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Was it the right decision?

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No 10 11.90%
 
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Chrkeller on 30 January 2026
SecondWar said:

Nintendo tried twice to beat Sony head on and failed badly. It also did not have the money Microsoft has to throw around so its blue ocean strategy is clearly a necessity.

And honestly it makes sense.  My least favorite generation was the GC, xbox and ps2...  nothing but a sea of "me too" consoles.  I prefer it when somebody opts for different.  Right now PC + Switch 2 is a hell of a combination.  I could be the odd one out, but I don't need 4 boxes that all do the same thing.



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curl-6 on 30 January 2026
Chrkeller said:
SecondWar said:

Nintendo tried twice to beat Sony head on and failed badly. It also did not have the money Microsoft has to throw around so its blue ocean strategy is clearly a necessity.

And honestly it makes sense.  My least favorite generation was the GC, xbox and ps2...  nothing but a sea of "me too" consoles.  I prefer it when somebody opts for different.  Right now PC + Switch 2 is a hell of a combination.  I could be the odd one out, but I don't need 4 boxes that all do the same thing.

Yeah I felt the same way about the 6th gen, there were some great games but it didn't feel as exciting as the 5th gen before or the 7th gen after.