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> but I'm still debating whether I play BoTW on Deck or Switch. Debating what ? Are you pulling the "IP owners don't make their products available on my platfo

> but I'm still debating whether I play BoTW on Deck or Switch. Debating what ? Are you pulling the "IP owners don't make their products available on my platform so I am forced to pirate it" netflix card when you own the device the game is supposed to be played on ?

rkangel 3y ago
If you read my comment, I said I'd pay for it either way. At that point while I might be technically pirating, I don't think I am ethically.
- johnchristopher 3y ago
  No, you wrote (emphasis mine): > Either way I'll probably buy it [..] If you don't for sure buy it then there is no debating playing it on deck unless what you are debating is playing the game or not.
  - setr 3y ago
    He’s not debating on whether to pay for the game, he’s debating on where he’ll get the best experience with it. It just happens to be that one of those options requires pirating game instead of paying for it.
    - johnchristopher 3y ago
      Yeah, probably.
- jghn 3y ago
  You're also not paying for their hardware. Like Apple, since they own both sides of the equation, the hardware is part of their pricing model. Unless you also own a switch, in which case disregard!
  - rkangel 3y ago
    I do in fact own a Switch (as I wrote above). I would have thought that the console doesn't have much effect on the financial model though. The margin on the console has to be fairly low, and they sell many games for each console sale. I've always assumed that the vast majority of their profit was from the game sales.
    - jghn 3y ago
      Sorry, missed that part :( TBH I don't know. Apple is obviously a hardware company that happens to make software. As you say, Nintendo does sell software as you say. But there's plenty of people out there who buy the devices for a couple of games. The people that always just want whatever the latest Mario Kart or Smash Bros is, or whatever. That's why I've figured they view themselves as a bit of a hybrid. If they viewed themselves as a software company I'd think they would be less fanatical about having their own hardware.
tehbeard 3y ago
Do you act with the same rampant indignation at people who rip their dvd/blu rays to a home NAS so they can watch them without having to faff about looking for the disc? Maybe read the whole comment first before reacting in future?
- johnchristopher 3y ago
  > Maybe read the whole comment first before reacting in future? You mean that part ? Where it says "probably" ? Yeah, I read it. It says "probably". > Either way I'll probably buy it on Switch because developers should be rewarded for making good games, but it's handy for me to have all of my games in one place. > Do you act with the same rampant indignation at people who rip their dvd/blu rays to a home NAS so they can watch them without having to faff about looking for the disc? Only those who claim they probably have the dvd/blu rays somewhere or are planning to "probably" buy them while claiming they'll watch the rip on their home NAS because it's much more convenient.

rkangel 3y ago

If you read my comment, I said I'd pay for it either way. At that point while I might be technically pirating, I don't think I am ethically.

johnchristopher 3y ago
No, you wrote (emphasis mine): > Either way I'll probably buy it [..] If you don't for sure buy it then there is no debating playing it on deck unless what you are debating is playing the game or not.
- setr 3y ago
  He’s not debating on whether to pay for the game, he’s debating on where he’ll get the best experience with it. It just happens to be that one of those options requires pirating game instead of paying for it.
  - johnchristopher 3y ago
    Yeah, probably.
jghn 3y ago
You're also not paying for their hardware. Like Apple, since they own both sides of the equation, the hardware is part of their pricing model. Unless you also own a switch, in which case disregard!
- rkangel 3y ago
  I do in fact own a Switch (as I wrote above). I would have thought that the console doesn't have much effect on the financial model though. The margin on the console has to be fairly low, and they sell many games for each console sale. I've always assumed that the vast majority of their profit was from the game sales.
  - jghn 3y ago
    Sorry, missed that part :( TBH I don't know. Apple is obviously a hardware company that happens to make software. As you say, Nintendo does sell software as you say. But there's plenty of people out there who buy the devices for a couple of games. The people that always just want whatever the latest Mario Kart or Smash Bros is, or whatever. That's why I've figured they view themselves as a bit of a hybrid. If they viewed themselves as a software company I'd think they would be less fanatical about having their own hardware.

tehbeard 3y ago

Do you act with the same rampant indignation at people who rip their dvd/blu rays to a home NAS so they can watch them without having to faff about looking for the disc? Maybe read the whole comment first before reacting in future?

johnchristopher 3y ago
> Maybe read the whole comment first before reacting in future? You mean that part ? Where it says "probably" ? Yeah, I read it. It says "probably". > Either way I'll probably buy it on Switch because developers should be rewarded for making good games, but it's handy for me to have all of my games in one place. > Do you act with the same rampant indignation at people who rip their dvd/blu rays to a home NAS so they can watch them without having to faff about looking for the disc? Only those who claim they probably have the dvd/blu rays somewhere or are planning to "probably" buy them while claiming they'll watch the rip on their home NAS because it's much more convenient.