RolStoppable said:
That's an especially funny statement. You recognize that Switch occupies a unique position and holds a monopoly in the portable market, and I am pretty sure you also recognize that that isn't going to change, yet you are still concerned about new PS and Xbox consoles posing a threat for Switch. |
Why shouldn't I be concerned?
Is Switch sold as portable, perceived as such and getting games as if it is a portable? No. Even if it has the monopoly of that market it doesn't necessarily mean it will sell and have a shelf life as other portables.
Does Nintendo have another device to fall back to when Switch faces real competition from PS5 ad XB2? No.
They would be better off for the future - whatever that future entails - if it had the type of 3rd party games that make Sony and MS consoles, primary consoles.
zorg1000 said:
How does the data show that it's not a primary console? That's a fact pulled right out of nowhere. By the time PS5/XB4 release, Switch could potentially be in the $150-200 price range with a couple revisions and dozens of highly rated exclusives, $400-500 powerful consoles will not be direct competition, they will coexist just like Switch currently does with PS4/XBO. |
Did you see PS4 and Sony take a blow because of Switch? I didn't.
Had Switch affected sales from pS4 and XB1 and that would be a real possibility.
I get the 200$ range. I highly doubt the 150$ anytime soon.
But they will be direct competition! MS and Sony users are buying Switch in droves because there's no real alternative for them to decide. Not to forget that only less than a third of Switch users didn't have a PS4 or XB1. And this is after coming out with a new concept, a return to form for Mario and Zelda, MK8 and Splatoon in just 10 months.
There's just no way, given the above, that PS5 and XB2 won't pose a serious threat to Switch and it's not price that will soften the blow.
Sony managed to sell 80+ million between a 300 and 400 price tag.
