I guess I was lucky - I was just my own “in stock”, checking walmart, best buy, target and gamestop a couple of times a day. Found one at best buy within a few days of starting to look - UPS says they have it for delivery tomorrow.
And now - on to controllers. I know the pro gets awesome reviews, but $60?
Reviews of the PDP Faceoff Deluxe+ look good, and $25 is a lot more palatable.
This excellent game is down to a cent until April 9. It’s a great co-op game (as mentioned in one of the posts from February) and is even playable for smallish children. My six year old can handle two trains while I take the switches (and any additional trains); while we have plateaued for now, I’m sure two adults or older children would do much better. Highly recommended, and not just because it’s basically free.
If you’re talking about blasting ghosts with the flashlight, it’s telling you to hold down and then release the A button after the circle is filled.
Thanks, although I was finally able to figure it out after reading an IGN walkthrough. This is the first time I’ve had to read a walkthough to get through a tutorial!
PS4 controllers and XBO controllers are $50-60 (or more for custom/fancy editions) so I’m not totally sure why you would balk at $60 for a controller that is better than either of those two in terms of overall feel/comfort/quality.
Also, isn’t having a way to interface with your games that’s excellent worth the price of just one game in the long term? Think of it as an investment, like when you splurge on a better TV or a comfortable couch!
Reemul
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I’m loving the switch, the fact I can play it on the small screen is amazing, means I can play while sitting with the wife watching their total crap, just amazing
Not to mention that the XBO controller doesn’t have a built in battery and the one in the Switch Pro controller lasts approximately a billion times longer than the one in the Dual Shock 4, which I’m pretty sure is just using a small potato as a battery.
The only controller I like more than the Switch Pro is the XBO Elite with the Brook Wireless adapter that lets me use it on all 3 consoles and my PC. But that does cost about as much as 4 Pro controllers…
A small potato would at least give the controller some heft.It still boggles my mind that Sony shipped a controller that you have to recharge within a single play session.
Sony accidentally stumbled on “second screen” as a marketing category for the PSP because of it’s atrocious battery life, but the PSP and Vita were both hampered by not having full console development status. The Switch is really the full realization of the potential of that category.
Clay
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I hope this continues and is taken up by MS and Sony. The ability to move from handheld to TV and the flexibility it provides is the greatest disruption in gaming in a decade, IMO. It’s hard for me to imagine buying another console that doesn’t enable that.
Definitely wouldn’t expect either of those companies to try and produce a luxury portable device. Microsoft for sure will present streaming as their solution for this and Sony will probably do the same.
Did they ever fix the bad dpad on the Pro Controller?
Guess I should have provided more context. The Switch will go to college in the Fall (assuming college is still a thing people do). Kid’s roommates-to-be already know my kid is bringing the console and they need to bring their own controller. For now, looking for something to allow some local multiplayer through lockdown, and something he can take with him as a spare for non-roommate guests.
If kid wants to spend their own funds (limited, what with likely no summer job, but maybe a stimulus check, as he’s 18?) on a Pro controller, that’s great.
Context is fine, but I was really just addressing your shock at the sticker price. IMO the price is warranted, given the product you are getting. If you don’t want to spend any extra money on your kid’s Switch, of course that makes sense of a different sort.
Mixed signals on this. “Kinda” fixed on newer pro controllers but some still have issues.
If you have a pro controller it’s easy to test the button inputs in the control panel. I’ve never been a dpad guy so it’s not a big concern for me. My old pro controller does occasionally muff the inputs in tests, but it’s rare.
Not an issue on normal games using the dpad (like Zelda) but if you’re into the SNES games, or tetris, or certain action games, you might want to consider something else. I think the dpad enthusiasts on switch get the 8Bitdo or the Nintendo SNES style controller.
Thanks, it’s the primary reason I use a PS4 controller with my Switch instead of getting a Pro Controller. I’d consider getting one if they resolved the issue.
IIRC the SN30 Pro+ is probably the best overall controller if you want all Switch features + wireless + a good Dpad
https://www.8bitdo.com/sn30-pro-plus/
We don’t do much console - so the last controller I bought is a wired usb Xbox controller for the PC at least 5 or 6 years ago. I think it was barely $25 - and still works great.
I have the 2.4g M30 and dig it a lot. It’s hooked up to my MiSTer FPGA for retro gaming. I’ve thought about picking up the SN30 Pro.
The SN30 Pro’s DPad really doesn’t hold a stick to the M30’s though. I grabbed an SN30 because I needed a dual stick controller for my PS2 and wanted to check it’s Dpad, but it isn’t very good. Still a good stick overall for its price, but I’d get a Switch Pro controller over the SN30 any day.
