Games Should Let You Skip Boss Fights, Nintendo Shouldn’t Brick Switches Over Piracy, And More Of The Week’s Top Takes

Also, it's weird to see Gears of War be headed to PlayStation, and the new GTA 6 trailer shows something the series has never featured before

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Kotaku Staff Published May 10, 2025 |

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This week, we’ve got some pipin’-hot takes on offer. For one, South of Midnight gives you the option to skip boss fights, and our own John Walker argues that a lot more games should. John also has thoughts on the new revelation that Nintendo has updated its account user agreement to expressly give itself permission to brick your Switch if you modify it, the latest move in the company’s ongoing crusade against piracy. Elsewhere, Zack Zwiezen celebrates a cool aspect of the new GTA VI trailer, and Kenneth Shepard explains how a gameplay demo at PAX East sold him on the Switch 2’s mouse controls. Read on for all this and more.