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Skyrim coming to Nintendo Switch [Maybe?]
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Yeah is the regular edition or the new one?
OrbitalBeard
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Switch max, Switch!
Skyrim in portable form. On a cartridge. Pretty cool.
Skyrim in portable form. On a cartridge. Pretty cool.
GhostTrick
Banned
This is a choice I don't understand. Especially to dedicate time to it.
YianGaruga
Banned
Skyrim is popular as fuck and people will go crazy having it portable
Seems pretty obvious to me
OrbitalBeard
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Because Skyrim is one of the most popular video games of all time and now people can easily play it anywhere.
I don't even like The Elder Scrolls and I'm going to buy it, as having it on the go might actually get me to play the game in short bursts.
Whoops, lol. Sorry. Still getting used to it!
AcademicSaucer
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Confirmed to be sub XB1 in power then
Garrett Hawke
Member
This might make we wait to play Skyrim, lol. Here I thought the Special Edition would finally be the time!
Iriscomeback
Member
I think showing Skyrim in the trailer was a great move.
Skyrim on the go is pretty impressive and awesome.
Skyrim on the go is pretty impressive and awesome.
jediyoshi
Member
It's hard to tell but it looked like the remastered version to me.
Really good question. A question that leads to more questions:
How is the software ecosystem around the hardware?
How is the UI, the OS, the shop? How is the online?
Will be interesting to hear more details in the coming months.
Me neither.
Sure it was a good game but people are largely over it right now and i've not seen much hype for the remaster. The modding community keeps it very popular on PC though.
A weird game to show your 2017 handheld off with.
GhostTrick
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disappeared
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Unlikely, unfortunately. Bethesda had enough trouble negotiating with Sony. And we all know Nintendo's stance with anything online. I'd love to be wrong though, and if Nintendo and Beth played nice with one another. But then Nintendo needs a solid online platform.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Nah, it's still pretty popular, even today. And now it's easily played on the go.
Its getting a re-release soon, and having bethesta in Nintendo is a good signal.
Yeah, mods are unlikely. I imagine Nintendo looking at a mod site once, with all its nudity and sex, and saying "NOPE NO NO NO." Portability is the main sell here I'd say.
It's extremely popular in the PC modding scene. But outside of that? I haven't seen much hype at all for the remaster.
bobbychalkers
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Its an immensely popular game and the remastered version of it is coming out next week on PS4 and Xbox One. Plus its portable, makes total sense.
OrbitalBeard
Member
I mean, it's not going to sell millions of copies or anything....but it's a great game to have in portable form and it'll do well if it's released at launch.
It's one of those "easy early third party" games to secure. Bethesda was already working on Skyrim Remastered, doesn't need to start the work from scratch and has the thing running on two generations of consoles that Switch best compares to. Something like Fallout 4 would have to be ported in a vacuum.
I never think it's a bad thing to have one of the most popular games ever made come to your system.
Skyrim still has 20-30k players on Steam every day. In fact, it currently has more people playing it than Fallout 4.
People will buy Skyrim on a portable system.
RealityPales
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Mods?
MoogleWizard
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Yay, old games with shitty gameplay is exactly what I want from a Nintendo system!
styl3s
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I wouldn't hold my breath over switch ever getting mods for games.
I always wanted to play this but the long hours always kept me away.
This is for me.
Maybe, but its possible it will have a "Nintendo Pack" with all kinds of skins and Nintendo related cameos or items. A few games on the Wii U did that.
This is for me.
Maybe, but its possible it will have a "Nintendo Pack" with all kinds of skins and Nintendo related cameos or items. A few games on the Wii U did that.
King Gilga
Member
Yeah, like a decade ago.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
You mean easier to work with than Sony? Nintendo has quite a few cross-platform online games on the Wii U already.
GitarooMan
Member
I think the fact that we are getting this and not like Fallout 4 Complete Edition might be a hint as to the power, not that it is particularly surprising.
It's being remastered for current-gen consoles. And the Switch version will also be playable on the go.
maquiladora
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Same here. I mean, I loved Skyrim but...I played it in 2011 along with most other people. I guess it's still very popular on Steam etc. but....a 2017 Nintendo console? Eh.
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