Was Nintendo right to opt out of the graphics arms race?

[Chrkeller]

curl-6 said:

Chrkeller said:

Agreed.  And a lot of this is because game engines have come a long way in regards to scalability.  

On a semi related note, this is also why I do not personally believe in generations anymore.  A generation meant new engines that required new hardware.  Today, not so much.  Plenty of people are still using 8 year old GPUs, like a 2070.  That is three cycles behind what Nvidia sells today, but it plays the same games as a 5090.

IMO, exclusives are dead and so are generations.  

To an extent I agree, like I doubt we'll see many PS6 exclusives.

Switch 2 though should still have plenty of exclusives, just cos Switch 1 is so drastically outdated at this point that it makes little sense to keep tying games to that hardware going forwards, unless it's something low key that doesn't require modern specs, like Tomodachi Life or Rhythm Heaven.

I fully expect the vast majority of ps6 titles to work on the ps5.  

I don't see S1 titles, but I could see Nintendo embracing cross gen with the S3 or even going a pro route.  Plus S2 has a lot of S1 upgrades, with more coming..  because games are scalable.  

Gens are antiquated, just doesn't fit today's world.

Last edited by Chrkeller - on 11 January 2026