Square Enix and Ubisoft are coming up, but i doubt they'll have something for the Switch knowing the next gen consoles are just around the corner
Switch also isn't getting Dying Light 2, DBZK, CyberPunk, Elden Ring and Outer Worlds. I don't think some "Direct" is going to change the third party situation. Especially when Nintendo has multiple games to talk about in a short amount of time.
I can say with 100% certainty that Ubisoft will announce a certain game for the Switch... and for the Wii.... and probably the Wii U...
Serious though
Nintendo has announced and shown off at least one third party game in every non-game (or series) specific Nintendo Direct since the Switch has launched. Even in the jam packed E3 2017 24 minute direct still had Rocket League and Mario+Rabbids.
I watched the Xbox conference live and I really did fairly underwhelmed this year. I really enjoyed last year's conference but somehow this year they just didn't deliver. A lot of people have been saying it's due to the lack of actual gameplay and I do agree that was certainly part of the problem. I think perhaps for me, I just didn't really connect with any titles shown apart from Cuberpunk 2077 but that's about it. And that says something as I do love my Halo games.
Now the real question we should all be asking ourselves isn't whether Square Enix or Ubisoft show off any Nintendo Switch games, it's whether Nintendo show off any Switch games? I personally believe they will focus on PlayStation and Xbox games
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As with others I was underwhelmed with Microsoft's showing. The format was great as they just showed game after game (could have worked just as well if it was a Direct style video actually) but after the show ended I reflected and realised that there were so many shooters I literally couldn't tell them apart. Lack of actual gameplay in trailers has been a bugbear of mine for years (and Microsoft are by no means alone here) and the constant urging to pre-order was an irritant too.
The biggest issue though was the missed opportunity to gain advantage in the next-gen console wars. Most commentators agreed that Microsoft were left with an open goal by Sony's lacklustre 'reveal' and their non-attendance at E3. But instead of taking advantage Microsoft's shot went closer to the corner flag. Somehow we ended up knowing less about Scarlett (we still don't know the damn name!) than we do about PS5! All we know is that it's even XBoxier than before but otherwise pretty much the same? Also I expected Microsoft to steal a march on Sony by being first out the gate with the next gen but instead it's not out until next Christmas? PS5 might have a 6 month headstart by that point and whilst I'm certain that Scarlett will be more powerful is anyone really going to care that it's got an extra terraflop or two if they've already been playing Cyberpunk on next-gen for months? I'm sure that bringing forward a release date for a brand new console is not exactly easy but if they could have done so it would have made a massive difference to Microsoft. As it stands I only see the status quo continuing.
Although as a Nintendo fan the longer the next-gen takes to arrive the better as it means the Switch isn't going to be left in the dust any time soon.
Was there any point to half-showing the new console? We already knew it was coming, so what did we gain from this?
Just do a full announcement at E3 2020.
@Dezzy The dumb thing is that, even though we've not seen the PS5 at all, we at least know some interesting info about it. The SSD. Backwards compatibility. Full 3D audio support.
Microsoft is just like: "It's the most powerful console we've ever made!!!" Well, no sh*t. Who makes a device weaker than its predecessor? Even Nintendo Wii and Switch are more capable devices than what came before them.
The 8K graphics bit was ridiculous, too. Like 8K will extend to anything beyond video playback. What would even be the point of pushing that right now? Mass adoption of 4K still needs to happen first.
The 8K machine will likely struggle to run games at native 4K and 60fps.
The focus should be on framerate to be honest, most games can't even reach 1080p 60fps unless they use the Nintendo approach of avoiding realistic looking gaming nowadays.
Yeah, i just rolled my eyes at that whole Scarlett thing. At first it seemed like they were actually gonna show the console, which would have been at least somewhat interesting. But a sizzle reel of Microsoft employees saying how "innovative" and how big of a leap it supposedly will be was worth nothing to me
4K still hasn't taken off, in my opinion, because so many people play at a monitor. When you're sitting right in front of it, you really don't need that kind of resolution.
I'm completely fine with 1080p monitor. I'd much prefer they spend the added computing power trying to increase frame rates rather than resolution.
@Dezzy Not to start an argument, but 4K is far more important with a monitor than a TV. I'd say it's the opposite, that because so little of the gaming population plays with monitors that it hasn't taken off.
It's probably largely a function of the screen size in both situations, now I think of it.
My monitor is relatively small. I just don't think 4K would add that much detail at this size.
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