Avoid the Scarlet and Violet bugs
This may seem obvious, but if developer Game Freak insists on doubling down on the open-world format, it can’t release games that are as buggy as Scarlet and Violet. In theory, Gen 10 will kick off on the rumored Switch successor, so there should be a technical jump between Scarlet and Violet and wherever we go next. But even so, Scarlet and Violet feels broken in a way other open-world Switch games don’t, and that shouldn’t happen going forward.
The Pokémon brand has been able to withstand a lot of controversy over the years—hell, Pokémon’s last year was pretty much defined by controversy. But Scarlet and Violet’s poor technical performance was a new low. Whether it’s due to a lack of time or resources or speaks to Game Freak’s inability to adjust to the open-world format, Gen 10 can’t be the same technical train wreck.
