Fans have taken to the likes of X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok to question NetherRealm’s decision to market Mortal Kombat 1 as a $70 Switch release. It has been called “robbery” and “disrespectful” to users.

  • @Mudface
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    381 year ago

    If you’re buying this (or anything other than Nintendo exclusive games) for your switch, it’s because you don’t have any other options and likely only own a switch

    If you had a PC or a PS5, you’d buy it on that.

    So switch only owners would pay whatever for it, but the rest of us wouldnt

    • @[email protected]
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      121 year ago

      I mean, not necessarily - they might be buying it on the switch because they want a “mobile” version and don’t own a steam deck.

      But yeah, ultimately if you own a switch, you should know what to expect by now from anything that isn’t a first party Nintendo title (and even then it can be a bit hit or miss from a performance standpoint)

      • @Potatos_are_not_friends
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        -21 year ago

        Sounds like they should accept their inferior switch version, or invest in better hardware.

        • @[email protected]
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          21 year ago

          Given that the switch version looks terrible even by Switch standard, I think they’re right to complain and refuse to buy it. And not everyone can just “invest in better hardware” the second an upgrade comes along. Let’s not forget that up until the Steam Deck, the switch was the gold standard for handheld gaming - mainly by virtue of being the only real option

    • yukichigai
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      61 year ago

      Not always true; some games work really well on handheld/portable devices and the Switch is really good for that. The Binding of Isaac springs to mind.

    • @Astroturfed
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      21 year ago

      I own a ton of games on my switch that aren’t switch exclusives. I travel a lot and use it like a Gameboy on planes, in hotels etc. Anyone using a switch entirely as a home console experience, ya silly to not buy games on PC etc instead.