By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close
curl-6 on 21 December 2019
Edit Thread
Nu-13 said:
curl-6 said:

2022 is too early for Switch 2 IMO. No need to cut off a system that it selling on par with PS4 after just 5 years.

Give it 6 and come out with a successor in 2023, using the extra year to get better specs for $300.

Holidays 2022 is not early, it's basically 6 years after the switch. It's also only 2 years after the ps5 and xsx, making it a good strategic time for a switch 2. Just think about it: ps4 was a huge success out of the gate and the switch came 3 years after it. At that point there was just no stopping it. If rumours about their specs and price are true, chances are that the ps5 and xsx will have way slower starts compared to the ps4. A switch successor coming 2 years after those could easily steal their momentum and dominate the 10th gen.

A holiday 2023 release would only make some sense if switch existed in a vacuum but that's not the case. The circunstances make 2022 just too good to pass. Regarding power, I'm pretty sure the gap between a 2022 $299 switch successor and the ps5/xsx will already be smaller than the gap between switch and ps4/xb1. Waiting another year would make little difference.

Switch doesn't directly compete with Playstation/Xbox, the last two and half years clearly show that. Nintendo doesn't have to worry about PS5/XSX anymore than bicycle sellers need to worry about sports car sellers. There's no need to try to "steal their momentum", Switch 2 should launch when Switch 1 has reached its full potential and the end of its natural life, and 2022 is too early to cut short one of the fastest selling systems in history.