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AngryLittleAlchemist on 22 December 2016
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curl-6 said:
AngryLittleAlchemist said:

actually no it's not. 

I think something we all have to remember is that what we're hearing *confirmed* from developers, people who've seen the switch, and even Nintendo themselves - is that everything is built around ease of use, while also not scaling back the GAME for the sake of the gimmick. 

Developers love developing for the Switch. Nintendo themselves said newer blood in their company developed it. Even if the specs are bad, the fact is that Nintendo is probably developing it a lot like their handheld line, very cheap devices that are fun enough for them to drive prices high up. The specs for the switch are probably disappointing because Nintendo is developing it like a handheld, but everything else - the support for third parties, the love nintendo is getting from third parties, the newer blood developing the hybrid - all much more like a console. 

Back when the Wii U was approaching launch, there was positive buzz about that too, about how easy it was to develop for and such.

I'm not saying all is lost, it could still work out well for the Switch, I'm just saying that it's probably best to keep our expectations in check to avoid disappointments.

No. No one ever said it was "easy to develop for" for it's engine support or for it's OS or for it's scalability - they said it because it was a powerful system that was more powerful than the Playstation and Xbox 360. It was a lie, yes, but they weren't exactly stating a complete non truth, it WAS more powerful it just wasn't easy to develop for because so. 

I'm pretty sure that developers saying "Nintendo switch is easy to develop for because it supports all modern engines, has scalability, exclusive Nvidia technologies, and has a less taxing OS" isn't a marketing ploy by Nintendo and their supporters. None of that speaks to casual consumers like talk of "POWERFUL GRAPHIX" do. 

You aren't saying all is lost but i think you're also being a little bit ingenous. You're saying your just doing it for disappointments sake but you're complaining ENTIRELY. I've complained a lot on this forumn but there's a positive and negative balance and you're leaning so negatively that it's hard to believe you're doing it so no one is disappointed. People are already so disappointed, if anything i excpect people to be surprised come january 12th.