Once again, the next console generation is being kicked off early by Nintendo, whose Switch 2 console will likely go on to become one of the hottest buys of the year – even if they might be more expensive than we’d like them to be. However, even at this early stage in the console generation, it is clear that the Switch 2 likely can’t compete with Sony or Xbox’s upcoming consoles when it comes to graphics. This shouldn’t be a shock because Nintendo hasn’t cared about cutting-edge graphics since the Game Boy came out.
Why am I focusing on the Game Boy, a console that is more than 35 years old? Because that was when it became clear that Nintendo knew no one was going to win the graphical arms race that was heating up in the gaming industry. Just a year later, the Game Gear would be released by what was then Nintendo’s biggest competition – Sega. In many ways, the Game Gear was better than the Game Boy. It had a vibrant, full-color screen and could essentially play Sega Genesis games in the palm of your hand. It was a remarkably powerful handheld for the time.
by chrisarrant