I bought a game on switch for like 40 bucks that ended up being really bad, and tried to get it refunded within about two hours of purchase, after about thirty minutes of play time. Couldn't get the refund.

Ever since, I was VERY slow to buy anything, because, what if it's unexpectedly bad? I have to know I mean it, otherwise I shouldn't buy it. I want to buy a game, not flush money down the toilet.

So, now I kind of just don't want a Switch 2.

[–] bitwaba 4 points 1 hour ago

SteamOS plus the next gen of MSI Claw or ASUS ROG ally is going to be the absolutely superior gaming and customer experience in the coming years. There's no good reason to buy a Switch unless you need Nintendo exclusives (or have kids, and then it just makes sense).

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

My girlfriend accidentally bought Minecraft because she wanted to check out whether she could pay via PayPal. There are no further confirmations. Also no refund possible even though she hasn't even installed it once. If I could be bothered, I'd sue, but in Germany that wouldn't financially make sense, even though it would not be a hard case at all

[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Where is refund of digital goods, which must be activated or linked outside of Steam possible? With valve it is purely a gesture of goodwill. If you buy a game in a store and remove the foil, you won't get it exchanged either. In Germany, every court would laugh at you and ask you to pay for wasting their time. Maybe you should look for the mistakes yourself? After all, you are the stupid uninformed person who blindly throws your money away. Blaming the embarrassment on the store providers is a real indictment. I'm sorry, you have completely different problems if you can't get your act together.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Ad hominem much? The point is an issue with the declaration of will to pursue a contract. You can challenge that after the fact.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 45 minutes ago* (last edited 43 minutes ago)

We are talking about digital goods that are generally excluded from exchange. Even my little niece knows that. So lazy, stupid customer: find out on YouTube? Better not. Find out on gaming/review websites? Better not. Just google it or read at least 1 sentence about it before buying? No, better not. Buying blindly and then lining up like a toddler because you weren't able to think about it thoroughly beforehand instead of buying blindly.

Use your brain first. Think about the money first. Be smarter beforehand. Get active before.... Publishers always tell better stories... Which retailer doesn't do that...._

[–] SirHery 4 points 6 hours ago

Buy it on the first day, never connect it to the internet and wait for the first jailbreak. Then you never have to pay for any game.

[–] slumberlust 7 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Steam deck?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I don't get how a Steam Deck is a replacement for a Switch tbh.

You buy the Switch to play Nintendo games mostly, though it's nice that you can take it with you.

You buy the Steam Deck because you can take it with you and it has a huge library - but it has no Nintendo games, so it fails to scratch that one particular itch.

[–] NukeNPave 1 points 45 minutes ago

but it has no Nintendo games

Natively? No, but it is pretty easy to emulate on the Deck. I have successfully run everything from Gameboy to Nintendo DS and Switch games on the Steam Deck.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 hours ago

Been tempted to get a steam deck at some point, just not sure how much I would use it and if it would justify the cost, having all my games already makes it infinitely more appealing than the switch though.

[–] dodos 2 points 9 hours ago

I accidentally bought a game that didn't have English in the region I bought it in and they wouldn't refund me.