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Don't buy that cute Switch 2 Piranha Plant camera - it's rubbish

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    I mean, it kinda makes sense as a webcam for only being used with the Switch 2... from a 'minimum viable product' standpoint. 4 picture in picture windows of 640 x 480 on a 1920 x 1080 screen? Eh, good enough, rofl. I mean yeah, this is a joke, I also had a 640 x 480 webcam 20 years ago... but its very clear Nintendo has pivoted to the 'milk all the accumulated goodwill out of our customer base' phase of grand corporate strategy. They've gone full Mr. Krabs.
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    but they also sell an official, better quality one, 1080p, without the flower [matt gray](https://youtu.be/RaM9XPTRl4w) made a camera cover for it
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      Absolutely no reason to buy it unless you love the design. Third party webcams will work with the switch 2.
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      • misk@sopuli.xyzM misk@sopuli.xyz
        If you don’t want to see their faces you have to stay in the lead.
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        lol, I can't make up my mind if it will be fun or annoying to play Mario Kart with you.
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          Charging premium while delivering worse than Ali-express
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          • M moody@lemmings.world
            Hori are well-known for their high quality controllers of all kinds. It's pretty sad that they put out a piece of garbage like this.
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            zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com
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            My experience with Hori has been terrible, highly rated controller went to shit in months with drift and buttons drop inputs when held down
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              Oh, I missed that. That's actually a bit surprising since Hori usually makes very high quality stuff.
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              Not in my experience, Hori shit breaks in no time. Modern madcatz garbage
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                Surprised you can even get such shit sensors anymore. Surely it's cheaper to get the mass produced HD+ ones nowadays? Or did someone find a warehouse of 90s trash?
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                  steeznson@lemmy.world
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                  I got the light version of this as a joke birthday present. It plugs into a USB slot and makes an anemic light source. Haven't used it much in summer but it might have some limited utility in winter.
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                    My experience with Hori has been terrible, highly rated controller went to shit in months with drift and buttons drop inputs when held down
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                    That's unfortunate. Did you try anything with the warranty? I'm curious what that experience is like. I have a SF4 arcade stick that's more than 15 years old now, still going strong.
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                    • PsaldornP Psaldorn
                      Surprised you can even get such shit sensors anymore. Surely it's cheaper to get the mass produced HD+ ones nowadays? Or did someone find a warehouse of 90s trash?
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                      They could have gotten a good deal on binned HD+ ones where they just were able to lower the resolution instead.
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                        I just don't think the software is going to be good enough to get me to fork over for this console and peripherals this time. I grew up a Nintendo kid, but I'll most likely be sitting this generation out. They want way too much for way too little.
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                          Oh, I missed that. That's actually a bit surprising since Hori usually makes very high quality stuff.
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                          grass@sh.itjust.works
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                          back in the day they did but not really any more
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                            Walican132
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                            It sucks because it’s cute. I like piranha plants in general. Honestly though I don’t expect more from Hori. When I saw it was there’s and not Nintendo propers I was instantly hesitant. I just wanted a cute webcam for my work office.
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                              I mean, it kinda makes sense as a webcam for only being used with the Switch 2... from a 'minimum viable product' standpoint. 4 picture in picture windows of 640 x 480 on a 1920 x 1080 screen? Eh, good enough, rofl. I mean yeah, this is a joke, I also had a 640 x 480 webcam 20 years ago... but its very clear Nintendo has pivoted to the 'milk all the accumulated goodwill out of our customer base' phase of grand corporate strategy. They've gone full Mr. Krabs.
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                              It's not an official Nintendo product.
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                                Surprised you can even get such shit sensors anymore. Surely it's cheaper to get the mass produced HD+ ones nowadays? Or did someone find a warehouse of 90s trash?
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                                Nintendo takes pride in using outdated hardware. Kinda cool in some cases kinda "wtf" in others.
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                                  Ok, I'll *bite*. Why does a game console need a webcam?
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                                    Ok, I'll *bite*. Why does a game console need a webcam?
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                                    To allow for a live avatar. For example when playing Mario Kart online you can see the reactions of your friends your playing with. When you hit someone with a red shell and they make a mad face, you get to see it. Microphones have been in gaming for a while, this is just the next step. Now... Is any of that necessary? No, not really. Is it kinda neat? Maybe for some.
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                                    • ? Guest
                                      TL;DR 640x480 This should be illegal. We had webcams like this 20 years ago. But Nintendo customers seem to enjoy outdated hardware. It's a tradition at this point
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                                      On the bright side, the camera doesn't use a proprietary connector, so you can plug a lot of cameras into the thing, and it will generally work.
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                                        It's not an official Nintendo product.
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                                        But they sold the permission to have this garbage made with their character and branding.
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                                          TL;DR 640x480 This should be illegal. We had webcams like this 20 years ago. But Nintendo customers seem to enjoy outdated hardware. It's a tradition at this point
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                                          640 by 480 is fine if you have a good enough sensor and lens, like broadcast NTSC video
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