Those glyphs are actually real runes - I tihnk the "elder futhark" - which would've been used in Scandinavia way back. The writing system was imported into what is now England, and I find it interesting that you confused Wynn (high flag) and Thorn (mid flag), because that confusion is why the latinised versions of those characters were removed from the aphabet in English when we adopted Latin script. When people see things like "Ye olde" etc, the Y in "Ye" is actually just a stylised Thorn, which has a "th" sound. I'll stop now!
I just love how dbrand just takes itself not seriously and joins the meme bandwagon, and not even get insulted even if Linus jokes on them. The CEO or management must be really something lol
Honestly, self deprecating humor is how a lot of normal gamers talk to each other, by displaying that sort of mentality, it subconsciously endears like-minded individuals to them, and it's honestly a smart business practice, even if it's not intended to be for that reason. Razer also does this. It shows a business whose leadership actually understands their market.
@@kairotox it also shows that you might actually be able to trust the upper management of this company, because they clearly either don't have a legal team to tell them what they can and can't say, or the legal team exists purely to deal with of the lawsuits that they will get
The best kind of legal team is the kind that won’t quit once you go against their very solid legal advice. They’ll just ask how much overtime they can bill you for during the lawsuit.
Got mine yesterday after preordering a while back and I was kinda shocked at both the fact that it doesn't come with the game and that I failed to notice on the Amazon listing. Luckily I saw it a few days before the release and choked out my wallet for a few more rupees to get the game... damn you Nintendo
True that, although that's not going to be any problem. Github isn't the only way/platform distributing the software needed for transferring/creating roms. And this is a very well know grey zone. Since it is not illegal, when the distributors develop it (officially) for people owning the games. There will always be someone distributing/selling their roms (illegally) to the public. I guess that's why the next nintendo console will be digital only. Encryption/copy protection and so on..
@@YessChacin if you own a copy of the game and rip it yourself it's entirely legal, its pirating the game online that is illegal. Kept my og switch for this reason
Nintendo not allowing you to backup your save data to the SD card was the biggest and most obvious money grab. Forcing you to pay for peer to peer multiplayer just so you can use cloud saves
Realized I was living in a bit of a fantasy world right before this, where I thought nordic runes existence were kind of common knowledge. Thank you Celocylis. As they stated: Blåtand (Bluetooth) comes from Harald Blåtand, the king who united Denmark.
Wow, I may actually start buying from them simply because I am amused they are beating other companies at their own game. Good humor on the website too!
well guess what with that it's modern with that bullcrap tactic thing that Nintendo for nowadays is pulling this crap including sony.😑 this is just a damn proof.
dbrand is actually pretty great, cracked the back glass on my phone a couple years back and instead of replacing it, i just slapped a dbrand skin on it and it's still going strong, no peeling, though the colour is a little worn
I had their case on my s9+ and after about a year the rubber around the edge came apart and wouldn't stay on that well. I ended up getting a refund (in store credit) because they didn't sell the case anymore. I spent that credit on a skin for my galaxy buds/case and it's been on for years It even survived a round through the washer/dryer (even if the buds/case didn't)
@@Bingo1Dog they probably fixed the rubber compoud problem already..have my girp case on S22 for about a year and it still feels as new. I just replaced a skin twice for a mood change :)
I paused to read the message before they showed the key. FFS that key is wrong and does not match the *actual* key used for their code. It’s made worse by the fact that the whole thing is just transliterated badly.
Definitely concerned here about D-Brand. Not sure about other countries, but in the US the rule of thumb is if the average person can look at both pieces of artwork and reasonably believe one was an attempted copy of the other, then it’s close enough to be in danger of copyright infringement. That’s a very imprecise test, but I feel pretty safe in saying this skin fails that spectacularly. Hope they have good lawyers and the war chest to fund them with.
For copyright on the design itself, while they may be similar, you can only protect unique elements. Gold, green, and black are colors. A palette is not protectable. So you’re left with the unique designs, which are not the same. Possibly substantially similar, but it would be a hard fight once you force the court to remove color, centralization, all basic geometric shapes/patterns, and all the other non-protectable individual elements.
The Steam Deck skin actually looks so sick. I've never thought about putting a skin on my Deck but that one looks so nice and would kind of match my official TotK Switch 🤔
what's funny is because i learned how to read the runes tolkien used for the hobbit (not LoTR) when i was a kid, i could almost immediately read this because it's nearly identical. (Of course, it's all based on actual Elder Futhark.) Also the on-screen key has the wrong character for T, and the character they used for t is actually one typically used for th, which just feels like a missed opportunity to confuse linus further since that was the only time they used the letter t (edit: grammar)
im actually partial to the actual switch being a solid color with some discreet designs on the back. that way you're switch can still have different paddle colors and not clash. imo it helps keep your system open to more skins/customization.
What you said about lawyer artists is very similar with the supermarket Aldi here in the UK. They make their own versions of all the big brand products and have the branding and naming as close as possible without it being sue-able. Although they once went too far and did get sued.
We have aldis here in the Midwest. It's like the grocery store to work at because they let the cashiers sit down all the time. Very popular with the close-to-retirement demographic
@@nigeladams8321 I've heard that before, and it's kind of wild. Here all supermarket checkout staff have seats, the only place you'd see a cashier standing would be at a smaller corner store.
Be careful if you get the full Steam Deck skin, I got a plain green one a few months ago and it was extremely difficult to apply the decals cleanly and evenly.
The only benefit of dbrand is that the design wraps around the curves and covers more area of the console. But the fact that they are not having an actual zelda license and cannot make it zelda... Well it would make me go "whats the point" to the dbrand.
Just ordered this edition and the thumbnail almost gave me a heart attack. Edit: Apparently they've changed the thumbnail, earlier the real one was mentioned as fake and the dbrand skin one was mentioned as real in the thumbnail which made it look like they were just joking around. Guess they really got it wrong before as now it's corrected.
I saw the Sticklocks on the store last night by absolute chance (I was looking up the LTT backpack for future travel plans), and they look so smart, haven't seen anything like them before! Hope they prove to be popular, I'd love to see them in different colors.
The language on the thing is ancient nordic, which can for the most part be directly translated letter by letter to English. The letters look really cool.
I strugled with decoding the dbrand message because the editor made the cheat sheet slightly off, the symbol for letter n is different on the actual piece of paper that linus had, also J and Y are the same symbol where the real paper had U and Y with the same symbols not J and Y
@@kristianskaland2485 They're runes (not necessarily Norse, English had them as well), but the letter mappings don't match up to actual runes - for example they used "ᚦ" for "t" instead of "ᛏ" when it should be "th".
The special edition console not coming with the game will never not be weird. Also totally mix and match sets for sure! Sticklocks are pretty damn sick! Will need a set for sure. But damn if that Steam Deck isn't just goodlooking.
If you think you’re going to be disappointed because they’re “reusing the same old world”, I think you will have a change of heart when you actually play the game.
I've played Zelda series since the first game came out when I was 6 and I actually like when they use the same map, I like to see the changes between last game or what the land used to look like before if it was a prequal etc.
@ஜெங் மிங்யாவ் the only data is I want to make Nintendo fans mad, people who are so wrapped up in loyalty to a megacorporation that they can't enjoy their games in peace and have to enforce their will on everyone, like locusts. TL;DR - stay mad, nerd.
That steam deck skin was really nice. First time I would ever buy a skin for an electronic device. I cancelled my steam deck reservation though due to medical issues using up that money.
@@Virtualblueart Thx best of luck to you as well. Its been 10 months now and doctors can't figure out what's wrong but said it could be long COVID. Its put a pause on my life but I'm hopeful things will get better. Luckily I was able to get Medicaid since I was forced to drop out of nursing school and cant work. So bills are covered now. Have a nice day.
Sometimes you just want that nice console skin and have a digital license anyway, or stores in the future might like not having items fused together after the popularity has run its course. Zelda in particular is probably not going to have that problem though.
Note to the director, the blank orange screen to the left kept drawing my eyes to it, thinking it was some sort of overlay to show relevant information. Maybe using an animated branded video with darker tones back there would help ease this sensation?
i love the fucking audacity dbrand has. they never fail to make me giggle with their (admittedly very ballsy) products and sponsor tactics. #shortlinus
It's not a clone, they made it worse in Tears of the Kingdom with all the weapon fusing you gotta do. So they added an extra step thus taking more time just for the same weapon breakage to happen.
I pledge to dbrand that once I secure a job, I will purchase one of their skins exclusively for this video. As a university student, I am currently managing my expenses tightly.
Apparently Linus just joined us with 60 FPS 4K Tears of the Kingdom. I quit BoTW because I couldn't look past the performance. Hope you're enjoying it as much as me. If you feel bad about acquiring the game you can import your authentic switch firmware and roms.
I mean, BotW performs as well as any other Zelda game... Nintendo has had underpowered consoles for generations now. Zelda fans have gotten used to it; it's almost like a part of the aesthetic at this point.
I got that switch and didn’t read the fine print of game not included and I was so Pissed when i got home and opened it to no game:( never in my life did i think they would have a game edition console without the game its based on I still haven’t got the game bc of how tilted i am
Eh, there is no risk. They know that they will be sued for what they do. The people who own the actual products that they make are required to sue them over it or risk forfeiting any rights they have to it at all.
When Linus said you could back up your save games with the micro sd card, I spit out my oatmeal raisin cookie to then be disappointed when he was joking.
Dbrand going to war with Nintendo is one of the bravest decisions i've seen any company make in recent times. That's like looking at Mike Tyson having a nice and decent discussion with The Mountain, and you interrupting them with a watergun. ... _Bless you lot. O7_
I usually don't like skin wraps but dbrand does an amazing job. I bought the black plates for my ps5 and wrapped it in their tan leather (real leather btw), their phone skins are amazing as well, you get pieces to cover the whole product and it fits perfectly. It's easy to put on, even to adjust it needed.
"for some reason also available for the steam deck" dbrand is just one person having the time of their life
its available for the steam deck because that's where linus is probably going to play TOTK
@@Bobis32 his Ally is the more likely one.
@@benwu7980 with those face buttons? Fat chance.
@@benwu7980 yep. performance wise steam deck is not quite there yet
@@Bobis32 it kinda sucks on steam deck
dbrand figured out getting in trouble with Sony and Nintendo is just free advertising. Smart
advertising speedrun any%
Ask Bowser how well his "free advertising" went. Costing yourself millions of dollars is never particularly smart
@@rustler08dbrand is part of 3M, they'll be fine.
just like nintendo figured out emulation of their games is also that... unless...
@@rustler08 Dbrand = corporation = limited liability
Bowser = person = unlimited liability
dbrand will always be the king of trolling for a tech related company 😂. They made a switch wrap for the steam deck too.
for real man i love how they run their company. they know what they can do and they dont care
the even blurred out the Switch logo at the back. SAVAGE
Linus owns Dbrand
@@kole081 Did he? when did he address this statement?
@@Chronostrayou're so lateeeeeee. It's yesterday news or years news
Those glyphs are actually real runes - I tihnk the "elder futhark" - which would've been used in Scandinavia way back. The writing system was imported into what is now England, and I find it interesting that you confused Wynn (high flag) and Thorn (mid flag), because that confusion is why the latinised versions of those characters were removed from the aphabet in English when we adopted Latin script. When people see things like "Ye olde" etc, the Y in "Ye" is actually just a stylised Thorn, which has a "th" sound. I'll stop now!
Yup, that's elder futhark. Fun fact: We learned to read this in school here in Sweden in like 3rd or 4th grade during history class, lol.
I thought so..
Love a good Ƿynn and Þorn :)
It's also so old it's public domain
they are and at least the left row spells something ... very nice/s XD
I just love how dbrand just takes itself not seriously and joins the meme bandwagon, and not even get insulted even if Linus jokes on them. The CEO or management must be really something lol
Honestly, self deprecating humor is how a lot of normal gamers talk to each other, by displaying that sort of mentality, it subconsciously endears like-minded individuals to them, and it's honestly a smart business practice, even if it's not intended to be for that reason. Razer also does this. It shows a business whose leadership actually understands their market.
@@kairotox it also shows that you might actually be able to trust the upper management of this company, because they clearly either don't have a legal team to tell them what they can and can't say, or the legal team exists purely to deal with of the lawsuits that they will get
The best kind of legal team is the kind that won’t quit once you go against their very solid legal advice.
They’ll just ask how much overtime they can bill you for during the lawsuit.
Yeah but sadly their phone cases suck ass...
@@zoneshift I really like the one I got from them for my Pixel 7 Pro.
Imagine making a special edition and then not bundling the game with it
8 times in a row... God damnit nintendy
Careful the fanboys well come in screeching lol
Been more common which blows my mind.
Got mine yesterday after preordering a while back and I was kinda shocked at both the fact that it doesn't come with the game and that I failed to notice on the Amazon listing. Luckily I saw it a few days before the release and choked out my wallet for a few more rupees to get the game... damn you Nintendo
Not only that, the TOTK OLED Switch is $10 more. That would make a lot of sense if the game was included. But it's not. WTF?
"We've gone from circles to hexagons, presumable because they are bestagons" CGPGrey approves this message.
LMAO
Thats my takeaway from this video
yes
Welcome to the church Linus
Hexagons are the bestagons
Linus is bold to even insinuate he's gonna emulate Tears of the Kingdom given Nintendo's actions lately lol.
True that, although that's not going to be any problem. Github isn't the only way/platform distributing the software needed for transferring/creating roms. And this is a very well know grey zone. Since it is not illegal, when the distributors develop it (officially) for people owning the games. There will always be someone distributing/selling their roms (illegally) to the public. I guess that's why the next nintendo console will be digital only. Encryption/copy protection and so on..
Some of us just want to play games in 2023 that has 60hz. F nintendo. Thank you yuzu!!!!
That's not ilegal at all..
@@YessChacin nope you're right it sure isn't! thanks for the comment.
@@YessChacin if you own a copy of the game and rip it yourself it's entirely legal, its pirating the game online that is illegal. Kept my og switch for this reason
DBrand’s out here challenging bosses with a dagger 😂
Someone has to do it.
And naked with a pot on their head
The dark souls of legal battles
Nintendo not allowing you to backup your save data to the SD card was the biggest and most obvious money grab. Forcing you to pay for peer to peer multiplayer just so you can use cloud saves
Hexagons are indeed the Bestagons! Love the CGP Grey reference.
he's brainwashing you
@@WohaoG but Hexagons are the Bestagons.
No brainwashing needed to see that.
@@WohaoG but hexagons are the bestagons -_-
Imagine subjugating yourself into Hexagon tyranny when Circle is clearly the bestagons.
I smiled like a dumb person at the reference 😅
When Linus flipped the steam decks around I just about had a heart attack.
Eh its fine they rich af smh 😌
This isn't the Linus I once knew. The Linus I knew would have dropped it before doing a flippy flip.
Don't worry, that one doesn't ransom the user for the ability to backup saves so he can break as many as he wants.
Yes. Hexagons are the bestagons. CGP Grey would be proud. Also 6:20, those are genuine Nordic runes... most of them at least. Well done Dbrand.
Lol I literally commented that too and after that I read your comment 😂😂😂😂 great minds think alike 😂
Came here to speak about the runes
They even got othala right, without the nazi wingtips.
Also CGP is a content thief.
I have fought cgp in real life about the fact that hexagons are worstagons. He's surprisingly easy to beat up.
Realized I was living in a bit of a fantasy world right before this, where I thought nordic runes existence were kind of common knowledge. Thank you Celocylis. As they stated: Blåtand (Bluetooth) comes from Harald Blåtand, the king who united Denmark.
Wow, I may actually start buying from them simply because I am amused they are beating other companies at their own game. Good humor on the website too!
Really? Dbrand skins always look Chinese made lol. But if it makes you happy, definitely do it.
@@alexmendez3681are you aware that most things we consume nowadays are “chinese made”?
@@grr4ves made but not designed. Thats probably what he was getting at
I bought this as soon as this was out, and I am glad that my money funds dbrand's legal team.
1:15 Nintendo using the "sue you until you go bankrupt" tactic is a classic
well guess what with that it's modern with that bullcrap tactic thing that Nintendo for nowadays is pulling this crap including sony.😑 this is just a damn proof.
They literally slapsuit people? I heard they did some weird stuff to shut people down, but they really do slapsuits? That's lame, man.
whats up mista white
@Asinine That's a name I haven't heard in a long time.
Why do you buy likes?
Dbrand is the one sponsor I don't want to instantly skip. They're so genuinely hilarious and their products seem pretty good!
They do make a good product.
dbrand is actually pretty great, cracked the back glass on my phone a couple years back and instead of replacing it, i just slapped a dbrand skin on it and it's still going strong, no peeling, though the colour is a little worn
I had their case on my s9+ and after about a year the rubber around the edge came apart and wouldn't stay on that well. I ended up getting a refund (in store credit) because they didn't sell the case anymore. I spent that credit on a skin for my galaxy buds/case and it's been on for years It even survived a round through the washer/dryer (even if the buds/case didn't)
@@Bingo1Dog they probably fixed the rubber compoud problem already..have my girp case on S22 for about a year and it still feels as new. I just replaced a skin twice for a mood change :)
@@RandomTheories I wouldn't doubt it. If I had a phone they made a case for (I'm still using that s9+) I'd probably have another
“ this funds our legal defense” the other one is even funnier”go f*** yourself lawyers” nicely done D-Brand 👌🏽🤣
Lol I just made that notice as well...
I'm not crazy right certain are letters are straight up wrong?
damn, someone worked it out before me, but I am late to the video. :D
@@allstarwoo4 yes but this the editing teams fault, I think
I paused to read the message before they showed the key. FFS that key is wrong and does not match the *actual* key used for their code. It’s made worse by the fact that the whole thing is just transliterated badly.
Definitely concerned here about D-Brand. Not sure about other countries, but in the US the rule of thumb is if the average person can look at both pieces of artwork and reasonably believe one was an attempted copy of the other, then it’s close enough to be in danger of copyright infringement. That’s a very imprecise test, but I feel pretty safe in saying this skin fails that spectacularly. Hope they have good lawyers and the war chest to fund them with.
bleh, its dbrand. people will back them, should it come to anything.
For copyright on the design itself, while they may be similar, you can only protect unique elements. Gold, green, and black are colors. A palette is not protectable. So you’re left with the unique designs, which are not the same. Possibly substantially similar, but it would be a hard fight once you force the court to remove color, centralization, all basic geometric shapes/patterns, and all the other non-protectable individual elements.
@@username4835 this is where trademark comes in which is likely why dbrand has no triforces but instead somewhat generic triangular iconography.
@@MinkSquaredI won't back Dbrand. These guys just copy Japanese companies. What happened to being original and different? 🤔
@@kjcorder my guy the triforces are just generic triangles
linus' reaction to ancient norse script as if it's fantasy fictional glyphs is priceless
Right? 🤦♂️
I was thinking the same thing.
when linus is doing shortcircuit you know its going to be special
dbrand being dbrand you love to see it
Honestly just love to see anything spit in Nintendo's face.
Hey gotta be the best company just in general I wish more companies was like this trolling but giving good products n improving
@@GamerGoated Their stuff's good and they got humor, that's what matters in my opinion!
9:09 You'd think someone so notorious for dropping things wouldn't tempt fate like this lol. Made me gasp.
That made me shiver
Linus never surprises me when it comes to doing something dumb
0:14 "I don't cosplay as Zelda"
now that's a freudian slip if I see one
Did anyone else catch that at 5:27 where the back of the switch looks gold? Maybe it was just the way the light reflected off of it into the camera.
I actually thoroughly enjoy DBrand's mock-up. That is super slick. I might buy one for my animal crossing switch.
Ahhh.
The Steam Deck skin actually looks so sick. I've never thought about putting a skin on my Deck but that one looks so nice and would kind of match my official TotK Switch 🤔
Don't worry, god thought ahead and already put skin on your deck. (I had to say it)
Yup, that steam desk looked incredible. I want one now just for that skin.
what's funny is because i learned how to read the runes tolkien used for the hobbit (not LoTR) when i was a kid, i could almost immediately read this because it's nearly identical. (Of course, it's all based on actual Elder Futhark.) Also the on-screen key has the wrong character for T, and the character they used for t is actually one typically used for th, which just feels like a missed opportunity to confuse linus further since that was the only time they used the letter t
(edit: grammar)
what do the runes say? would you tell me? lol
@@pablowerwolf7676 This funds our legal defense
@Pablo Werwolf and also the vertical one off to the left side says "Go f*ck yourself Lawyers" 😂
In fact, the onscreen key differs from the one on paper with the letters T, as well as I, N and Y. Could it be a code?
Those are moon runes
The SD card slot is for when you put a picofly in the device and use homebrew to manage your save files.
We need more companies like dbrand. Challenging shit companies, who think they can copyright blinking patters.
Nintendo tried to copyright blinking patters?
@@koolin3613 hey, those were OUR patters dammit!
@@koolin3613 Free patters for everybody!
@@ghomerhust Hahahahahah they are coming for our patters! Run!
Patters or patterns?
If dbrand publish a LTT screwdriver skin, it would be crazy funny :)
The LTT dropper
I am very pleased with a cgp grey reference. Hexagons are bestagons, amen
3:20 yeah, I paused the video and looked for a comment mentioning it
@@jackagonz Ditto
He’s just as bad as Nintendo when it comes to copyright striking videos.
context please ....
@@without-user-name cgp grey - a most fabulous TH-camr, a quick search will bring you to the glory that is the hexagon
im actually partial to the actual switch being a solid color with some discreet designs on the back. that way you're switch can still have different paddle colors and not clash. imo it helps keep your system open to more skins/customization.
I see the "real" v. "fake" as a thumbnail.
Was wondering if this was a video about Anthony.
Gotta appreciate the eddic level of quality on the Elder Futhark message: "Go f*** yourself lawyers"
"your honour, Nintendo don't have swearing code on their console, so it's not a clone"
What you said about lawyer artists is very similar with the supermarket Aldi here in the UK. They make their own versions of all the big brand products and have the branding and naming as close as possible without it being sue-able. Although they once went too far and did get sued.
Big up the caterpilla cake war 😂
Was it the Prongles? or the Horeos?
We have aldis here in the Midwest. It's like the grocery store to work at because they let the cashiers sit down all the time. Very popular with the close-to-retirement demographic
@@nigeladams8321 I've heard that before, and it's kind of wild. Here all supermarket checkout staff have seats, the only place you'd see a cashier standing would be at a smaller corner store.
@@me2olive Aldi's is legit the only place I can think of where they let their cashiers sit. It's sad that that's the reality here
I am sold. Dbrand you got me. I will be buying your product for the first time. Clone of the Kingdom naming is hilarious
RIP wallet :)
Be careful if you get the full Steam Deck skin, I got a plain green one a few months ago and it was extremely difficult to apply the decals cleanly and evenly.
The only benefit of dbrand is that the design wraps around the curves and covers more area of the console. But the fact that they are not having an actual zelda license and cannot make it zelda... Well it would make me go "whats the point" to the dbrand.
That flip he did with the steamdeck was smooth AF
And inducing a heartattack... I seriously feared for the Deck's life, I've seen what those butterfingers are (not) capable of...
3:20 Nice CGP Grey reference 😂
Yeah
Just ordered this edition and the thumbnail almost gave me a heart attack.
Edit: Apparently they've changed the thumbnail, earlier the real one was mentioned as fake and the dbrand skin one was mentioned as real in the thumbnail which made it look like they were just joking around. Guess they really got it wrong before as now it's corrected.
Right. Lol Idk if the realize they got the labels backwards lol
@@GundamGokuTV they do.
You gave NINTENDO money in 2023?!?!?
@@blueshky I wanted to gift someone else. I'm not a casual gamer. This is really good for someone who just wants to have some time off.
@@blueshky let people enjoy things
I saw the Sticklocks on the store last night by absolute chance (I was looking up the LTT backpack for future travel plans), and they look so smart, haven't seen anything like them before! Hope they prove to be popular, I'd love to see them in different colors.
@3:20 Grey would be proud
The language on the thing is ancient nordic, which can for the most part be directly translated letter by letter to English. The letters look really cool.
i liked the hexagon being bestagons reference
not even Linus is beyond humble grey
Linus referencing hexagons/bestagons made me smile very wide.
I strugled with decoding the dbrand message because the editor made the cheat sheet slightly off, the symbol for letter n is different on the actual piece of paper that linus had, also J and Y are the same symbol where the real paper had U and Y with the same symbols not J and Y
It's because these "symbols" are actual norse runes, and don't necessarily have a direct translation to english
Same here, the cheat sheet Linus has is not the same as the one the editor added in. The "I" rune is not no the cheat sheet we have.
N is also wrong.
@@kristianskaland2485 They're runes (not necessarily Norse, English had them as well), but the letter mappings don't match up to actual runes - for example they used "ᚦ" for "t" instead of "ᛏ" when it should be "th".
The special edition console not coming with the game will never not be weird. Also totally mix and match sets for sure! Sticklocks are pretty damn sick! Will need a set for sure. But damn if that Steam Deck isn't just goodlooking.
A limited edition console with no game is nothing compared to the limited physical edition of a game NOT including the physical game
@@andreysegura2510 Although the options always welcome, otherwise I for one would own two copies of Titanfall 2.
I just realized that D brand wrote the code in the Norse alphabet more or less lol
linus knowing the universal truth of the bestagon is just neat
If you think you’re going to be disappointed because they’re “reusing the same old world”, I think you will have a change of heart when you actually play the game.
BoTW - 6.5/10 game.
@@xmlthegreat L opinion
That's what I thought and I couldn't be happier that they proved me wrong
I've played Zelda series since the first game came out when I was 6 and I actually like when they use the same map, I like to see the changes between last game or what the land used to look like before if it was a prequal etc.
@ஜெங் மிங்யாவ் the only data is I want to make Nintendo fans mad, people who are so wrapped up in loyalty to a megacorporation that they can't enjoy their games in peace and have to enforce their will on everyone, like locusts.
TL;DR - stay mad, nerd.
The quick CGP Grey Hexagons are the best-a-gons reference was fantastic. 3:19
3:19 "Because hexagons are the bestagons"
Loved the CGP grey reference
If only dbrand products aren't expensive, I would definitely get one of those.
Really? I think dbrand just makes knock off Chinese products.
The way Linus flips the steam deck at the end... i had to watch it twice :D
Ah shit, that Steam Deck skin alone makes me want to get a steam deck.
@ChudDin I just placed my order too.
@ChudDin88 but according to Linus they Steam deck is better than the Ally.
At least where it matters: the buttons and sticks.
@ChudDin Not interested in performance. I want the experience. I have a separate desktop for performance..
This is screaming for a lawsuit
The letter chart closely resembles the runic letters in the Ultima games. There are a few differences, but 80% of the letters are the same.
Yes. They *are* the Bestagons. Thank you Linus.
That steam deck skin was really nice. First time I would ever buy a skin for an electronic device. I cancelled my steam deck reservation though due to medical issues using up that money.
Here are some well wishes from a complete stranger!
I have my own permanent (minor) medical stuff that eats up part of my income, so I can relate.
@@Virtualblueart Thx best of luck to you as well. Its been 10 months now and doctors can't figure out what's wrong but said it could be long COVID. Its put a pause on my life but I'm hopeful things will get better. Luckily I was able to get Medicaid since I was forced to drop out of nursing school and cant work. So bills are covered now. Have a nice day.
@clownavenger l do hope they sus out for you asap, best of luck!
Sometimes you just want that nice console skin and have a digital license anyway, or stores in the future might like not having items fused together after the popularity has run its course. Zelda in particular is probably not going to have that problem though.
Note to the director, the blank orange screen to the left kept drawing my eyes to it, thinking it was some sort of overlay to show relevant information.
Maybe using an animated branded video with darker tones back there would help ease this sensation?
5:25 what am i seeing here? why does the back of the console have a gold design in this shot?
me realizing that knowledge of what Elder Futhark runes are isn't common 😂
I just know them from playing God of War 2018 and Ragnarok, also Hellbalde.
Me wondering how you didn't already come to this realization.
Dbrand really doesn’t give a shit, huh. Although at least the pattering it’s just different enough to avoid another PS5 plate situation.
i love the fucking audacity dbrand has. they never fail to make me giggle with their (admittedly very ballsy) products and sponsor tactics. #shortlinus
That design needs to be available as a skin for every device they make skins for. I’d love that on my phone
I don’t see how you guys play at 20 FPS. No way I could do that
Linus Zelda cosplay 😳
"Clone of the Kingdom" 💀
Weapon breakage pissed me off and still does. Oh cool, I got to hit this enemy 7 times and it's gone. Lovely.
It's not a clone, they made it worse in Tears of the Kingdom with all the weapon fusing you gotta do. So they added an extra step thus taking more time just for the same weapon breakage to happen.
BotW is literally unplayable for me without a mod that removes weapon fragility.
I freaking love dbrand sponsor videos, there so funny
If I remember my Hand lore correctly those that get brought back usually come back twisted so if at some point the conditions on the ground change
the joke you meant to say was Skyrule.
I pledge to dbrand that once I secure a job, I will purchase one of their skins exclusively for this video. As a university student, I am currently managing my expenses tightly.
Apparently Linus just joined us with 60 FPS 4K Tears of the Kingdom. I quit BoTW because I couldn't look past the performance. Hope you're enjoying it as much as me. If you feel bad about acquiring the game you can import your authentic switch firmware and roms.
How does one do this?
@@Makaveli6103 yuzu emulador + mods. A simple youtube search will show you the steps.
You still need a hacked switch to do this somewhat legally
I mean, BotW performs as well as any other Zelda game... Nintendo has had underpowered consoles for generations now. Zelda fans have gotten used to it; it's almost like a part of the aesthetic at this point.
It runs great on the switch, you just complain to complain.
Steam Deck looks good but damn, $50 is super steep! I’m tempted but also on the fence.
yeah 50 for a sticker is some next level capitalism lol... guess those legal fees are expensive
Yea. Super expensive for what looks like Chinese knock offs. Isn't there a cheaper alternative? Any other company? 🤔
I got that switch and didn’t read the fine print of game not included and I was so Pissed when i got home and opened it to no game:( never in my life did i think they would have a game edition console without the game its based on I still haven’t got the game bc of how tilted i am
Hexagons are bestagons; Linus referencing Matt Parker is something I didn't expect
That pearlescent look is really cool. I look forward to LegalEagle's breakdown of dbrand's utter obliteration!
dbrand is absolutely bonkers I love it hahahah they make cool products AND make funny stuff all the time. GG
D Brand is one of the best sponsors ever for anything. The amount of DNGAF is inspiring.
It isn't really DNGAF; it is actually we are doing this purposely to be sued for advertising.
What's up with the gold switch back panel at 5:27? Is that another available color?
3:22 I appreciate the CGP Grey reference to hexagons
dbrand sponsored content is really amazing
That steam deck skin was CLEAN
we all love a "fit girl" for giving us the game codes
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Yarr matey
7:07 i remember the iffy launch or the switch... 6 years, can't believe its been that long...
Linus saying that hexagons are the bestagons is like the cartoon network cartoon mash up episodes.
Nintendo is coping on Dbrand and Dbrand has balls to give the finger to sony and nintendo
I love the risk dbrand takes with their skins to troll companies!
Eh, there is no risk. They know that they will be sued for what they do. The people who own the actual products that they make are required to sue them over it or risk forfeiting any rights they have to it at all.
I fucking love dbrand 😂😂😂
When Linus said you could back up your save games with the micro sd card, I spit out my oatmeal raisin cookie to then be disappointed when he was joking.
Him just flipping the Steam Deck, not remembering all the Linus Drop Tips compilations
Dbrand going to war with Nintendo is one of the bravest decisions i've seen any company make in recent times.
That's like looking at Mike Tyson having a nice and decent discussion with The Mountain, and you interrupting them with a watergun.
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_Bless you lot. O7_
Saying on a switch OLED unboxing that shows debrand clones that you don't plan to play TOTK on the switch is crazy. Never change Linus
I see dbrand is doing the "run straight for Ganondorf" approach to TotK
I didnt even notice the original switch had the circles on the back of the body until I saw the DBrand one
I usually don't like skin wraps but dbrand does an amazing job. I bought the black plates for my ps5 and wrapped it in their tan leather (real leather btw), their phone skins are amazing as well, you get pieces to cover the whole product and it fits perfectly. It's easy to put on, even to adjust it needed.
“McDonalds has golden arches, McDowells - golden arcs”. not the same thing… LOL
the dlc for the game was pretty damn good so i highly suggest getting it. Trial of the sword alone was worth it imo
As much as I love TOTK, it's basically a huge DLC...