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Pachter: RDR2 Chances of Appearing On Nintendo Switch Are Exceedingly Poor
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Yeah that ain't happening.
Steve Youngblood
Member
I wouldn't necessarily say I feel bad for him. But I do wonder why so many people seem oblivious as to how these sound bites come to us. He's not just shouting hot takes at anyone who will listen until someone finally does a new story about it. People request interviews with him and he does them. When asked a question you respond. It's pretty innocuous stuff. And yet people seem baffled as to what motivated Pachter to make yet another prognostication that is likely to be wrong because "OMG he's like the worst analyst ever amirite?" every single time a sound bite turns into a thread.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Keep digging and you might end up in China.
Based on the leaked specs, it's a pretty significant leap over Wii U.
PrinnyBomb
Member
What a great analyst
They're "own lane" is long gone. They were in "their lane" previous gen and they have failed REALLY hard. There is no success with a console that only has Zelda, Mario and Donkey Kong, just forget it. If they want to be alive in today's environment, they have to adapt. They have to get every single bit of third party they can get. And those useless niche Japanese support won't help them a bit. They need games that people actually play. They need OverWatch, Destiny, Call of Duty, Titanfall, GTA. Otherwise all they'd have Monster Hunter and Etrian Odyssey.
They can't afford another Wii U. If that happens, you can be sure Nintendo will quit video game biz and go back making traditional toys.
I bet you can figure out why a financial analyst may not have nice things to say about Nintendo.
It's a pretty safe predicition if we could even call it one as he's just answering a question. Nothing more to add really.
pretty sure it can run GTA V better than last gen consoles.
Yep, Pachter threads are a mess with users making that same old ass joke that stopped being funny 2 years ago, people complaining about yet another Pachter thread (no one asked you to enter?) and salty Nintendo fans.
It's common sense.
C'mon man
pretty sure it can run GTA V better than last gen consoles.Thats not true at all.
Switch might hit 15fps on GTA London...
Am i doing this right ?
BOTW is a current gen open world game. Wii U is a current gen console.
What of the specs is informing your opinion on the Switch only being as powerful as the Wii U?
I know this is low quality bait, but yes, more than obviously.
These are the real questions.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
And Ubisoft will release a few ports in earnest, Capcom might release a modified port of a 5-year-old game, and there'll always be the Lego games.
You're not WRONG. You also shouldn't get paid for the privelige.
You're not WRONG. You also shouldn't get paid for the privelige.
AtomicShroom
Member
Nintendo fans are in for a rough awakening the day the Switch releases and they realize it has graphics that are no better than the WiiU's.
You guys might want to manage your expectations!
MisterHero
Super Member
But can it run current gen GTAV? GTAO depends on that.C'mon man
Heck, they could sell me GTAO by itself. Story Mode is eternally gimped even with the current versions. Collecting cars in single player is not fun at all.
Steve Youngblood
Member
People do realize that he doesn't get paid to offer hot takes about the video games industry right?
Alex_Mexico
Member
This.
Let them first confirm this is even coming to PC before we entertain the idea that a Switch version is possible
it isn't
OrbitalBeard
Member
You might want to learn a thing or two about tech before you post.
Can I hold you to this?
That Monster Hunter hate, damn shame
Alex_Mexico
Member
In fact, he doesn't.
ShockingAlberto
Member
But...PS4 only allows up to 5GB for games, though?
The Albatross
Member
On top of all of this, Pachter is more right than he is wrong.
To be fair, sanstesy didn't say anybody could do Pachter's job well.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
He's not some random passerby though Steve! He has power! He has notoriety!
I was referring to Resi 4. Or Dead Rising. But also yes.
Watch out we got a tech wiz over here lol.
The cpu will more than likely outperform the cpu in even the ps4 pro (depending on how many cores it ends up with) and gpu wise it is several times better than what is in WiiU and based on a newer architecture (pascal) than all three.
Ninja Scooter
Member
You don't "adapt" by just offering people the same things they can get (and are getting) elsewhere. You don't "adapt" by trying to crack into an established market that is currently being served in three directions. You adapt by finding new avenues to success. They did this with the Wii. This doesn't mean they need a "gimmick" or they need "casuals" back, but in the broad sense it means they have to do sometime fresh and new that appeals to people in a way that the current gaming market is not. And it's pretty obvious this is the direction they are trying to hit. The fact that he Switch likely won't be able to run state of the art AAA modern PC/console games should not come as a shock to anybody, as it is essentially a handheld that needs to come in at a reasonable ($200-300 max) price range.
Hawk269
Member
I think the cart size is what is going to be the issue. We have games on PS4/Xbox One that are over 40g alone and some even a lot higher than that. Unless they make special high capacity carts, but then that adds to manufacturing cost which will be then taken to the consumer.
Imagine if it does and they need to spread the game over 3-4 carts? lol
Good. I honestly did not know.
Both ps4 and xo will have probably freed up more memory since launch.
I would expect 512mb-1gb reserved on switch too
ShockingAlberto
Member
The more accurate Pachter pattern is that, if you agree with him, he is nostradamus and people are being too hard on him. If you don't agree with him, he is the wrongest person of all time.
He is right sometimes, wrong other times, and occasionally takes both sides of the future so he is both at the same time. That said, my impression is that he's kind of an asshole, so who cares about his win/loss record?
He is right sometimes, wrong other times, and occasionally takes both sides of the future so he is both at the same time. That said, my impression is that he's kind of an asshole, so who cares about his win/loss record?
A weird thing to refer to, given there is no hint for Resi 4, while a new Monster Hunter is all but confirmed.
There was only the Switch reveal trailer? What are you talking about?
DangerStepp
Member
Chalk another one up for the Pach-Man!
ShockingAlberto
Member
That's not 8, though.
And the switch won't have 4
Good thing I don't care about third party games on Nintendo systems
Not even exclusives?
ShockingAlberto
Member
Okay, but the original post was "Open world games need 8GB of RAM." That is incorrect. The Switch having less RAM does not make that correct.
PreachGood thing I don't care about third party games on Nintendo systems
So MGSIV, just in small?
Good thing I don't care about third party games on Nintendo systems
You are missing out
keltickennedy
Member
I can't see Rockstar making a mobile version of the game.
LordOcidax
Member
The point is you need that much ram in the first place to fit the game, os, etc etc in
Oh, let's see.
Ah, another passionate gamer who knows nothing about tech. Nothing to see here.