Feel like it's worth making this post, especially in light of the last Switch 1 Presentation only a while ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrTVeYm4iIM
Personal Thoughts:
Really, it does just seem to be an attempted linear upgrade of the switch. I had a suspicion a while ago it might be hard to top the Switch era in some respects, so this seems to be more just a matter of new hardware... though for a lot of hardcore gamers (and people of scored), that probably won't do much for them.
I feel like Nintendo at least seems to be subconsciously trying to do a convergent evolution with PCs to some degree, at least with the new mouse controls. I've heard similar things about the next Xbox effectively being a PC, so if they are smart they might try this too.
Raidou Remastered and the New Professor Layton are the only new games that stick out at me right now, and those were announced before this point.
The New Donkey Kong and The Duskbloods seem to be the only real things that might grab major attention.
I hope the freeze in the middle of the stream isn't an ill omen of things to come.
Otherwise, not much of note here, at least to my eyes. Maybe they will pick up from this period of little note once the Nintendo Switch 2's successor arrives next decade, but for now it seems rather quiet.
EDIT: I did just see on that they have seemingly joined the 80$ for a game bandwagon with Mario Kart World Tour. Let's hope this isn't a sign of a worrying trend to come... though fate doesn't seem so kind these days.
Fucking Bloodborn 2 being an exclusive to it is a bit of a knife to the gut.
It’s PvPvE, so I’m not sure we’re missing much. Fromsoft leaning almost entirely into multiplayer is honestly a bizarre decision at this point. It’s like they’re arriving at the “Fortnite” eureka ten years after every western dev has already tried and failed. And this is after ten years of Fromsoft succeeding largely by going against the grain.
Relying on Nintendo for a smooth online experience is a borderline punishment. God I hope they get it working well.
I’m surprised they’re doing it before Nightrein comes out, if that’s a train wreck you’ve already sunk a good amount of money into this other PvPvE game.
If it's any consolation, emulation is inevitable. Just wait a bit and you'll have it on PC.
Same happened to me when they stole Bayonetta
Bayonetta happened because Platinum Games was about to go bankrupt and Nintendo bankrolled Bayonetta 2’s development.
I give it 1 year before Switch 2 is fully operational on emulators
its definitely going to be a test of patience considering bloodborne sequel is something i've been yearning for over a decade
It is gonna be such a strange bitter sweet feeling when playing it. It's clearly a body snatcher wearing a Bloodborne skin suit. They had to rip themselves off because Sony refused to get off their fucking ass and just give people what they want for a change.
Yeah the fact sony kept the game hostage for over a decade and STILL refuse to release it on other platforms while releasing Ghost of Tsushima literally 5 years after release is mind numbing
its almost like they keep it out of spite, because if you remember originally Sony did not like FROMSOFT and their PS3 title got little to no marketing because its a "niche title that caters to a small niche audience" (Demon's souls)
but then the souls franchise took off, and then PS4 came around the corner and they needed an edge over Microsoft, so they practically BEGGED them to make an exclusive and even offered to fund and develop the game together
the result? millions bought the PS4 PURELY because of bloodborne (and i was one of them unfortunately)
Sony marketed the game everywhere back in 2015, and it was a MASSIVE success, yet they always resented it for some reason