Chrkeller said:
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. |
I think what people miss about third parties on Nintendo Switch is that third parties have treated the system like a Nintendo handheld. Which is important considering the Switch is a hybrid. If you compare third party support on Switch to something like the Game Boy Advance or Nintendo DS, then the Switch isn't actually that different from those systems (it's also better in some areas as well). And the GBA and DS didn't get every single game or franchise that PS and Xbox consoles got either. So if you don't care about portability, then it's easy to see the Switch as just another Nintendo box. But if you regularly use it like a handheld, then it arguably has the best support a Nintendo has ever gotten, and Switch 2 will probably be even better in that regard.
