Nintendo finally explains why it’s charging for the Nintendo Switch’s online service

[Guest Zach Epstein]

Want to challenge your friends to an online multiplayer battle on PS4 or Xbox One? You'll have to pay. On earlier Nintendo consoles, however, the Japanese gaming company has always made its online services available for free. It was a great perk for gamers, but Nintendo announced back in January when the Switch was unveiled that the free ride was coming to an end. If Nintendo Switch users want to play against their friends online once the new service launches this fall, they'll have to pay to play.

 

The change is disappointing, sure, but it's tough to fault Nintendo when charging for online services is clearly the industry standard. Did Nintendo change its mind and decide to start changing players solely because rival companies like Sony and Microsoft do? We now finally have an answer.

 

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