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Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 for Switch launches September 22 in the Americas and Europe
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jack_package_200
Banned
I hope its reasonably priced...
Toadthemushroom
Member
Visual boost over January's build is, like with Splatoon 2, tangible.
In January official screenshots were 630p with no antialiasing:
In January official screenshots were 630p with no antialiasing:
Hahaha.
AlexFlame116
Member
Oh thank goodness they got rid of the tacky "For Nintendo Switch" in white letters in the front. Cleaned it up too!
But what about the Xenoverse 1 story DLC?
But what about the Xenoverse 1 story DLC?
backflip10019
Member
There's no way this won't be a fully priced title.
Screenshots are still 720p, despite the game being 900p in docked mode. Maybe these are portable mode screenshots.
KZXcellent
Member
Sixty US Dollars
I wonder if the XV1 campaign will come over as DLC on other platforms. That's a really nice feature.
Screens look pretty decent. Maybe I'll end up double dipping on this down the line.
Could be that those 630p screens are from the 1v1 arena mode, which is supposed to run at 60 frames per second, and the screens in this new article are all story, which runs in 720p and 30 fps. The lower resolution and lack of AA might be what was necessary to reach 60 frames. This is total speculation on my part since I don't recall what else was shown previously (and don't want to spend the time comparing them).
Screens look pretty decent. Maybe I'll end up double dipping on this down the line.
Visual boost over January's build is, like with Splatoon 2, tangible.
In January official screenshots were 630p with no antialiasing:
Could be that those 630p screens are from the 1v1 arena mode, which is supposed to run at 60 frames per second, and the screens in this new article are all story, which runs in 720p and 30 fps. The lower resolution and lack of AA might be what was necessary to reach 60 frames. This is total speculation on my part since I don't recall what else was shown previously (and don't want to spend the time comparing them).
Royce McCutcheon
Junior Member
This and pokemon gonna give me all the fighting game love i need.
Gotdatmoney
Member
Lolololol
Toadthemushroom
Member
My bad, the old screenshots were actually 630p, fixed.
Schucky Ducky
Banned
Is the full XV1 campaign included? Or is it just an interactive comic type thing like what was included with Mass Effect 2 on PS3?
IIRC in docked mode it's always 900p, even when it drops to 30FPS.
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
Member
isn't that the same day as pokken dx?
friskykillface
Banned
Goku vs pikachu
Herb Alpert
Banned
lol what a wonderful decision.
This looks really good - i dont know if ill bother on the big screen but as a handheld game this should be fun.
Whatever happens...Bamco profits lol.
Whatever happens...Bamco profits lol.
What's even more funny is that they are both Bandai Namco games.
There's nothing quite like competing for mindshare with your own game.
Toadthemushroom
Member
This is becoming a strange trend where a notable boxed third party game launches on the same day as a Nintendo-published title:
April: Puyo Puyo Tetris: Out same day as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
May: Disgaea 5 Complete: Out same day as USFII (published by Nintendo)
July: Fate/Extella: Out same day as Splatoon 2
September: DBZ Xenoverse 2: Out same day as Pokken DX.
October: Nights of Azure 2: Out same day as Super Mario Odyssey
Now we know that this didn't hurt either Disgaea 5 and Puyo Tetris sales, as both versions of the game sold well, but I'm not too sure about Xenoverse 2 considering how they share the same genre.
Herb Alpert
Banned
Toadthemushroom
Member
Good point. I'm willing to go with a mixture of both for now, having another 7-9 months of development time has probably bolstered things all round, much like it did with Splatoon 2. I wasn't expecting them to go from 720p with no antialiasing to 1080p with a mixture of AA and no AA.
Strange indeed. Nice thing is that Disgaea and Puyo puyo Tetris both did very well despite competing with Nintendo published games. Shows some hope for third parties I think.
SatoAilDarko
Member
Based on the box art is the full title actually Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 for Nintendo Switch?
They also italicize it completely in the PR in the link. Namco learn something from Sakurai?
They also italicize it completely in the PR in the link. Namco learn something from Sakurai?
Seems like it. Probably has to do with exclusive features like motion controls (these are exclusive right?) and the inclusion of the first game's story.
Sora the Cat
Member
I hope they don't judge wether to bring fighterz or not based on the sales of this one... Cause I know a lot of people who are just passing on xeno because of fighterz.
Toadthemushroom
Member
Yup. NISA did a good job with Disgaea 5 Complete overall, it was up for pre-order on January 13 with a limited edition, and it was at most of the Nintendo Switch hands-on tours.
I was surprised by Puyo Puyo Tetris selling 75% of copies on Switch in the UK, considering it:
-launched on the same day as MK8 DX
-cost nearly twice as much (£35 vs £20)
-had a digital version which charted highly on the eShop - PS4 was boxed only
-was sold out before launch
It's 60 fps in 1v1 fights, but yeah, the story mode is almost entirely multi-person battles, to say nothing of how co-op heavy the online missions are. It's a nice consideration for those wanting something competitive to play online, but for the vast majority of the content that's available, it's a 30 fps title.
The game is $50 on Gamestop atm, so I guess pick it up now if that's a good price for you, might be a mistake: http://www.gamestop.com/nintendo-switch/games/dragon-ball-xenoverse-2/142020
I hope so, but not yet confirmed
Jaded Alyx
Member
I want to say error as I doubt Nintendo would release two games for the same platform in the same genre on the same day.
Vook noticed this: There's the Nintendo logo on the spine. Error or published by Nintendo?
Vook noticed this: There's the Nintendo logo on the spine. Error or published by Nintendo?
It's probably a mock-up that they slapped together pretty quickly. I can't see Nintendo publishing two fighting games to release out on the same day.
Speaking of, I'm surprised that there aren't more publisher labels on the spines of Switch cases. The only one that I can think of that does it besides Nintendo is Nicalis, of all companies.
Yeah. DBZ is the only one that shares the same genre. However, with exception of tetris, it is also the only one that already has a public in nintendo devices so I don't know if it will hurt.