Agreed on the clickbait part, but it still warrants a mention. Not everyone uses twitter to follow devs (or uses the site at all).
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Kotaku UK: Sonic Mania on Switch is slightly borked
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ElectricBlanketFire
Member
Borked title.
Savantcore
Unconfirmed Member
Not saying it's a major issue either, but something that people should definitely be aware of even if it doesn't directly affect gameplay.
And I dunno if it's an English thing but 'slightly borked' doesn't sound serious at all to me. I don't think the article is blowing it out of proportion at all.
Skittzo0413
Member
Hmmm I can get by with the capture and home buttons not working, but the power button is a bit concerning. Is this happening to everyone or just some people?
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
My immediate thought was, "Oh no, something is wrong with the gameplay."
Robin64
Member
They should mention the real bugs that affect the actual game, such as crashing when failing to connect to leaderboards or falling out of the level after beating 2-2's boss with a fire shield.
Seems to be everyone in the OT, but you just press it a couple of times and you'll get a response from the button. It's not broken forever.
Seems to be everyone in the OT, but you just press it a couple of times and you'll get a response from the button. It's not broken forever.
Shifty
Member
Messing with system-level functions is kind of a big deal on the software side. That's not something your application should even be able to do from inside its sandbox.
On the user side I guess it's not a deal-breaker, but I quite like being able to quit the game or turn off my console.
On the user side I guess it's not a deal-breaker, but I quite like being able to quit the game or turn off my console.
malikhaing_bayag
Member
Their definition of borked is borked. Experienced this quite a bit when I played but very minor issue. And hey a patch is being worked on.
That's correct. The controller that is actually in the game is a Japanese Sega Saturn pad, just like it should be!
Something rather weird going on with a couple of games as of late though.
The unresponsiveness with the home buttons here, but also the mystery of the play history being absent for Strikers 1945.
Gotdatmoney
Member
When I hear borked I normally am not thinking about issues with the OS.
But hopefully it's cleaned up.
But hopefully it's cleaned up.
And the secured a Sonic game!!! 90's dream come true!
OrbitalBeard
Member
Yeah, that's the problem with the headline. The issue is akin to playing Smash Bros. on a standard 3DS. There's a delay when going to the home menu or putting the system in sleep mode. That's it. It's a minor annoyance at worst. It has nothing to do with the actual gameplay experience.
That being said, there are some bugs in the game itself, but they don't appear to be exclusive to Switch and fortunately, they're not common AND they're being addressed by the dev team already.
And it's not just the headline. This is the first part of the article:
Sonic Mania is out, hooray! Unless you've got it on Switch, sadly.
They're presenting the issue as a bigger deal than it is and acting as if its release on Switch is not something to be excited about. There are ways to report on the issue without resorting to this.
backflip10019
Member
So it's not slightly borked at all.
You... can though? It's just a bit laggy when responding to the OS layer. It's not like the buttons don't work.
Skittzo0413
Member
Ah I see, so it's just inconsistently responsive. That's still a bit of a pain since I tend to sleep my Switch constantly even in the middle of play sessions, but certainly not a huge deal.
Vital Tundra
Member
Typical Kotaku with that garbage title.
DoctorFish
Member
Yeah, my entire Switch actually crashed after pressing the home menu then going to the news while running Mania. Hope the fix is quick!
But...it...doesn't affect gameplay, like at all...
Jaded Alyx
Member
I probably wouldn't have even known this was a thing if not for this thread, and I've been playing all morning.
Since then I've gone back to see if it happens to me. Tried three times and everything was fine. The fourth time, the Home menu didn't appear when I pressed the button. I pressed it again, and it worked as usual.
Since then I've gone back to see if it happens to me. Tried three times and everything was fine. The fourth time, the Home menu didn't appear when I pressed the button. I pressed it again, and it worked as usual.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Please don't wait. You can still put your system in sleep mode and access the home menu. There's just a short delay. That's it. The game is wonderful.
This type of article is incredibly misleading. A real shame.
Jaded Alyx
Member
"Borked" has the connotation of something being broken or busted, as opposed to a minor bug. I think a lot of people went into this thread thinking there would be major performance issues along the lines of the Switch ports of Overcooked and Mr. Shifty, regardless of "slightly" being used.
Orniletter
Banned
Laura Kate Dale living up to her usual high standards.
zackmorris
Member
It's funny how people are trying to defend this because it doesn't effect game play. If it makes basic system functions like turning off the system not work, then yeah there's an issue with the game.
paragonpro
Banned
Just noticed this but yeah, the home button takes a few presses to actually recognize you hit it
Savantcore
Unconfirmed Member
Slightly borked, though, and if it was at all serious then they'd probably use the word 'broken', 'busted', or even just straight up 'borked'.
Boh.
And this is my take as well. Strange to see people getting frustrated at others for waiting until this is fixed before they buy, haha.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Yeah, that would definitely be an issue if it were actually true.
Because it's NOT TRUE. There is a slight DELAY when you press the home button or put the system in sleep mode (anywhere from around 3-10 seconds). That's it!
I rarely see the word borked, so as a result, I think the worst.
You can still turn off the Switch, there's just a delay between pressing the button and the system going to Sleep.
I downloaded the game this morning on my switch and noticed a slight delay. This isn't gamebreaking nor OS level breaking...
sixteen-bit
Member
glad I got it on PC then
Not defending it, it's an issue. But in practice all it means is that you have to press the power button two or three times instead of once. Some people in this thread seem to have the impression that the power/home buttons don't work at all in SM, but that's not the case. You just have to press them more than once. Absolutely annoying and a bug, but far from major.
I just got the new green and pink joy-con and thought there was something wrong with the home button on them earlier when this happened to me. Then the power button didn't work and I was more worried as that is located on the console not the joy-con.
After a few presses of each I was able to exit the game. I don't recall exactly what I did, I think it is just a bit laggy registering the input.
Glad to know it's just a software issue that can be patched, strange one to slip through Q&A though.
After a few presses of each I was able to exit the game. I don't recall exactly what I did, I think it is just a bit laggy registering the input.
Glad to know it's just a software issue that can be patched, strange one to slip through Q&A though.
Skittzo0413
Member
To be fair, the way the article is written it certainly makes it sound like some people have been unable to get the capture, home or power buttons to work at all, which is apparently false. So the article seems very misleading in that respect, and it's understandable that people might be reading it and thinking this means the game actually breaks certain OS functions such that you can't use them at all.
Nexus Zero
Member
I haven't had this problem undocked, but earlier I was playing with the Pro controller docked and the home button wouldn't work at all until I pressed +. At which point it "pressed" both home and +! And from then on the Home button was unresponsive, but the game was responding to other button presses.
Cymbal Head
Banned
So there aren't any cases where the buttons are totally unresponsive for an extended period of time?
That would be the only thing that would make me worry. As excited as I am for Sonic, I do want to be able to put my Switch into sleep mode or even swap to a round of Splatoon in between sessions.
That would be the only thing that would make me worry. As excited as I am for Sonic, I do want to be able to put my Switch into sleep mode or even swap to a round of Splatoon in between sessions.