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JRPGfan on 27 October 2024
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curl-6 said:
Hardstuck-Platinum said:

The difference is, is that Phil Spencer has explicitly stated that they are not trying to out console Sony or Nintendo anymore. They have voluntarily dropped out of the console war. So, yes MS is not threatened by Sony or Nintendo anymore because they are not trying to sell more consoles than them. They are just trying to sell Gamepass and their games on other platforms now. For Sony and Nintendo, that is not the case. Their business model relies on them selling their console and handhelds.

So, yes MS is putting their games elsewhere because they are not threatened by console makers anymore, as they have shifted strategy

You could say much the same about Sony though; putting Horizon Adventures on Switch is due to their shift in strategy towards trying to maximise the reach of their software and increasing revenue by selling on PC and Switch rather than prioritizing exclusivity and hardware sales.

We found out that lego was actually the ones that approached Sony and not the other way around.
They wanted to do a Horizon do. Sony said yes, and the reason its likely not on xbox is probably because sony asked them for that.
Meanwhile sony didn't have a issue with it being on Switch (or lego asked them really nicely.... or demanded that).

sometimes that just how things work out.

Also I suspect Lego is carrying most of the work, and the bill for the game development.
In that sense, them saying to Sony, listen, we want it on switch.... and Sony giving them a okay for it, doesn't seem that extreme.



Hardstuck-Platinum said:
Norion said:

This isn't fully true. The Switch does overall compete with the PS5 for sales much less than Xbox and PC but it still will have had an impact the past few years since people have a limited amount of time and money. If only one console can be afforded or if someone only has enough time to use one buying a Switch can totally mean a lost PS5 sale, especially in Japan due to how dominant the Switch is there. And the Switch 2 will have an even greater impact since it's gonna get COD and in general lots more big modern games than the Switch got.

Like I keep trying to say, if Sony saw the Switch as a threat to them they wouldn't be releasing Lego Horizon adventures on there, like they aren't releasing it on Xbox or PS4. They clearly don't feel threatened by the Switch. No-one has given me an explanation for this, other than trying to reverse-logic me by using Xbox as an example , even though they have explicitly stated they aren't trying to "out-console" anyone anymore anyway.  

The reason, is Lego is doing most of the hard lifting here, and footing the majority of the funding for the game.
They probably just said they need it on the switch for sales.