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Breaking down real world chances for GTA5 on Switch
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Crimsonclaw111
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Why even bother? They've made tons of money and will continue making tons of money until GTAVI releases. There's no reason to port it for only a few thousand people.
Why even bother? They've made tons of money and will continue making tons of money until GTAVI releases. There's no reason to port it for only a few thousand people.
I can see Rockstar releasing a spin-off game on the Switch around the same time whenever GTA VI comes out. GTAV could happen but I just think it's far too late to release it. Rockstar will definitely bring out their other, smaller titles for the Switch if they want to, like they did with Bully, Manhunt 2, and Table Tennis for Wii. They have to be working on something other than Red Dead Redemption 2, right?
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First of all, that nearly 4 year old game is still selling like hotcakes.
I'm sure many people are clamoring to play a nearly 4 year old game on their new console.
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Secondly, this would be a portable veraion of GTA V. That would be a very, very big deal. Portability gives this version a unique selling point.
Both my bro and I would buy this. Double Dip for me, so at least two copies sold.
I think it would easily hit 1 mil. Throw in some Nintendo exclusive content such as vehicles and easter eggs (Lego City Undercover or Need for Speed Most Wanted U style) and it would be 1.5-2mil lifetime.
I think it would easily hit 1 mil. Throw in some Nintendo exclusive content such as vehicles and easter eggs (Lego City Undercover or Need for Speed Most Wanted U style) and it would be 1.5-2mil lifetime.
GameAddict411
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I think in term of tech, the Switch will be able to handle GTA5 but only at PS3/X360 level. Maybe they can manage to make run at 900p in docked mode, but It's totally up to the developers if they want to release it on the Switch. The game is on every major platform now. Why would people really demand a Switch edition?
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mavericktopgun
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If GTA 4 or 5 will come to Switch I'll buy 10 copies of it.
I'm sure many people are clamoring to play a nearly 4 year old game on their new console.
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Nintendo wants GTAV on the switch. That game is fucking monster of a mass market game.
DeathByBacklog
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0 Chance. Not enough power. And Nintendo would never delve into a game that for the most part, is seen by the general public as a game where you get to shoot people and pick up hookers.
They should go ahead and cancel the switch minecraft port and the late as fuck Wii U port of minecraft was equally pointless too. Im not saying port the game or not, but the argument that every one else has played it elsewhere just doesn't apply to a tiny handful of franchises and GTA is definitely part of that very exclusive club. Looking at whose playing what and how many people you can sell this software to are much better arguments to make here.
Neither of these points are true.
Why in the world would the Switch not be able to run a game that ran on the 360?
And Nintendo hasn't really had any more stringent content controls than Sony or MS for a long time.
SomedayTheFire
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I don't think the return on investment is good enough. You wouldn't get a high enough players on GTA:O
MikeE21286
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If the switch played on a PS3/360 I can't understand people saying it couldn't work on the Switch.
The switch has more power than either of those,no? And it has basically the same controller layout.
Not sure what the issue would be from a technical perspective.
The switch has more power than either of those,no? And it has basically the same controller layout.
Not sure what the issue would be from a technical perspective.
yep, also a portable GTAV would be a pretty huge deal imo, and would be easy to advertise
Gotdatmoney
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Opportunity cost probably is not there. All I really think there is to it.
Christberg
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I would 100% buy it a third time on Switch. It's a staple screw around in randomly game just like Skyrim which makes it ideal for portable time.
It might get Rocket League
mario_O
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Well, the 360 CPU runs at 3.2 Ghz. Three times faster. Different arquitectures, I know.
The Switch GPU is a lot better, but is the CPU with 3 cores at 1ghz really better?
But Resident Evil 5 wasn't on Wii either, and that came out in 2009 at the height of the Wii.
Resident Evil 6 came out around the same time as Wii U launch.
Maintenance
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I don't think Overwatch would work well. Is there any always online game coming to the Switch at all? Dragon Quest X is the only one that I think that might happen.
Crimsonclaw111
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Of those, I can only see Rocket League coming.
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I'll take it.
Polygonal_Sprite
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Do you know if LA Noire uses the same engine as GTAV? If so then the engine work would already be done for the rumoured LA Noire remaster.
Sora the Cat
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Let's put it this way, WiiU was already a tiny bit stronger than PS360, Switch has even more power than WiiU. So yeah, it can easily run it.
I don't think this will happen tho.
Also Zelda has a lot going on with its physics system.
JasoNsider
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To the crowd saying there is no point as it's a 4 year old game: absolutely disagree. This 4 year old game has sold 75+ million copies and continues to sell every single month. For good reason, too.
I can only argue from my perspective on this, but a fully portable GTAV game would be enough of a novelty that I would be immediately on board even though I've already played through the single player before. If Switch gets into 3DS-like sales, I could absolutely see a business case for getting a team to port the single player version of the game over. It practically sells itself on novelty alone.
Having said that, I think people bring up a good point that it might not happen for logistical & practical reasons: mainly the GTA:Online portion of the game. While I would certainly buy a version without online mode, there are probably many who would see it as a huge downgrade. And honestly the GTA:Online part of the game is probably the hardest part to fit into Switch as well as the most profitable part for Take Two/Rockstar.
I can only argue from my perspective on this, but a fully portable GTAV game would be enough of a novelty that I would be immediately on board even though I've already played through the single player before. If Switch gets into 3DS-like sales, I could absolutely see a business case for getting a team to port the single player version of the game over. It practically sells itself on novelty alone.
Having said that, I think people bring up a good point that it might not happen for logistical & practical reasons: mainly the GTA:Online portion of the game. While I would certainly buy a version without online mode, there are probably many who would see it as a huge downgrade. And honestly the GTA:Online part of the game is probably the hardest part to fit into Switch as well as the most profitable part for Take Two/Rockstar.
JasoNsider
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It's not that laughable this time around. Honestly. Of course there is a chance. Rockstar does release games on Nintendo platforms and they have enjoyed immense ongoing success for GTA5.
The ones doubting the Switch can run it seriously give me a headache. And people say Nintendo are out of touch with reality...
And you think they "don't care" to port it? It will not take them much effort and it'll sell easily because we've seen how people bought it multiple times already, and this time it's portable.
If it doesn't happen, it will be for one reason, and one reason only: stupidity.
And you think they "don't care" to port it? It will not take them much effort and it'll sell easily because we've seen how people bought it multiple times already, and this time it's portable.
If it doesn't happen, it will be for one reason, and one reason only: stupidity.
That's about a zero percent chance. If devs have to ensure their game runs in the compromised handheld mode, Witcher 3 has zero shot.
CDPR couldn't be bothered to even issue a patch for the PS4 Pro. Why they put the time and money into a seriously crippled version of W3 for an untested market?
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Gotdatmoney
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I don't understand the argument about how it would sell. GTA5 is the most commonly purchased PS4/X1 game for new systems. The game still has a big market. If the game is a relatively easy port there is money to be made.
I don't think the opportunity cost is great vs doing something else but I have little doubt jt would make money.
I don't think the opportunity cost is great vs doing something else but I have little doubt jt would make money.
Jaded Alyx
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Chinatown Wars, which Nintendo highlighted at thier E3 conference, was largely about those things with an extra heavy focus on drug dealing.
It's not 1993 anymore.
And how on earth does it not have enough power?
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Fuck it, I'm just gonna call it. GTA V Switch announced at the Nintendo E3 conference this year.
Oh yeah, I'm also predicting Nintendo will bring back the traditional E3 conference this year. They're gonna make a bang at E3 I reckon.
Oh yeah, I'm also predicting Nintendo will bring back the traditional E3 conference this year. They're gonna make a bang at E3 I reckon.
HackTheSlash
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I love this sort of optimism. And i would love you to be right.
Tunned
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With updated controls / abilities and such from the modern GTAs, would be amazing!
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This would also be acceptable. And give me San Andreas too.
King of Cups
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What is with this trend of people that like to comment on technical aspects of game and console development that they are WOEFULLY uninformed about?
GTAV on Switch is almost certainly a matter of only if it makes financial sense for them to do it. Period. I'm not even sure how it became a debate about if it would be technically possible.
GTAV on Switch is almost certainly a matter of only if it makes financial sense for them to do it. Period. I'm not even sure how it became a debate about if it would be technically possible.