I don't know where the myth of "Devs will leave all the underpowered consoles/handhelds once the next gen consoles arrive". It didn't happen with the GB, DS, PSP, 3DS, and Vita and the transition from the last gen. of consoles to the new gen. is never that seamless, especially with Japanese devs. Anyone remember Sonic Unleashed for PS2, MGSV for PS3 and XB360, Persona 5 for PS3, etc.?
The next gen games that won’t be able to run on Switch already can’t run on Switch. So there’s not really going to be any loss there. And 7th gen ports to a newer system won’t hinder their ability to be ported to Switch also, so there’s not really going to be any loss there either. Not to mention, new consoles won’t be out til Holiday 2020 anyways, and most games will be cross generational for 2 years after release at that, putting us at holiday 2022 going into 2023. And by that point, Switch will be 6 years old, tailing the end of its lifespan with the last hurrah of games that have been in development for 3-5 years.
So ya. It’s not an issue.
@BruceCM
It wasn’t actually leaked a week ago, it was just trademarked a week ago, strongly implying a possible release, though no platforms were specified (hence why I said no big surprise)
@NintendoByNature
I think the main issue of the Pro is the d-pad, it sometimes registers wrong imputs when pressing down on it. Mine had it, but I used a fix that I found online and it's been working without issues since then.
@Luna_110 feels like I have the same issue. What's the fix you've found? At this point I'm seriously considering to open it up and try to fix it myself. If it won't work, I'll buy a new one in a store where I can test it first.
EA support for the Switch has gone from a small puddle to evaporation XD
And the DF look at Octopath on Switch is....very odd. They mention Yoshi as an upcoming title, and also paint the Switch release as if the PC one came first, as the "Switch is downgraded from this PC release".
They also make it sound like the PC version is the only one worth playing.
Then again, they aren't too wise. They made a PC for DOOM and said it wouldn't work as well as it did, good for experiments but should have known it wasn't going to be accurate.
This E3 is probably going to be rough for the Switch. This is the year these companies show their support, this is the peak of it now.
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The idea is to cover half (or quarter) of the d-pad’s contacts with scotch and then use a small, folded piece of scotch to slightly rise it. After that, I haven’t had a single issue and I’m playing Hollow Knight now with no bad imputs.
When opening up the Pro, just be careful with the ribbon cable. That was the hardest part in all the fix, in my opinion.
Future games would be based on how FIFA 18 did. Then it changed to Switch demand after a year. Then it changed to FIFA 19. Now nothing.
I recall saying that te Switch release could be the best selling version of the three, but if it didn't outpace the two other versions combined, it still wouldn't be enough for EA.
Plus this is the company that said, in 2017, that Frostbite wont work, then had some developers accidentally say "Well we didn't exactly try".
So that is the situation. EA is here out of the bare minimum and can then say, well it wont run/sell. Even when every other publisher is proving them wrong. And hell, Activision isn't exactly much better.
Heck, western developers in general.
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@Knuckles-Fajita sad but true. Also, ea doesn't want to spend more money than they need to do on frostbite. It is technically more work to support one more platform. EAs motivation to have their own engine is to save money, not sell it to as many devs they can as other engine holders do.
EA doesn’t care. And it’s partly Nintendo’s fault. Not the lack of power- that’s just cost of doing business as a portable hybrid. It’s the lack of repeatable results when it comes continuity of success across generations. Barring strictly handheld platforms, their home consoles have always been a dice roll. Why support the GameCube when N64 did so poorly, and why support Wii when GameCube did so poorly. Wii’s success brought a margin of interest for the Wii U launch, but that was quickly lost as that platform did poorly (the poorest to date from Nintendo, in fact). Why support Switch when Wii U was such a bust...
They’ve just done a real crap job of providing a sustained, viable ecosystem for 3rd parties to sell their games. And that’s on top of the power issue. At this point, the 3rd party market has moved on to the PC-based power consoles. Any short term success from Nintendo is never guaranteed to last, from a historical perspective, so why invest in a potential one-off success that may not even last into the next generation.
At least, that’s probably their perspective. And, I can’t say I disagree. If Nintendo were to double down on the hybrid concept, I think they could have a long and fruitful future for decades to come. But something tells me that’s not what’s going to happen. Something tells me they’re going to go in a completely different direction next generation, and I think that’s what 3rd parties fear. It’s going to take multiple generations of Nintendo offering a stable, profitable platform with easy to port architecture before some of these developers decide to come back on board (if ever).
So I don’t get too hung up about it. It’s just video games, after all. It’s the content that matters, and although I would prefer to play every single game on a hybrid system, that’s just not going to happen, not unless Nintendo has a sudden shift of long term strategy and policy, or Sony decides to jump into the hybrid market (and even then, it would be missing all Nintendo’s exclusives which are my faves, meaning I’d have to carry around two portable systems, then again I already do that with GPD Win 2). So... ya. I play the games that come to Switch, and any remaining games that I really don’t want to miss, well, I guess I just play them on the TV and make do without the portable aspect. Not ideal, but... it is what it is. Companies like EA are going to stick with “mainstream” gaming. And, it’s not all bad. As much as I don’t like playing games only on the TV, there are at least benefits that come with the trade off. Better graphics are always nice, better performance, and a proper online system. So ya. It’s whatever. EA, no EA... it’s whatever. Not like they have very many games I’m interested in nowadays anyways, and the few they do have, they seem to consistently bork them with online only requirements, MTX and all other manner of nonsense. There’s a handful of 7th gen classics I’d love to see brought over, but it’s clear by this point that’s not going to happen either. And that is a real shame... a real shame. But I have contingency plans in place for their negligence. GPD Win 2 it is.
Anyone hoping for banjo in smash reveal in the xbox e3 presentation tonight? Maybe banjo 3 or remasteres of the originals? Possibly coming to switch? Maybe even Nintendo reps on the microsoft stage?
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