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submitted 16 hours ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/gaming@lemmy.world

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spoilerThe Switch beat the PS2 in the US, still ~15 million shy to overtake it globally

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[-] Viri4thus@feddit.org 13 points 13 hours ago

How about in the civilised world, any stats for that?

[-] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 3 points 10 hours ago

Your ancestors destroyed the civilized world when they sacked Rome, hun.

[-] Rakonat@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Rome was a cesspit of corruption and debauchery long before the empire was sacked.

[-] Viri4thus@feddit.org 1 points 2 hours ago

Good times!

[-] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago
[-] Viri4thus@feddit.org 1 points 2 hours ago

The sack of rome of the 400s before the Visigoths established in south (modern) France and Iberia.

[-] BassTurd@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

Any examples of places that are bastions of civilized world?

[-] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

Places that appreciate the trebuchet’s superiority

[-] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 15 hours ago

I'm getting "Error removing spoiler". What's it say?

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 18 points 13 hours ago

Sync user? I had the same issue. I hit reply to see it.

[-] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 13 hours ago

Yep, Sync on Android

[-] ceenote@lemmy.world 11 points 14 hours ago

The Switch has passed PS2 sales in the US and is ~15 million units shy of overtaking it globally.

[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago

The Switch beat the PS2 in the US, still ~15 million shy to overtake it globally

[-] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 2 points 13 hours ago

On mbin I just get an empty spoiler titled "Details". If I check on Lemmy it's not even there. Not sure what OP did there.

[-] SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

On voyager app it just displays the whole string of text.. it usually handles spoilers fine.. super weird.

[-] aeharding@vger.social 1 points 5 hours ago

OP has malformed spoiler, you can tell bc it is also broken on lemmy-ui which is the source of truth.

(The ::: has to start on a new line)

[-] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 1 points 11 hours ago

Works fine on jerboa

[-] FederatedSaint@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

Weird I get the same error

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 hours ago

Sync doesn't support the spoiler markup fully yet.

[-] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 hours ago

What could possibly be the differentiating factor between when it works and when it doesn't? This is a text only kind of issue and this is the first time I've ever seen it happen.

I'm not a super frequent visitor to spoiler'd content, but I've seen it often enough to know it normally works.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

I'm not sure. Sync doesn't actually properly support the spoiler formatting Lemmy uses but it was close enough to partially work (wouldn't show spoiler context however.

spoiler spoiler Testing

Test

Edit:

Test: >!The Switch beat the PS2 in the US, still ~15 shy to overtake it globally!<

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 12 points 15 hours ago

And it doesn't even play DVDs

[-] lnxtx@feddit.nl 6 points 13 hours ago

Neither Netflix.

Still surprised.

[-] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 2 points 5 hours ago

Or Roblox....fucking weird decisions Nintendo makes. Not a complaint.

[-] Linktank@lemmy.today 4 points 13 hours ago

I'm doing my part to make it the Steam Deck.

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 9 hours ago
[-] FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 2 points 8 hours ago

I’m getting ordering a steam deck with Christmas money when I get home

[-] ceenote@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

With how close the announcement seems to be, unless the Switch 2 is a WiiU style failure, the Switch may well never overtake the PS2 globally.

[-] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 7 points 13 hours ago

Not all markets will jump immediately to the newest consoles. Brazil for example is lagging behind greatly when it comes to video game console due to high taxes and poor wages. PS2 and PS3 are still popular there. Even Sega Genesis was sold in Brazil up until recently (yes, newly manufactured Genesis).

[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Ig it depends on how close Switch 2 is to the original switch and if Nintendo decides to group them together in their reporting numbers like they do for the DS all the way up until the 3DS.

I think if there are no "Switch 2 cartridges" and it's all just Switch Cartridges, with just Cartridges that need a Switch 2 to "unlock full performance" it'll probably be grouped the same. That's how it was with the DS, all DSs could play all DS cartridges with just limited performance or missing features (e.g. a DSi "enhanced" game would work for the most part on a DS Lite). Up until the 3DS, at that point the cartridge format changed and only the 3DS could play 3DS carts and thus Nintendo breaks it away into its own sales numbers

[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

I’m amazed they still use cartridges/cards.

[-] ceenote@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

That's what I meant by "WiiU style failure". If the Switch 2 doesn't really seem like a worthwhile upgrade, people may keep on buying Switches. My Switch just broke, so I'm hoping it's not a dud.

[-] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 2 points 13 hours ago

I hope they don't because I refuse to acknowledge anything dethroning the PS2 for global sales.

this post was submitted on 26 Dec 2024
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