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Johnw1104 said:
I think it's always important to view the gaming companies a bit more like picking car insurance or something, which is to say always prioritize your needs over theirs, as in many ways we really are their employers. After all, it's your money, your time, and your entertainment, and the only way to influence the direction of these companies is with your wallet. I've never really had much "loyalty" to one company or another, though I think that lack of brand loyalty seems a bit more widespread in the US than some other regions for whatever reason (example of lack of brand loyalty in US: Atari was big, then they began jumping ship to Intellivision and Colecovision, then Nintendo, then Sega won over almost half of the market, and then almost everyone jumped ship to Playstation, years later favoring the Xbox360 and Wii only to return to the PS4). I've definitely been in the same boat. The first console I saw and played was Nintendo, but the first one I owned was the Sega Genesis and first handheld the Game Gear, followed by switching to the N64 and skipping the Saturn, after which I started branching out into all of them. Xbox360 was my last main, then jumped to PS4 for the recent gen, and now I'm totally obsessed with the Switch; basically, it seems worthwhile to follow the best package deal as opposed to getting too hooked on one company. That does not mean, however, that you have to stop loving the company that you're temporarily leaving behind... I'm personally a huge Nintendo and Blizzard fan, but that does not necessitate buying everything that comes out. "Loyalty" is mostly bred from the inability to afford multiple systems, though that's understandable. If it's affordable, definitely branch out as each platform has plenty to offer. Here's my take on how the Switch might suit you given what you've said and my firsthand experience over the past two+ months: -Second, given you say you love japanese and indie titles I honestly don't think there will be a better console going forward than this one, as we've already seen most games of that variety porting over or announcing ports, especially as it has so far sold very well in Japan. Additionally, those types of games are absolutely perfect for portable mode, demanding less battery and sacrificing little in the way of visuals. Obviously Sony receives a ton of these already, but if the Switch continues to sell in Japan I think we'll see more and more coming over. -Third, the cartridges are indeed wonderful... I absolutely love that they developed a physical game card format as opposed to a disk that works for both console and handheld mode, especially as it contains the entirety of the game within it... there's something so refreshing about putting a game in and being able to launch it immediately, as well as knowing that game will be there and available 15+ years from now. More importantly, though, it circumvents the common problem for handhelds, which is seriously limited memory. While the Switch only has 32gb of hardware space (I'd recommend factoring in however much a microSD card ~64gb or ~128gb costs in your country), I already have quite a library and have not approached the 32gb mark thanks to those game cards, and their size makes them easy to bring with you.
Ummm, based on what you said then, you'll definitely have to get the Switch eventually. I'm pretty sure you'd really enjoy it. :) |
Great points you make, but without sounding like a big fanboy, ps4 can't be beaten regarding physical indies, basically something like limitedrungames ( who now pushes about 4-6 games a month) Can't bw done for Nintendo or Microsoft because they don't allow such small runs sadly..
Also the Japanese support.. Yea i can definitely see going forward most games being ps4/switch then again , most if not all will be better on ps4 pro.
Really going to look what switch brings in the exclusive table, splatoon looks nice, arms looks really lame sorry.
Xenonblade 2 hopefully is awesome!
