| RolStoppable said: Looks like you didn't follow the conversation. The Dreamcast competed most of its life against the PS1 and N64 and was discontinued before the GC and Xbox launched. You may use that as a starting point for your argument and explain why you consider the Dreamcast a gen 5 console. |
I don't recall the Switch being a signal to exit the market like the Dreamcast was. Do you believe that Nintendo will cut loose that soon as well in that case too ?
| RolStoppable said:
You are also confusing your opinion with fact. Nintendo hasn't abandoned competiton with home consoles. The only thing they did was abandon the idea to make a console that is about playing PC games on a console instead of a PC, but if Nintendo's history is reviewed, then that interpretation of the purpose of a console was never theirs to begin with. If all consoles had to always be the same, then Sony and Microsoft would have to be condemned for turning consoles into a dumbed down PC experience, because that direction wasn't something that Atari, Nintendo and Sega pursued. Obviously, Sony and Microsoft had to choose what works for them, including the decisions to leave the portable console market entirely to Nintendo. Nintendo games continue to be played on TVs all around the world. When a Nintendo game is played, it means neither the PS and Xbox will be on, because the TV is already occupied. |
Considering the Switch is hardly putting a dent on either the PS4 or X1 in it's sales, just about anyone would think that they've made an exit and a quiet one at that. What is considered to be a 'PC game' or a 'console game' is at best ambiguous in large part so neither Sony or Microsoft's interpretation of it is an issue ...
Going by the last line of your logic, PC is about as much of a competitor to home consoles like the Switch is because it can be played on TV! Think about that for a moment ...
