Kai_Mao said:
But wasn't that the case initially when it released (the two bolded)? Outside of GTAV port (also released on Xbone), TLOU Remastered, Battlefield 4 (also on Xbone, which eventually got better over time), the initial lineup wasn't really otherworldly. Sony kinda took the momentum of owning Microsoft at E3 2013 and the console did really well through its first year and on. Of course games like Infamous Second Son, LittleBigPlanet 3, and TLOUR did well, but exclusives-wise, it didn't set the world on fire until Bloodborne came out.
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However, it remains that it cannot be denied that PS4's continued success can just be attributed to promises otherwise the system wouldn't be able to maintain strong hardware sales throughout it's life so far as it does now and this year maybe it's new peak year!
Sure it didn't have much in terms of exclusive but it still delivered a great lineup in it's first year with new releases like Destiny, Watch Dogs, AC Unity, FC4, Shadow of Mordor and lastly as you mentioned Infamous SS but as PS4 performed well in it's first year it continued to grow as well in it's subsequent years so far in it's life!
Kai_Mao said:
I'm just saying that I hope there's more support because the Switch's install base is growing and there's potential there. Most third parties already went through the "didn't expect this success" excuse. Why ignore the install base? Why does Nintendo have to either pay or beg to have something other than ports? Upcoming games like Octopath Traveler, Dark Souls Remastered, Crash N'Sane Trilogy, TWEWY, an untitled Tales game, Ys VIII, Travis Strikes Again, Mega Man 11, Bayonetta 3, SMT V, Valkyria Chronicles 4, Steins;Gate Elite, and more support from Level-5 are alright, but there is room for improvement.
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And that's fine but you have to realize that the Switch is in a precarious position in it's life where it released in the middle of the generation in no man's land so it's not expected either from third parties that they should make a sudden release of games for the Switch or let alone make it as their main platform for development but they don't just do it for Nintendo, they practically do this for every console manufacturer by taking calculated risks such as doing cross-gen releases and ports ... (well into the HD twins second year, a good portion of 3rd parties were still releasing games on last gen platforms)
If you're getting games like those then isn't it a little bit unreasonable to expect new AAA releases from 3rd parties for the system so soon in it's life ?
I don't disagree that there's room for improvement but what exactly is there to be any less content right now about 3rd party lineup for the Switch ? (SMT V, DQXI, Bayonetta 2, VC4, you guys are even getting a Tales game and Level-5 is behind the Switch's back plus many releases that were once shared between PS4/PSV/PC are coming to the Switch)
Much less, they've only further solidified their support for the PS4 after the release of the Switch since big Japanese game publishers such as Bandai Namco, Capcom, Koei Tecmo and Square Enix will not bring the majority of their upcoming titles to the Switch ... 
