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teigaga on 24 November 2016
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Soundwave said:

"On board" doesn't mean much if they bail after 1 game.

Also why Skyrim ... a 5 year old game, how many people seriously are going to buy this game twice to be able to play it portably with worse graphics.

If Bethesda commits to the next Elder Scrolls game on Switch, a brand new game, then I will be impressed.

The Wii U had COD, Assassin's Creed, FIFA, NBA 2K, Madden, and Batman in the launch window, that's like 6/8 or 9 top "hardcore IP" of the day (GTA, Skyrim were the two missing ones).

Is Switch even getting COD? Probably not Battlefield, because EA said only one game and that's almost assuredly FIFA. GTA? Switch will likely be missing several here too. 

We'll see but I think the only third party launch window game that's going to sell great is Minecraft (assuming this is there for launch) and Monster Hunter XX. Nintendo fans are going to do their usual thing and buy Mario 3D Switch and Splatoon and then sit around waiting for Zelda. 

I think portable Skyrim will do amazing all things considered. I know as a huge Eldercrolls fan I'm more interested in it then the remasters which for most part still look like last gen games, the difference between the switch and PS4 version won't be huge. Remember the game is running at Native 4k on Pro, so its obviously not using much more than half the PS4's power, should look very good on Switch. Its a shame the Switch didn't launch this holiday for it be a fair fight. 

In terms of why Skyrim? It obviously makes the most sense. Easiest to port and get out the door and its also the most timely release of their current 2016 releases. If Bethesda does have other Switch games in the work (which aren't ports) they obviously weren't going to reveal them in that Switch reveal trailer lol.  

I wouldn't for a second expect the next elderscrolls to be ported to Switch though, I doubt it will even run well on the base PS4, but to reduce the significance of third party support to PS4 ports is kind of reductive. Most people will get a PS4 for that. If the Switch can pave its own way in terms of hardware & providing an audience, developers will continue to support it if they like the hardware. By the sounds of it, Todd does.