They will continue to miss third parties if the major AAA titles continue to seemingly all be open world. Switch won't be getting Destiny 2/Red Dead/The Witcher 3/Cyberpunk 2077/Assassin's Creed/etc just due to hardware constraints, unless Switch becomes a big enough product for cut down versions of those games, which the Wii didn't see in that gen and it was a behemoth.
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Is Switch potentially becoming the main console for many now?
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They will continue to miss third parties if the major AAA titles continue to seemingly all be open world. Switch won't be getting Destiny 2/Red Dead/The Witcher 3/Cyberpunk 2077/Assassin's Creed/etc just due to hardware constraints, unless Switch becomes a big enough product for cut down versions of those games, which the Wii didn't see in that gen and it was a behemoth.
I posted that I did this in this very thread last page.
Did you own a PS4/Xbox One before? It's hard to quit something you don't own. Every post you've made since joining is about the Switch.
ScaryShark
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I'm sure it will be for some but this seems like an unanswerable question. Especially just months after it's release. For me, when/if I can actually buy one, it'll be a companion device. I think what Shawn Layden said about Switch coexisting along with other machines in the console space is likely what will happen.
for me it is, due to many factors
Few spare time and kids around drastically decreased my dedication to videogames
being able to play games off-tv (as for the Wii U) or even outside (during my business trips, but also during the few occasion I spend time with friends in the evening) really is a game changer
Pkus, I review Nintendo console games too, so...
Yes, I primarly play games on Switch.
Few spare time and kids around drastically decreased my dedication to videogames
being able to play games off-tv (as for the Wii U) or even outside (during my business trips, but also during the few occasion I spend time with friends in the evening) really is a game changer
Pkus, I review Nintendo console games too, so...
Yes, I primarly play games on Switch.
Same... I still turn it on for Persona 5 once in a blue moon, but Switch is just the most efficient use of whatever time I have left to play videogames. Big screen at home, continue outside as portable. It is what PS4 Vita remote play promised, but not hindered by various factors.
It has smaller library, but it just fit the lifestyles​
From my observations the Switch seems like a very popular console over here at GAF, if this site indeed represented the majority of the gaming market then the Switch would be a worldwide phenomenon that was changing lifes left and right.
No - but I abandoned and sold my Xbox one with 30 odd games is my pointYou even said your PS4 is still your main console?
Like, you haven't sworn off everything else now that you have a Switch, as the OP says he's seen:
I own both a Xbox One and PS4, yes.
Edit: reason I don't post in non Switch threads is because I quit my old consoles and am only interested in Switch games now - I'm hardly a big gamer so Nintendo + whatever 3rd party we get including indies is fine for me, as long as I get to enjoy the same experience on TV and handheld.
Haunted
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Rarely have time to sit down and play lately, it's almost all during the commute. So yeah, Switch has fit in really well into my new lifestyle and de facto become the place where I can still play for more than 1-2 hours a week.
Bring everything to the Switch, I'll buy a 256GB SD card if necessary.
Bring everything to the Switch, I'll buy a 256GB SD card if necessary.
EGOMON
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Ah you misunderstood my answers let me rephrase them:
OP question: Is the Switch becoming the main console for gamers?
- No, although many in GAF might do there are millions of gamers uses PS4 or Xbox as their main and thats a fact.
- No OP, Switch is the new toy and every one want to use their new toy
- No, the amount of software releasing in the other home consoles like Cod, Battlefield, Destiny, Red Dead etc makes the the Switch by default unfit for main console unless you only want to play Nintendo games and some indie titles that already exist in the home console.
Edit: I can't believe we actually arguing that a handheld, family focused games with no 3Rd party support can be a main console for the mainstream gaming community!
Octavianus
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Haven't really been interested in gaming on anything other than my switch since I've got it. ps4 is basically my psvr machine, which I don't use very often and pc is for the ocasional exclusive.
whats with the pc, xbox and ps4 threads all the time lol
whats with the pc, xbox and ps4 threads all the time lol
Being an adult means less time to use the TV. I'm lucky if I get 1-2 hours per week. Which killed my video game playing for the past few years. I buy games, and rarely play them.
Now with Switch, I play games a LOT more. I can play on my commute. I can play on business trips. I can play wherever.
So for me, yes it's my main console, and the platform on which I would buy any multi-platform release. I'm actually digging into lots of past releases (Shovel Knight currently, and can't wait to try Hollow Knight when it releases)
Now with Switch, I play games a LOT more. I can play on my commute. I can play on business trips. I can play wherever.
So for me, yes it's my main console, and the platform on which I would buy any multi-platform release. I'm actually digging into lots of past releases (Shovel Knight currently, and can't wait to try Hollow Knight when it releases)
Little Monser
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Haven't touched my PS4 ever since I beat RE7 and got a Switch
So yeah
So yeah
ronaldthump
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With all the general questions - this is just a misc. switch thread
bit early to tell, and also. No. PS4 is the main console and will be for the foreseeable future.
CEJames
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To be fair, because the Wii ended up being a behemoth, it did receive some big games back then like Far Cry, Dead Space, Call of Duty games, Need for Speed and plenty of Sports (Madden,2k NBA, Fifa, Baseball, Golf, Tennis, Wrestling, etc)
They didn't mind compromising for that playerbase.
D.Lo
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I love the assumption that 'Cod, Battlefield, Destiny, Red Dead etc' MUST be the MAIN games for every single person.
What if you kind of like Cod, Battlefield, Destiny, Red Dead and also like Zelda, Metroid, Mario, Splatoon? Isn't it up to the individual which ones are their 'main' games? Could someone not have Zelda, Metroid, Mario, Splatoon on their 'main' console and have one of the other three options to play COD/Battlefield as a secondary?
That's one way to beg the question into oblivion to get the answer you want, yes.
Stealthcobra
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I love my switch.. But its not even close to my time i spend on ps4..
AusRoachman
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Personally it will never be my main console, at least not until third parties jump onboard. The library is far too thin right now.
Own an xbox and ps4, but the xbox is just a media box these days, all my third party gaming is now on the ps4, and its first party is pretty dead these days.
Would consider using the switch as my second console of choice (Especially away from the house). But its a pretty light few months for all consoles, once august/sept/nov come around there will be TOO many games to play again on the ps4/xbox.
Own an xbox and ps4, but the xbox is just a media box these days, all my third party gaming is now on the ps4, and its first party is pretty dead these days.
Would consider using the switch as my second console of choice (Especially away from the house). But its a pretty light few months for all consoles, once august/sept/nov come around there will be TOO many games to play again on the ps4/xbox.
neurosisxeno
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NeoGAF loves Nintendo, and Nintendo is the only company to launch an actual new system in the last 3 years. Give it a year or so and it should level out. Gotta keep the hype train rolling.
My take is that Switch sales will likely cannibalize the 3DS market, with the Switch replacing it over time. Nintendo has a lot more to gain out of focusing all of its developers on a single platform than most people probably realize. Rather than comparing Switch sales to something like the PS4 or Wii U, we should be comparing it more to the 3DS.
Lyon N. Laap
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By DOA, I mean right at console launch. The Switch is popular on GAF now.
Like Splatoon, there was a large contingent after the initial reveal that expected it to do quite poorly, even the rare claim that it would do worse than the WiiU. The price, the form factor, the seemingly barren software at launch. All were used for speculation that the console would fail.
Like with the general audience however, it seems much of GAF has shifted to be more positive on the Switch; the power of hands on experience.
You opened with the idea that those broad answers could be used to answer for most Switch threads.
For example, none of the answers you gave originally could explain the overwhelmingly positive reaction to Zelda, nor its sales, which have had numerous threads. Nor could they be used to accurately respond to threads about joycon issues, or the lack of the MHXX Switch port, or to expected indie support.
Your more detailed follow up makes a lot more sense where your broad strokes did not.
I agree that the Switch will most likely not become the main console for the majority of today's market, but I don't see why it wouldn't capture a main position for a significant portion.
It is, after all, partially a handheld, and even the diminished sales of the 3DS rival (not outclipse, I think?) the PS4.
Iriscomeback
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PS4 is still my main console and I don't see that changing anytime soon.
Switch is great as secondary console for the exclusives.
Switch is great as secondary console for the exclusives.
Yeah same for me, nintendos games are just so fun
I loved Horizon and RE7 this year on ps4 though
For me I've tried the PS4 thing twice and always end up selling it and missing it and now I'm gonna buy another one probably but I've got a good PC I spent too much money on. The switch has come along and replaced most of my Single Player gaming EXCEPT for the Vita because I'm still trying to finish P4 before I retire it. The Switch is just too good it accommodates me for anything I feel like. Couch gaming, portable gaming and split screen MP are covered by this thing. While my PC feels the heavy hitters my Switch is amazing for everything else.
Sorry I just love praising this thing, it's why I kinda try to avoid most Switch threads.
Sorry I just love praising this thing, it's why I kinda try to avoid most Switch threads.
I think my PS4 will remain my main platform due to the very simple fact that it has more games.
HOWEVER, now that I own a Switch, every upcoming game that's available on both, I'll probably get for Switch, unless performance is significantly worse. I love portability so this system is a dream come true, so yeah I decided to wait on Yooka Laylee and DBZ Xenoverse 2 to get the Switch versions, I'll double dip on Rocket League too, and I can't wait to play Sonic Mania on it as well.
I'm not sure if this will be a widespread shift, but for handheld lovers it makes a lot of sense. Hell, for most people it'll perhaps be the same too, as you technically get more value with Switch versions since you're essentially buying home console and portable versions in a single package.
HOWEVER, now that I own a Switch, every upcoming game that's available on both, I'll probably get for Switch, unless performance is significantly worse. I love portability so this system is a dream come true, so yeah I decided to wait on Yooka Laylee and DBZ Xenoverse 2 to get the Switch versions, I'll double dip on Rocket League too, and I can't wait to play Sonic Mania on it as well.
I'm not sure if this will be a widespread shift, but for handheld lovers it makes a lot of sense. Hell, for most people it'll perhaps be the same too, as you technically get more value with Switch versions since you're essentially buying home console and portable versions in a single package.
EGOMON
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Sorry I don't know what are you trying to say! Mainstream games like Cod,Battlefield, Fifa, Assassin Creed and so on are default games for main console again for "mainstream gamers" average gamers who buy consoles for these games and they make up the majority of the gaming community.
I don't know what is so hard about what am trying to say! It must be my poor English otherwise this is just common sense
EGOMON
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That's why I said in my original post "MOST Switch threads" not all.
Anyway I should have used used a detailed reply instead of the overly simplified original post also excuse my poor English not my first language.
Or unless you are a busy adult/parent/commuter without much time to play at home, or have zero interest in such a list of shooters. For some people the fact that some indie games already exist on home consoles is irrelevant- portability and convenience can be the most important factor if you don't want to or can't spend your evenings playing games in front of a tv/monitor. Portability is the most valuable feature a game can have for me at this point, there was no chance of me buying Skyrim Special Edition to play at home but I'll pick up the Switch edition just to get a WRPG fix at my convenience.
Agree that the big money in gaming is focused on multiplayer and the rattle of machine guns online, but it isn't that I specifically want to play Nintendo games that means I have little interest in home consoles going forward. If Sony made something like the Switch, I'd be interested in that too. Am aware I'm an anomaly, but I just wanted to reply to point out that desire for Nintendo games is not synonymous with desire for portability and convenience.
It depends.
In some ways it has and in other ways it hasn't. For instance, Steam Summer Sale is going on and instead buying those smaller downloadable games there (with some neat discounts to boot) I'll rather wait for Switch versions. Something like Stardew Valley has morphed into some weird Nintendo first party hybrid game for me since I don't want to play it anywhere else.
In other ways, no. I like big AAA games and most of them are not available on Switch. And that's ok.
In some ways it has and in other ways it hasn't. For instance, Steam Summer Sale is going on and instead buying those smaller downloadable games there (with some neat discounts to boot) I'll rather wait for Switch versions. Something like Stardew Valley has morphed into some weird Nintendo first party hybrid game for me since I don't want to play it anywhere else.
In other ways, no. I like big AAA games and most of them are not available on Switch. And that's ok.
Good Guy Gone Bad
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Without the third party support that "many" gamers are accustomed to on the PS4 or X1, I don't know how the Switch could possibly be the main platform for "many" gamers.
I suppose if "many" gamers could live without your Final Fantasy XVs or Destinys or Call of Dutys or Battlefronts or Grand Theft Autos or Red Dead Redemptions, etc., then sure. But I don't see that as a reality.
I suppose if "many" gamers could live without your Final Fantasy XVs or Destinys or Call of Dutys or Battlefronts or Grand Theft Autos or Red Dead Redemptions, etc., then sure. But I don't see that as a reality.
EGOMON
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That's totally fine and understandable but I was under the impression the OP meant Switch is becoming the main console for the "mainstream" gamers which is what I am arguing. Individual preference are something different we are talking about the main bulk of the gaming community.
Please see my reply above for clarification.
Some people just try and take offense by twisting posts into something they aren't. That's nothing new on GAF.
And to answer the OP. Personally it hasn't taken over anything. My PC is probably my main still for multiplatform and exclusives, while I enjoy console exclusives and Sony exclusives on PS4.
My Switch is basically Zelda, Mario Kart and Tetris which I haven't touched for 4 days now. Switch had overtaken nothing and I am not waiting for any ports either. It's basically for Nintendo exclusives and when it comes to their games I'm pretty much only anticipating Pokemon and Animal Crossing.
So no. Switch has overtaken nothing.
Fair enough, I agree with you there, the vast numbers of people playing multiplat shooters aren't going to be moving their hobby over to the Switch anytime soon. I see the Switch slotting nicely into a fresh bracket in the community's gaming diet, if that makes any sense!
ISee
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Didn't touch my switch after finishing BOTW. Zelda was an excellent game, but ARMS, splatoon and MK7 don't interest me. The next game I'm looking forward to is mario odysse (besides my hype for metroid prime 4, but that's not coming out for a long time).
I like the switch very much, but it isn't able to compete with my PC or my PS4.
I like the switch very much, but it isn't able to compete with my PC or my PS4.
For me personally, it has actually become my main console.
Even though the number of games is skewed heavily in the PS4's favour at this point. 124 vs 8 physical games, not to mention tons and tons of digital ones.
Ever since the Switch launched my recently upgraded PS4Pro has been rather quiet.
The only games I bought for it are Battle Garegga, Dangun Feveron, Yakuza 0, Nex Machina, WipEout and Matterfall, which in a timeframe of nearly 4 months is tiny for me.
I stopped buying Neo Geo releases on PS4 to buy on Switch instead.
I stopped buying indie games on PS4 in the wait/hope that they come to Switch.
Even the games I was looking forward a ton, I've been holding off getting as I can't justify the price anymore. (Gravity Rush, Nier, Persona, etc). I'm waiting for all of them to drop under 25.
Yet, if they came out on Switch, I'd buy them day one...
My playtime on PS4 has plummeted, and my Vita playtime has been nonexistent which is an even bigger surprise as I loved the system. Same with 3DS and Wii U.
Only fired it up to play a bit of BF1 because a friend insisted and we both ended up hating what the game has become. This weekend the only thing I played on it was EDF 4.1.
Heck in the last month, I played my Sega Saturn and Dreamcast a ton more than any other system beside the Switch.
So yeah, nowadays when I grab a system to play on, it's most likely be the Switch.
The only games I'm really looking forward to this year are Splatoon 2, Mario Odyssey, Xenoblade 2, Fire Emblem Warriors, Enter The Dungeon (again), Steamworld Dig 2, Metroid 2 and EDF 5. So yeah, nearly all of these are for Switch.
Even though the number of games is skewed heavily in the PS4's favour at this point. 124 vs 8 physical games, not to mention tons and tons of digital ones.
Ever since the Switch launched my recently upgraded PS4Pro has been rather quiet.
The only games I bought for it are Battle Garegga, Dangun Feveron, Yakuza 0, Nex Machina, WipEout and Matterfall, which in a timeframe of nearly 4 months is tiny for me.
I stopped buying Neo Geo releases on PS4 to buy on Switch instead.
I stopped buying indie games on PS4 in the wait/hope that they come to Switch.
Even the games I was looking forward a ton, I've been holding off getting as I can't justify the price anymore. (Gravity Rush, Nier, Persona, etc). I'm waiting for all of them to drop under 25.
Yet, if they came out on Switch, I'd buy them day one...
My playtime on PS4 has plummeted, and my Vita playtime has been nonexistent which is an even bigger surprise as I loved the system. Same with 3DS and Wii U.
Only fired it up to play a bit of BF1 because a friend insisted and we both ended up hating what the game has become. This weekend the only thing I played on it was EDF 4.1.
Heck in the last month, I played my Sega Saturn and Dreamcast a ton more than any other system beside the Switch.
So yeah, nowadays when I grab a system to play on, it's most likely be the Switch.
The only games I'm really looking forward to this year are Splatoon 2, Mario Odyssey, Xenoblade 2, Fire Emblem Warriors, Enter The Dungeon (again), Steamworld Dig 2, Metroid 2 and EDF 5. So yeah, nearly all of these are for Switch.
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