Nintendo Switch is perfectly viable as a primary or even only gaming device...

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dharh said:
Not in my house. Not enough RPGs, For me to consider getting a console, it needs at least 10 good RPGs, and I would expect 20 lifetime.

I assume you are speaking of western RPGs, because as far as JRPGs go, the Switch is becoming a haven for them.  It is dominating japan after all.

BasilZero said:

Weaker Third Party support

No Achievement/Trophy system

Lower visuals/frame rate

Cant record gameplay footage

Smaller online fanbase

 

For me - The Switch will be only for Nintendo's first party games, cant think of any multiplat third party title to get for it.

 

 

Cant think of any reason to get a multiplat third party title on it other than for the sake of portability.

 

I'd otherwise rather get multiplat third party titles on PS4/PC.

Well you see, the portability is the key.  Just because it is not that important to you does not mean that it is not huge for other people.  As pointed out before, I get nearly double the gaming time with my Switch than I do my PS4 Pro.  For me, the Switch is the obvious winner because actually playing the games comes before all the bells and whistles.

 

I get games that are not on Switch on my PS4, and the rest on Switch for that reason.  This makes Switch my primary console, and there are more people in this boat than many realize.  I have seen at 10 or so people get a Switch at my workplace for this reason in fact.

 

Also you do not NEED all big AAA releases, in fact one could say that most of them are overrated these days anyway.  I mean look at Fallout 76 and Battlefield 5 for example.  Also games like Ys VIII, Wolfenstein 2, Dragonball FighterZ, and Valkeria Chronicles 4 are no less viable as options than any other game, and they are on Switch.

 

Heck I have RDR2, but I am focusing on Wolfenstein right now because playing on my PS4 does not give me the allotted time I desire to play games right now.  There is far more to it than just library size alone, especially considering that the Switch has a good one in its own right.

 

Not to mention they have their own exclusive experiences as well, some of the best in fact.  So with that in mind, you really lose nothing by having Switch as a primary and if portability is a factor, you gain so much more.  What is the use of the bigher library if there are equally good games on Switch that I will actually have time to play, if I will never get to most of what the other console offers?

 

So you see, it varies person to person and the reality of it is that the Switch is no less viable than any of the other 3 platforms.  You can admit to this fact without it being your own choice as well, your situation does not equal everyone else's afterall.

Mr Puggsly said:

If Switch was my only gaming device, I simply wouldn't do much gaming. Many of the games I play or interested in playing are not on Switch.

I could have easily bought a Switch during Black Friday, but I purchased a Xbox One X instead. That means I rather make my Xbox One games play better versus having access to the Switch library.

For many it is the opposite.  The X1 has nothing I want that is not also on PS4 or Switch, so currently it is nothing more than a netflix machine for me.

 

See my reply above for my points on Switch though, because that sums up why the Switch is no less a primary than the others.