| d21lewis said: I bought a Switch on day one. Love it. Everybody should buy one.
With that said, I already own a ton of games--many of which are full console games. It's awesome. That console experience on the go--you can't beat it! ...but wasn't that the reason why the Vita failed? Why the DS best the PSP? Those consoles offered "console experience on the go" titles and we all said "Nope. Nintendo understands the portable market. They know people want portable experiences!"
What changed? An I rewriting history? Discuss. |
It's all about the games. The Vita was never interesting for me. The only gameI was interested in really was Gravity Rush. Sony ended up moving the series to home console. Besides that - everything seemed to be dumbed down console experience, from Uncharted Golden Abyss to Assassins Creed Freedom (was that the name?). And nothing to stand out, nothing distictive that defined the console.
The PSP on the other hand was interesting for me and I was near getting one. The difference: Loco Roco, Patapon, Monster Hunter. That defined the console, made it stand out.
I think a portable cannot survive with adapted multiplats. They always feel like the lesser version, because on home console they offer a greater experience. They need some own games.
Switch, well. For one it is not a big step down to current consoles. It gets fucking Doom. I'm interested how that holds up if the next gen from Sony and MS comes. Will the Switch get multiplats then or own versions, like the Vita did?
Obviously the Switch also gets great exclusives. All big Nintendo-stuff now is on Switch, and it gets quite a few exclusives from 3rd-party.
But I do actually miss the portable experience. Don't get me wrong, stuff like Zelda is awesome. But I miss something like Etrian Odyssey, Denpa Men, Dillons Rolling Western, Patapon, Loco Roco, Bravely Default. I guess Project Octopath Traveler might offer this. Maybe later on Pokemon - or it turns into the first home console Pokemon. We'll see.
