Will the Switch 2 finally be powerful enough and popular enough to get Nintendo all the top games?

[Chrkeller]

Mar1217 said:

Chrkeller said:

No doubt that will be true for 1st party games.  But for third party games?  I don't see third party building games specifically for the S2.  Games will be built for Xbox, ps5 and PC.  

I can't fathom Capcom making Wilds, SF7 and RE9 based on S2 specifications.  

That's exactly why there were no 3rd party exclusives or timed exclusives on the Switch ... 

Oh wait. There is. A good amount in fact. MH Rise, Square Enix HD 2D games in general, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, SMT V, etc ... We're all made with the Switch platform as the starting point to which other eventual versions were based on. 

Mentioning that, you best bet Capcom 2nd MH team is working on the next timed exclusive MH game for the Switch successor most likely. And whatnot other deals Nintendo might have done with other publishers in the meantime. 

I'm not sure a dozen ports, out of a hundred plus multi-plats is a "good amount."  For every 3rd party title the switch received I can name a dozen+ it didn't.  

My understanding is MH is doing very well on PC, so I don't see MH going exclusive anytime soon.

More to the point, most third party games are going to be ports, not customized specifically for the hardware as another poster suggested.  

If people think major titles are going to buit for the switch 2 in mind, sorry I have to laugh.  The overwhelming majority of titles are going to be built with ps5, Xbox and PC in mind.

The switch 2 being the focal point for 3rd party is just wishful thinking.  

Edit

To be clear I'm not questioning if the switch 2 will receive 3rd party support, I think it will get a fair amount, maybe even large. 

I'm simply questioning the view that 3rd party will customize specifically for the switch 2.  Outside a few games, I just do not see that happening.

I say that because Steam has 130,000,000 monthly active users, Epic is 75,000,000, the ps5 has 60,000,000 install base and the Xbox has 30,000,000.  Just shy of 300,000,000....  it will be the focal point for the vast majority of 3rd party titles.  

Last edited by Chrkeller - on 30 August 2024