Imagine you're Nintendo and you've made this thing that has consumers immediately excited about. Now imagine you're a 3rd party publisher and those same consumers want you to develop for this new thing but you've become accustomed to another thing you knew was safe.
3rd parties must be scared shitless at the thought of this things success. They might actually have to put effort against Nintendo's 1st party offerings.
I mean ignoring the actual computing hardware, home consoles need less 'good designs' since all they really need to be is a relatively convenient box with TV out.
But PS2 is such a horrible console design. Two controller ports well after four player local multi had become standard elsewhere. Stupidly over engineered irregular design with those terrible little ridges all over it to collect dust and be hard to clean. A disc drive that is not only legendary for failing, but which sounded like a plane taking off when playing a game on CD format.
And PS3 was literally a laughing stock for its design for the first few years. George Forman Grill PS3, Fridge etc. It's actually pretty hard to have a really bad console design, but those two ticked quite a few boxes.
Your listed Switch issues like joycon desyncing and dock scratches are not design issues but launch hardware issues, and sillyness of non-core issues like joycon charging grip? And what you actually mean is UN-limited storage via cheap micro SD. Come on man.
I wont hear a bad word said about the Fat PS3, that was a damn sexy machine and just sounded like a beast![]()
3rd parties must be scared shitless at the thought of this things success. They might actually have to put effort against Nintendo's 1st party offerings.
I hope they see it that way and bother to put resources towards it. And sooner rather than later...What's to be scared shitless about? They've been getting by with Nintendo being completely out of the picture. If anything they've got a new platform to make some money on, so they'd be happy.
I wont hear a bad word said about the Fat PS3, that was a damn sexy machine and just looked like a beast![]()
Eh, those fat PS3s were ticking time bombs.
Eh, those fat PS3s were ticking time bombs.
Just a personal anecdote that my extended family on my wife's side who have never really been into gaming are talking about the switch and saving up for one we played Mario Kart at the house the other day and the whole family was gathered around the table and every singe family unit wanted a Switch. I was shocked actually. Thing is gonna be huge.
I've owned every console since the NES, minus the SNES (because of reasons), and I really have to say the Switch is quickly becoming my favorite console between them all. Absolutely love it, and being able to play Mario Kart everywhere is just magical.
It truly feels a bit like the Wii Age all over again, where people you never hear talking about games talk about Nintendos newest system. It's a bit frightening how well known the Switch already is and I am not really sure why. Sure Zelda is amazing, Mario Kart is huge and the Switch is a good system but if that was all it takes, then why didn't the N64 or GameCube succeed? Both had an amazing exclusive games library at their time...
So it has to be something different than games, I guess it's the hardware in the end, the ingenuity of the system, being able to take it with you, plug it in the dock, play however you want. That seems to appeal to a very broad audience and even triggers people that usually don't care for videogames. -If that really turns out to be true, and if those fellows buy the Switch in the long run, then the system might be highly interesting for third parties as well and we'll see them port a lot of games over in the future.
(I couldn't care less about them though, as I will always play the superior version of their games on my PC instead, however I am really anxious for all the great Japanese third party titles that will soon hit the Switch)
It's also probably the first Nintendo console to have entries in those franchises out within its first two months. People seem to forget that timing of those things is absolutely crucial. The Wii U got MK8 18 months after it launched, once it was cemented as a dead console. The Switch got two of the best rated games of the past decade within its first two months, while it's still known as the hot new sold out console.
What would you rather buy?
I get that same feeling from the Switch. As with anything it could all still crash and burn but I wonder if the Switch continues to be a big success if Sony is going to come up with their own take on it and if that might just be a new market going forward.
I wonder what sort of size you could get a PS3 down to these days, actually.
I think one oddball problem with the notion of a Sony Switch is the Dualshock, oddly - in that the Dualshock form factor is so inherently tied to the Sony ecosystem, but I'm not sure I can see a way you can make a joycon-like device that retains that aesthetic.
True, but if you look at the N64, Mario Kart 64 was almost a launch title(much like with the Switch) and the system also had Mario 64 at launch which was unbelievable huge. Zelda OoT took another year and a half to be released, yes, in between were Goldeneye and other gems though. The N64 was completely insane back then, yet it didn't even sell 40m in the long run.
The Situation with the Switch is almost reversed, instead of M64 we got Zelda and instead of Zelda later on we get Mario Odyssey at a later time(though its impact will be huge as it still happens in the first year of the system).
I guess the N64 would have been more successful if it weren't for the overwhelming support the PS1 got. The Switch is now fighting for customers in a class of its own without much competition, the PS4 isn't really something that competes with it, neither is the Xbox One or the PC, or even other handhelds.
I wonder what sort of size you could get a PS3 down to these days, actually.
I think one oddball problem with the notion of a Sony Switch is the Dualshock, oddly - in that the Dualshock form factor is so inherently tied to the Sony ecosystem, but I'm not sure I can see a way you can make a joycon-like device that retains that aesthetic.
What a weird article. It reads like advertorial.
The problems or concerns were never the console/hardware itself.
It was the price, price of accessories and if there were enough games.
Not all of them. Mine is turning 10 years old in July and still works great.
Case in point.Well, people love to be stupid.
For me it's still an overexpensive hardware with no games.
This article describes exactly what owning a Switch is like, as long as you take advantage of its various use cases. Do you have a hard time believing people don't play Mario Kart on the go, sharing joy-cons, and that it can be a satisfying experience? What part of the article feels like a lie to you?Agree. Didn't expect this from Polygon.
I hope they see it that way and bother to put resources towards it. And sooner rather than later...
I still return to my PS4 for FF14 but that's pretty much it. I still buy certain releases but I used to also ignore PS4 and XB1 a lot for my 3DS so I guess Switch is no different in that department.Switch got me back into gaming just when I was about to quit it. Haven't turned on my ps4 since I got the Switch. I prefer convenience over graphics. So any games moving forward, Switch will be my main. I just don't want to play on a ps4 anymore.
you have the 60gb fat? did you use it alot?
Yes I did and still do. I still have a pretty big PS3 backlog.
What's the deal with this? It's the exact same for me (except I skipped the ps4/Xbox but have a PC).Switch got me back into gaming just when I was about to quit it. Haven't turned on my ps4 since I got the Switch. I prefer convenience over graphics. So any games moving forward, Switch will be my main. I just don't want to play on a ps4 anymore.
Well, people love to be stupid.
For me it's still an overexpensive hardware with no games.
Switch got me back into gaming just when I was about to quit it. Haven't turned on my ps4 since I got the Switch. I prefer convenience over graphics. So any games moving forward, Switch will be my main. I just don't want to play on a ps4 anymore.
Switch got me back into gaming just when I was about to quit it. Haven't turned on my ps4 since I got the Switch. I prefer convenience over graphics. So any games moving forward, Switch will be my main. I just don't want to play on a ps4 anymore.
This article describes exactly what owning a Switch is like, as long as you take advantage of its various use cases. Do you have a hard time believing people don't play Mario Kart on the go, sharing joy-cons, and that it can be a satisfying experience? What part of the article feels like a lie to you?
Well, people love to be stupid.
For me it's still an overexpensive hardware with no games.
15+ hours of single joycon Mario Kart played in my office, zero complaints, personally zero cramps from me. Fantastic to have 4 player gaming with having only bought 'one' additional controller.This part honestly. I finally had a go at MK8D this weekend with a few freinds and while it was nice to see a Nintendo game with such clean IQ, the shared Joycon was simply uncomfortable - even with the plastic sliders on.
I think the concept is far more compelling than the actual reality: a gimmick, in a word, that's nice once, but doesn't bare repeated play - a Nintendo hallmark.
a gimmick, in a word, that's nice once, but doesn't bare repeated play - a Nintendo hallmark.
What's to be scared shitless about? They've been getting by with Nintendo being completely out of the picture. If anything they've got a new platform to make some money on, so they'd be happy.
I will see if I agree tonight. My boy picked one up for me in PA as I was not finding it in Jersey. He works with my wife so she will have it when she gets home tonight. Zelda should be here by then thanks to Prime 1 Day. MK8 arrives Thursday.
I have to say I see some comments in the thread about finding it hard to sit on the couch to play. I have been facing that a lot myself the past few months. I think it is a combination of I am 42 and trying to focus on doing productive things (I do illustrations and write) but also I am married and it does seem pretty damn selfish to force my wife upstairs on her own while I takeover the TV to play.
As weird is this may sound even if I have the Switch in my hands, we can still be in the same room enjoying eachothers company. I am curious to see how much of a difference, if any, that makes with things and if I do play more as a result.
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Well, people love to be stupid.
For me it's still an overexpensive hardware with no games.