Norion said:
For exclusives I don't think that's something to be worried about too much since the New 3DS didn't get many exclusives though it is more of a concern than for the other two since they mandate that everything has to run on all versions. I could see a scenario where a more powerful model would get native ports of big games more often instead of a cloud version but games like that generally skip the Switch anyway due to how weak it is so it's not really a case of losing out. It's like how base 3DS owners weren't missing out when Minecraft wasn't playable on their 3DS version since it was too weak for it anyway. For games potentially being worse optimized on the base Switch as a result I doubt that'd be a significant thing since the weaker models would make up the vast majority of Switch owners and I don't think late 8th gen games would've ran much better on the base PS4 and Xbox One if the Pro and X didn't exist. In my view the benefits of it existing would outweigh any potential negatives like how the Pro and X existing was overall positive but I can understand wanting to avoid a feeling of being left out if there was no chance you'd buy a more powerful revision. |
I still worry that with more different models to optimize for we'd see scenarios like Hyrule Warriors on 3DS which ran at 20fps on base models and was clearly made with the New model as the lead.
I also suspect if Switch Pro had been a thing in say, 2020, games like Doom Eternal may have skipped the base model as it would be a lot easier to have a higher baseline to work with. As it is, with only the original hardware, they had to put the effort in and I got to play it on my launch model Switch.
So while a midgen upgrade in power isn't something I want or would buy, I cannot help but have reservations that it would have a negative impact on me as base Switch owner.
Last edited by curl-6 - on 07 July 2021
