S.T.A.G.E. said:
3sexty said:
I think some fans are being a little too optimistic here about the Switch. The thing only released a couple months back and there are already some getting upset just because people voted never. Switch is still very new and is still enjoying the fanfare of the hype surrounding a recent release. This is expected and thank goodness for Nintendo after the WiiU failure. However, this could very well taper off once the novelty wears off and I expect that it may very well do so. People have to remember it is a device trying to be a handheld as well as a home console. On the home console front I expect the appeal to not last very long as it is already quite outdated technology – and simply put the price will not justify it. I actually believe the XBOX One S has a slight advantage in the medium (and longer) term as there is a lot more room to cut prices significantly further. No one has even raised this point in this thread yet. Switch by virtue of being a dual piece hardware (console and handheld with display), means the room for a significant price reduction will be considerably constrained – same as WiiU. Also for people to predict that Switch to outsell XONE by 2019 or 2020 – that is way too optimistic. It will have to have PS 4 sales levels (of last couple of years) to achieve this – and we know that’s just not the case with Switch. The Switch will not be another Wii story. By then who knows there may even be an Xbox 4 or whatever they call it. If they decide to ditch generational categories, well than that’s another entirely different story. |
I think you underestimate the DS fans. If Nintendo doesnt make a new secondary handheld during the generation of the switch and keeps the devs who work on the DS working, they can have console/ handheld quality games. This will definitely push Nintendo beyond Microsofts potential.
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But do you really think that they can keep the price of Switch as competitive as the 3DS? As I stated there is still the huge issue of Switch being costed for its hybrid abilities. That said the home console aspect of it also may lose steam somewhat quicker. In any case then Nintendo will need to relaese a home console like devise sooner than later for keeping up with the competition on the specs department. I see real issues here and a potential cliff edge.
