Nintendo this week put the rumours to relaxation (effectively, sort of) with the announcement its Change “successor” would assist backwards compatibility. So, how are third-party companions reacting to this?
GamesIndustry.biz requested Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick what he thought and he is all for it:
“Backward compatibility is nice for our catalogue, and we predict now we have the very best promoting catalogue per SKU within the enterprise.”
As for a way he expects the Nintendo Change successor to carry out, he famous how he “by no means” counts Nintendo out. In 2025, Take-Two will launch video games like Civilization 7, Borderlands 4 and Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto 6.
Nintendo highlighted a number of third-party relationships earlier this week throughout its newest monetary outcomes, together with its partnership with Take-Two. This follows a hearsay Nintendo may lean closely on third-party assist for the Change in 2025.
Firm president Shuntaro Furukawa has additionally talked about how “additional data” in regards to the Change successor’s compatibility with the present mannequin can be introduced at a “later date”.