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Pelling is a must go town. While a lot of hotels have cropped up since I went last, it's still a small picturesque place - and you can get up seeing Mount K2 in front of your eyes every single morning. They run 2-3 day tours for sightseeing at nearby places (waterfalls, rocking bridge etc). When you head to Gangtok, go via Namchi (Char Dham), Samdruptse Hill (angry Buddha), Timi Tea etc. At Gangtok, you can enjoy the food, mountain wine, get a pass to visit Nathula pass, Tsomgo Lake, Baba Mandir etc. All of these are 1 day up and down. If you're feeling adventurous, go to Lachung Lachen - it's pretty high, and you will need to trek a bit. Homestays and all - but worth it. You can spend a couple of days for sightseeing around Gangtok. Try going to Hanumantok at 4-5 am for seeing an amazing sunrise above Mount Everest.

Console to bik raha hai (Switch sold half a minion consoles in India, surely PS5 will be much higher) - but I don't think most people know about IVG. OG gang has left. Chatbox was next level - with Pushys night out at Amar Juice Center.

Guy just gaslit entire Bangladesh.

No one's putting a gun to anyone's head and forcing to read a thread. You read and reply due to your curiousness. You can ignore threads easily. Better take away Gen Chat as a whole then. Why even have it on a gaming forum? Restrict to game related discussions only.

There's a reason why TE is still thriving and IVG has less than 50 active people. Similar thread on TE, 10 pages long. https://techenclave.com/threads/whats-your-perspective-on-the-indias-future.226115/page-10

The Studio and Your Friend and Neighbors - Apple tv consistently knocks it out of the park. Quality shows all around.

Ah OK. I stand corrected. Let's see what HK prices for games are.

I fully expect a Lite version 50-100 usd cheaper in a few years. Should help pull numbers. Its pretty bonkers how many people have 1 Switch and multiple Switch lites.

Only MKW physical is 90 usd at the moment. Expect cheaper prices from HK and Dubai for Indian imports. MKW physical is 90. Digital is 80.

Seems like Xbots and PS fanbois have no games to play! I hate the pricing but petty sure Nintendo will be fine. All this doomsday scenario will fade in front of new Mario, Zelda, Metroid etc. Don't forget Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was the highest selling Switch game for almost a decade. I've hope in HK and Dubai resellers.

Start with both Astrobot games. Returns is brutal. Unless you like brutal games, it'll make you lose interest in the console.

Nintendo is looking for vendors in Indian market. https://0451games.substack.com/p/nintendo-switch-2-india-price-analysis

Prices will be lower here since most resellers import from HK. HK pricing is around 38k. Expect it to go down after 2-3 years just like Switch. Games have always costed less than US prices here if you buy from local resellers. Most 1st party went for 3900-4200 INR at launch vs 60-70 USD. Sony at least gave us Astro for free! Ninty is charging 10 usd for tech demo. It's pretty insane. They did the same for 1-2 Switch last gen. Gone are the free Wii Sports days. SD Express cards will also be super expensive since they aren't used for anything else. You'll be at the mercy of resellers again. It's quite a f**kup.

I don't think they can get away with it. After the initial or holiday surge, this price point isn't Nintendo's domain. Switch sold millions due to cheap pricing and novel form factor. With SteamOS devices, don't think Switch 2 is a novelty anymore. So far no console seller games - great lineup but nothing which pushes me to get it ASAP. Very iterative, without anything standing out. Plus the mouse mode seems super gimmicky - you'll need a hard surface to use it - which means no "real" couch coop or playing in bed. Hard surface must - which is quite ridiculous tbh.

Rossman fan. Repair and reuse till you have to throw it.

Look who's speaking.

Yeah. Random A listers thrown around like mix veg stew across the show.

African expansion by Indian companies is pretty common now if you read yearly market reports.

Bruh what ? Who are these rich people? My LG Gram - going strong since 4 years iPad - 8 years with a battery change (cheap repair) C8 - 7 years (with a mobo change at 6 years, which was cheap repair) Nothing has failed in a way which was expensive. And I live in an area prone to electronic malfunction due to drain gases. My horizon for any gadget is 10 years minimum (with cheap QoL repairs built in).

The Studio - what a banger show. Only 2 epis out, but I'm hooked.

One I vividly remember is the dentist mini boss - was WTF! All are amazing though. Chapter 8 is awesome, but so was the one with pulsing sun, Dead space style space walk etc. It is such a memorable game. Not to mention the side stories. f**k, love this game. Need a 2nd playthrough.

Took a few tries but it is a lot of fun. The whole game is a bundle of surprises - one just cannot guess what the next 10 mins will look like. After every evel, that level becomes the favorite till you hit a new one. Such an epic game. 10/10.

Mine is from 2018. Running pretty great. If newer OLEDs cant even do 5 years, it is really a WTF moment.

Realistically, you don't need a single superhero if you've Cap Marvel. Most powerful being in the universe. If they get her, there's no movie. Lol.