I'm late to the comments, and I'm apparently in the minority, but I disagree with much of the criticism of this article and the claim that it's pointless to compare the two. Of course they have significant differences, but they also have significant similarities — they're both massively used for portable gaming and battery life is an important factor for both. I like to game on both a switch and a phone. The game I want to play is often available on both. I appreciate a comparison between the two, despite obvious differences.
I do think play time is a factor, just not the only one. If it's an amazing game but it's only an hour long, I think I'd still be a little disappointed if I had to spend $60 on it. (Not implying that Dread will be short, but I do hope it's got some meat to it)
Something also feels off to me that Metroid Prime 4 will end up (most likely) being the same price, even though the production cost is likely going to be significantly higher.
Would selling these two games at the same price end up discouraging the making of higher production games? I assume most of us are even more excited for Prime 4, but will it be worth it for the company if they can get away with making just 2D metroids?
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I'm late to the comments, and I'm apparently in the minority, but I disagree with much of the criticism of this article and the claim that it's pointless to compare the two. Of course they have significant differences, but they also have significant similarities — they're both massively used for portable gaming and battery life is an important factor for both.
I like to game on both a switch and a phone. The game I want to play is often available on both. I appreciate a comparison between the two, despite obvious differences.
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@accc The claim appears to be true unfortunately. All 4 reviews on metacritic mention FPS drops or performance issues
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I do think play time is a factor, just not the only one. If it's an amazing game but it's only an hour long, I think I'd still be a little disappointed if I had to spend $60 on it. (Not implying that Dread will be short, but I do hope it's got some meat to it)
Something also feels off to me that Metroid Prime 4 will end up (most likely) being the same price, even though the production cost is likely going to be significantly higher.
Would selling these two games at the same price end up discouraging the making of higher production games? I assume most of us are even more excited for Prime 4, but will it be worth it for the company if they can get away with making just 2D metroids?