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If third party publishers take Switch 2 at least as seriously as Switch, especially for older ports, then I can imagine it being owned as the primary or even the sole console by many people.
There isn't much excitement in gaming hardware anymore. It's all been so refined now; evolution not revolution. I don't believe that's a bad thing. It's certainly less fun than being surprised by something unexpected. I think many of us older gamers lived through so many big shifts in the industry that we've come to expect every new generation to be a big leap in gameplay mechanics and improved graphics. That's not likely to happen often anymore.
Agree. I still struggle to see the difference between PS4 and PS5 visuals. I miss the excitement that I had for a new console cycle.
In terms of AAA it seems it's going to be supported far better than Switch 1.You've got a lot Square Enix and Microsoft games coming and it looks like Ubisoft and EA will be supporting it. Of course with Microsoft comes Bethesda and Activision support.
Indies have always been great on Switch, there's actually a lot of PC and Switch games that are console exclusive I wasn't even aware of before.
It will be my primary console as I can't be bothered with multiple units anymore and I like the flexibility of a portable with tv support.
Matt Again is a developer on Famiboards who's been talking about Switch 2 without breaking NDA.
He says that porting from PS5 to Switch 2 will be easier than porting PS4 to Switch. He says its very capable and people will be suprised with the games it runs.
I really wish GTA6 would be on it, but GTA V didn't even come to switch.
I was pretty much thinking that I would pick up a Switch 2 on day one. I believe that may change. I've currently ordered tickets to a music festival in Charleston in April. Plus, getting debts down because I want to take the fam to Europe in about a year. I guess with age I value experiences than the material things. It has become my midlife crisis to want travel. Who knows? I may still pick it up on day one. Its more of a wait snd see for me now.
A one system kind of guy kinda fits me at the moment. Hell, I couldn't even be bothered yo get a PS5 this gen.
If Sony would release Gran Turismo on PC, I'd seriously consider being a one system guy too. With the rising costs of hardware, having only one system would be ideal.
What places are you thinking of visiting?London and another visit to Paris, this time with the kids. I want to take them to Europe at least once. We almost went to London by Eurostar last time but changed our minds. I then want to plan trips across Europe with just the wife, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Spain, Ita..hell, everywhere! When is the best time to visit Belgium?
I'm PC + Nintendo for now. Nintendo makes enough unique games to make their consoles worth it, plus the daughter likes the content as well. Sony and MS, now that they have essentially gone digital have edged me out as a customer. If I am going to spend my bandwidth on a game, it's going to be on PC because of the enduring backward compatibility. If I want to play an indy game in 15 years, I don't want to have to figure out what platform I bought it for, what user name and password I had and rely on that hardware still working -- I'll just know that it's on my PC.
This weekend I am so close to finishing South Park: The Fractured But Whole. I am off tomorrow so maybe then.
This weekend consisted only of playing more Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake.
Yup. PC has the ultimate backwards compatibility. If the powers that be won't make something BC, fans will.
What Playing. Not sure where I was up to last week but these are the games I've beaten in the last week:
Firewatch - first playthough. Glad I did? Not sure.
Doki Doki Literature Club - fist playthrough. An odd game that's for sure. Glad I played it though.
Aperture Desk Job - Nice peak into what Valve is capable of these days.
80 Days - A really stylish game that has a lot of complexity under the hood. I had some control issues with it on the Steam Deck. Amazingly this is now a ten year old game!
I've started Spiritfarer which has a pretty awesome game loop. I looked up how long to beat and they say 25 hours. Not sure the hook is great enough to sustain that length of game, but then I am only just starting. I't'll probably consume my gaming time for the rest of the month. What sort of game is it? Animal Crossing meets Harvest Moon meets Wind Waker, with some light platforming elements and an intriguing narrative with good character development.
you pretty much have the description there. It gets surprisingly emotional at times. At its core it's basically a floating hospice and at some point or another something is going hit close to home.That said, I didn't really enjoy it. Those moments were cool, and I enjoyed the music, but the game got repetitive and boring very quickly. I kind of put it in the category of "experience" more than "game."
I've also been streaming it, and absolutely embarrassed myself while I played. Towards the very end you have to do a vertical climb and beat two of the bad guys to your number one dime. I managed to get the dime, and then I put my controller down and kind of relaxed and started talking to the camera and the people who were watching. I'd forgotten that unlike the NES version, this is not the very end. You still have to climb up a little bit more as lava fills up from below.
Well, by the time I realized that was still going on it was too late. And my audience got to see me look like a complete idiot. Most of them did not hang around to watch me try again.
How many audience members did you have?