| Normchacho said: The Switch is very likely going to be less than 3 years ahead of the PS5. Are developers really going to make games for both a what? 8-12 TFlop system AND a 1.6 (?) TFlop system? I don't think so. |
Nintendo is not in that market at all anymore, just time to accept it. Switch is a way for Nintendo to continue supplying hardware for the audience that actually still buys them -- read: the handheld buying audience, while keeping a toe in the console industry mostly because they have a history there IMO.
Traditional Nintendo consoles, even to the extent that the Wii and Wii U were, are over I think. In fact I would not be surprised because there is a such a large gap, if Nintendo eventually allows a few Nintendo IP on Sony/MS home consoles (they'll still make portable hardware) in 3-5 years time. That is just a completely different market now, iOS/Android in honesty are probably closer to where Nintendo is now and Nintendo allows games on those platforms.
This is why I think Microsoft in particular seems to be getting cozy with Nintendo. In the future Nintendo will care more about their IP exposure for things like movie and theme park and merchandising deals rather than platform hierarchy. As long as they have one platform of their own (since no one else is making portables anyway) they're fine with that.
