Blizzard hints Nintendo Switch may not be powerful enough for Overwatch
Blizzard hints Nintendo Switch may not be powerful enough for Overwatch

          
          
At the same time, Kaplan left the door open for an Overwatch Switch port in the future, reiterating that he "always like[s] to tell people we're very open-minded about what platforms we could be on. Just because we're not on a platform right now, it doesn't mean we won't reconsider it in the future, so we stay aware of all these things."
Kaplan also said that he wasn't exactly eager to tackle the logistical headaches involved in adding a fourth Overwatch platform (on top of PC, Xbox One and PS4). "It's already challenging right now maintaining three platforms and patching simultaneously, which is something that we've finally been able to achieve," he told Express. "Adding a third [console] ecosystem to that just adds a lot of complexity for us, as well."
That gets to the heart of the pitfalls and potential for Nintendo Switch's third-party software support: all things being equal, publishers aren't going to want to go through the headache of supporting yet another new platform unless they see a huge, untapped potential audience of Switch owners first. But with Switch supplies still routinely selling out at retail, and GameStop predicting high demand through the end of the year, perhaps that potential audience of Switch owners could hit too-big-to-ignore levels before too long.


          
                  