zorg1000 said:
thats quite the oversimplification. For one, Vita was already a niche device, a revision wasnt going to change that. also take a look at this https://physicalgames.wordpress.com/pstv/ its a list of Vita software not compatible on the Playstation TV. Quite a long list and has some of the bigger Vita titles on there. So ya if Switch bombs and the TV revision is missing out on the most popular games than yes Switch TV would likely fail. However if Switch is popular and the revision is compatible with 99% of Switch software than the comparison is invalid. |
Do you know why those titles weren't compatible with the PSTV? Because the controllers you could use with the PSTV never had a touchscreen or rear touchpad. Now, I'm not sure if you're aware, but the Nintendo Switch has a touch screen. Every Nintendo Switch game that comes out that requires use of that touch screen wouldn't be compatible with the Switch TV either. Nintendo would run into the same problem Sony did.
However, considering you can't use the touch screen in docked mode, you're right, that list would be pretty small and almost undoubtedly wouldn't contain any of Nintendo's bigger titles.
However, it's also worth noting that the PSTV was significantly cheaper than the Vita at the time, so you'd figure with hundreds of great games available to it, it would still sell depsite the incompatibility list. Then again I got mine in a bargain bin at a grocery store for $12, and to be honest I overpaid. The PSTV looks terrible on 1080P televisions.
