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xMetroid on 02 February 2018
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DélioPT said:
xMetroid said:

Right cause Switch isn't making records while being underpowered against 4k gaming while being 720p/1080p... It Doesn't Even Have the Price argument cause It's more expensive then some PS4/XBOX deals.

 

When Next Gen arrives, It will atleast have a killer lineup and pricing and probably a revision.

 

At this point, Power isnt that Important. Its not like The Wii vs PS360 problem where the Wii wasn't HD in an age when it was everywhere. 4k will never have even a slice of that impact.

 

Also, Switch Is now being sold as 1 per Person and not 1 per Home. Which signal a more portable device...

 

Yes, Switch is doing very well, but what's helping it won't last forever.
So far it is and people want a Switch for that and of course, Zelda, Mario, MK 8D, etc, the same way they wanted motion gaming.

Both portability and 1st year line-up's effect won't last forever.
When PS5 and XB4 arrive, they will be the new consoles full of possibilities, new experiences in the years to come. And either Switch has what it takes to fight them in their promises, novelty and shiny new graphics or it will suffer.

The power gap might be big enough to make devs decide to focus their resources on the new machines instead of wasting them to port to Switch - or try to.

We can see it having a good library filled with Nintendo games, but good enough to fight new consoles, when most of Nintendo's games already reached most of it's potential consumers?...
Pricing is no longer a big factor to decide if transition will happen slower or faster. People bought the PS4 in droves despite the 400$ price tag.

Power is not a selling factor, per se, but it really is a great marketing tool! And at the end of they day, perception probably sells as many consoles as the actual games.
Also, have you forgotten how much criticismo XB1 got because the version it got of quite a few games weren't on par with the PS4 version?
And for devs, power makes all the difference.

"Also, Switch Is now being sold as 1 per Person and not 1 per Home. Which signal a more portable device..."
That's due to it's nature not the fact that it's being  sold and perceived as a portable. It's the opposite.

Well if the 3DS can reach 80 millions with a 240p screen and a public that never really hyped it up much, Switch can certainly do better cause it's already attracting a bigger and more wide audience than the 3DS.

3DS has barely any support going on from Nintendo and third party but is still up from 2016 lol. So in the worst case scenario, which won't happen since 3DS was being contrained by a second system and Switch launched, the Switch would still be able to survive.