Comment on PC game development surges in Steam Deck handheld era — But don't count Xbox and PlayStation out
Telorand@reddthat.com 1 day agoThey’ll also have potentially more exposure, as many other companies have and will be coming out with SteamOS handhelds of their own. So if anyone had to choose, it might make more sense to skip the Switch 2.
evujumenuk@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Nintendo has moved over 140 million Switch consoles. The Switch 2 might become more, or less successful, but let’s just conservatively assume they’ll only sell half as many this time around.
Last time I checked, the entire Deck-like category amounted to some seven-digit number of sold devices. The idea that anyone targeting that level of performance is going to skip the Switch 2… is wildly unrealistic.
Telorand@reddthat.com 21 hours ago
I mean, I know what you’re saying. Nintendo is no slouch when it comes to drawing people in, but they’re no longer the only fish in the pond. Couple that with the general customer satisfaction with Deck-likes and the flat deluge of games to which you have access, and there’s a real chance of people at least thinking twice before jumping on a Switch 2.
Some people won’t care, but Nintendo is going to have to really work to pull others away from all those extras you get by design. Plus, that’s not even getting into how stupidly easy it is to set up emulation, which you have to pay a lot for via Nintendo.
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Even a Wii U-level failure would vastly outsell the Deck.
I get what you’re saying, but there’s just no way on planet earth that the market will ignore the Switch 2 in favour of the Deck 2.
Plenty will, I’m sure. But mostly PC gamer types.
I think if you’re expecting the SD2 to sell anywhere near the Switch 2 you’re setting yourself up for disappointment.
Telorand@reddthat.com 11 hours ago
I’m not. I’m more hoping for Nintendo to get a wakeup call that improving customer satisfaction and giving them actual value, rather than clawing and squeezing and litigating every dollar possible from their freaking fans, is actually a viable business strategy.