Giving up hope on Metroid Prime 4 coming to the Switch

[Leynos]

Dulfite said:

Leynos said:

If you want to wait another 5 years then because that's when that will happen if they drop all work for the Switch version and start from scratch on Switch 2 version assuming Nintendo even has prototype dev kits of it now.

It wouldn't take 5 years from now. It would take probably 5 years from when they started, which would have been around January 2019, so January 2024 would be roughly 5 years.

And yeah, I absolutely believe Nintendo shares at least spec targets for future consoles that early to Nintendo-owned studios (not third party). Maybe not dev kit, but a spec target sheet that Retro could aim towards and make adjustments as needed. They want their first party studios to be as prepared as possible for a new launch, well ahead of time.

If you want it to take full advantage of the next Switch then yes they would start all over, scrap the current work and start all over and another 5 years from now be released. The current game is being made with Switch limitations in mind.