Topic: Switch successor - Will digital purchases carry over?

@Mr-Fuggles777 @GrailUK

64 GB exists as an option for Switch cartridges, it's just that nobody has used that size yet, not even Nintendo themselves. I cannot fathom how expensive those cartridges will be to produce. But...if there ever was an excuse for Nintendo to raise the price of their games to $70, the use of 64 GB cartridges would be a fair one.

Nintendo does BC when it's possible. Given Nintendo is almost guaranteed to opt for the same hybrid design for their system and card-based format for games, it's difficult to see why purchases wouldn't carry over.

@Magician Because cost cutting benefits the bottom line. Quality of life and goodwill died out last decade.

@Mr-Fuggles777 Yeah, just like the Pro did (hence why the Switch Pro monicker came about - although that was raw specs doing the heavy lifting, not software!) Haha, arm chair analysts just like things to line up don't they haha.

Knowing nintendo.....Maybe??

This thread is cynical. Everytime I suggest such things I am told I am not a true nintendo fan and should go to purexbox or somewhere else. Happy to see that there are other skeptical Nintendo owners.

This is because they only have one console why else would you think the game support would still be there?

You can't keep supporting Outdated/No Production Model that is a money loosing scheme. To make games emulate on another different platform/chipset requires Money/Labor to reprogram those games to work on Switch. XBox console are for the most part the same system/chipset so you don't have to re-engineer the software. So people need to re-think really hard on this - software porting isn't just copy and pasting. Requires alot of DeBugging and Testing to make sure it works otherwise that is WASTED Time/Money for nothing.

Can we get back to the Topic being asked. Before this gets closed for going OffTrack.

Companies and the Software Developers has the right and choice to remove Digital Games at their choosing and Nintendo fans or not don't get a voice on this. And this goes for Sony and Microsoft Games both of which most likely follow this model as well. So it's not just a Nintendo but all Digital Game developers and Companies they kill/remove/delete games at their Own will and Timing. So don't think Sony or Microsoft won't do this they have no reason to tell you otherwise if they do. The Thread is very relevant to at hand as games come and go and companies need to make money if we want to keep having games coming out and Surviving.

@sixrings PureXbox is honestly a beast of its own. I literally can't even go on there and be remotely critical of some of Microsoft's shortcomings without being labelled a PlayStation shill despite the fact I've bought Xbox games on Steam and have used Game Pass from time to time. People on that site claim NintendoLife and PushSquare are the super toxic sites but I honestly feel more welcomed here than PureXbox

My bet would be yes.

The eShop is the platform now, Switch is just the hardware.

The biggest problem Nintendo has is that the eShop is a mess to navigate and has failed to evolve as a modern retail front. Likewise the Switch accounts system is still a mess IMO.

@SwitchForce sorry… what? Why are you saying can we get back to the topic at hand? The topic is literally speculation regarding digital purchases carrying over from the Switch to whatever Nintendo’s next console is. Also WoomyNNYes asked a fair question and I answered.

Yes Xbox has managed to bring its system together in a way that games can be brought forward (relatively) easily. Nintendo can do that as well with their digital purchases if they choose to go that route. I’m saying it would be good if they did that. And they could start that process now. No one said anything about copying and pasting. Microsoft has shown that they are willing to invest the time and money into carrying on with this compatibility and therefore I have more faith in my digital purchases on that side than I do on my Switch. And so i’m digital with Xbox but physical with Nintendo (mostly).

Obviously Microsoft is comparable in this discussion. So don’t worry I am on topic.

Microsoft is the gold standard of backwards compatibility right now. I have a greater affinity for the PS4's library of games where I can look past the fact PS1-3 games aren't supported natively, but I can't deny they're killing it with their initiative, especially with Smart Delivery

From the footage I've seen, games like Final Fantasy XIII and Panzer Dragoon Orta almost look transformed on Xbox Series X

Never gonna happen in a million years. Money talks and people listen.

Yeah, Microsoft set the gold standard on digital purchases and backwards compatibility, but that's a big part of their edge in the console market where they can't offer comparable exclusive franchises to Sony and Nintendo, and are playing catch-up generally.

It's for the same reason that we're unlikely to see Nintendo or Sony offer anything comparable in value to Game Pass. They don't have to when they're already selling as many consoles as they can ship and full priced games are flying off shelves.

@Matt_Barber Honestly I think there will come a point where Sony has to respond. Nintendo doesn't have to because they've never followed the other console makers closely and trying to copy them feature-for-feature. Xbox is being praised to high heaven right now for the immense library it has in regards to legacy games, and there's a demand for something similar on PlayStation like the revival of the PS1 Classics line or at the very least PS2 BC, so I think they'll eventually cave in and do it to keep up their brand image. It's only a matter of when imo, even if it's not for a few years. The PS5 is already selling well enough as is and is reasonably ahead of Xbox in terms of hardware sales so I don't think they're as pressured

Microsoft set the gold standard? Hahaha. It could all stop the moment they flick a switch. It's not real bc. Bet they can't wait till they can get away with charging you for the service. maybe include it in gamepass when they hike they hike the price. Nah, I'll agree MS has a nice thing going with their bc, but it's not perfect by a long way.

@GrailUK It's not NATIVE native but the fact you can actually stick a disc in and have it install to your console + potential hardware enhancements that make the game look and play way better on current gen than it ever did on 360 is a massive deal

@TheFrenchiestFry Oh, don't get me wrong, they have some nice features going on. But I'm not going to say it's the way forward.

@GrailUK I don't think they'll ever go the extra step of implementing BC on a super native level where you can just stick the game in and play it off the disc, especially since I don't even know if the console architecture would even support it anymore like how the launch PS3 literally had a PS2's guts inside of it to support native PS2 games, but for what it is, it's a pretty good substitute. At least physical games actually work and it's not like a digital only thing. Same with PS4 games on PS5

@TheFrenchiestFry Taking games with you is something Mr Iwata mentioned when he stated Nintendo are starting from scratch with the Switch.