It's confirmed to run Unreal Engine 4 so that's a good sign it could get most games. I'm starting to think we shouldn't expect any of the huge, sprawling, and technically demanding games though. Maybe Kingdom Hearts 3 but not Final Fantasy for example.
Doesn't xbox have something where you can stream PC games? I know Steam has a device to stream PC games, but yes, of course your PC needs to be on and have proper specs. It would be a nice added bonus if Switch had this though. In any case, I think the way Nvidia is attached to this should motivate third parties.I just thought of something that could solve the third party problem.
Before working with Nintendo on the NS NVIDIA had their own line of gaming devices that could stream PC games called SHEILD. They were working on a second one before it was cancelled due to "business reasons"
NVIDIA SHIELD 2 Tablet has been canceled
What if this deal with Nintendo goes further than simply supplying hardware for the system? What if, maybe through a different dock than the one that comes with the system, you could stream PC games when you're playing at home? That would be one hell of a game changer and would ensure tons of games available on the system from third parties even from day 1.
Of course this is just a thought and unlikely to happen but man would it be cool. It would sure be the kind of thing to put them on an equal playing field as PS4 and XB1.
Edit: after further research I found that it wouldn't work in the way I thought it would. You would need your own PC to stream games from. Oh well.
Microsoft let's you buy exclusive games digitally once and play them both on your PC and Xbox One with all of your saved data and junk. It's called "Xbox Play Anywhere" which is very funny considering what the Switch is, lol.
Probably, especially since the 'reveal' created more questions than it answered, basically, all it did was confirm the main rumors. I wonder if 3rd parties will announce stuff before the direct, or if Nintendo is asking them to be quiet. My biggest hope is that the Tegra chip is brand new one, if so the Switch should be more powerful than XB1. Apparently Switch will have a bunch of accessories. I am not sure what this means, I know some hope for VR and though Nintendo does not seem to like the idea very much, they did patent some supplemental performance device once, so who knows maybe we will see something to add more power. Or instead of VR, could we rather have a 3D add-on? After all, there are devices already you can add to any HDMI device to get it to play in 3D, though it does use stereoscopic red/blue method. Also, since this will be the first time that there is no physical backwards compatibility, will there be a whole new virtual console? It is a little odd they are still being so secretive, but well, this is Nintendo. And who knows, with a bit of luck this will be a massive Direct which also will talk about the themeparks.
First one's a given and the second is certainly possible since I'm sure 2 did well.
I'm skeptical of how successful it will be if it can't play many new Xbox One and/or PS4 games and/or Steam/PC games. If it starts to seem successful, Microsoft and/or Sony could partner up with a tablet manufacturer and make a good price for people to stream games to a tablet and possibly improve either companies' current streaming abilities.
I think Microsoft already does something like that especially now that Xbox One exclusives are coming to PC.
It is able to run Unreal Engine 4 so that's something. I'd expect sports games, CoD, and other not as demanding games to be the extent of the Switch's western third party support. Don't expect something like RDR 2. Japan however will love it. I think the main Final Fantasy games are the only things that really push for incredibly realistic graphics like western studios do but I could be wrong. I see no problem with maybe Kingdom Hearts III coming to it especially since it uses UE4.
I wouldn't buy a Wii U just for one game, especially when support for the system is basically already at an end. If you're going to buy a new system to play Zelda, may as well go for the Switch. At least it has the potential for more great games in the future. Zelda will basically be Wii U's swan song.
