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LurkerJ on 15 February 2017
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Soundwave said:
LurkerJ said:

Zoom out, and look at the bigger picture. You are reducing the 3DS successor to a collection of mini-games, completely ignoring the fact that the 3DS pleased the hardcore gamer. Why can't the Switch please them as well? In fact, the Switch is in a better position to please that same gamer, especially when the price comes down. So the success of the Switch is almost guaranteed once it becomes a viable 3DS replacement, if some of the Wii audience comes back, that's a plus, but not a necessity. 

I've said that many times, remember I was saying Nintendo would favor a hybrid design over a 2-system set up that most of this board thought was coming and that emphasis would be on putting it down and having people gather around and play together. This is all before the official unveiling. 

So I get what Nintendo is doing. The design was somewhat predictable. 

I'm just saying it's also a fairly easy idea to copy especailly if they think they are going to bank heavily again on that casual crowd, they are going to get undercut by cheaper tablet makers and software developers that copy things like 1,2 Switch and give away for free or $1. Nintendo should be wary of that. And I've said many times as well the existing 3DS base is basically the main market for the Switch. 

Copying the hardware is easy. Switch isn't just hardware. A collection of IPs that took Nintendo decades to build, the same collection that successfuly pushed the 3DS to success, and the same collection that will push its successor. Don't quote me saying the Wii U failed, nothing could've pushed that turd, besides, in the handheld space, the equation is different; third party AAA titles don't leave their thumb on the scale. So their absence is advantageous to Nintendo's handhelds, and a hindrance to SONY's.

Assuming SONY decides to release a new handheld, any new studio that SONY opens is better off supporting the already successful PS4. The Switch success will be in line with that of the 3DS, the pie will be big, but not big enough to push SONY, or any other company, to want to chew on some of it. SONY's main concern now is selling PSN subs and keeping those subs going for as long as possible, which is why I expect the PS5 to be fully backward compatible with the PS4, and it's why I don't SONY will sacrifice a single game from their studios to support a potential future handheld, that game better heads to their home consoles differentiating their brand further from the Xbox. 

Apple probably looks at the dedicated gaming business and laughs it off. Samsung loves to copy alright, but their obsession is to follow Apple's footsteps. I just don't think there is any company who would enter the risky dedicated gaming market at this point besides the 3 established ones. Maybe Valve's next attempt will be disruptive, but if that happens, their guns will be most likely aimed at PS/Xbox.