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As the title suggests, I have a strong fear that continuing down the path of accelerating brand new generations out every few years like it's going out of style is going to get really old really fast, and I think Gamefreak and TPCi need to take another, possibly more "popular" approach. It seems like it's already too overwhelming even with the development of SwSh, and Gamefreak claiming they can no longer support the National Dex in future games, which is a take I find preposterous, particularly with the Switch being such a powerful and modern console, I think the lifespan of the Switch can easily exceed 6 years, which is roughly what the 3DS had, with this in mind, I feel like they COULD polish up models for the remaining Pokemon but only IF they don't rush to Gen 9 so fast, the models used in SwSh have been shown to be the same as those present in GO and Let's Go, just optimized and refined, but with a console with a possible lifespan as great as the Switch, why rush to Gen 9 and new Pokemon at the rate of every 3 years like they have been doing the last couple generations?
I think the proper solution to keep Gamefreak from being overwhelmed with developing brand new content, and to create a healthier gaming experience, would be to toy with the idea of yearly remakes, at this point, almost every region is left behind on graphically outdated systems and games. After SwSh, instead of creating TWO third versions like Gamefreak did with USUM (still one of the dirtiest moves by the company in my opinion), why not go with back-to-back remakes? Sinnoh and Johto are both up soon if trends are to be believed. To keep players entertained by feeding into the nostalgia of the older fanbase while also giving the newer fanbase the opportunity to replay some of the journeys of our childhoods, I think they should do Sinnoh remakes in 2020 and Johto remakes in 2021, this lines up right in that 9-14 year gap remakes typically follow, although Sinnoh is going a little long now. They could even give us a year break without a release, as long as the game is as strong as ORAS. ORAS seemed to keep every entertained for the perfect amount of time, once we all got tired of Hoenn, SM info and trailers began dropping like clockwork.
If the Switch's lifespan can be 6+ years, I see no reason why we can't get almost every region, except maybe Kalos, Hoenn, and Alola, on the Switch, the reason I'm hesitant to include those three is that we had games for them very recently and the 3DS still has decent graphics, particularly compared to DS games like DP or BW. And yes, I am implying Gen 8 can go long, longer than any other generation has, I believe Gen 4 was the longest from mid-2006-late-2010, about 4.5 years.
My ideal release schedule would look something like this:
2019: Sword and Shield
2020: Sinnoh remakes
2021: Johto remakes (perhaps in the style of Let's Go, also allows for the reuse of assets from LGPE to possibly include Kanto in these games)
2022: Break year
2023: Unova remakes
Could be on the Switch or a "Switch Pro/Switch X", or an entirely new console?:
2024: Gen 9
This release schedule fits my predicted 6+ year lifespan of the Switch AND puts every region on the 3DS or Switch, I think this is a very favorable release schedule for both the developers and the players, the developers don't have to rush out brand new ideas every year, at times it feels like they try a little too hard to shove foreign ideas and new gimmicky mechanics down our throats and frankly, I don't think there's a single fan out there who wouldn't like to relive some of their favorite games and regions on such a high-powered console as the Switch.
I think the proper solution to keep Gamefreak from being overwhelmed with developing brand new content, and to create a healthier gaming experience, would be to toy with the idea of yearly remakes, at this point, almost every region is left behind on graphically outdated systems and games. After SwSh, instead of creating TWO third versions like Gamefreak did with USUM (still one of the dirtiest moves by the company in my opinion), why not go with back-to-back remakes? Sinnoh and Johto are both up soon if trends are to be believed. To keep players entertained by feeding into the nostalgia of the older fanbase while also giving the newer fanbase the opportunity to replay some of the journeys of our childhoods, I think they should do Sinnoh remakes in 2020 and Johto remakes in 2021, this lines up right in that 9-14 year gap remakes typically follow, although Sinnoh is going a little long now. They could even give us a year break without a release, as long as the game is as strong as ORAS. ORAS seemed to keep every entertained for the perfect amount of time, once we all got tired of Hoenn, SM info and trailers began dropping like clockwork.
If the Switch's lifespan can be 6+ years, I see no reason why we can't get almost every region, except maybe Kalos, Hoenn, and Alola, on the Switch, the reason I'm hesitant to include those three is that we had games for them very recently and the 3DS still has decent graphics, particularly compared to DS games like DP or BW. And yes, I am implying Gen 8 can go long, longer than any other generation has, I believe Gen 4 was the longest from mid-2006-late-2010, about 4.5 years.
My ideal release schedule would look something like this:
2019: Sword and Shield
2020: Sinnoh remakes
2021: Johto remakes (perhaps in the style of Let's Go, also allows for the reuse of assets from LGPE to possibly include Kanto in these games)
2022: Break year
2023: Unova remakes
Could be on the Switch or a "Switch Pro/Switch X", or an entirely new console?:
2024: Gen 9
This release schedule fits my predicted 6+ year lifespan of the Switch AND puts every region on the 3DS or Switch, I think this is a very favorable release schedule for both the developers and the players, the developers don't have to rush out brand new ideas every year, at times it feels like they try a little too hard to shove foreign ideas and new gimmicky mechanics down our throats and frankly, I don't think there's a single fan out there who wouldn't like to relive some of their favorite games and regions on such a high-powered console as the Switch.
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