Nu-13 said:
Pyro as Bill said:
Exactly. Why is this only working for retro/indie/AA games? Why would people choose the more expensive 720p version of a game instead of the 1080p-4K version on PS4/PC?
-The most successful platform for Two Point Hospital was Nintendo Switch, with 55% of boxed sales coming on Nintendo's hybrid platform. 34% of sales were on PS4, with 12% on Xbox One.
-Also new this week is Darksiders Genesis at No.11. THQ Nordic's spin-off action game sold best on PS4, representing 51% of sales, ahead of Switch (28%) and Xbox One (21%).
-Next on the list was Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, from Team17 and Playtonicm, which comes in at No.31. 56% of sales came on Nintendo Switch, with 30% on PS4 and the rest coming on Xbox One."
Because PS4/XB are overshooting. The speed/graphics bump is negligible and doesn't trump the advantages of the more expensive portable version. In the same way that the convenience of consoles trumps PC gaming for lots of people.
The tipping point is different for different people but it's unquestionable that Nintendo is becoming more of a direct competitor. Is it inconceivable to see how at some point, the majority of gamers will take 1080p and portablility over 4K. Or 4K + portability over 8K. Or 8K + portability over 16K etc etc.
I'm of the opinion that it was RTS sluts and not Graphics whores that pushed PC gaming for the past 30 years and with it's decline, the lack of Crysises, the failure of 3D monitors and VR, the gaming market is being overshot again and is ripe for a little disruption.
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It's working for nearly every game that ACTUALLY releases on switch. Those are more affected because the market made it clear that they'd rather buy a game on the switch if runs the same as other platforms.
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Taking into context what he said, the meaningful thing would be to compare the sale of big budget games on the Switch to the PS4. Unfortunately there are not many which release at the same time, so you cannot really critique his argument. To date all of the games that have performed great on the Switch have been indie/low budget games or toony platformers. So far big selling games on PS4 have not performed great on Switch compared to PS4, some that come to mind.
Fifa,
MortalKombat
DragonBallZ
Maybe AAA games on Switch can outsell their PS4 counterparts but I don't think there are many valid examples. It would have been interesting to see how Outer Worlds and Doom compared but the Switch versions don't have release dates for those titles. It pretty logical to assume though that any title that undergoes signifcant sacrifice will perform worse sales wise then games which land on Switch with very little compromise.
