that's nonsense, PS5 and XSX might not have many or any first party exclusives but since they're modern hardware they get lots and lots of support from third party developersI mean, that's how you use it. I pretty much get any indie games I can on the switch due to ease of use. Dead Cells and StS are likely my most played games ever across PC and switch, discounting mods I'll take the switch versions every day. I also don't get terribly many first party games outside of Pokemon.
nintendo has never relied on third party games so as usual they're essentially supporting the switch by themselves, and with just a few new, original games per year they're not doing a good job of it
that's nonsense, PS5 and XSX might not have many or any first party exclusives but since they're modern hardware they get lots and lots of support from third party developers
nintendo has never relied on third party games so as usual they're essentially supporting the switch by themselves, and with just a few new, original games per year they're not doing a good job of it
and theoretically since they're working with like ten year old tech, and at just HD or less it should take less time and fewer man-hours to make their games than your average AAA game right now
Is this actually true? Honest question. I can think of Kirby Star Allies and Mario Wonder, other than a few ports like Tropical Freeze and NSMBU. This seems quite outnumbered by the number of first party games that aren't 2D platformers.Yoshi's Crafted World, Metroid Dread, Princess Peach Showtime
Yoshi's Crafted World, Metroid Dread, Princess Peach Showtime
and yes, those ports plus Kirby Return to Dreamland
So, are you saying you want no 2D platformers at all? I'm a bit confused by this argument. Wonder and Dread were received extremely well, for example, so it feels weird to dismiss them as "formulaic platformers."No, I love all those games.
The handheld side of things is 1000% a huge part of why the Switch sells so well to begin withThey are sacrificing power for mobility. They will be 1 1/2 gen behind again chasing it. What we want from them is to be the first choice of gamers. They could rule the roost if they wanted to. They think being in their own lane is the safest place to be. They Don't really have to try hard.
No, I love all those games.I just heavily disagree that nintendo doesnt make games of substance anymore
i just mean theyre making straightforward platformers with little to no innovation, with the graphical fidelity of late-life PS3 games, so why is their release schedule so sparse
im not coming from a place of dislike for Nintendos gamesrather, theyre my favorite developer so its disappointing that they do so little of substance anymore
it feels like at the top level, there isnt the passion for games like there used to be when there were people like Iwata and Reggie, and so a much higher percentage of what they release feel like cynical cash grabs
They are sacrificing power for mobility. They will be 1 1/2 gen behind again chasing it. What we want from them is to be the first choice of gamers. They could rule the roost if they wanted to. They think being in their own lane is the safest place to be. They Don't really have to try hard.I think thats what you want from them. A lot of people prefer the switch just for being a decent handheld. I know people who barely play video games that only own a switch and several first party nintendo titles.
I just heavily disagree that nintendo doesnt make games of substance anymoreWhen they were supporting Wii U they were also supporting 3DS
What kind of games are you looking for if their output this gen wasnt enough in quantity nor quality for you? The wii U days mustve sunk you when shit like animal crossing amiibo and star fox zero were supposed to be big direct announcements.
Thats the point I tried to convey earlier. Sony entertainment interactive has nearly twice the employees Nintendo has globally. Theyd have to hire like mad and join the race to the bottom that is AAA development nowadays. Bloated budgets and delays leading to losses and firings. Nintendo doesnt need any of that.This pretty much. At this rate Nintendo is likely to be the only one to walk out of a major video game crunch/crash. I'm not particularly a Nintendo fan either, but what they're doing is smart at this point while everyone else is flailing.
They are sacrificing power for mobility. They will be 1 1/2 gen behind again chasing it. What we want from them is to be the first choice of gamers. They could rule the roost if they wanted to. They think being in their own lane is the safest place to be. They Don't really have to try hard.
I only buy Nintendo consoles for the 1st party games. Whether or not it can handle modern cross-platform titles is irrelevant because I'll just buy those on better hardware.
The only thing that matters to me is that it's backwards compatible with Switch 1. I'm not going to keep 2 portables around, and I'm not buying "Enhanced" Switch 2 ports of Swith 1 games.
the switch is having trouble playing some ported games and shit like mhrise played like crap on it.lol no
the upgrade is welcome and ps4 level with dlss on a small screen is more than enough.
The Switch is pretty much a 7.5 gen system. Switch 2 is a 8.5 gen system.That would be the absolute worst thing nintendo can do since the portability hybrid idea is what lead them to being wildly successful on their home turf (have to remember that japanese gamers by and large prefer mobile and handheld gaming these days) and being extremely successful everywhere else, and when it comes to being a "console" there is still certain things nintendo really sucks at compared to both sony and microsoft. *Their online play set-up being the biggest one.*
Drop the handheld, keep the joycons, upgrade the specs to current Gen. People are playing your systems because of the IPs not the latest gimmick you can think up Nintendo.
IDK why people worry so much about Nintendo console specs when you're almost certainly not buying it for its power. If you're buying Nintendo stuff you're probably buying it for first party games.Its the one and only chance they get to gloat per generation, before they go back to being stepped on by PC owners
The Switch is pretty much a 7.5 gen system. Switch 2 is a 8.5 gen system.
Drop the handheld, keep the joycons, upgrade the specs to current Gen. People are playing your systems because of the IPs not the latest gimmick you can think up Nintendo.
nintendo has never relied on third party games so as usual they're essentially supporting the switch by themselves, and with just a few new, original games per year they're not doing a good job of it
and theoretically since they're working with like ten year old tech, and at just HD or less it should take less time and fewer man-hours to make their games than your average AAA game right now
Yoshi's Crafted World, Metroid Dread, Princess Peach Showtime
and yes, those ports plus Kirby Return to Dreamland
No, I love all those games.
i just mean theyre making straightforward platformers with little to no innovation, with the graphical fidelity of late-life PS3 games, so why is their release schedule so sparse
im not coming from a place of dislike for Nintendos gamesrather, theyre my favorite developer so its disappointing that they do so little of substance anymore
it feels like at the top level, there isnt the passion for games like there used to be when there were people like Iwata and Reggie, and so a much higher percentage of what they release feel like cynical cash grabs
They are sacrificing power for mobility. They will be 1 1/2 gen behind again chasing it. What we want from them is to be the first choice of gamers. They could rule the roost if they wanted to. They think being in their own lane is the safest place to be. They Don't really have to try hard.
This entire topic, people massively overrate how the PS3 used to look lmao. It'll be like one of those things where you go back and realize holy shit, these games all look super dated now, but because a lot of games on PS3 didn't age well and offer too little past their graphics, nobody has played a PS3 game in eons to truly know for sure.Its easier to exaggerate things to make newer things look bad in comparison.
So junk
Can't wait to see the XBOX 360 looking games they create for it
Why does Nintendo always aim so low?Because they can since their fan boys keep buying their shit. How else will they play the same 10 or so games that Nintendo releases every generation.
Because they can since their fan boys keep buying their shit. How else will they play the same 10 or so games that Nintendo releases every generation.Gotta love posts like this who arent pretending to hide their intentions.
Ability to cast to a television, which would allow DS/3DS functionality (doesn't need to be powerful, just give devs the option to do that)This isn't something I ever thought about before honestly, but I want this so much now.
This isn't something I ever thought about before honestly, but I want this so much now.
Docked performance (on-paper) in between a PS4 Pro and Xbox Series S
will it finally beat ps3 graphics from 18 years ago?The Switch 1 already does that.
Breath of The Wild and Super Mario Odyssey, basically the only games they made for Switch that had any degree of innovationwhat other games do everything that tears of the kingdom does (ascend, ultrahand, recording 30 seconds of history for every loaded object in a scene, physics based sound system, etc)?
This entire topic, people massively overrate how the PS3 used to look lmao. It'll be like one of those things where you go back and realize holy shit, these games all look super dated now, but because a lot of games on PS3 didn't age well and offer too little past their graphics, nobody has played a PS3 game in eons to truly know for sure.+1
CRON posted...Seriously... It's been 3.5 years since PS5 released. How is this thing going to release with worse performance than a Series S?
Handheld performance (on-paper) slightly superior to a standard PS4
Docked performance (on-paper) in between a PS4 Pro and Xbox Series S
Ehhh
We couldn't get something closer to PS5/Xbox Series X?
Ehhh
We couldn't get something closer to PS5/Xbox Series X?
will it finally beat ps3 graphics from 18 years ago?where do people get this idea from?Tegra k1 which is weaker then x1 was Already as good as 360/ps3 games.
Seriously... It's been 3.5 years since PS5 released. How is this thing going to release with worse performance than a Series S?The same way PSP and DS launched with worse performance than the PS2 and Gamecube. And, really, all handhelds vs their respective consoles...
If you want some sort of idea how it works, Crystal Chronicles for the Gamecube kind of did a version of it. If you had the Gameboy player you could connect your GBA to the Gamecube and it would act as a menu screen.
The switch was underpowered on release. Its been 7 years since then.I dont know why people cant figure out what hes saying. Hes basically asking why release another console thets nearly a decade out of date when it releases. Basically, hes saying these specs are garbage and it should be far more powerful than this or they shouldnt bother.
From a technical sense this makes the most sense by far
I dont know why people cant figure out what hes saying. Hes basically asking why release another console thets nearly a decade out of date when it releases. Basically, hes saying these specs are garbage and it should be far more powerful than this or they shouldnt bother.Because its still a big leap from the current switch? Thats why what he posted doesnt make any sense. I want a more powerful switch, thats what this successor is going to be.