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Vodacixi on 05 March 2021
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Mandalore76 said:
Vodacixi said:

Do your realize that base PS4 and Xbox One don't have 4K output and yet they have access to pretty much every streaming service available on the market? Also, there are plenty of modern devices that only support 1080p output, but are compatible with streaming services regardless like the base models of Amazon Fire Stick or Google Chromecast.

I don't know... I don't think your point makes too much sense...

I think the proliferation of Smart TV's are making streaming services on console a moot point by now.  I can go directly to any app the moment I turn my TV on without starting up an external device like a console.  My TV remote even has it's own buttons for both Hulu and Netflix.  Sure, I can use Hulu and YouTube on Switch, but why would I when I can already access those directly from startup on my TV?  The same goes for my XBox One.  Can it access more streaming services than my Switch?  Yes.  Have I ever used my XBox One to login to one of my streaming services?  To be honest, no.

I agree with pretty much everything you said. However... I don't see why you are telling me all this. My whole point was that Nintendo doesn't care about getting video streaming platforms on the Switch, much less making a new model with 4K output with the sole purpouse of attracting said platforms. Even if that was the case (which it's clearly not), I doubt that the lack of 4K is what keeps Netflix or HBO from launching on Switch, given how there are plenty of devices that don't have 4K and have access to streaming sites.