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RE: Will 2018 Kill The Nintendo Switch!? - Rerez Talks

in #gaming7 years ago

Most of the dedicated gamers who love the type of big experience AAA games on the PS4, XBox and PC aren't buying a switch for a comparable experience. Nobody expects current gen games to hit the Switch the same day, at the same price, with the same level of graphics as the PS/XB/PC versions.

The Switch is different and caters to a different audience. I don't play a lot of the games that you find on those consoles. They're too time consuming and require too much dedication to enjoy. The Switch caters to a different market. That's why they can get away with lower-powered, full price and delayed ports of older games. I wouldn't pick up a console just to play Overwatch or Battlefield, but if a game like Doom hits the Switch I'll be much more likely to pick it up. Its essentially a 'new' game to me. I can't wait to pick up Doom for my Switch since I don't have anything else capable of running it.

Another aspect of the Switch is the number of great indie games coming to it. There's a ton of great releases and high quality exclusives hitting the Switch, keeping the flow of new games far more steady than what we saw on Wii U. The first year of the Wii U was painful and barren, which is why 3rd party publishers jumped ship. There was really no reason to port to the Wii U, but the Switch has one major advantage -- portability. I can buy Wolfenstein II and not have to be tethered to the TV when I want to play it.