According to Mat Piscatella "Next Gen consoles sales will not have a major effect on Switch sales"

[DonFerrari]

HoangNhatAnh said:

Nu-13 said:

You need to learn the meaning of competition. It doesn't matter if the console's libraries are completely exclusive, completely multiplatform or any % in between. We have similar products competing for the consumer's money. Most people buy a console INSTEAD of another and then again the following generation and so on.

Look at the top seller games of Switch and PS4/Xbox 1 again. If they are the same, then i agree that they are direct competitor. Switch top seller is very different than ps4/xbox 1 top seller. People who have interest in Cod, Fifa and GTA won't get Switch to play Mario, Pokemon or Fire Emblem.  

At the bold: just like Wii - Wii U and Xbox 360 - Xbox One, even PS2 - PS3, agree

The_Liquid_Laser said:

The problem with this argument is that all 3 are actually competing for all the demographics.  When Nintendo has exclusives like Bayonnetta or Xenoblade Chronicles, they are competing for the 13-35 year old male.  Not to mention that this category really likes games like BotW or Smash Bros as well.  And when Sony or Microsoft produces games like Little Big Planet, Knack or anything with the Minecraft label, then they are competing outside of the 13-35 male demographic.  On top of this all 3 have plenty of third party games that appeal to a variety of demographics.  

All 3 companies are trying to get all of the current gaming market onto their platform.  They might each have a different focus, but they are similar enough to still be directly competing.  You might as well say Netflix, Hulu, Apple+ and Disney+ are not competing streaming platforms.  They each have a different focus, but they still directly compete with one another.  They are offering a similar type of product and aiming it at the same broad group of consumers.  These companies are directly competing.  The big 3 gaming companies are doing the same thing.

This is why i already said they are direct competitors in some way of software and that's about it. BOTW vs Horizon is an example. But Smash? Where is PS All Star on ps4? Bayonetta and XC are not top selling of Switch games, neither LBP nor Knack on ps4. The top selling games on Switch (1st party) have nothing to do with the top selling games on ps4 (3rd party)

Even though both BOTW and HZD are great games I would that even they don't compete much in sales and that most of the buyers of one weren't looking to buy the other and decided not because of it.