holy forget
i want this system so bad but nintendo is shooting themselves in the foot with the deadly sin of paid online
holy forget you can play online for free on pc with no subscription services
why
many pc games with free online have player-hosted servers, follow a microtransaction-funded f2p model, etc. the former puts little to no financial burden on the developers, and the latter can be shaky. as always, the reality of the situation is that video games are a business, and developers need to make a profit to keep making great games. the money for continued upkeep of servers has to come from somewhere, and a one-time $300 price point ain't gonna cut it
i would be interested in knowing if developers could voluntarily opt out of the paid online service in place of their own, tho that wouldn't help the exclusive nintendo titles that would draw people to the platform anyways. i'd wait and see how much the online services will be before complaining too much tho