Gotdatmoneyy
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Sony and MS have done clean generational breaks with Xbox Series and PS5 but that doesn't mean that games wont cross gen for a period of time. We know PS4 software sales are still pretty good across the board. The new systems are still fully backwards compatible and even upgrade last gen titles with enhance performance.
I don't see why calling this the Switch 2 and saying this is a new generation really changes anything about software sales. As ling as ganes are still cross gen they wont be abandoning the original Switch. And I don't see a huge reason to think most games wont be cross gen until at least 2024. If this device were to launch holiday 2023 however, I can't see any reason why it wouldn't be considered a full on new gen. They can't drag the current Switch forever. Eventually, there will simply be a need or desire for new hardware.
7 years at that point we know what experiences the Switch can offer and what it can't, developers will eventually want to make games on newer hardware and even if Nintendo doesn't want to the PS5 and Xbox Series will start to garner more and more current gen only support and that will limit developer support for the Switch.
I don't see why calling this the Switch 2 and saying this is a new generation really changes anything about software sales. As ling as ganes are still cross gen they wont be abandoning the original Switch. And I don't see a huge reason to think most games wont be cross gen until at least 2024. If this device were to launch holiday 2023 however, I can't see any reason why it wouldn't be considered a full on new gen. They can't drag the current Switch forever. Eventually, there will simply be a need or desire for new hardware.
7 years at that point we know what experiences the Switch can offer and what it can't, developers will eventually want to make games on newer hardware and even if Nintendo doesn't want to the PS5 and Xbox Series will start to garner more and more current gen only support and that will limit developer support for the Switch.