RolStoppable said:
Zekkyou said:
I can't say I've ever seen that version of the narrative (that's not to say it doesn't exist, but I've not run into it), but i do agree. Still, don't the 3DS, Wii, and DS all do a better job of disproving that narrative? The Switch is pretty high-end for a handheld console, or at least something with the form factor of one. We wouldn't be seeing stuff like Doom on the Switch if they'd opted for a jump similar to the DS to 3DS.
I do disagree with your last sentence though (at least when read literally). Specs do sell systems, they're just not the only thing that can. Specs, library, marketing, concept, price, portability, hardware flexibility, etc, can all be important. You can't rely on just one, and no one can pull them all off, but they're all capable of creating success.
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Have you visited these forums at all in the last few years? That narrative was omnipresent and the main reason why the majority of the VGC community doomed the Switch.
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IRL stuff has made my visits rather sporadic the last 12 - 18 months, but no, I've really not run into it. I've seen people claim that a lack of power will stop the Switch gaining full (relative to the PS4/X1) support, and I've seen people claim the Switch itself is doomed for a variety of reasons, but I've never seen someone claim the Switch has to be at least equally powerful to get support in general.
As i said though, that doesn't mean it hasn't happened. I've just not personally run into it, at least as far as i can remember.
