RolStoppable said:
Nuvendil said:
Ah but the significant upgrade problem being faced by Sony and MS is not currently an issue for Nintendo. By 2022 much less 2023 the tech will be there for them to make a very, very substantial jump within the same form factor and see very strong real world performance gains. So while they need to wait until then, they don't have to wait as long past then. Sony and MS are locked into a long gen because they need the next jump to be significant and diminishing returns has made that harder and harder.
The problem Nintendo is facing is that they have positioned themselves as a hybrid. Whether people on this forum acknowledge that, that's what it is marketed as, that's what the majority of people use it as. And part of that deal is it being strong enough to be serviceable in tv mode. And the Switch is. Barely. And a part of that strategy is Nintendo is pursuing renewed third party support from companies who have no interested in the handheld space and are looking at the Switch as part of their console strategy. These aspects of the Switch and Nintendo's strategy mean that what happens in the console space matters. If the PS5 comes out and puts the Switch impossibly behind the market standard to the point third party support evaporates and perception of the Switch brand begins to decay, they will need to move on. The Switch and Nintendo do. not. operate. in. a. vacuum. And while they can do a hell of a lot of work with their internal studios and they are beefing their studios up, they cannot exist as an island unto themselves.
The Switch will be supported for as long as they feel it is viable and advisable. Then the support will stop. They would love it to be 7 or 8 years. But they certainly won't press that if it can't. And I do not believe it will.
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Is that really true? If we assume it is, Nintendo is already failing hard. Switch titles from EA, Activision, Ubisoft, Warner Bros. and Take Two are rare and these companies didn't make any announcements that that is changing.
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It is what they are pursuing. Did not say they had achieved it. They've got a profound uphill battle. But that is a part of their strategy. And the "usual suspects" are indeed not showing up voluntarily. But Nintendo has gained allies they previously did not have. Bethesda Softworks has historically been a stalwart partner with those they go into business with but have never supported Nintendo. Now Skyrim Special Edition, Doom, and Wolfenstein 2 are all on or coming to the Switch. Square Enix, who gave virtually nothing to Wii U and limited support to 3DS has got Dragon Quest Heroes 1 and 2, Dragon Quest X, Dragon Quest XI, Dragon Quest Builders 1 and 2, Octopath Traveler, I Am Setsuna and Lost Sphear out or coming out. They are working with those who will listen. We will see how far their efforts can get them. But it is part of their strategy. It somewhat needs to be, not just to fill out their library but also help sell that hybrid nature. And also worth noting, going by the recent GDC surveys, they are making progress. Interest from devs is up substantially.
