>>54128117why do you think pla looks empty and barren because of hardware limitations? xb2+3 and zelda both prove hardware isn't the issue, and even if it WAS, it doesn't excuse PLA having literally a single town with a sprinking of settlments and literally nothing else, meanwhile xenoblade has a treasure trove of sidequests all with their own stories and zelda has significantly more vibrant interactions with its NPCs on top of a much more fleshed out world.
PLA is bad because Gamefreak sucks, not because of the switch,