I'm going to be blunt: I'm not an enthusiast. There's a handful of games I want to play, and that's... basically it.
Backwards compatibility is absolutely a key selling point, and I'm actually kind of baffled by the idea that it could possibly create risks for piracy and all because hardware issues on the previous version. I don't want to have to wait years to see if they'll get around to releasing a port. Or a new version.
I'm flat out not rebuying, either, and you are out of your mind if you think I'll keep both consoles around. I may be spending time living out of a suitcase and this would actually be such a hard deal breaker that I'd be hitting the high seas.
And, to be honest, I think Nintendo should actually go with no more new eShops, and just eventually they offer an emulator so you can play games that don't have backwards compatibility and will probably never really get a port either. (They could also have the backwards compatibility be always through the emulator & you get it for free, and as long as you've got a digital copy you can play the game.)
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Re: Soapbox: 'Switch 2' Doesn't Really Need Backwards Compatibility
I'm going to be blunt: I'm not an enthusiast. There's a handful of games I want to play, and that's... basically it.
Backwards compatibility is absolutely a key selling point, and I'm actually kind of baffled by the idea that it could possibly create risks for piracy and all because hardware issues on the previous version. I don't want to have to wait years to see if they'll get around to releasing a port. Or a new version.
I'm flat out not rebuying, either, and you are out of your mind if you think I'll keep both consoles around. I may be spending time living out of a suitcase and this would actually be such a hard deal breaker that I'd be hitting the high seas.
And, to be honest, I think Nintendo should actually go with no more new eShops, and just eventually they offer an emulator so you can play games that don't have backwards compatibility and will probably never really get a port either. (They could also have the backwards compatibility be always through the emulator & you get it for free, and as long as you've got a digital copy you can play the game.)