Pokémon Scarlet/Violet – what comes next? (The Pokémon Company)
The Tuesday letters page is worried about the future clouding gaming could bring, as one reader wonders what FromSoftware’s next game is.
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Multi-generational gaming
I think the most interesting thing from that Pokémon hack is the information that the next game is going to be cross-gen, which is probably the only substantial news we’ve had about a Nintendo Switch 2 game so far. Unfortunately, because Game Freak are known for being so backwards in terms of technology, it’s hard to know whether this will be commonplace when the Switch 2 comes out or if it’s just for Pokémon.
Given all the talk of backwards compatibility though I’m going to guess that it will be common and that, just like PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, most or all games will be cross-gen for the first few years.
I can’t say I’m very happy about this, as I would’ve liked to see what Nintendo could do with more power, but unfortunately Microsoft and Sony has made this approach the standard now. You could also infer that maybe this means the Switch 2 isn’t going to be that much more powerful anyway, although that might be a bit of a stretch.
Tolly
Hacked off
I obviously feel bad for all the people whose personal details are now in the hands of weirdo fans but isn’t it weird how most of these hacks never actually reveal anything surprising? The fact that Game Freak are working on a new Pokémon game for Switch 2 is not much of a revelation, and while it being cross-gen is definitely interesting, that’s also something that could easily change before release.
Other than that, what was it all for? To know about a bunch of movies that may or may not happen. And remember, this is Nintendo we’re talking about there so they are going to go full ninja lawyer on whoever did this. The last person that crossed them ended up owing them $14.5 million and that was only for piracy. Imagine what they’re going to push for when it comes to these hackers, they’ll have them shot into space!
The only one of these that actually proper details was, not Rockstar, but Insomniac. Although none of these ever have dates attached to anything. Makes me wonder if publishers just decide that at the last minute, and don’t really have much of a clue most of the time.
Galston
Convenient excuse
It was obvious streaming would be the next thing Microsoft turns to, after it was clear that console sales were tanking, but I really don’t see how it’s ever going to become a big deal given what Wi-Fi is like at the moment. That means you can’t play your games on your move, you can’t play them at all if you’re in the country, and you’re probably going to have tons of lag and glitches even if you do live in London. Especially …read more
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