Was the Switch designed to Last?

[TheMisterManGuy]

JRPGfan said:

Yes AAA support = 3rd party.

Because alot of those indie games could be run on a toaster if needed.
Hell they could have just kept the Wii or Wii U then, those systems are plenty powerfull enough for small 2D indie games.

So I honestly dont agree with this.
AAA support is 3rd party support, and their also usually big sellers, while alot of those 2D small indie games barely sell anything (I know there are exceptions).

But there have been "some" AAA support for the Switch so far, like Wolften Stein, Doom ect..... that stops once the PS5 & XB2 launchs imo.
Switch might still get old PS4/XB1 ports but I assume at that point, you ll also see alot less of those types happend.

Old Retro collections belong with the 2D low budget indie games, those will probably keep coming.

But AAA games are also taking longer to make due to ever increasing audience expectations and hardware. We're reaching a point where your average AAA third party title is pushing 4 years to develop, or if its an annual franchise, needs at least 800 people working on it. It was obvious the Switch really wasn't going to get very many of those games due to inherent limitations of mobile technology. But everything outside of that is fair game from indies, to popular service titles, to mid-budget games, and other less demanding games for it like exclusives and such. Just because it isn't getting Cyberpunk 2077, doesn't mean it doesn't have good third party support.