Best part of 9th Gen consoles so far?

[SanAndreasX]

LegitHyperbole said:

SanAndreasX said:

The best game I’ve played that was released this year is a multiplatform game that ran beautifully on Switch and had its best sales on Switch: Unicorn Overlord.

i am largely uninterested in the AAA space anymore. Nintendo, Capcom, Square Enix, Sega, and Bandai Namco still do decent stuff in that space. Larian did a good job on BG3. But that’s pretty much it. 

Yeah, I see the hype around that game and can't wait to get around to it and definitely is on consideration for a switch playthrough. But hey, you have to agree, the Switch aged super fast. Like it couldn't even handle the GTA remasters as well as the PS4 or Xbox while docked, not even close and those games are three generations old. Even if it has the power to do so companies don't seem able to or willing to put in the effort to port properly, AAA or not even the older games, remasters and ports like. That's a problem. Some work perfectly and then you get something like Mortal Kombat. 

GTA was sloppy porting, not the fault of the Switch, and it was a problem across the board. There are loads of newer games which ran much better on Switch. And I'm not very impressed when I hear of games on PS5/XSX struggling, either. 

Right now, the AAA industry seems to be collapsing under its own weight. They need to find some way of getting costs down if they want their economic model to be viable.  I've been buying more games from Nihon Falcom than Square Enix in recent years. They don't look as nice as FF16, but they're at least just as fun. Speaking of SE, the game I'm looking forward to the most from them is DQ3-HD, and I'm betting Switch sales of that title crush the sales on PS5/XSX/PC. 

Last edited by SanAndreasX - on 25 July 2024