The Future of Tech and the Nintendo Switch

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RolStoppable said:
Switch is the future for consoles. Consumers prefer laptops and tablets over desktop PCs, so it only makes sense for consoles to follow this trend.

It's why Nintendo is well-positioned for the future, because they are already there. Microsoft isn't going to care because they are decentralizing Xbox and moving towards games as a service. Sony is the company that will have to think hard how they go about things because they are reliant on AAA third party software, but said software publishers aren't going to be satisfied with the technological limitations that portability brings with it; stick with stationary home consoles to secure support, go the Switch route with reduced support or try to juggle a home console and a hybrid. Needless to say, the last option constitutes a major disadvantage because Nintendo won't have any problems to fend off a halfbaked Sony solution.

Yeah that mentallity did cost Nintendo the 5th and 6th gen. Playstation is going to make homeconsoles and like the PS4 they will continue to sell good. There is still a market for homeconsoles the PS4 pulling a 185k week in April pretty much proves that. If Sony is smart though they are going to be a company that is going to follow microsoft and just abandon hardware and go towards the pc platform. There will always be a market for people that like tech over anything else. Besides they can just put PS now on every tablet and make a small controller, than you can have PS games on the go as well.