The biggest problem with 3rd party ports on Switch...

[Shiken]

zorg1000 said:

Shiken said:

I know it is subjective, however I am saying sales are reflecting that not enough people prefer these games on the go at the current price point based on the fact that I, someone who has defended 3rd party games on Switch for the past year and a half, recently found myself not choosing the Switch version.

 

If not enough people buy the games, devs will not make them.  That is the problem.  I never said they "do not work" on Switch.  I said they do not sell, and the late port/price has a lot to do with that.

 

Devs will port the games that make sense, but I doubt we will see the new DOOM or Wolfenstein on the current iteration of Switch due to lack of sales.  It is a problem for 3rd party games that exists and regardless of how well they work, people need to buy them or they will cease making them.

Where are you coming up with these games not selling well enough?

DOOM switch -340k (Next DOOM and RAGE  another bethesda shooter, not coming to Switch possibly due to poor sales)

WWE 2k18 -180k (2k's fault for shit port, but they are still using sales and backlash as an excuse for 2k19 not coming over)

Wolfenstein 2 PREDICTION (I have a feeling its sales will be similar to DOOM, however if proven wrong when we get sales numbers I will retract this statement and admit I was wrong)

Ys VIII PREDICTION (no sales numbers, but it does seem like the general consensus is to get it on PS4 instead.  However like the above, I will admit wrong if it turns out that way.  To be honest I expected this one to do well, but all I see is negativity across the net on it.)

NBA 2k18 - 370k (this is debatable as 2k19 is coming to Switch.  This was released day and date with PS4 and X1 however, yet it is where most devs would consider too low)

Resident Evil Revelations 1 and 2 - 130k (older port, but two for one and capcom stated they were looking to how this game sold for Switch sales potential)

 

Not all of them sell bad and these are a few examples from VGChartz (not 100 perc acurate, but enough to make a point).  Given these sales numbers and the fact that 3rd party devs keep skipping Switch (many games I feel would have been easy to port even).  I am not saying they are terrible, but I feel like it is enough to scare devs off without even trying.

 

I suppose part of this is prediction in a sense...safe prediction...but prediction none the less.