The Nintendo Switch wasn't just for kids and family anymore -- and boy, did it pay off.
Ubisoft says they are focusing on two "core verticals," and that's to return as a leader in the open world genre, and live service games.
Calling Ubisoft a leader in open world gaming at any point in time would be like calling Dollar General a leader in retail.
Well, to be fair, they did pump out good open world games before. It was used as a template so much that people now know what it means when you say it's like an Ubi open world collectahon.
I don't think they were ever the leader tbh. I've never really cared for any of their open world games. I do wanna try watch dogs 2 because it looks like it's set in San Fran. Looked interesting
Xbox and EA have recently made baffling moves that define how bleak the future of the gaming industry is with major companies at the helm. Ryan Bates from "Last Word on Gaming" posits in this op-ed that maybe it's not ineptitude, but intention.
Name someone that isn't trying to look us these days maybe cdpr.
Take two, ubi and yes even PlayStation are pushing us to own nothing and be happy with our live service ad injected games on a sub so they can raise prices at will and take access away when they see fit.
If it keeps up I'll be a full time retro gamer and this industry will be crashing hard
As rediculas as it sounds we need government reforms to defend consumer rights
Rockstar Games founder Dan Houser's new studio, Absurd Ventures, is currently working on a AAA open world action adventure game.
I'm really curious to see what he's going to do. It seems like a GTA-style game, but I wonder how it'll differentiate itself.
A new studio making a AAA game. Yea, that'll go well. I still think new studios should only make small games for a few years to build up teamwork and trust within.
Nintendo switch did so well do to it being portable. It is the only portable console out right now. The 3ds is no longer a thing. Those 100 million gamers that ow ln a 3ds had to go somewhere. If the switch wasn't a portable console I don't think it sells more then 50 60 million. Imo.
I know about the steam deck also but your casual gamer don't know wtf a steamdeck is.
Portability and indie games sold it for me.
You mean eminent success?
Solid third party support, dual console / handheld design, newer model having an OLED screen, region free game cartridges. Large amounts of visual novels actually receiving English localization on a console which is a first. Lots of reasons. Switch is the first Nintendo console I've had since Nintendo 64 and currently it's all I game on thanks to the large array of visual novels, RPG's and FPS's available on it.
nintendo didnt switch its audience, wbich is still young teens and kids, the handheld hybrid situation is what made it be successful.
also its first party nostalgia games.