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Wyrdness on 14 July 2022
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Kai_Mao said:
Wyrdness said:

The Switch itself already debunks this argument as the library is full of games that many claimed would not be on it years ago even if it did find success, this is because the momentum is too high for developers to ignore and development costs are constantly increasing.

It will be easier to port to the Switch successor than it is to the Switch, FF is a poor example as its not even on the Xbox signalling a possible deal being in place. SFVI, RE however are likely going to find their way on the platform all the Remakes will be on the platform for sure.

I’m not holding my breath for SFVI considering how important the tournament circuit is for the series and how Capcom developed SFV (though I’m not sure if Sony paid for full console exclusivity so it wouldn’t ever come to Xbox). Plus Capcom didn’t even care to port SFIV on Switch, even though it got a late port on PS4.

Even games like Soul Hackers 2 is not coming to Switch (at this time). As I mentioned before, the SMT V performance on Switch (in terms of how it ran, not it’s sales) might’ve made some nervous about Soul Hackers 2 on Switch.

Again, I point out certain games that could’ve/should’ve made it to Switch but didn’t for one reason or another. I even doubt the next Tekken or Tales of game will come to the Switch successor when they get announced eventually. The mix results of incredible ports and missed opportunities sorta cloud my perception on how third parties will proceed with a more powerful Switch successor.

PS4 got a port of SF4 at its launch which is around four years before Switch even launched hardly a good example, Soul Hackers may not at the moment be on the platform but a bigger series in mainline Persona is signalling things going forward. You forget that the Switch was a platform many wrote off, the reason you're seeing it get the library it has is because developers are having a harder time ignoring it due to the success and the same will go for the successor we aren't in the era of developers going by their own preferences anymore look at Falcom for one they don't want to do games for any Nintendo platform but business forces it.

Tekken is big enough to maybe skip the platform but games like Tales will have a harder time doing so if anything it will be one of two things where the next game is on the successor or it gets a ground up game of its own much like what happened on the Wii with graces.