Which console is best? (Metro/Sony/Nintendo)The Tuesday letters page tries to imagine what Nintendo will do for Splatoon 4, as a reader celebrates the French-ness of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.ukThe contendersInteresting celebration of the Nintendo Switchs eight anniversary and how we might be thinking about the Nintendo Switch 2 in a similar amount of time. Im not going to try and predict how things will work out, because how could anyone know, but I am interested in the idea of the Nintendo Switch being the best console ever.Im sure that will get the back up of some people, who dont like the fact that it doesnt have the best graphics, but for me the front runners are the Switch, the SNES, and the PlayStation 4. For me the question is whether the Switch is distinctive enough as a console and in terms of its games line-up.It might not have Elden Ring or Red Dead Redemption 2 or whatever but multiple consoles have those, so theyre not really tied to a specific one (plus, the Switch 2 will probably get them in the end). So on that basis, and the fact that the console itself is so innovative, Id have to say that, yes, the Switch probably is the best console ever made so far.ShipleySweeping generalisationsCount me as another person that couldnt give a flip about Monster Hunter but is super happy about how well the new game has gone down. A rich and stable Capcom is a confident Capcom, that can afford to take risks, and were already starting to see them do it with a new Onimusha and you could argue other things like the Ghost Trick remaster.Im sure weve all got our favourite Capcom franchises wed love to see come back (Ghosts N Goblins and Dino Crisis for me!) but now it seems like it could really happen.I also cant help but compare the difference between what a company like Capcom does when it gets a windfall and the disgusting amounts of money that Microsoft and co. have been throwing around lately, none of which has resulted in anything those companies wouldnt have bene making anyway. $75 billion and we still havent had a sequel to Blinx: The Time Sweeper.BoffoZut alorsGood to see that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is keeping the tradition of indie games having a terrible name that you cant either say or spell (yes, I copied and pasted it). Apart from that I really like the look of the game and I hope it turns out to be good all the way through.What I like about it is it just looks so French. Everyones worrying that Ubisoft are going under, but I dont think theyre doing that because anyone really likes Ubisoft, its just were running out of publishers and theyre one of the last ones weve got.When was the last time Ubisoft made anything that looked or felt French? The last Rayman game 12 years ago? Ill be said if they go because of what it means for independent game companies but not because of the stuff theyre actually making right now.GigasEmail your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.ukSerious suggestionI see Rockstar Games is getting back into bed with the maker of L.A. Noire but Im not sure that is really a good idea. Dont get me wrong, I would love to see a sequel of some sort, or just anything from Rockstar that isnt GTA or Red Dead, but for me L.A. Noire was the perfect example of a good idea badly done, and I would put most of that down to the developer.The story was terrible, the game didnt need to be open world, and the guessing whether people are lying based on what theyre doing with their eyes was just silly. I would love a proper, serious film noir in video game form, but I cant imagine the maker of L.A. Noire ever delivering that, no matter how much better technology has got.Give it a go, by all means, but Id be a lot more confident if someone else was doing it. Sadly I think the old GTA writer, Dan Houser, wouldve been the best person for the job, as Wikipedia tells me he was only executive producer on the first game. But hes left now, which is a shame.PaulieSensible decisionDont get me wrong, I love Hideki Kamiya and his games but I am shocked that he keeps getting work. As far as I can think of his only real hit was Resident Evil 2 and that was in the 90s (and not something most people really associate with him).I notice the story was him asking Phil Spencer to bring back Scalebound and not the other way around. Maybe itll happen but I think the sensible business decision is to politely decline. However, if theres one thing the last few years have made clear is that Phil Spencer has virtually no business sense at all, so that means the chances of Scalebound coming back are good. So, yay?LambasCall of InklingsNice article about the Nintendo Switchs eight anniversary and how likely it is that Nintendo is going to be able to repeat the same trick. My guess would be that it will probably be roughly the same level of popularity. You might lose a few people from it seeming too similar but with Xbox falling off and PlayStation not making any new friends I dont see that not equalling things out.I was interested in your list of Switch failures too, namely Pokmon and the very unambitious Splatoon 3. As you pointed out, it was still very popular in Japan, but I am sure Nintendo will have noted it did not do very well in the West. So, I wonder what their reaction to that will be.Will Splatoon 4 be significantly different from the others? That seems unlikely given how popular it is in Japan but how do you make it feel like a major step-up if the multiplayer kind of has to be the way it is.The only way through I can see is to try and take the Call Of Duty approach and make the story campaign seem much more important and distinctive. But that doesnt strike me as something Nintendo is very good at. The backstory in Splatoon is weird and doesnt really have much momentum. And really, how seriously can you take a plot involving post-apocalyptic squid people?Im really not sure what the answer is, except maybe some kind of third mode that focuses on co-op. Salmon Run is great but its very short and abstract. Something with more in common with Zombies might be whats needed, and Ill be interested to see what they try.ZeissWeve got to go backI hope this new Pokmon game turns out well but after the last two or three I really havent got much faith. I almost feel that the whole series has to go purposefully retro to get its mojo back. Trying to reimagine the games as big open world 3D worlds just isnt going to work with low grade Game Freak tech.Even their more recent 2D games, like Lets Go, Pikachu!, looks really bad and low tech. If they cant handle modern graphics then they need to look at an alternative. Some sort of 2D art style that looks more like painted drawings or something maybe they could make it look like the trading cards. Anything that doesnt look like cheapo art assets from some 3D freeware bundle. My hopes are not high though.D-FenceEmpathy breakdownBFG isnt completely correct. I appreciate the time and effort some game devs put into their offerings, I just dont care who they are. I couldnt name more than two people involved in game making, Miyazaki for Dark Souls and Kojima for Metal Gear and Im fine with this. I dont really rate Kojima either.I dont care what they go through for their jobs, just like I dont care what goes into making films I enjoy or music I like. Background people run the world in one way or another, Fight Club was a documentary about this exact thing.Like most of the world, were just enjoying our free time, when we get some. I dont want to have to watch a 20 minute credit scroll just so 1,000 people feel appreciation. I always skip credits in games and films unless there is an achievement for doing so. If thats the case, Ill let it run and take a short walk till its finished.Game devs might have a hard time for a short while but lets be honest, they arent surgeons or air traffic controllers. If devs make a mistake a character can fall through the floor or a quest isnt doable, its not the end of the world.Im aware that if people werent coding games I would have less to do but if games werent a thing I wouldnt know any better either. Its a career people take on knowing the long hours and unfair conditions they might face but it isnt forced labour.It might sound miserable, but we are all in the same boat. Under appreciated and undervalued every day, its just the way it is. Its how we deal with it is what matters.BobwallettGC: It certainly isnt forced labour if they all get laid off.Inbox also-ransI just bought Forspoken for 5. Ive come to the conclusion I was overcharged by at least 6.LHTAll this excitement for a Tony Hawks Pro Skater annoucement but is anyone really that hyped for a remaster of 3 and 4? Theres a reason they didnt make a number 5. Id be much more interested if it was a brand new game.BootlesMore TrendingEmail your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.ukThe small printNew Inbox updates appear every weekday morning, with special Hot Topic Inboxes at the weekend. 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