Conclusion
While Nintendo has a strong opportunity to be taken as a serious contender for one of the best consoles on the market, there are still too many unknown factors swirling around this system. As it stands, the Nintendo Switch, despite having the better first-party lineup, still needs to embrace their third-party developers and provide a system that can handle modern gaming titles. Microsoft’s Xbox One has proven that it can and has the support of almost every major non-exclusive publisher in the industry.
Microsoft also has the edge when it comes to online platforms, as their Xbox Live network is far more fleshed out and extensive than the Nintendo Switch’s. This is especially notable since Nintendo just jumped into modern online gaming, while Microsoft pretty much refined it for consoles. Even though the Scorpio is still months and months away, Microsoft just offers the stronger system, support, and library that modern consumers will flock to. The Nintendo Switch’s capabilities are still very much unknown and that is a very important factor to consider. Consumers know what they are getting into when it comes to the library and system offerings of the Xbox One, which could be all Microsoft needs to get the edge over Nintendo this year.
