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drinkandswim on 03 January 2019
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Intrinsic said:
drinkandswim said:

Nintendo doesn't have a choice. Its either that or release a Home Console and just allow the Switch to be their handheld. Unless they are going to give up on the idea of being a valid Hybrid. More than likely I think Nintendo is looking at ways to make a Pro Version affordable so that almost everyone will upgrade. Whether that means an SCD or Cloud Gaming, or just a tablet replacement sold separate without Controllers and a Dock. I don't know what they are going to do, but your view is that they will forego that and just basically become a relatively powerful Handheld. If they do that they wont maintain sales momentum.

There is absolutely nothing on the horizon that will allow the NS be on par with the PS4/XB1. And thats even lookin at just processors. It gets a lt worse when we start talkin about game sizes, bandwidth and RAM..... 

Nintendo knows this.

Cloud gamin isnt even remotely possible cause for that to work nintendo will have to partner with someone. Their best bet is with nvidia ad get access to games via cloud streaming but the bad thing with that is that nintendo will not get a dime from such a partnership.

Now to think of something that will even compete with the PS5/XB4 is just beyond crazy. Nt even possible from what would be next gen switch based hardware so say tegra X3. That won't even be able to do it and that doesnt even exist yet. Hell nintendo didnt even use tegra X2 which is marginally more powerful than the X1 they used. 

Nintendo has pretty much always lived and died by their first party "nintendo" games. And I dont see that changing anytime soon. Nintendo competes by remaining unique and being the only hybrid console and the only way to get nintendo games. If thats not enough then they are doomed. But as it stands it seems to be enough. 

BTW the new IPAD's already have Xbox One S graphics so to expect Nintendo to have a system of base Xbox One graphics isn't really a tremendous ask. It will be required to keep momentum past 2020. Otherwise Nintendo Switch will have a nice little four year run and fade off into the wild blue yonder.