The_Liquid_Laser said:
Going toe to toe with the PS4 explains my hypothesis perfectly. The normal home gamers are buying PS4, while the handheld gamers are buying Switch. Both are selling well, because they are two different groups of people. |
While there is a group that exclusively buys portables, that group is rather small. Sony themselves have said that many of the people the purchase Switch are Playstation 4 owners. The stationary systems and the portable systems compliment each other. Many of the people that bought GB/GBA/PSP/DS/Vita/3DS also had stationary systems. Now how appealing Switch will remain to both portable gamers and people that have stationary systems but also want a portable companion will depend on software output (both quality and quantity) and price. For software output going into 2018 it can really go both ways since we have very few clues as to what Nintendo is going to announce. The price though, IMO, is a bit too high for this level of momentum that the system has had thus far to continue (I believe a significant price cut may be necessary by next year to maintain momentum).
The argument that there is no overlap is akin to saying there are people that buy PCs and there people that buy smartphones but not both (which is obviously not true).
Last edited by nemo37 - on 13 December 2017
