By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close
Vorodroid said:
HoloDust said:

I guess it depends on what plans Nintendo has with Switch - will they support it software-wise in following years, or will they kill it to push Switch 2?

If Nintendo add backward compatibility feature then it will be a good point for nextgen. It will boost nextgen and slightly put pastgen in the shadow. Although I'm not sure that 100% of Switch's games are gonna be full BC (4000 games according to Wikipedia), I still believe that 70%+ are playable on nextgen

I'm fairly certain there will be full backwards compatibility - however, that's not what I was thinking about.

It would be logical for Nintendo to release all their games made for Switch 2 on Switch 1 as well in the first few years of Switch 2's lifecycle, given the huge Switch install base. Sony did this with PS5/PS4. Then, if Switch, after Switch 2 is launched, has serious price cut (to let's say $200 top), I can see it selling and living for few more years.
And then there's scenario where Nintendo stops supporting Switch 1 with games and lets it die prematurely, so they can push consumers into Switch 2 - but I really doubt they will do that.