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| Sephiran said: If we include digital only games in the sold Switch 1 software numbers, Switch 1 would already have a software tie ratio above 10, which would be much higher than for any previous Nintendo console. Which shows how succesful third parties have been on Switch 1. Already not counting digital only releases, Switch has a software tie ratio of 9,66, which is a record for Nintendo consoles. Only a few consoles have achieved a software tie ratio above 10: PS4, Xbox 360, PS3, and the original Xbox. So that level of software tie ratio has only been possible on non Nintendo consoles previously, due to the weaker third party support and sales on Nintendo consoles. So for Switch to join that milestone shows that lots have changed when it comes to third party sales on Nintendo platforms during the Switch era. |
It should be noted that the PS4 number comes from its softwares sale number that only goes up to September 2020. The actual Tie-Ratio would be considerably higher. Based on current PS software sales(Sony only release combined numbers) it’s likely the PS5 is also very high. I would be fairly certain the Series X/S also has a very high tie-ratio despite being seen as a gamepass console.
I.e. I believe much higher tie-ratios should be expected in general now, and comparing them to older generations will not really reveal too much.
