There's no dancing around it: Some kind of version of Overwatch could run on the Switch - even in portable mode.

I think the bigger problem is that we still don't know how the online features of Switch are meant to work. I betcha many big developers don't even know either.

You can't bring a big online game like Overwatch when there's so little information on how the online community is supposed to work.

If Overwatch on Switch can be pulled off, I'd pick it up in a heartbeat. Not many 3rd party games interest me but this one does.

Those are PC specs, they don't translate to consoles. Since it is a port the developer can make the requirements as low as he wants. If Splatoon can run on Switch, so can Overwatch. It's not about specs, it's about commitment of the developer and publisher.

That said, extremely low specs as the Switch has makes commitment a lot harder.

So...just have the game only playable when their is an online connection.

The Switch is a home console too. It is possible to just play a game when you have a strong, reliable connection. We already have games that can't be played in either console, portable, and even table top modes. Overwatch will just need to be a game that's really only meant to be played at home. Heck, maybe even only in console mode, so the game can have the extra horsepower at all times.

I get it if the gam wouldn't run well on Switch hardware, but the system is fully capable of running an online-only game. Though, honestly, if they CAN get the game running in handheld mode, there's no reason they couldn't add an offline LAN option.

12 Switch and Voez.

There is a reason why both the back of Switch game boxes and the eShop have spots dedicated to supported play modes, because Switch has features that don't work well in certain modes. Any game that REQUIRES joycon motion control can't work in portable mode. Any game that REQUIRES the touchscreen can't work in console or table top mode.

So it'd make sense that there can be games that require console mode's increased horsepower or guaranteed online connection. (although, again, there's no reason why a game that can operate in handheld mode can't have the online requirement as well, given wifi and mobile hot spots, and the potential for off-tv home play)

This thread is flawed at its very core
This is the minimum specs required to run GTAV on the PC guis
OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 7 64 Bit Service Pack 1.
Processor: Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.2GHZ (4 CPUs) / AMD X8 FX-8350 @ 4GHZ (8 CPUs)
Memory: 8GB.
Video Card: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD7870 2GB.
Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible.
HDD Space: 65GB.
DVD Drive.

DO U GUIS THINK THE XBOX 360 CAN RUN IT BASED ON THIS?

What do you mean by "debatable"? It is not... Like really not debatable.

I love my Switch and by all mean this device is amazing.
I mean that does not change that Zelda is looking very good and shows that you can actually design great games no matter the power.
But overrall, the Switch has a Tegra X1, nothing more... That's not debatable really :)

For Overwatch, yes it would be playable I believe on it and enjoyable enough even at low settings.
I'm expecting it to actually appear on the Switch at some point to be honest.

I think you misread what was typed.  KrspaceT wasn't saying it's debatable that the Switch is weaker.  He was saying that the degree to which it is weaker is debatable.  Mostly because it's pretty hard to gauge that kind of thing, especially when the system is new and Nintendo as usual doesn't share specs.

That is what I meant

Makes sense.
At the end, the Switch is powerfull enough to bring amazing games and Nintendo proved it with a day 1 title (Zelda) so I expect greatness from it :)
As well as expect Overwatch on it soon!