Do the new Joy-Cons have motion controls? (YouTube)The Monday letters page wonders about the future of PlatinumGames, as a reader asks what was so amazing about the Xbox Developer Direct.To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.ukMotion to includeNow a few weeks have passed, its kind of surprising how little weve really learned about the Nintendo Switch 2. So I just wanted to ask one question I havent seen mentioned anywhere else and thats whether the Switch 2 will have motion controls?Watching the reveal trailer, they go out of their way to show the Joy-Cons working in terms of pressing buttons and moving the analogue stick, plus the new mouse feature, but they never show them using motion controls.I know they have a bad reputation with some people, thanks to the Wii and Kinect, but the Switchs motion controls were really good and Im looking forward to seeing them improve again with the Switch 2.Im also curious to know whether itll have HD Rumble or an upgrade of that, as Id like to see that improve too. Like all haptic stuff its underused in games but when it works it really adds something to a game, I feel.GorgoGC: Considering the Switch 2 is backwards compatible with the Switch 1, and lots of its games have motion controls, it seems almost certain itll have them.Priced outEA profits down, other studios with the same complaints, is it just possible that nobody wants to shell out 70 on games with the way everything is right now?My gaming habits have changed now. I used to think nothing on taking a gamble on a 40 50 title but that stopped as game prices crept up and up.I buy PSN credit online to put towards digital games now but when having to pay over 60 bangers to buy a 69.99 title nah mate, Im not having it.Perhaps selling more at a cheaper price could be the answer.RAMB01STBL00DA fine cup of gamingJust on the recent chat about the late, great David Lynchs influence on gaming. Totally agree about Deadly Premonition, etc. but I started a replay of Persona 5 and a rewatch of Twin Peaks last week. Total coincidence but Im getting some heavy Twin Peaks vibes from Persona 5 now, that didnt really hit me before. Totally different setting but there are stylistic and music cues that seem very Lynch inspired to me, when experiencing both at the same time.This might be a well known thing but I genuinely hadnt thought about it before. Its been four or five years since I last played Persona 5 and 20 since I last watched Twin Peaks.SomasonicGC: Twin Peaks was very popular in Japan and its influence can be found in many Japanese games, and often not necessarily where youd expect it, such as Zelda: Links Awakening.Email your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.ukWhat you missedCan someone tell me what was so amazing about the Xbox Developer Direct? I dont remember Ninja Gaiden being that big of a deal back in the day. I played it on the first Xbox. And a game by the We Happy Few developers? A dumbed down Doom and a promising Japanese role-playing game from a French developer. And Ninja Gaiden Black 2 available now? Am I missing something? Halo, Gears Of War, Forza, etc. are amazing games on Xbox, are the people praising it deluded?I decided to not have both consoles this gen, as it was too expensive, to have both plus two subscriptions but Im all for buying Gears and Halo on PlayStation 5. Starfield? Yes, Ill buy it. I just dont see what was so great about this showcase.ZombiekickerGC: The fact that it was not that big a deal is the whole point. None of the games, with the possible exception of Doom (which is not necessarily dumbed down), looked like theyd be big sellers and yet Microsoft funded them anyway with an extra bonus of keeping PlatinumGames in business.Change of plansThere is no way that Assassins Creed Infinity didnt get drastically cut down from what Ubisoft was originally planning. They might never have shown it, but I dont think anyone assumed what they were talking about was just a launcher.They blatantly meant it to be some sort of 3D hub that you could explore and do things in. I imagine it was meant to be a free game tempting people into buying the other ones, maybe with a free mission or two. Something like that anyway, not just a couple of menus and extra achievements.Poor old Ubisoft, it really does feel like their numbers up, especially if (when?) Assassins Creed Shadows underperforms.WinstonNo limitsCouldnt disagree more with Grackles weekend feature saying that if games did go to a 100 there wouldnt be any need for in-game purchases. Im sorry, but if anyone believes that, they will have a shock. Take EA Sports FC, they have already said they make more money from in-game purchases then they do from selling the game and they have also said they make so much money from them they could give the game away for free and still be stuffing money in their mattress.Take Fortnite, the game is free but from in-game purchases they have made billions. The real reason developers are losing money is theyre not making good games. Theyre thinking, We dont care what the players want, we are going to tell them what they want. They could charge 400 for a game and they would still put in-game purchases in them and still say there not making enough money. There is a word in this world, and its call greed, and it means its never enough.DavidLocked outI guess well have to wait until the next Nintendo Direct, but I wonder if the Switch 2 will be region-locked?If it is, it would mean one more device to keep around in a drawer somewhere as current Switch 1 owners would have to keep the older hybrid around, instead of selling it or giving it away to family members, as NTSC games wont work on the Switch 2.LeighDappaGC: It seems unlikely, given the backwards compatibility.Just a nameI would love an Astral Chain sequel for the Nintendo Switch 2 and I would like to think there is a chance, given the rumours. However, I do have to wonder just how long Nintendos generosity will last when it comes to PlatinumGames. A reader recently described them as the nice one out of the three console manufacturers but thats only true to a degree.They helped out Platinum with Bayonetta 2 and 3, even though they knew they probably wouldnt sell, and other things like Astral Chain, but that isnt going to last forever. I think of when the developers of Hotel Dusk and Mario & Luigi went bust. Nintendo couldve saved them, and had given them work to help them out, but eventually they said enough is enough.At this point youve got to ask whether Platinum is even worth saving. All the best people have left and the main problem with the company seems to be the bad management, which is all thats left now beyond some less experienced developers.Id love to see Bayonetta 4 but with its creator and many of the main staff gone I cant imagine it working out. Its a shame when talented developers go under,, but the real talent is the people that work there. At the end of the day PlatinumGames is just a name and no guarantee of anything if the people have gone.Bayonetta was originally just Devil May Cry by another name so theres no reason the same people cant reinvent the same ideas in a different way again. To be honest, I think Id rather have that then risk things getting stale by the time you get to Bayonetta 6. At the moment there are three great games and Id rather it keep that 100% record to be honest.LutemPS: Bayonetta Origins doesnt count.Inbox also-ransAt this point the only way Sony can redeem themselves, for ignoring Bloodborne for this long, is having a surprise reveal of a sequel thats out this year. A remake alone is no longer going to cut it. I have no faith this will happen though.HeathcliffeI struggle to believe anyone particularly wants a Resident Evil Zero remake. Not enough to spend 70 on it anyway. 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