How Nintendo WON the Console Wars...
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- Nintendo has been carrying the weight of this gaming generation and today, I'm breaking my silence on why
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How Nintendo WON the Console Wars...
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#dylonic #nintendo #playstation - เกม
watching a dylonic video is like _dies_
Except the npc whining about how female characters are dressed.
Pin of shame 💀💀💀💀
I think what Nintendo does is smart. The way I see it: All hardware becomes outdated at some point, so you might as well choose the cheapest one. Give all your games stylized, cartoony visuals so no one can tell your system is outdated. You get a jump on the competition in pricing, your games are cheaper and easier to make, and you can focus more on gameplay. It's brilliant.
Yea but it does alienate them. 3rd parties don't all want to put out fun family friendly cartoony games. But we're finally getting borderlands and bioshock type games on Nintendo hardware
The key point is, they’re a video games company that also produces hardware.
Sony and Microsoft are big tech companies who also happen to make video games on their own hardware.
They way the industry is going, you need to be able to make good games quick. Nintendo has a natural advantage there.
yeah, and with the Switch 2, they're about to wipe Sony and Microsoft off the map.
Mean it is brilliant unless the community favors graphics over everything else like idiots they are.
Not all of Nintendo's games have stylized, cartoony visuals, at least not in every way. There games still look excellent, despite being on less capable hardware.
Iwata was right. People should've listened.
Iwata was and still is right but barely anyone still understands. I see people asking for Nintendo's next console to be just a specs upgrade with backward compatibility and nothing else.
about what?
@@nerdzone That would work quite well though. But they will have to change things up in another 6 years. I think the Switch 2 will be more of a continuation of the extremely successful switch rather then a new console. The new console will come out 6 years later.
@@lachlanB323 they should invent new stuff though, thats literally how we got switch itself. If they don't practice blue ocean strategy then we may miss on great new gaming conventions, I just hope the gimmick or reinvention doesn't make it harder to port/publish third party games on it like it was for Wii and Ds for example
Right about what?
One point you missed out on was that fact that split screen is dead on Xbox and ps5 for the most part whereas the switch can be enjoyed solo, with a friend, or with a whole group.
Yeah and as much as I enjoy Xbox and PS gaming I love being able to play games with friends and family together like that. hell some of the best gaming I've done was playing games such as Mario Kart and Party (Ik that one isn't split screen but whatever) with relatives when we team up to try to have at least one of us beat the CPUs! Really wish that type of stuff was possible on the other two consoles..
100% me and my friends regularly gather round a switch or even wii but havent round an Xbox since halo2
and they have so many games that take advantage of it, while having even more which you can play solo. There is always something you can play with a group or on your own
True. Halo? Hasn't had Splitscreen for OVER A DECADE, Spiderman? Nope. COD? Pretty much only online focused.
You can a big portion of the switch library in the same room like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Party, Pikmin, Warioware, etc...
It's also worth mentioning how Nintendo seems to be one of the few game companies that knows how to budget a game and doesn't see firing most of their staff as a viable business strategy. Most of the folks who made the original NES games are still working at Nintendo today, employee retention is like 98% or something crazy. There a folks who joined Sony's biggest developers only a couple of years ago who have now been laid off just so the line keeps going up. It's no wonder that Nintendo keeps chugging along at their own pace when not every game they make costs half a billion dollars to make and needs to sell 20 million units to break even.
It's because they never make anything new... so they never expanded. Every game they ever made and will ever make is the same IP over and over again.
Sony and especially Xbox spend millions on experimenting. From Killzone, Last of Us, Horizon, Ghost of Tsushima, bloodborn, Ratchet and Clank, Deaths Stranding are ALL fundamentally different from eachother and all have a fresh start and not a 30 yearold history behind them.
@@tossacointoyourwitcherOriginal Every big budget game on the ps5 is a remake or a sequel
@@Ted_Curtis idk what to you is a "big budget". Returnal is on PS5 is brand new. Rise of Ronin is also brand new. Cross gen games wore also brand new, just bcs they pushed both consoles doesn't mean it was innovative in fact I would say it was more so.
You had to restrict your criteria (like budget and platform availability) so much despite it having nothing to do with creativity.
Their London studios purpose was all about innovating and experimenting. They are constantly striving for something new.
@@tossacointoyourwitcherOriginalyou’re going to try to call 3D world and Mario odyssey the same thing?
@@tossacointoyourwitcherOriginal This the same London studios that have just been shut down and all of its employees laid off? Yeah, great example
So now days have a PC and a NinSwitch is enough.
More like ps5 and switch .
@@tonymack2007pc can play xbox and ps games while ps5 can only play ps Games
Just a PC man. Just a PC
@@verbulent_flow6229 what if you want to play on the bed?
@@DavidHerrera-vb1qx you can use a Playstation and Xbox controller on pc.
What people tend to gloss over, or completely forget, is that Nintendo have been making toys/entertainment devices of some capacity since 1889. They look at Sony and Xbox as the new whippersnappers.
In the beginning, they were legitimately competing. PS1/Xbox era. Now? Its Sony versus Microsoft. With Nintendo off doing their own thing.
They dont worry about being the #1 that year, or that decade. They concern themselves with where they'll be much longer term. Being #1 is cool, but what's the point if you crash and burn? Sega, CDi, Game and Watch.. a lot of small time, and big time game companies have lived and died in Nintendo's shadow.
Sony and Microsoft do market research to optimize sales, Nintendo optimizes for customer satisfaction... Except the Pokemon Company... That's.. different 🤷♂️
I've also realized that. I grew up in the 1980s and I still view Sony as an electronics company and Microsoft as a maker of irritating software. Nintendo is still the only one I view as a game making company.
@@xenobryan Yeah, I grew up later, but it remains true. Sony and Microsoft are, were and will be conglomerates with an emphasis on gaming CONSOLES. They largely outsource games.
Nintendo is a game and game console company. Full stop. They outsource some games, sure. And they stock others on their console, but Nintendo is synonymous with Zelda, Mario, Splatoon more recently. The GAMES part. It's what the war was about in the beginning, and now it's what's made the war not worth fighting.
PlayStation and Xbox fight in console specs now and auxiliary things. Nintendo has, is, and always will go with playability, games and enjoyment. It's not a dick measuring contest, and Nintendo already pioneered 3D graphics and a whole bunch more 🤷♂️😂
Their own thing is shipping more HW and SW than Sony and Xbox combined, Sony should try that thing
yea the pokemon company really only is a third nintendo and they mainly only publish the games its gamefreak who is in charge of actually making most games, creatures is in charge of the trading card game...
Yeah the pokemon really needs to go on a major vacation to recover after almost 30 years of non stop work like I like there new games but you can't ignore the bugs in scarlet and violet even if you like the game which I do
He understands. Core Console Rules 101.
*A Videogame Console is ALWAYS defined by its Exclusives.*
Without Exclusives, Videogame Consoles no longer need to exist. Everything would just go to a PC.
Consoles MUST distinguish themselves from PCs at all times.
They must deliver a UNIQUE experience you simply can't get anywhere else.
The differential factor is why Consoles have defined the gaming experience over PC for decades.
Nintendo is the last TRUE game maker making Consoles today. That's why they know these rules so well.
Hell, they wrote the rule book about 40 years ago!
Things change overtime and that’s just not how it is nowadays. People want to be able to play everything on one thing. The only reason Nintendo hasn’t been forced to adapt is because how iconic their games are. So Nintendo’s gonna keep selling a shit bunch of consoles that don’t perform good enough for their price.
How did Sony not learn this from the 3DS-Vita difference?
@@red_rose.s_ Nope. Not at all. That's PC propaganda.
Spoken so much online because that's what the PC World wants.
The PC game market was crushed by the NES Console in the 1980s & there's a giant ongoing grudge seeking to undermine Nintendo's place in this industry, a place they gained through the Videogame Console.
I call it the War of PC vs. FC. The Personal Computer vs. The Family Computer.
All Nintendo Consoles are extensions of their original Family Computer or Famicom.
Many times 'Famicom' is the working title of their consoles before getting their final name.
When the Crash of 1983 happened, Videogame Consoles were supposed to die with it.
And they WOULD have & SHOULD have...if not for Nintendo reestablishing the Console in 1985 with NES.
Nintendo's games & the rules/guidelines they set on how to run an industry made it virtually impossible for the PC gamemakers to compete & make a living selling games on PCs.
The PC gamemakers were forced to come to the Console to make money & sell games.
And many of them resented this reality caused by Nintendo & reinforced by Nintendo's competitors like Sega.
So the PC guys decided on the next best course of action now that they were stuck in this reality.
Shape the Console world in the way of the PC. Mold Consoles to submit to the PC way of doing things.
So they propped up key Nintendo competitors using them as puppets for their will.
Feed games to Nintendo competitors & starve Nintendo out so that Consoles collapse & PC takes its place.
Use media outlets to broadcast various levels of Anti-Nintendo propaganda to weaken Nintendo's position.
Use Nintendo's strengths against them & do the opposite of what they tend to do to make it "The Norm".
They at first tried to do this with Sega which is why PC games like John Madden Football rooted itself on Sega creating the Sports Sim Gamer category. This category would always offset Nintendo's ways.
But Sega was a talented natural gamemaker itself seeking to be another Nintendo of their own.
You couldn't cause as much chaos with them so the PC guys soon propped up non-gamemakers.
Sony was the perfect choice to set up shop since their expertise is in audio/video/multimedia.
They would ALWAYS be dependent on outside gamemakers to supply their platform.
With Sega & especially Nintendo, the Dog Wags the Tail. But with Sony, the Tail Wags the Dog.
If 1st Party-centric platforms are the norm, turn everything into 3rd Party-centric platforms.
There's always gonna be more 3rd Parties than 1st Parties so you can create the illusion of importance.
This is how Sega was sabotaged with Dreamcast vs. Sony PlayStation 2 & incoming Microsoft XBox.
Sega lost the Sports Games, right? And even Sony was being setup themselves by Microsoft.
Sony was an unwitting patsy not knowing XBox WAS the PC specifically designed TO kill Consoles.
The PC guys would use both Sony & Microsoft to push things towards PC. The Mulitplat Market.
XBox was always the decoy to de-console-ize the PlayStation over time.
Can't risk having Sony become another Nintendo themselves when that's what PC's trying to stop.
That's where the tug-of-war of 3rd Party exclusives & ever-growing expensive horsepower hype came from.
Each generation XBox competed, PlayStation became more & more PC-like over Console-like.
What the PC guys failed to understand though is how airtight Nintendo's Model for the industry was.
It could be shaken & rocked a bit but it could never be broken.
Even corrupting the Japanese Arcade 3rd Parties against Nintendo was limited because no Japanese company wants to be a non-factor in their homeland.
They would have to deal with the bedrock of the Japanese Videogame Industry, Nintendo the King.
Horsepower worship ensured they would overlook lower-tech devices like Handheld Consoles.
The PC Contigent had no answer to the phenomenon of Pokémon & the Game Boy.
And they had no answer when Nintendo readjusted its release cadence to never have to depend on 3rd Party gamemakers either. They used to make space for the 3rd Parties but now just pushed 1st/2nd Parties most.
All of this came to a head when Sony tried to 'Sega' Nintendo out of the business with the PSP.
Nintendo went into the 7th Generation with both things the PC guys had no answer for.
And the result was the Gaming Revolution of DS & Wii undermining ALL of their efforts.
Scared, shook, & terrified the PC guys went into another evolution, the Tablet PC market.
Enter Apple & the iPhone with Google & the Androids. Now Nintendo has to fight on another front.
Fighting in the Console realm against Sony & Microsoft with their PC-like Consoles...
Fighting the PC itself through Valve's Steam which rallied the once-destroyed PC market...
Fighting the Tablet PC AKA Mobile against Apple & Google with their Smartphones with Freemium.
Took a little while for Nintendo to adjust to this new disruption (the 3DS/Wii U days) but they would eventually figure it out just like they did in the 1990s PlayStation disruption (the current Switch days).
The 7th Generation of DS & Wii returned things to Nintendo's form but they still had resistance.
The early 8th Generation of 3DS & Wii U had to deal with Mobile distractions buying the PC guys time.
The late 8th Generation of Switch showed the PC guys that time was up. The Gaming Revolution is ongoing.
Nintendo wanted to end the Console Wars which is really the War of PC vs. FC in the 7th Generation.
They knew that the PC 3rd Parties could only go so far before they reached the end of the road.
And now we're here with 8th Gen Switch making 9th Gen PS5 & XBox Series bow to them. The war is over.
It doesn't matter what the PC guys want. They do not run this business. Nintendo's Consoles do.
Exclusives will CONTINUE to matter as long as Nintendo exists in this business.
And since Nintendo beat the biggest companies in the world, there's no one left to make them do different.
@@jwil4286 Because the simple truth of it is Sony is not a True Gamemaker.
Sony started with Media & Media Players. They started in Sound AKA Audio.
And this naturally extended into Picture AKA Video. They became Multimedia.
That's what they do. That's what they know. That's their DNA & companies always follow their DNA.
It's no surprise that all the CD-addons we saw from Consoles in the 1990s failed.
Nintendo's CD-addon for the Super Famicom/SNES AKA the Nintendo PlayStation.
Sega's CD-addon for the Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis AKA the Sega CD.
NEC's CD-addon for the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 AKA PC Engine CD-ROM/TurboGrafx CD.
Atari's CD-addon for the Atari Jaguar AKA Atari Jaguar CD.
None of them were multimedia companies trained extensively in audio/video.
Sony was & they had the best success with a CD-based game system in the Sony PlayStation.
Why they were the very co-creator of the Compact Disc (CD) themselves (with Phillips).
3DO & Phillips CD-i knew to make an inherent CD-based system but Sony knew it best & succeeded.
Sony enters in an age of FMV or Full Motion Video so they focus on the Video of Videogames.
While Nintendo focuses on the Games of the Videogames.
Sony is the one who brought multimedia features to the gaming experience & made them stick.
It's what they know. It was so easy to move right into DVD with PlayStation 2 for these same reasons.
However, this is the Videogame Industry & eventually you have to know about Games to win long-term.
At the end of the day, Multimedia are side features. The main media is Games in a Game Machine.
This is why PSP got eclipsed by the Nintendo DS, ruler of the Handheld Gaming Ghetto.
The buzz about multimedia wore off & games were the focus again.
Nintendo's DNA is Cards, Toys, Games so it's natural why they won when people focused on games again.
Sony's Multimedia buzz had people thinking CDs/DVDs (Music/Movies) were superior to Cartridges (Games).
Nintendo's Gaming fundamentals restored faith in Cards (Games) over UMDs (Music/Movies).
Cartridges are Card-tridges. The Game Cards & SD Cards in Nintendo's handhelds are just small Cartridges.
Sony was humbled & forced to adapt to Card-tridges in PlayStation Vita against Nintendo 3DS just like Nintendo was forced to adapt to CDs/DVDs in Gamecube against Sony PlayStation 2.
But Sony doesn't inherently know Games (Cards/Cartridges) so they folded against the 3DS.
Secret was Nintendo never fully left Cards/Cartridges behind on their Home Consoles.
Can't save anything without a Memory CARD on Gamecube.
Can't store decent data without an SD CARD on Wii.
Wii U's downfall came partially because there was no significant CARD part in the console.
The SD Card slot was only for Wii Mode. Wii U wanted you to use this clunky external hard drive for storage.
A CARD Company like Nintendo must sell you CARDS so you see the correction in the Switch.
Return to CARD-tridge or CARD in Games with micro SD CARDS for proper storage. And you got a hit.
Companies can't leave their DNA. Nintendo knows Cards, Toys, & Games. Sony knows Multimedia.
Everything that plays out is Destiny.
It would be awesome not to have exclusives so you could reduce the amount of tech you need to buy though
You’re forgetting one of the most important consoles to ever come out this millennium. The Soulja Console.
Or the Intellivision Amico XD
or the KFConsole
Nintendo wasn’t even that smart they just kept making games
Exactly. That's why Xbox and PlayStation are so embarrassing.
@@Cool-Vest_Leo xbox i kinda understand because they are kinda shifting from consoles and just trying to be a huge entertainment platform. But playstation i don’t understand. And Nintendo keeps making games.
@@Cool-Vest_Leo Iwata was right ofc Nintendo the oldest company
1889 to 2024 ......
Nintendo reminds me about McDonald's in someways
@@MrCrow-tl5tv Nintendo is adding Entertainment as well tho through movies, theme parks and more stuff like that. Also more focus on merchandise. They basically want to create a new second leg with that now that they merged their handheld and home console business.
The hybrid console was genius. The Wii U walked so the Switch could run.
My way of thinking (and this could be completely wrong) is that Xbox and PlayStation have games that try to justify the new hardware’s existence. You constantly hear in marketing about how the game takes advantage of so-and-so
Nintendo makes new hardware to facilitate their games. They’re not interested in the most advanced flashy stuff, they just make systems that can handle what they have planned for their games. Once the system gets old and/or their ideas get ambitious, they start work on a new system that can facilitate those games.
As much as I do like Xbox and PlayStation, there is something that just feels right about a console from an actual video game company. Something was definitely lost when the industry shifted from game developers making video game hardware like Sega, Atari, or SNK to giant mega-conglomerates like Sony or Microsoft. Nintendo is the last hold out from those days.
with Nintendo confirming the existence of the Switch 2 and the rumored reports about the specs and potential games coming to the platform Nintendo bout to solidify their title as the kings of the gaming industry if that wasn't already the case
Definetly the switch is like the fusion of everything they've been trying to do since the Wii era and it struck gold. The only thing left to do now is find that nice sweet spot between fun gameplay and strong graphics and then keep it that way. And from everything we're hearing about Switch 2 they seem to have nailed it, so many developers are excited for it's release.
The steam deck is a solid competitor though
What I'm exited for is splatoon 4, wanting to see a new Star Fox and kid Icarus game and wanting new games for franchises with one game and new games for franchises with no seguald in while
It's worth noting that Nintendo is the only console maker that is also portable. Having a mobile device as your gaming platform is a huge deal in today's market.
Its basically Nintendo's only guaranteed success as all their handhelds have sold in high numbers unlike their home consoles
@@crestofhonor2349 Yes...and no. NES. SNES. Wii. Nintendo had their home console wins. But yeah, handhelds are their bread and butter.
It is the key feature the competition is missing. Who wants to play anywhere? Most gamers. And it helps that the games, exclusive or not, are great.
I view the console wars like a restaurants. Nintendo being that expanding family-chain that guarantees a good time. Sony being those places where they cook the food in front of you and the staff is always hiring. Xbox being that fancy place where the everything is overpriced and the food doesn't even taste different... PC that taco shop around the corner, they always got what I want and sometimes for cheap on a good day.
That is actually a really damn good analogy
What about PlayStation, Atari, EA and Sega?
@@2tontylerhe explained playstation already. The other companies you mentioned doesn’t create hardware anymore or they never even made hardware in the first place.
@@luigiweegee7152 oh never mind then I thought Sony and PlayStation were different
@@2tontylersega is the one restaurant that only guarantees a good time if your the right audience for them
Edit: nvm sega is the one with amazing food but bad business desicions and the food gets rushed (aka sonic games pre-frontiers)
I can’t agree that “no game is worth $70.” I mean, that’s like 30cents an hour for me with TotK… pretty good for entertainment
buuuuut, it is just a spiderman 2 sequel for botw ($60), i know, i know zonai stuff too
I paired $70 for Chrono Trigger when it first came out on SNES and it is the greatest game of all time ever. I paid $70 for Tears of the Kingdom and it is a work of art
@@stormysplaylists At least you don't call TotK a "DLC".
Btw, it is interesting to observe the contrasting reactions between European and American consumers regarding the pricing of certain video games. While the European market appears to have accepted the 70 Euro price point for games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch) and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate without significant complaints, the announcement of a 70 USD price tag for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has sparked a major discontent among American consumers. I find this discrepancy funny to this day. 😂
@@TicTacToeCraft I mean, Spiderman 2 isn't a "DLC", it just doesn't add much new, like TOTK
@@stormysplaylists Yes, that is how I understood and interpreted your statement, even though I personally disagree. I just mentioned that I don't like it when people call TotK a "(glorified) DLC". It's a sequel in pretty much the same vein as Spiderman 2, just like you've called it.
19:59 in the beginning of the video “competition is good”
At the end of the video “competition is irrelevant”
Peak character growth
At the start of the video he said that corporate competition is good for games development and improvement. At the end of the video he said that consumers competition is dumb and that consumers just need to enjoy their products. I see no contradictions
With how often current gen fans brush off "shilltendo" and it's consumer base, it's easy to forget their system has sold *141+ million units* as of present
Nintendo, Valve, and Indie studios are the only pillars left keeping the entire industry from total collapse.
If only Nintendo wasn’t so actively hostile to their old games
@@misham6547Agreed! It's a shame that they're so against letting fans do their work for them...
So I own a PS5 and Switch, and I own them for VERY different reasons. I own a Switch because I love Nintendo games. The zeldas, metroid dread, etc. Not to mention the Nintendo switch online emulation of classic games. And nonexclusives like Hollow Knight, Dead Cells, celeste, etc. I got a PS5 because my computer can barely handle ps3 era games, let alone new heavy hitters. A PS5 was a much more affordable alternative to PC. So I got a PS5 to play Elden Ring, Cyberpunk and Bloodborne (which I guess is a playstation exclusive), not to play the god of wars and the Spidermans. I've only really gotten GoW games (GoW 3 specifically) and TLOU because my girlfriend wanted to see them.
Well, GoW 3 has a remastered version no PS4 and can be played on PS5.
Its either pc/ps5/xbox AND switch. Pc and ps5 is interchangeable, but anything can’t replace nintendo.
You're litteraly me lol
@@yaricoo I'd say PC and Switch are a must and Xbox and PS5 are optional. Most games that go on that console can be played on PC anyways but if you're like me and hate digital I own a Series X for stuff like Starfield which my PC can't run.
@@Sacred_Sword
Tbh PC is more expensive than Xbox or PlayStation.
Just so you know, halo infinite didn’t release on day one with Series X/S and I think was released a full year later. Just goes to show how dire the Xbox launch was
Nintendo hasn’t tried competing with their switch and they still won the console war for 2 whole generations, if they keep doing what worked for them, I can see that happening with their next console
You're right this comes from a person who follows the gaming industry very closely.
Love how Sony says it doesn't compete with Nintendo and now Xbox is trying to convince everyone it doesn't compete with Sony
Sony isn't lying tho, Nintendo is not aiming for their target audience, they're cattering to the audience that isn't too much of a fan of Playstation.
Sony also respects Nintendo and was actually inspired by Nintendo's business tactics, a strategy that paid off quite well.
@@caiolucas8257 they are coping, or stupid, young teenagers are the key demographic for video games and Sony has completely lost that market to Nintendo/Mobile. Sony is catering mostly to 30+ year olds and a lot of these are starting to migrate to PC or are happy to continue to play on their PS4. Sony's market share shrinking by the year especially in terms of SW sales. Hard to see how that trend is bucked as dedicated TV consoles as a concept are beginning to look like they are clearly past their peak
@@caiolucas8257 In the end all three companies are competing with each other regardless if they say they are or they aren't. They all make games and sell consoles so they need to attract more customers than the competition.
You can play most xbox and playstation games on PC with ease. However, you can't play ANY Nintendo games on PC. Probably the biggest reason Nintendo won because PC users like myself also have a switch since I can't get those games anywhere else
How Nintendo won the war? Easy, the brand name is the strongest in the universe, they hands down have the best IP'S that can not be matched, and they are too inventive. It's hard to beat a company that has the best IP''S and knows how to reinvent themselves every generation by bringing fresh new and gameplay ideas.
The switch was the best invention to ever come out in the past 7 years that no one has ever seen.
Nintendo is the oldest of the 3 companies of course Nintendo knows whats best.
idk a lot of ips from them get stagnant after a while or just flat out vanish. nintendo is far from perfect either not to mention some shitty asf business practices
@@rattlingmender1648 the shitty business practice what keeps them relevant till now.
From 1889 to 2024 they still here
Also, the switch has its own library. Neither Xbox nor Playstation can currently say that.
@rattlingmender1648 ole reliable mario 😂. Though yeah people bs when they diss sony's ps5. Nintendo won't ever have something that will make people pay rent money on, let alone can't compete with pc hybrids.
Playstation just has to not do the second class citizen to pc with helldivers 2 account bs they overturned and market psvr2 better. Which June adding games like Ghostbusters, and the target/amazon $100 off sale is a start despite 2023 holiday season being a better idea.
People praising Nintendo for being better than the competition while cost of living makes me impossible to buy consoles over £100 be like..
What's the cheapest of the current gen consoles?
@@mischarowe still 50 higher than my budget
@@alessandroaleman4512 even the lite?
Used console is likely your best bet. Or abandon current gen and game elsewhere- mobile, retro emulation systems, etc.
@@sqyx93 at that point I'd rather spend the money on an used PS4 slim
I own a Switch and PS5. My Switch is for playing games, my PS5 is used mainly as a smart TV that can also play the three PlayStation exclusives that come out and anything that doesn’t come to the Switch (since I don’t have a high end PC). Nintendo won by focusing on the games.
Great video! You earned a sub
Same here though I do genuinely love my ps5, it's just a shame the company behind it is so stupid.
I've got to say easily with the newer consoles I primarily decided on getting an Xbox Series X due to backwards compatibility. Sonic Unleashed is just one of the many games that you can get, especially with it having fps boost on the series consoles. I love playing Driver San Francisco and it being delisted from PC makes this console easily worth it for me. Though not having a high-end PC is something that I find interesting that most people seem to have unlike me who has only an Xbox and a Switch.
I will admit PCs are quite expensive so I don't blame anyone for not having one but are worth it in the long run if you have more intentions for them besides gaming imo. Without it I wouldn't even be able to record footage for videos so I get more than my money's worth
Ahh so you enjoy pure garbage? Cool
I will admit, ever since failing to find a backwards-compatible PS3 when it mattered, and owning a PS2, backwards compatibility is a very attractive feature to me. If there were more games I liked on the X-Box, I would have bothered with the system.
You buy the gamebox that has the games you want to play. That's how it's always been.
I was 25 when i bought my first console, the Switch 5 years ago and it made me a gamer again.
The hybrid concept intrigued me because as an adult I don't have always the time to sit on my TV for hours and play games. But with the Switch I can play 5-10 minutes, turn it off and an hour later I can grab it and continue playing.
Since then I bought a PSP, a New 2DS XL, a Switch Lite (wich my wife loves), and the Anbernic RG35XX-H for emulation. All of them are Handhelds because I just love the pick up and play nature of them. I have also a PS4 for my Resident Evil games but since the RE4 Remake came out last year it collects dust. I'm glad I never bought a PS5 because the PS4 Pro is still waaaaay cheaper in my country (Hungary).
Hot take: Sony and Microsoft should… switch to hybrid consoles ASAP
Nintendo beat 2 generations of Playstation's & Xbox's. Domination
They've not really lost a generation. Just timing of sequels like Wii U and his they brand stuff make it seem like a flop.
Every generation where Nintendo had a competitive product on the market they won and in most cases won by a landslide.
@@superavel Well no it depends if you're talking sales wise or power wise in which in both they've definitely lost a few generations.
Sales wise Nintendo first started lacking with the Nintendo 64. They made a lot of hiccups during the rest of the 90s like not having a disk drive due to Nintendo's fear of piracy that made them slip up when Sony entered the ring. It's the same story for the GameCube. It wasn't that powerful and Nintendo and the rest of the competition just couldn't keep up with the PS2s sales. Wii wiped the floor with Microsoft and Sony but as you mentioned Nintendo fell flat on their face with the Wii U.
Power wise it's a similar situation. The N64 wasn't as powerful as the PlayStation, GameCube wasn't as powerful as the rest of the competition, the Wii was just a slightly more powerful GameCube, the Wii U goes without saying, and the Switch is obviously less powerful than the competition. Although Nintendo has never really focused on making a powerful console to compete so the console wars for them is all about sales I guess.
@@Sacred_Sword As I said it counts by how you consider a generation. People forget the DS is a N64 in power and the Game Boy Advance was basically the same generation as the N64 so counting either one of them still means Nintendo beats the PlayStation. The easiest way to look at it is if you combine sales during pretty much any period, Nintendo comes out on top. For example during the PS2 years, Sony sold a total of 363.77 million consoles. Nintendo in that same time period sold 444 million. the rest is just branding.
@@Sacred_Sword Power is a stupid metric because the ones who launch later win. The ones with the more money can just delay their console launches to beat the market leader. That's how it works. The GBA is the best example of this. The Game Boy had a shelf life of 9 years, 12 if you include the Color. GBA basically had a 3 year run before the DS. Sony waited till the GBA launched then power leapt the console by launching three years later in 2004 which gave it a generational advantage. Nintendo could have responded by rolling out an even more powerful console the year later or something similar in power the same year but then what you're giving the competition is ports which is exactly what Sony would have wanted. So instead they just upped the GBA graphics a little and added a second screen and called it a "generation" when it technically never ended. The Switch is now in the same boat. The PS5 Slim, the just announced Xbox Series X and rumours of a PS5 Pro is basically there to delay till Nintendo Switch runs out of Steam and needs a sequel which they have now announced. Then in 2027, we'll suddenly have Xbox enter the ring with a portable Xbox that will be about the power of a PS5 and everyone is wowed. Meanwhile Sony will consolidate the home console market with the PS6. Lol. Predictable reactionary bullshit from competitors who hate real innovation.
I find it funny how people will still argue to this day that nintendo consoles dont have many games.
Counterpoint to the exclusives point
Why should we as consumers have to pay $3-500 minimum to play one or a few games?
And to answer your question of where to buy something like Sonic X Shadow Generations, while I can't answer for you, I can pose a few questions to ask yourself: What framerate do I want? Will I use mods? Should I wait for a sale? Will I need it to be portable?
Questions like those are to give an idea of what to ask yourself if you own multiple platforms
This is when companies need to make their hardware appealing. Free online, good BWC, graphic settings, more often sales, just to name a few, and even the Switch has a mass casual appeal of being portable. Something to sell itself on outside of exclusives. Something these other guys need to learn
Yep, I have two consoles, a Nintendo Switch, and a PC. Because my PC can play any game (that I'm interested in anyway) that comes out on XBOX or Playstation, except for Bloodborn. So there's not really any point in me buying either of those consoles when I can just open up Steam and find most of the same offerings. The Nintendo Switch however, has plenty of First Party titles that I can't get on my PC, so it's really the only other console that I need.
Plus, the Switch and the PC satisfy different niches. My PC is for going into my office and playing, while my Switch is for taking with me to other rooms in the house, or sitting in bed, etc. This way, they don't have to compete for my attention the same way a PC and a PlayStation would since they're both 'sit down and play' kind of consoles.
Nice video! I agree with you about why it's a great reason to buy a certain console because of the games.
can yall just call xenoblade 2 a good game without the "oh but the sexualization, oh but the tutorials" like xenoblade 2 was my first xenoblade game and i understood what to do easily and i skipped all the tutorials, and the character designs are not even bad, they fit all the characters well
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was my favorite game of all time until Xenoblade 3 came out. I can still love a something while acknowledging the shortcomings
XB2 is ass
"Fit all the charaters well". Poor Pyra, that hentai artist did your characterization dirty with that outfit.
@@lambasted6886 you do know a lot of popular manga artist draws hentai right?
Facts, like come on xc2 is out for 7 years and some are still complain about the sexualization, if so then stay away many awesome jrpgs like dragon crown, persona, tales etc, cuz these jrpgs have sexualization as well.
I bought my PS5 because it's backwards compatible. If the Switch 2 is backwards compatible for Switch games, it'll definitely top other consoles.
I'm with you on the Sonic Unleashed statement, I literally bought a Series X for the boosted features and thought Halo was cool. Low key regret not getting a PC and keeping my One S
Personally, I own a PS5, a Nintendo Switch, an Xbox One, a Wii U, a PS3, and a Wii. Of those, only the Nintendo Switch and PS5 were ones I actually bought for myself; the Wii is my childhood game console, the Wii U was purchased because my family couldn’t find AV cables for the Wii (I have to thank those AV cables for hiding themselves), and both the PS3 and Xbox One were bought secondhand; I sought out the PS3, and the Xbox One landed in my lap when a friend had bought a One S after their old Xbox One had its fan die (it wasn’t hard to replace, but the thermal paste was also bad, I still fixed it).
Of the consoles I own, I only really care about the Nintendo consoles and the Xbox One, with the latter being the attachment I have from repairing it.
6:31 the beautiful and sexy characters like Homura are one of the best things about Xenoblade Chronicles 2!
Something tiny that could be added is the exlusive add-ons to the console games can also help at least in a small way. An easy example for me to think of is Starlink: Battle for Atlas; This game has a ton of pilots and several ships to collect, but only the Nintendo Switch version of the game gets people a 2nd ship & pilot from the start, even if they buy the cheapest version of the game.
Once upon a time I really wanted a PS5, partly because I never really treated myself to the latest console. When trying to get one with missed opportunities, a family member got a Nintendo Switch Oled and sent it to me because another family member due for the present obtained one. While the desire may still be there, it is so slight that it is negligible for the reasons you mentioned. Plus, with as many titles that I purchased on the Switch (mostly on sale), I could have bought a PS5. But similar to the PS2 back then, I am interested in the greater volume of the console's catalog. New Switch 2 or none, I can keep playing my Oled for as long as it works. So, besides the fact that I may have to upgrade my (I think) 7-year-old gaming laptop, I do not know what other game consoles are doing outside of the Switch. But at this point, nor do I care as much.
i think that the switch was genius for having low specs because game development take WAY LESS time and they can push out more games faster hence why they have a bigger library that the PS5 and series X combined
Xenoblade's fanservice is not a "shortcoming" but im glad to see another fan. Really enjoyed the video
Nintendo the only ones with personality
I used to buy games on Steam 10 years ago. But after they started discontinuing their client for older operating systems without giving a "limited" offline variant for games released for these operating systems, I realized that I would need to keep upgrading my pc in order to keep access to my games. I'm an adult with kids now and I may not have the disposable income to keep upgrading my gaming pc every x years. Another problem is that companies can revoke access to games at any time or do things like change the music because a license has expired. I have personally been burned by the Assassin's Creed III DLC on pc.
Gaming consoles right now still offer physical games. So even when the server goes down, I will still be able to play the games I bought. I also try to jailbreak every console I own in order to backup my games in case of bit rot later and am looking for buying a few spares for the consoles I really like. At least then I remain in control over the content I purchased with my hard-earned money. So yeah, for me consoles right now symbolize ownership for me, and I suppose for a lot of people. So that's why the $500 price tag could still be worth it.
Things change once physical games are phased out though. At that point, I wouldn't spend a dime on these closed platforms any more. At that point it's probably better to go for a pc and make sure to also download a pirated copy for every game you purchased. Companies like Ubisoft want to take out the concept of "ownership" out of the equation entirely. (at which point I feel they should no longer be allowed to use terms like "buy/purchase" on their stores. But rather "rent", but that's another story). But I won't accept that.
Discontinuing windows xp and vista (both being well over 10 years old)
And allowing you to run games on linux is a pretty fair deal, like you shouldn't be using a 10 year old OS connected to the internet
Windows 7 is like 17 years old now
Also you could switch to linux if you want to keep using old hardware
Stick to GOG for PC games. It provides an installer as an option to their client unlike steam. Or if I HAVE to get it from steam and cant wait. I see if theres a pirate or cracked copy out there. If there is. I then Buy the Steam game, then download and backup the pirate copy for my future proof.
oh snap I read your whole post and u mentioned the exact thing lol. But yea stick with GOG going foward.
Microsoft made their OS unsupported, Steam runs on Linux. Linux hardware requirements don't change much.
Gaming consoles are not backward compatible, last models use PC/smartphone tech. Game release on physical media expects follow-up patches.
GOG is DRM-free.
Yeah. This just made me realize why i should keep my Switch. Thanks for the heads up!👍
This video was spot on! Especially about the xbox. Is there even a reason for the xbox to exist at this point?
Xbox at this point is just a good value pc. Ps5 is even worse off since it’s slightly less powerful.
@@minecrafter3448no it isnt 😂
Only deadbox has 1st party 30fps games not evne ONE game has ray tracing, and their AAA starfield has loading times, 30 fps, 360 gen looking as game yuckk
Same with Resfall
Meanwhile Ps 1st party has industry leading visuals with Ray Tracing, DualSense, and 120fps modes
Also ALL major 3rd party AAA run BETTER on PS5 😂 go and check ANY comparision stop coping clown 🤡
14:05 I know Splatoon 3 didn't change that much (especially at launch), but comparing it to Overwatch 1 and 2 is pretty insulting. Splatoon 3 was a genuine improvement in almost every way, it didn't remove features or add in monetization no one asked for like Overwatch 2 did. It didn't launch missing the flagship feature that was meant to sell the game only to cancel said feature later, and most importantly it didn't replace the previous game, you can still play Splatoon 2 if you wanted. Hell, you were even able to play Splatoon 1 for years after Overwatch 1 was gone.
I'm admittedly a lapsed Nintendo fanboy. I'm PC-only right now, but I grew up with the N64 & always rooted for Nintendo.
So my opinion on the matter is definitely biased, but I'm glad to see someone talking about how underwhelming PS exclusives feel these days. They have the high production values & cool stories, but they're all so formulaic at this point. Sometimes it seems like they're made to "wow" the critics & get the fanboys beefing online, but the gameplay lacks the complexity of the narratives.
I used to just ignore Xbox, but since getting Game Pass on PC, I'm finding myself more & more engaged in their games now. I think it's the variety that I'm enjoying most, or maybe it's that it's all new to me. I never thought two of my most anticipated games would be a first person Indiana Jones & a freaking 4x strategy game like ARA, but here we are.
But I know I'm in the minority, and fans want more 3rd person, narrative-driven, flashy visual games. To an extent, I do too. I REALLY want to try Ghosts of Tsushima when it comes to PC. That game has always looked cool to me. Aside from that, I mostly look forward to Switch 2 & future Nintendo titles, though.
I'll be there day 1 for Metroid Prime 4. I'll buy 18 copies of a new F-Zero. Throw me a Majora's Mask HD remake & I'd die of happiness. So I'm just as guilty of being a closet fanboy too, even if PC is my preferred way to play these days.
for the mm remake, you should try mm3D
Have you heard of Emulation?
If Zelda were on PS5, I'd probably have a PS5.
I buy the hardware for the software, never the other way around.
@@lucamayhem For what? What are you suggesting I emulate?
@@WuAgent Bingo! 100% agree.
The switch proved that Nintendo can stay relevant in the post wii/smartphone era. Not only can it go toe toe with Playstation and xbox, but it can be one of the best-selling systems of all time despite coming off their worst selling system (minus the virtual boy). The switch was smart releasing in the middle of the 8th generation cycle so it was able to bulid a fanbase from the ground up and bring back those gamers who left Nintendo in the 90s and 00s plus being a handheld made it more appealing.
The principle I always used when deciding on if I should be looking into a console was this: can I note ten different games that I would gain access to if I got this system, including future releases?
The only Nintendo home console I ever thought had failed that metric was Gamecube, and its library was opened up to me with the Wii anyway. Even the Wii U succeeded by that metric at the time (mostly the games that got remade later), and even then the Switch definitely met that mark.
In contrast, the only Microsoft console to do the same was the 360, riding off of games like Meat Boy or Unleashed. PC gaming wasn't exactly "easy to research" just yet, so even the cases that were on Steam counted... and even then, Banjo was a contributor too.
As for Sony, it kept its own quality from PS2 (even without PS1 compatibility, which was a great bonus for a kid that could only get a console per generation) into the PS3 and PS4 days, but PS5? I only saw two games I was interested in at the start. One was the pack-in game, and the other was the new Ratchet.
Which is now on Steam.
Just clicked on this video and i'm going to guess what nintendo does different is they ask themselves "ok, why should they buy our console instead of a gaming pc?" and make sure to give an answer by the end of development.
Glad to see Nintendo overcome adversaries and obstacles. I'm very grateful to have my Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series S
1 word..... games
NEW DYLONIC VIDEO WOOOOOOOOO
I have my preferences when it comes to gaming. I'm a console gamer first and foremost, so I primarily buy games on console rather than PC, mainly because I do not want to spend over $1,000 on a gaming PC that I will not use for gaming. Nintendo really pushed out some great games that had me get more use out of the Switch than any other console, but I love my consoles all the same really.
If I didn’t care about having a physical collection of games I would probably be Pc only and use emulation like crazy. I hope consoles never die out truly
@@Dylonic Honestly same man. It'd be a day of reckoning when consoles die out. And I'd be doing the same thing, I'd get a PC and emulate like crazy too if that ever happened. Physical media is better than having digital media that'll just be lost to time over time.
I really like my Switch Lite, but I have not actually picked it up in weeks. I have lately been grabbing my phone or even my Razer Edge over the Switch and playing games off the Play Store. To be honest, this may just be because I work nights and mobile games lately are the easiest things to pick up and fit into my schedule. Beyond that mobile has really started to pick up the pace in technology to where games are getting to be comparable to what I could be playing on a Switch, Wuthering Waves just released and that's a full open world game. Ubisoft is working on a full Division release for mobile etc.
Maybe I'll come back around to my Switch sooner or later but for now I've been happy to play AFK Journey or even squeeze a few quick games of Mech Arena or LoL Wild Rift or even some dailies in Raid in between going about my daily routine.
Nintendo has the most sustainable business model. Going lower-tech and lower-spec was the smart play. Nintendo is one of the only companies that realizes they make video games... not "technology". GAMES. Sony has completely lost this perspective, and I'm not sure that Microsoft ever had this perspective.
Nintendo is the last REAL game maker around that happens to also make consoles.
I think Nintendo has seen this coming for a long time. With age comes experience, and this company has seen many adversaries rise and fall. Nintendo saw their competitors promising better and better production to the point where there is no return on investment and only their frail fundamental IP to justify hardware. Now the third parties are fleeing and afraid of partnering.
Nintendo have been playing the long game and it has paid off in spades.
Nintendo thrives in limitations it allows for more creativity
Sometimes too much freedom means no direction
But within a limitation you can challenge yourself how to be flexible within it like a fun puzzle you experiment with
PEOPLE NEED TO STOP GIVING A DAMN ABOUT GRAPHICS
IF YOU WANT GOOD GRAPHICS WITH REALISTIC TEXTURES GO OUTSIDE AND HUG A TREE
NINTENDO WAS SMART AND REALIZED WHAT EVERYONE ELSE
IS TOO SLOW TO
Nintendo realised long ago that competing in graphics is pointless. No matter how powerful your console is, in a couple of years it is going to be obsolete, and anybody who really cares about graphics is going to buy a PC, because that is where the best graphics are.
Instead, Nintendo focuses on their strengths:
* Nintendo likes hardware gimmicks, because it makes their console stand out. Nobody bought a Wii because it had the prettiest graphics, they bought a Wii because they wanted to play with the motion controls (An idea so good both the “superior” PS3 and Xbox 360 tried to copy it). The same thing is happening with the Switch: people are buying it because they can play their games anywhere, and can move between a handheld and a home console. They like to focus on giving customers something that they cannot get anywhere else.
* When Nintendo did try to compete on power, they didn’t do very well. The N64 and Gamecube were the most powerful consoles of their generations, but were both massively outsold by the “inferior” PS1 and PS2. The Wii was the weakest of its generation, but outsold the PS3 and Xbox 360. This proves Nintendo’s approach to console design clearly has something going for it.
* Performance is expensive. Performance is even more expensive when you are using it in niche applications. If Nintendo wanted to have something as powerful as an Xbox One or PS4, while still being portable, then it would probably cost twice as much. This means that Nintendo would have to charge more for the console (probably not something the market could sustain) and/or eat a hefty loss on each console sold. Instead, by not focusing on performance, Nintendo make a profit on each console, and keep it at a price point where more people can afford it.
* One of Nintendo’s biggest strengths is their first party titles, all of which rely on stylised graphics and strong art-style. It doesn’t matter that the console is not very powerful when Pokémon, Zelda, Mario (and its millions of spin offs), Smash Bros, Metroid and Donkey Kong are incredibly popular and all don’t care about high end graphics. Why make your console more expensive to make and develop for when you don’t even need it?
* The companies that tend to focus on graphics are third party developers, such as EA, Activision, and Rockstar. If the console sells well (like the Switch currently is), then those developers will find a way to bring their games to it or, failing that, make unique games that work best on the hardware.
* By not competing with the other consoles, or PCs, in terms of power, while offering unique gaming experiences, Nintendo has comfortably found a niche as an optional second system. If you have a PC, PS4 or Xbox One you have very little reason to buy one of the others, because they are all basically the same. Nintendo’s consoles offer things that none of the others offer, and thus can easily tempt people with another gaming device into purchasing it.
* Nintendo has also found a strong market in all ages These people don’t care about graphics, so why waste money on giving them something that they don’t want? An families don’t care that the Switch doesn’t have the best looking games, they’re just happy that they can have fun
Ever since the Wii era Nintendo has. Been trying to train us that power doesn’t matter
Whimsy and imagination and creativity and memorable experiences are more important to them
And y’all still aren’t getting it
Move on from Power
it don’t matter
Nintendo doesn’t want it
They think it’s boring
They don’t care
Official quote from iwata: "Even when we were going to launch the Wii system, there were a lot of voice saying 'Nintendo should stop making hardware'," Iwata recalled, talking to Gamasutra.
"The reasoning behind that was Nintendo would not have any chance against Microsoft and Sony. The fact of the matter was: I did not think Nintendo should compete against these companies with the same message and same entertainment options for people.
"We have not changed our strategy," he added. "In other words, we just do not care what kind of 'more beef' console Microsoft and Sony might produce in 2013. Our focus is on how we can make our new console different than [others]."
The switch is faithful to iwata’s legacy
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PS5: We have Graphics.
XBOX: We also have Graphics!
Switch: We have Games.
Man, when I was about to buy a new console 4 years ago, I chose Switch over PS4, just because I loved the Xenoblade and Zelda games at first. Over the years, I have bought many more games that really justified my purchase. I only wanted a PS4 for GoW and Ghost of Tsushima and Batman Arkham Knight, but these are available nowadays on Steam.
I'll never regret my purchase!
Looked back at the screen and saw Pam from the office starring in that switch commercial u showed in the b roll. Lol.
I haven't seen the video yet, but here are my thoughts before watching it:
Nintendo was always more consistently strong in the handheld market whereas they were up and down in the console market ever since N64. In fact, they've actually been more down than up and aside from the Wii it was really the GBA, DS, and 3DS that kept Nintendo going strong until Switch (N64, Gamecube, and Wii U were all effectively flops). But by combining the portable and console markets, they managed to corner both and kill two birds with one stone.
Meanwhile, Playstation and Xbox keep losing their uniqueness with all of the multiplatform titles and timed exclusives. If you own a PC, it hardly seems worth it to own a Playstation or Xbox aside from moving over your digital titles from the previous console generation. Switch on the other hand has a lot of unique titles to offer that will never be on PC outside of unofficial means.
The sad thing is that Nintendo hasn't really gotten better so much as Playstation and Xbox have gotten much worse. I don't think the Switch library, in terms of original or exclusive titles, is anywhere near Nintendo's best ever. Freaking half of them are just Wii U ports that Nintendo added some tiny upgrade to and then resold at full price. But since PS5's library for example is mostly just remasters, remakes, and some good games that you can also get on PC or Xbox (or PS4, ha), there's no real competition.
That's also why Nintendo has been able to greedily get away with not having any player's choice or selects line for a 7 year old console. I think that maybe when Switch 2 comes out is when they'll finally drop games like Super Mario Odyssey to a msrp of 20 or 30 bucks, the weasels. Though who knows, because when the Wii U online shop was about to close, Nintendo still didn't put a discount on almost any of their games. Without serious competition, there's no pressure to.
Edit: Now that I've seen the vid, I don't think we'd disagree on much regarding this topic. If I'm harder on the Switch than you are it's because I experienced the heyday of NES and SNES, so I've seen Nintendo have more memorable first party offerings (and better third party exclusives) on their consoles that weren't repackaged past gen titles like Mario Kart 8 "Deluxe" and Zelda BOTW are (and I really enjoyed BOTW, but that is an original Wii U title designed for Wii U hardware; it's not an original Switch title).
Where Switch introduced ARMs and apparently a few other IPs I'm not aware of, the SNES introduced Mario Kart, F-Zero, Starfox, Pilotwings, Donkey Kong Country, the first Mario RPG and so forth. NES introduced Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Fire Emblem, Mother (Earthbound Zero), and so forth. It's a tough legacy to live up to, but that's what I judge the Switch against historically, not just against the pitiful PS5 and Xbox series X.
What’s the best game on the Switch, PS5 or Xbox?
Switch - Splatoon 3.
PS5 - Walking simulators, especially Hideoof Kojizzma's Death Stranding 2: On The Beach that will release in 2025.
XboxS - Midfield (Starfield).
Switch for me has gotta be Breath of the Wild which might just be my favorite game ever, though Mario Odyssey is close
PS5 I gotta go with God of War Ragnarok, as someone who didn’t play the previous one(though I will) I was astonished by the amazing combat, incredibly well written story and characters and beautiful visuals
Switch - honestly i play tetris 99 the most
Ps5 - spiderman
Xbox - high fi rush
PS5: Ratchet And clank Rift Apart. I love this game
XBOX: HiFi Rush. It was my personal 2023 game of the year
SWITCH: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Pokémon Legends Arceus
I am mostly a PC gamer and have been for about a decade now
Im right there with you in regards to this video. I just didnt sell my PS5 because I still need a blu ray player and I don’t feel like waiting the extra year or two for the Final Fantasy 7 stuff lol
Nintendo Switch is not even a console. It's a handheld gaming device.
The entire video is my exact same thoughts. I've always been with nintendo and pc as well. There's just no reason to buy the other 2 systems when i can just buy it on my pc at way higher quality, and then for all the nintendo exclusives, just play on the switch.
exactly if budget isn't an issue, then pc and switch is honestly all you should need. I have a ps5 and switch, but if i could I would get a PC instead, just not that much incentive for me to get a PC tho tbh.
4:44 I'd say Valve has also been pretty successful with the Steam Deck so far
I know it is technically a PC handheld, but you never actually have to go into desktop mode, so I'd say it counts just as much as the Quest
Sony and Microsoft treating the console wars like an rpg. Bigger numbers means i win.
I'll ever get the complaints about the characters designs in Xenoblade 2. It's rare to see other games get push back for ecchi elements. Usually it's purely political culture was BS outrage (or viral marketing) like Stellar Blade.
People will gas up ugly hags like that tall woman from RE8, then complain about Xenoblade 2.
They'll cry about Nintendo """censoring""" games, then cry about Xenoblade 2.
There is nothing wrong with XB2's character designs.
A lot of the female character designs are heavily sexualized. Even Mythra who is an aegis is terribly sexualized while male characters like Malos, the other aegis are completely covered up and taken seriously. I think there’s a lot wrong with that and that’s mainly due to each character having a different designer which is another issue on its own for lack of style cohesion and whatnot
It's series tradition to have hot characters, but 2 went out of it's way to emphasize that, which did not work. They went too far.
Difference between characters like Lady Dimitrescu and Pyra are that Lady D is in a realistic artstyle which really doesn't turn people off like the anime designs of Xenoblade. Anime despite its popularity compared to the 90s and 2000s, is still somewhat looked down upon for "being for horny teenagers". Nobody's gonna bat an eye at Stellar Blade and RE8. Everyone will look at Xenoblade fans weirdly because of Pyra, Poppi, Dahlia, etc.
It's not just the character designs. The game is full gratuitous smut which made no sense and added nothing to the story. It's pure coomer-bait.
"place your hand on my chest"
"nice bod you got there"
noppon sex robot
Dahlia
It didn't enhance the story, it didn't need to be there. just smut for smuts sake. you can have sexually appealing character designs without bordering on softcore porn. Example....XENOBLADE CHRONICLE 1! That game wasn't filled with dirty old man tropes but Sharla, Fiora, and Melia were nice on the eyes.
If you like that type of stuff, cool. It ruined the game for me and I'm glad they went away from it with XC3.
Torna: The Golden Country >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> XC2
@@WuAgent What you said is all valid, but it's up to you whether you get upset about it or try to ignore it.
Handheld gaming is the real master race!! 👌👌
people just don’t wanna believe it.
So Nintendo won the 9th generation with their 8th generation console cause it already has a bunch of games on it?
Nintendo's 9th Gen console hasn't come out yet and this would be like saying Sony dominated 7th Gen from the beginning cause the PS2 had more games than the 360 when it launched.
I get the point but it's weird I keep seeing proclamations that Nintendo has won a fight they haven't haven't entered yet. The thumbnail portrays what it portrays.
for me all that matters is which has the most content, through exclusives & achievements & most of the time I can just buy it on steam & have everything with the added ability of playing mods, but it always depends, like how I got cuphead on my switch to play multiplayer since the switch version still has achievements or how I got the escapist on my switch for the extra prison (I'm struggling for an example for the other consoles as I currently have no reason to own them) (I don't count the platinum trophy as extra content)
I generally agree. The Switch is the console I use most and PS5 the least. However I do use my Xbox a lot and that is due to ease of use and ease of integration into my home. I have no interest in setting up a PC on my TV not do I want to play most games at a desk. I like being on my couch. So Xbox gives me options and allows me to continue games on my PC, console, or portable gaming system (I have an ROG Ally). Xbox does have an advantage due to that versatility and that at least sets it apart from Sony. Nintendo also adds a different kind of portability.
But I agree 100% that Nintendo is the one that gets it. They know why we game. Graphics are good enough on Switch. It’s the gameplay and the experience.
I honesty just run with a switch, and steam deck
This, this is exactly what I’ve been saying for years. If all your 1st party games aren’t exclusive to your system and coming to PC, which will also have your main competition’s 1st party games, then why not just get a PC? There is absolutely no incentive to own a PS or Xbox (I kinda wish this specific question was asked to CEOs “If all your 1st party games go to PC, and you can play other games there you can’t with your console, what’s the point of buying your console?”
Imo, 1st party games should be exclusives, give people a reason to buy your console. 3rd party games should reach as wide an audience as possible and should be multiplat (unless using a 1st party IP, think Mario & Rabbids as an example of that). I think maybe offer console exclusive content is fine to differentiate versions, nothing that breaks games but things fans of that console ecosystem would appreciate. (Think Soul Calibur II) If you’re insistent on bringing your big budget 1st party games to other platforms, then you gotta give people who own your console’s version a better version; either exclusive DLC or something
I think another thing that is important to mention is that the Switch is the ONLY portable console other than phones. It is the most accessible console, the most versatile, the one you can literally play anywhere. It really is only limited by power and whatever games it's releasing (which so far this year, isn't a lot.) My guess is XBox, if they do something BIG, will fizzle out within the next decade. Game Pass is their best weapon but as you mentioned, it's also on PC. Thee is very little reason to get an XBox. PlayStation I think will still be in the market for a while because of their legacy but they also need to change things up and focus on something that evolves gaming and take a risk. See, Nintendo stands out from the rest because Nintendo is willing to be ballsy, sometimes to a fault. But, they also know they can't sell the same thing forever. PlayStation's haptic feedback is cool, but it's more like a gimmick (or so it seems, I don't own a PS5) and is just 'cool'. But that's it. Otherwise, it's just a more powerful PS4. I don't think people bought the PS5 because of a little extra immersion. Mainly, it was the games, and the power. That's it. I guess that's obvious but it's still worth pointing out. I'm very curious as to what Nintendo's next move is as it sounds like the next console is coming out quite soon and I wonder how they'll innovate this time. Personally, and ironically, I want their next console to be at least as powerful as the PS4/XBox One because that way, other developers don't have to downscale their games nearly as much or just fell they can't release their games on switch (2) at all. Imagine playing ELDEN RING on switch. Okay maybe that's not super revolutionary, but if they were able to improve the power as well as their internet services, AND it's a portable console, they'd fucking DUMPSTER the other consoles. Personally, I don't think they'll go that far as that's not the company they are, but it would be IMO, awesome. Obviously I'd also want (and expect) some new revolutionary mechanics that add to the console, but I think, with all the money they've made from the switch, becoming the BIGGEST company in Japan, if they put lots of tech into making the next console much more powerful as well as innovative, they will have not only won the console wars, but they will utterly annihilate the competition. Ik, dramatic, yada yada. But honestly, they are in the best position right now. With them investing not only in games, but movies and theme parks, they are dominating the competition. Anyways, that was a long ass rant. Hope ya'll are having a nice day!
What about steam deck?
@@razorblade413 True I forgot about Steam Deck, but comparatively to the Switch has only sold a couple million compared to the 140 million that the Switch has sold. The Steam Deck tends to learn more on the hardcore gaming aspect and it technically more niche since it's about having the ability to play games portable rather than being able to play them at all. It seems that a lot of people are happy to play Steam games on PC. Steam isn't going to rock the boat super hard with the Steam Deck, it's more like a side gig. I don't know what Steam's plan is for the future but I don't think their entering the console wars but they are more so just working in the background quietly to make a little extra profit. Since they don't make games as much compared to Nintendo, they can't really use their hardware to also promote their games except for raw power. They can't introduce motion controls for example because that wouldn't make sense if these games are to also be played on PC. This doesn't mean I'm not curious or support the idea of the Steam Deck. I just think that they aren't trying to win or compete, they are just trying to find a new way to make money. Personally I am interested in getting one but they are expensive and I'm in college, so probably won't for a while. ANyways, have a nice day!
if the yuzu legal suit goes global and establishes a new jurisprudence
Ended up being settled out of court, which in some way was the better outcome
This vídeo is perfect, even better for speaking about my favorite franchise, Xenoblade :)
I’m sorry, what was the name of that fast food franchise? Never heard of it.
Nintendo has the games, now they just need the frames (per second).
I have just now realised, that nintendo has a weird console cycle:
Release new and innovative console with lacking hardware -> people like that console. Make a newer more optimizer version of that console -> repeat
It has been like that for ages now! eg:
Game boy, game boy colour, game boy advanved
NES -> SNES
DS -> 2DS -> 3DS
Wii -> WiiU
Switch -> Switch 2
Probably the more interesting system
Visuals are cool, but what’s the point if you don’t have a fun, well-playing game? Or a huge library of those types of games? Or a must-play lineup of exclusives of those types of games?
Iwata was right
Cooperation > competition
i agree, just that its performance issues hold it back
Hope they release HiFi rush on the switch successor
This is definitely my take on the current state of gaming. Buggy or unfinished releases, different versions of games that cost over $70 to $150 (new Star Wars game), GamePass, Nvidia G Force now and emulation, I only care about the Switch.
Wonder what’s his opinion on Xenoblade Chronicals 2 :^)
It always makes me laugh when many of the video game TH-camrs don't include Nintendo in their comparisons as if only PS and XBox exist. So odd!!
They won it by not fighting it.
They did their own thing while Microsoft and Sony (and their fans) took shots at each other.
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THIS
is the reason why I only own a PC + Switch.
Honestly, up until recently the only reason i was still interesting in eventually owning a ps5 is because i am a Kingdom hearts/final fantasy fan, and for kingdom hearts especially, i want to be able to play the next game day 1. However, with Square ending their exclusivity deal with sony, there will probably be no reason for me to get a ps5/6.
As much as i love owning physical games, there's just no justification for me to drop $600+ CAD on a console that i will maybe use for 2-3 games that i could just get on pc without spending the extra few hundred
Daily reminder that people see the Wii U as a failure and that was a console with unique features and a stacked library of games. Meanwhile XBomberguy and StayPlaytion are trying to convince people to buy their 4K graphics machine for all 2 new games it runs.
actually, the wii U hardly had any real interesting games. the types of games people buy a console for are just not there for the wii U. what they got? mario 3d world, breath of the wild, pikman 3? bayonetta 2? that's really about it. no kirby games. no metroid games. even the mario game for that console wasn't a super heavy hitter like galaxy or odessy was. an breath of the wild? that came out at the end of the wii U's life, by that point it is too late.
oh, forgot they had mario maker, too. and donkey kong country tropical freeze. point still stands tho. lackluster library of games compared to the wii and switch.
@@zadock6370 You're forgetting one crucial thing: backward compatibility. While yes, it's not really a feature to convince Wii users to purchase a Wii U, it greatly extends the library of games on the Wii U, making it practically a Wii with way more games and HD.
And how could you forget about the Wii U launch title Nintendo Land? That was literally the best party game Nintendo EPD 4 has ever created.
@@TicTacToeCraft with as many wii's that nintendo sold, if someone is even thinking about buying a wii U, they likely already have a wii. so backwards compatibility wouldn't be much of a selling point there unless someone doeasn't already have a wii, which would be the minority of the target audience. not saying that backwards compatibility is bad, but in that case it plays less of a role due to the amount of wii's sold.
while nintendo land was probably really great, I wouldn't see that so much as the "I gotta buy the console so I can play nintendo land". and while I probably forgot a few "must have" games for the wii U, the list would still be significantly smaller and less "IIII NNEEEEDDD IIITTTT" than that of the wii and switch.
my personal library of games for the wii U is much smaller than what I have for the wii, switch, and ds. in fact, the only games that really made me buy a wii U is mario maker and sonic lost world (I'm a big sonic fan). nothing else really stood out to me as exclusives for the wii U.
the console is neat and fun, don't get me wrong, but compared to the wii and switch, it's lackluster
Honestly you forgot the most important thing about switch: you can take it anywhere!
I can get a switch emulator and play on my PC, but i can’t play it anywhere. I definitely can’t do the same with Xbox or PS5 (though they’re trying to but not the same imo). That being said I’m a PC gamer and other than a few select games on switch, there’s not enough for me to want to spend money on the console (Metroid dread, Mario wonder, Mario oddysey, smash, Mario rpg remake, and that’s probably it). I don’t play games too often either much less Nintendo games. It can’t justify the cost of a console for me.
You can't sell game boxes without banger exclusives. Sony and Microsoft are leaving the game box business and are more or less going 3rd party. Sony is gonna have a problem but Microsoft is set up well with all their newly acquired IPs to thrive as a 3rd party publisher.
What's your thoughts on the valhalla dlc
Even if we disregard the title/point of the video, this is still a nice casual little history lesson for gamers.❤
Nintendo literally said I GOT THIS! 😎
2:13 I heard you snap your fingers lol
I will say if you’re buying exclusively for games, a PS5 or an xbox series S/X are much cheaper than a computer with their level of power, and they have the advantage(especially PlayStation) of selling physical games so you can look for discounts on every store, new or used, compared to just the one digital store which is not as reliable either, and xbox has the gamepass which is just an insanely good deal, plus the fact they come with a controller compared to buying a keyboard, mouse and possibly a controller separately on PC, or the fact they are just so much simpler and more intuitive, that I think the big two consoles are a much better deal for gaming than a pc, unless you are someone who likes moding stuff both software and hardware, or need a high end pc for other stuff besides gaming
And that's why I enjoy Nintendo. I enjoy the gimmicks and their exclusivity is the reason to justify the money. But im also a guy who enjoys when things work out of the box and enjoys experimenting. I own a PS5 for the sole reason to play Gran Turismo 7 with my rig as it plays out of the box with VR support. But I also own a PC to have a sandbox environment for coding and reverse engineering games.