fne8w2ahNintendo’s Switch successor is already in third-party devs’ hands, report claims
NarannI suspect the fact it seems so soon means this “Switch 2” will simply be a (big) hardware upgraded Switch 1. With mostly the same design, same compatibility, but now some games would be “Switch 2 Only”.
It would break the “you have to buy everything again” that could push some customers in the hands of Valve and it’s Steam Deck. It would actually be a smart move to be the “same as Steam” (store+dedicated hardware) but with Nintendo IP.
Future will tell, but I think it’s the less risky move that could give big benefits on the long run.
Omg I’d rather them just release a new console. It pissed me off that there were certain games I couldn’t play on my 3ds because I didn’t have the shitty little joy stick.
It fucks over both customers. People without the new one can’t play the few exclusives, but then they release only a small handful of exclusives as to not ruin their sales, which fucks over the people that bought the 3ds with the joystick.
Lose-lose.
While not having the extra joystick may have been an additional reason, the primary reason normal 3DS couldn’t play New 3ds games was because the New 3ds was significantly more powerful than the original 3ds. For games that only required the extra stick and not the extra power, you could actually just get a grip with the joystick nub and play them just fine.