, usually related to the cost of, say, Switch cartridges, but these aren't even available physically on Switch cartridges. So, we're actually just paying the tax, we're getting the games roughly around the same time everybody else is, and we're paying extra for them anyways. Obviously, forgive me if I find that to be complete. Bullshit, I think this is something that shouldn't be happening as happy as I am to get these games. I think this is something that could affect people's purchasing decisions, because you're spending $40 more to play them on Switch and can only have them digitally. Now, you can understand why maybe they're not available physically, they probably can't fit all three games on a single cartridge, but then at least if you release a three-pack the trilogy and you put three cartridges in one thing or two cartridges, however you need to split it up, or just part of the game here and you download the rest, like we have to do with other third-party games, hello NBA2K. At least if you did that, you could be like, okay, if that costs $90, that makes sense. That's the Switch tax, multiple cartridges in a pack, that makes sense, but there's not really a reason digitally to not offer all three games in the same way we get them on other platforms. To be clear, the Crisis Remastered Trilogy is going to be available as a single pack, not only physically, but also digitally on all these other platforms. There's no reason that digitally we cannot buy this pack together. It makes zero sense. I don't understand it. I'm not saying the game shouldn't be available for individual purchase. We've had Crisis Remastered for a while. Obviously people might not want to buy a trilogy, but even then, if you buy the trilogy for $49.99 and you get two and three, which aren't on Switch yet, hello, you're actually still getting it cheaper even if you have an extra copy of the first game. In fact, you can argue this should offer you a discount if you already own Crisis Remastered. This is just utterly confusing to me, and this is the thing that leads to third-party games sometimes not selling as well on Switch as they should, because these companies aren't treating Switch the same as they treat other platforms, which is really asinine considering that Switch is actually the current lead platform in the market. It's number one of all currently sold platforms that are the lead platform for their companies. Switch is number one, and it's not even close right now. There's huge potential for sales here, but it gets kind of squandered when it's just cheaper to play the game literally anywhere else, and it's not even because of things like Game Pass. It's just straight up we're charging you extra for the same digital files. In fact, lower quality digital files, because obviously the games are going to be not quite as good on Switch as they are on the other platforms. It's asinine to me, but this is the reality we live in. I'm thrilled we're getting the games in general, but I feel like we as Switch owners deserve to not be treated as second-class citizens in the gaming sphere. And by the way, I play on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and a sick gaming PC right now. I play on everything, so I'm just going to play it somewhere else, or maybe I just won't play it at all because I'm disgusted that this is how we're being treated as Switch owners. I feel like we deserve equal treatment, especially digitally. I can understand arguments for physical differences. Digitally, we shouldn't have to pay $40 more. Sorry. Next up, we also have another sort of negative story, but it's weird, because it's not about Nintendo. It's about Sony. So yes, Sony does have a new state of play next week on the ninth. It's going to be 40 minutes long. It's going to be probably a lot of really cool stuff. We'll finally see whatever Sony is going to push for their big holiday game this year, because their big holiday game was supposed to be the new Horizon game and that's been pushed into next year. We'll probably see more of that game as well. Whatever. It's like their style of Nintendo Directs. That is really exciting. That's positive. On the negative, some weird stuff has come up today with Horizon Forbidden West. Horizon Forbidden West is obviously a PlayStation 4 game. It is getting a PlayStation 5 upgrade, and that upgrade is going to be free for some people, namely people who bought specific versions digitally. So this comes directly from the Q&A about the versions that were announced today, and it says that the digital deluxe, digital collectors, and digital regala version are the ones that will get the free upgrade to the PlayStation 5 version. If you own a physical copy, you're actually shit out of luck. They literally say you have dual entitlement, does not apply to the standard and special editions. The funny thing is the only physical versions of this game available are standard and collector's editions or special editions, which are not digital and not included. So while you can still play your PlayStation 4 physical copy on a PlayStation 5, you, because you chose to buy physically, do not get the upgrades that all the digital owners get, even though you probably paid the same amount of money if not more than what some of the digital owners played. Yeah, and what's interesting too is called dual entitlement. I know it's just another fancy way of saying smart delivery, but it's also a way of saying that we're Sony at least isn't even hiding. They're literally saying if you expect the PlayStation 5 version for owning a physical copy, that's dual entitlement. You are not entitled to both versions. Again, this is something we've actually seen a number of times with Xbox and PlayStation, where some games are charging you more to have the PlayStation 5 versions, but it's almost like you have to pay extra on top. You have to almost rebuy the game on PlayStation 5. It's weird. I don't understand what Sony is doing, and I want to see these practices go away. I almost liked it better when we just got Horizon Forbidden West Remastered Edition. I almost prefer those days over this kind of bullshit where some consumers again are being treated differently than others based on whether you bought digitally or physically. I mean, I get the logic. They make more money off those digital owners than the physical on a per unit basis, but I don't know. I'm tired of these negative stories. So let's get into some positive ones. Next up, we are talking about THQ Nordic. They have their own showcase coming up later this month, which is again, their version of a Direct, although it's even cooler, because it's happening September 17th at 2 p.m. central time. And yes, we might be live streaming it. We'll have to wait and see. It's being hosted by Jeff Keely. I find that to be really exciting. Jeff Keely, obviously, hosts the Game Awards. He hosts Summer Game Fest. He hosted Opening Night Live. So why would they get Jeff Keely? Like, what's the big deal? You're not going to bring Jeff Keely unless you've got some major stuff to show off. Well, they have six brand new games to show off that take us through time and space as they claim. Some of these are going to be revivals of IP that people have been asking for for 10, 20-plus years. Some are going to be continuing currently popular IP, getting some nice sequels. And yeah, THQ Nordic's partner, Handy Games, is actually going to have some stuff to show off in a pre-show, because you know, Jeff Keely likes to do the pre-show goodness. So it's obviously going to be some major games. And the reason we're even talking about it here is because THQ Nordic is actually like not even under the radar, been one of the primary third-party supporting, you know, partners for Nintendo Switch. So it's likely a vast majority of the six games that are about to announce will be on Switch. And not just be on Switch, be there day one. This company has been all over Switch and seen a lot of success with a bunch of releases. So yeah, this is really exciting for us. Again, third-party support, remember when people were saying, oh, with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X out there, there's a third-party support, going to go, well, we're getting crisis two and three remastered. And by the way, THQ Nordic's about the drop of a bunch of games that are highly likely coming to Switch. I think Switch seems to be in a pretty good place, at least for now. That's what happens, by the way, when you're the market leader, is you're still going to get the games. But now I'm starting to think about the treatment by Crytek. Oh, all right, let's move on. Next up, Nintendo has announced a new game. And it actually makes sense for them to announce this game the way they did, to announce it outside of what we presume will be a Nintendo Direct this month. Because this wouldn't be the kind of game that's going to drive excitement out of Direct, but it's still really cool. Today, they announced Big Brain Academy Brainverse Brain. Big Brain Academy is actually an IP that dates back to the DS and Wii days. We did not get anything on through DS or Wii U. So it's been a while since we've seen this IP. It's going to cost $29.99. And interestingly enough, it's actually coming out on December 3rd. If you remember, that's the same date as Advance Wars Reboot, or Advance Wars 1 Plus 2 Reboot Edition. So it's really interesting, they're kind of double releasing that day. It's almost as if they don't think either one of those games are going to be major sellers. So it doesn't matter that they're not going to overshadow each other. Also very different games targeting, I feel like, very different audiences, but also both from the old school classic days. Except one's a remake remaster thing. The other one is obviously a brand new game in an IP that we didn't know if it was going to still come around. And I think it's just nice to have, again, more variety of games on Switch, whether it's hardcore style games from THQ Nordic, or whether it's stuff like this from Nintendo, where they're just saying, hey look, we got those casual games out there that we, you know, by the way, seems to be in casual is necessarily a negative connotation I want to clarify here. Being casual, like, targeting a broader audience, I guess, which is the way we should put it, is not a negative for something like this. I like the little brain teases that we got in the last couple of these games. I'm sure it's going to be even more fantastic this time around. I mean, heck, are we ones that complain? We have a new Wario Ware coming. That's literally all about brain teases and crazy shenanigans. So I'm really excited about this. It's just another cap in Switch's feather for adding variety to the platform. And variety, as they say, is the spice of life. Anyway, folks, thank you so much for tuning in. 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