The next Nintendo
- Thread starter Atomic77
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There's the "Pro" argument, that we might get a half-gen refresh, but with the Switch's success so far, I doubt that will happen.
Streaming is at least another gen away (if not more). Ditto VR, if it catches on.
Soooo...really, it looks like their present niche is positioned to keep working for another few years. 2022-ish, they make a Switch 2.0 that basically allows for portable PS4/XBone performance, with enough modern GPU features to get a few (but not nearly all) of what will be "current gen" PS5-level games. Nintendo makes their usual exclusives. Third parties port older games.
The only question is if Nintendo is too restless with the idea of essentially running it back.
Streaming is at least another gen away (if not more). Ditto VR, if it catches on.
Soooo...really, it looks like their present niche is positioned to keep working for another few years. 2022-ish, they make a Switch 2.0 that basically allows for portable PS4/XBone performance, with enough modern GPU features to get a few (but not nearly all) of what will be "current gen" PS5-level games. Nintendo makes their usual exclusives. Third parties port older games.
The only question is if Nintendo is too restless with the idea of essentially running it back.
I think they should stick with the switch concept as that’s all they have going for them. I personally believe if Nintendo were to go back to releasing traditional consoles + handhelds they’d be doa. Maybe not the handheld, but the home console would be. I’m also fairly certain this was their endgame when they decided to merge handheld development and home console development during the Wii U era.
As much as I love the Switch I still want to see a super dock/toaster version of the console. I'm primarily an at-home gamer and really like seeing my games in 4k or 2k opposed to sub-1080. The Switch is perfect as a hybrid system but I really think some of their more beautiful games such as Xenoblade and Zelda BOTW are being held back a bit.