It baffles me that the console makers are pushing for 4K before gaming hardware has even evolved to the point where they can push it consistently and with good performance. I understand home console evolution is trending that way, but why fetishize it to this degree? Do people really care about resolution over everything else?
I'm kind of glad I'm not buying any more pure home consoles. This arms race to 4K is boring.
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@UmniKnight I believe the actual Pokemon models scale to 1080p easily in Sun and Moon, so it may be a detail thing causing drops. Then again, its also the 3DS hardware.
The water testing wont stop. Remember third parties sit around on other system because stuff like season passes and DLC and microtransactions fly. They test the waters now with slightly overpriced games and see it do well.
Step 2 is see if they will be real moneymakers like on other platforms. If we dont buy into that they will walk again.
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@EvilLucario I'm wondering if those rumours about a Monster Hunter from the ground up for Switch have any merit to them. I used to think of Switch as the ultimate Monster Hunter machine, and surely Capcom sees it's potential in that regard as well, I hope....
@BLP_Software So basically we're expected to buy games, sometimes those we don't even want, for more support? I'm sure that won't fly with a ton, if not most people.
@Ralizah Haha! Yeah, I agree - so do about 2/3 of gamers if sales figures for PS4 Pro are anything to go by...but, at the same time, I can't blame console manufactures for looking over at PC/Tablet/Mobile - and how rapidly that tech advances - and feeling that the traditional 7 year-ish console cycle needs to be revised in order to keep up with the times.
I'm not sold on mid-generation upgrades really - but the same games still run on the old hardware, so it doesn't really affect me either...it's a nice compromise, I think. (..although, possibly a headache for developers trying to optimise for so many different platforms when you also throw these 'mid-gen' consoles in to the mix!)
I'm a fan of mid-generation upgrades. For various reasons I think they make sense in ways that they didn't in the past. Well implemented you can get an Apple like 'tick-tock' where the new console draws in 'high end' players giving people who have far too much to spend something to spend it on while at the same time you can then discount the old (no longer cutting edge) machine making the base experience more enticing for a much wider range of people without the console and its ecosystem deteriorating into a 'budget ghetto'.
I mean there were some gems in the last years of consoles like the NES, the PS2, the Wii and the DS but the later lingering years of those consoles was not pretty for anyone.
The other thing that the console manufacturers need to learn from Apple (and seem to have) is that it's an ecosystem you build and sell. The actual physical device is just a gateway to that ecosystem.
@BLP_Software Here's hoping that a successful Skyrim release encourages other publishers to dip into their PS3/XBox 360 back catalogues. Ports of those games would definitely help the system.
To anyone that's interested the online store The Game Collection are running till Friday a 10% discount on selected pre orders. Just picked up Mario + Rabids for £38.47
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I meant that the Wii U was profitable. The profit may not have been enough to cover operating costs, but I think that as a product it did make money. R&D takes a huge chunk of dough.
Usually when calculating profit, accountants factor in operating costs. So if it didn't cover operating costs, it technically didn't make a profit.
@StuTwo "Ports of those games would definitely help the system." I believe the system needs some more new games right now, as it's already getting port galore as is.
@Hitokage1
I meant that the Wii U was profitable. The profit may not have been enough to cover operating costs, but I think that as a product it did make money. R&D takes a huge chunk of dough.
Usually when calculating profit, accountants factor in operating costs. So if it didn't cover operating costs, it technically didn't make a profit.
Yup. The 3DS and Amiibo pretty much helped carry Nintendo through the Wii U debacle.
@UmniKnight Ports aren't inherently bad, it only becomes bad if it's the only thing though. Thankfully, that's not the case at the moment. With new games on the horizon plus even more games to be announced, ports are for the most part fine right now. But there are some things like Smash 4 and Pikmin 3 that shouldn't get ported over, since sequels are most definitely gonna come.
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@EvilLucario True, but that goes for Nintendo and third-parties alike, even if they're still on-edge. Nintendo is bringing out the big guns, but their IP is finite, I hope to see some third-party dedicated months, like technically August this year already is (Rabbids being that core game)
@UmniKnight I think 3rd party ports (even of 5-10 year old games) add to the diversity of games on the console and expand who it can appeal to.
I'd welcome them for that alone.
That they'd also bring big names and some marketing push independent of Nintendo while allowing shy publishers a cheap and easy way to test the waters and build a more positive relationship with Nintendo is just the cherry on top.
Looking at the third party games that we know have done well on Switch, there seems to be a recurring theme.
Super Bomberman R
Ultra Street Fighter II
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Minecraft
Disgaea 5 Complete
Sonic Mania
Namco Museum
All of those except for Minecraft and Disgaea have something in common: that retro arcadey feel. Those types of games seem to do really well on Switch. There's definitely a trend there. Even from indies stuff like NBA Playgrounds and Mighty Gunvolt Burst seem to do really well.
Looking at the upcoming third party lineup, the only game that really fits that theme would be Rocket League. That game is going to do very well on Switch. The next closest game is arguably DB Xenoverse 2, but that's also releasing in a crowded month.
The rest of them don't really fit that theme, so we'll see how well they do on Switch.
@IceClimbers I think it'd be best if we move away from "themes" since the Switch is drawing in many people who aren't necessarily people to buy into those in particular.
I think the upcoming third party games will do better than we think. Hell, FIFA 18 might be the best selling Switch game for September despite Pokken DX being positioned as the big game of the month.
As for the season pass for Mario + Rabbids, it has an identical structure to the Zelda season pass. Even the same $20 price. I'm totally okay with it if it extends the value of the game
@UmniKnight One Piece is a rather niche sell, though it should do decently. Xenoverse 2... I really hope it does well. I'm planning on buying it at least.
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