fatslob-:O said:
Don't hold your breath too much for that, people don't buy based off of future expectations, they buy what can be delivered today ... People shouldn't go in blindly buying into Switch expecting 3rd party support to come their way because predicting the future can burn them so they should go in assuming that the platform won't get much 3rd party support or what isn't already promised now ... PS4 isn't successful because of the promises but it's because of what it delivers now and continues to do so meaning it will keep being the most successful platform out of this generation. Sony uses that advantage to realize that most consumers are not like the few on the Switch who will hold out for a Switch port ... As far as the portability factor there is actually a way to compete with that and that's by lowering the price so that Japanese customers won't find much to complain about their value for the usage they'll get out of a system for $200 or even $150 ... (PS4 should just be an easy to access platform with a low price point for the Japanese customers with high developer support) |
But wasn't that the case initially when it released (the two bolded)? Outside of GTAV port (also released on Xbone), TLOU Remastered, Battlefield 4 (also on Xbone, which eventually got better over time), the initial lineup wasn't really otherworldly. Sony kinda took the momentum of owning Microsoft at E3 2013 and the console did really well through its first year and on. Of course games like Infamous Second Son, LittleBigPlanet 3, and TLOUR did well, but exclusives-wise, it didn't set the world on fire until Bloodborne came out.
I'm just saying that I hope there's more support because the Switch's install base is growing and there's potential there. Most third parties already went through the "didn't expect this success" excuse. Why ignore the install base? Why does Nintendo have to either pay or beg to have something other than ports? Upcoming games like Octopath Traveler, Dark Souls Remastered, Crash N'Sane Trilogy, TWEWY, an untitled Tales game, Ys VIII, Travis Strikes Again, Mega Man 11, Bayonetta 3, SMT V, Valkyria Chronicles 4, Steins;Gate Elite, and more support from Level-5 are alright, but there is room for improvement.
