Mr Party Hat

It pretty much has to be expensive, doesn't it. Things have changed so much in the eight years since the Switch launched, and presumably Nintendo are sticking to their 'console must be sold at profit' ethos. If it's under £400 I'll be pleasantly surprised. If it's under £350 I'll be gobsmacked.

But either way, as aniki says, I'm buying it.

I think Assassin's Creed Syndicate and Watch Dogs Legion might have shared a map, despite being set hundreds of years apart. Same studio of course, and both maps annoyingly ended one street before my old flat in Lambeth.

They also both portrayed Lambeth as a crime-ridden hellhole. Which is fair enough.

Was the Vita game the one with zone mode? That was the best Wipeout has ever been, I reckon.

There's something pleasingly disconnected about the Nintendo Japan team. It's all a bit Severance. "Please enjoy these next three trailers equally."

The Directs are so wonderfully low-key, like an anti Geoff Keighley.

I'm excited to use Metroid Prime 4's revolutionary new 'press button to open door' mechanic. And I can't wait for next week's Direct. Switch 2 is a day-one purchase no matter what they show. The original Switch has been one of (or perhaps THE?) best consoles ever. An embarrassment of riches, especially in the first half of its life.

Things have settled down now I think. They've upped the capacity too, there are currently nearly 2000 people online on my server (Orcrist). That's a huge number, more than used to be on my WoW server at max capacity. Although, the game itself is obviously nowhere near as popular. WoW has dozens of servers.

I'm going to hit level 95 soon, and the end of the free content. I can't decide whether to sub, or buy quest packs. I'm leaning towards quest packs because I play quite slowly, and 5 levels equates to around £6. Then I can play at my own pace. Although the 'unlock everything' approach of VIP is tempting.

Not particularly looking forward to Mordor. From what I can tell, it's 25 levels of dark, boring, barren wasteland. Which fits with the story, of course, but I'm not sure it'll make for great gaming.