At RTX Sydney, the creator of the Metal Gear series talked to IGN about the Nintendo Switch, and Kojima expressed fondness for the platform. According to the legendary game designer, the concept of the Switch is the gamer’s dream.
“You might be familiar with the fact that for a previous game that I did, we had a specification that we called ‘Transfarring’ where you could take the saved data from the PS Vita and move it over to the PS3 and back and forth like that,” he told IGN. “I believe [Switch] is an extension of that idea. The fact you can play something at home and take it outside, this is the gamer’s dream. The Switch is an evolution of that.”
Kojima compares the Switch’s concept of being able to continue playing on the go to codes that are often included with Blu-ray movies. “For example, often when you buy a Blu-Ray disc, it’ll have a code on the inside for a digital version, so in the same respect you can watch it at home and then take it on the go on your tablet and smartphone,” Kojima added. “This is how movies and TV are moving, and this is how games should go.”
Jacob Preston
I’ll believe it when I see it. I don’t want it to but in my opinion, the Switch will fail financially like the WiiU did.