Nintendo stands out in the handheld console segment, that’s no secret. Sony and its PSP offered good competition, but it failed to keep the PSP’s successor, the PS Vita, relevant in the market, and so Nintendo went back to ruling the multimillion-dollar handheld market unchallenged.
At X018, held in Mexico last weekend (November 10 and 11), Phil Spencer said in an interview that he really liked the result Nintendo achieved with its Switch, but that he prefers making content for smartphones. Spencer said:
“The reason I love the consoles we build is because we can make very special consoles. We see that today with the Xbox One X and how games run on it… I think it’s a fantastic place to play. When I look at our plans for the future, I get very excited about what we are going to do in the console space.”
“But when I think about a mobile device, I think that if people decide they’re going to have a mobile device, it will be between iOS and Android. That may change in the future, other things may appear in the future, but I prefer to try to meet people on the devices they already have.”
Phil’s thinking makes sense, not to mention it is quite hard to maintain two consoles with distinct propositions on the market. Personally, I don’t feel the need for a handheld Xbox. What about you? Full interview (in English) below:
Source: Eurogamer
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