Nintendo Switch Offline, What Service?

Games editor Rishi Alwani and friend of the podcast Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab to discuss Nintendo Switch Online service, Spider-Man’s botched release in India, and the games we’ve been playing this week.

Nintendo Switch Online (0:40)

• What it is
• What you pay for
• What you get
• Which games support it
• Why it matters
• Fine print
• NES controller
• Exclusivity in US/EU
• Cloud saves and other online features

Spider-Man’s botched release in India (11:28)

• Spider-Man for PS4 Is the Best Superhero Game Ever
• Podcast: Is Spider-Man on PS4 Even Better Than God of War?
• Pre-order bonuses not in India?
• Special edition canned
• Collector’s edition delayed
• Does Sony care? Horizon Zero Dawn, Gravity Rush, SOTC, GoW, Tear Away
• Market strength

Games we’ve been playing this week (19:20)

• Persona 5
• Imbroglio
• Fire Pro Wrestling World
• Valkyria Chronicles 4
• Blade Strangers
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Beta
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider
• Wasteland 2

Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.