padib said:
Soundwave said:
How is the U going to get "popular" if you can play much of its library on the older system? There's not as much incentive to upgrade.
It's better to cannibalize your previous system to benefit your next one. It's better for your company, because a botched console transition is something that is going to badly damage the company for years. Just like Nintendo went from top of the world to being embarrassed to announce several years of losses because within a blink of an eye.
High profile late gen N64 titles should have been moved to the GameCube.
Late cycle DS projects like Pokemon Black 2 White 2 should have been moved to the 3DS launch window (the system was DRYING for help and lol the DS is getting a Pokemon game, that's terrible, terrible software management).
Pulling Zelda TP and BOTW as GCN and Wii U exclusives was 100% the right move even if they did get a quiet, low print release on those systems.
You absolutely do need to prioritize the new system way more than the old one once the old system reaches a matured age.
Like I said, if a 16-year-old kid can't understand that their mom/dad needs to give most of their attention to a newborn baby, the problem isn't the baby, it's the kid who is being an idiot. New consoles are like new borns, they need constant attention and constant focus until they are grown enough to stand on their own two feet. If you don't give them the care they need at that stage of life it can lead to serious issues later on in their life.
No one in this business ever said "geez you have too many good games for the your launch window, would you stop with all this software". You should always err on the side of having more than what you need for a new product cycle, it's the most vital thing in the business in my opinion. That's really what separates good management from mediocre management, how they deal with console transition.
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The whole idea of supporting both consoles at the same time is that it allows people to transition in due time. I'm not saying _all_ games must be on all consoles, but most should, and some exclusives make the new platform needed for people to get it, and the capabilities of the new console make those features attractive.
Anyhow the fact that you don't see any of these subtleties is weird.
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It could work, but only if the new console is not starved for content.
Like the 3DS could play Pokemon Black 2 White 2, but did any one give Nintendo any inch of benefit of the doubt over that? Nope. All they were talking about was how shit the 3DS lineup was because all it was was Nintendogs with kittens and Pilotwings and not much else. They didn't care that hey there's some pretty good DS games that can tide you over a few months.
Consumers are harsh, you have to be ready for that.
You can see this issue actually playing right this second in real time ... Microsoft just annouced that Halo Infinite will be delayed so now they are in some real trouble I think. You know Sony is going to look to attack when ever they see blood in the water. So now we'll see how good their management team really is because that is definitely a tight spot to be in.
If I was advising them I'd say they have to spend some money now and buy some period of exclusivity for a 3rd party game that can be positioned as a marquee launch title. That's gonna hurt the wallet, but you have to do what you have to do.
