PapaEmeritus
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so original then? What year did that come out, 2011?
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Todd Howard "can't say" whether Skyrim Switch is the original or enhanced edition
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Dark Cloud
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I'm calling it. At E3 they want to talk about this game and it will be Skyrim HD Rumble Edition. It'll be its own special custom game just for the Switch. They'll want to make it a little more unique to sell it.
Todd Howard from the beginning has talked about how much he's loved the Switch and it was the best E3 demo he's ever played. I think he really wants to incorporate Switch features into Skyrim.
This is the first time Nintendo has really gotten a game from Bethesda and it's AAA. I think they both want to make the most of it.
Todd Howard from the beginning has talked about how much he's loved the Switch and it was the best E3 demo he's ever played. I think he really wants to incorporate Switch features into Skyrim.
This is the first time Nintendo has really gotten a game from Bethesda and it's AAA. I think they both want to make the most of it.
Skittzo0413
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The way Bethesda has talked about Nintendo and Nintendo has talked about Bethesda over the past few months really makes me think Nintendo pushed hard for a partnership here, which could include paying for some exclusive features like Nintendo themed official mods in order to secure Skyrim (and potentially other Bethesda support) on the console.
Samus dragonborn vs. Ridley dragon is by far my biggest hope.
This may have some of the enhancements of the special edition but I think it will be called the Nintendo edition with all of this exclusive stuff, which is why Todd Howard has to be tight lipped about it until it's shown off fully at E3.
mario_O
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If they were working on a custom, special, edition he would've said so. " "We are doing somehing special for the Switch", it hypes people.
Maybe they're still experimenting with the hardware and don't even know what they'll do yet.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
It'd be a complete missed opportunity for there to be no collaboration of any kind between the two for this game.
Dark Cloud
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He doesn't have to say it. He can say it at E3 and guess what people will be hyped then.
Hyped now or hyped in 3 months is no difference, except the hype will be greater when it's mixed in at a bigger event like E3. The game isn't coming until Fall.
Screamapillar
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lol.
Because Nintendo.
Because Nintendo.
mario_O
Member
wait for e3? c'mon man, nobody is waiting for skyrim news at this moment. he can start the hype right now lol
Dark Cloud
Member
I know how Nintendo works. One of the most tight lipped companies and it will be passed on to Bethesda. E3 is when they'll wait to announce it.
Jaded Alyx
Member
I believe it will be something along those lines.
I could see that. They're being oddly coy about what they're calling this version, but the trailer they showed clearly looks like SE. I guess they wanna expound on this version later on (likely at e3) as Nintendo usually reveals information in increments. Would be cool if they gave it HD rumble support.
Grim Patron
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He's busy working on super ultra high res textures that still make the game look like vomit.
talkingood
Member
Yep, this is exactly what I'm thinking too. Skyrim is a reliably profitable franchise, and Nintendo is all about making licensing deals with third party partners lately. Plus, Howard keeps talking about what a great "partner" Nintendo has been with Bethesda lately. I would bet this is why he can't confirm if it's the original Skyrim or the special edition. It's neither one.
We're going to see Zelda content, probably a special Epona horse and Master Sword, Hero's Tunic and other extras. I'm positive.
mario_O
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Welp, maybe it will take Nintendo's hardware to make Skyrim's combat fun.
Not counting on it though.
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Memorabilia
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That means its the original/vanilla version (with Switch "enhancements"). Marketing 101. You can bet if the Switch build was based on the Enhanced engine they'd be trumpeting it from a mountain top.
Affeinvasion
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That's how I feel as well. The fact that there is any doubt whatsoever means that something's up.
QuixoticNeutral
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The question is whether we'll hear about it on Bethesda Sunday or Nintendo Tuesday, but yes, I don't expect to hear more about this game until E3.
This is Bethesda's first big splash in the Nintendo market and they have a strong incentive to do it right; it isn't like they've farmed this out to a porting firm like Tantalus just to satisfy a contract, as was the case with some early Wii U releases. They practically have western AAA on the platform to themselves this year, even if it's with an older game, and they also have an incentive to sell the game as a worthwhile double-dip to an audience that is very saturated and well aware that the original game is usually on Steam for $5. (On the other hand, you never know what the base popularity of the game might do by itself, the way that Minecraft or GTA V winds up high on the charts of every single platform that hosts it.)
We will at least see interface refinements like motion control, which, combined with the portability of the Switch, may matter more than performance parity with the PS4/X1. Obviously we would all prefer it if the Switch edition has the remaster as a baseline, but the kind of people principally looking for performance parity, with the Switch docked at home on their TVs, probably aren't in the market for a full-priced double dip in any case.
Even as a 2011 game, going by its sales history, Skyrim is the most evergreen, multi-generational, double-dippable third-party title Nintendo could have scored other than Minecraft (which is coming) and GTA V (which is further away from the established habits of the Nintendo crowd). The only thing bigger they could have landed was Overwatch. I know it bucks the trend of third-party presence on Nintendo, but this isn't going to be phoned in.
Nostremitus
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What if all the enhanced effects go away once you undock it?
Would it be the enhanced edition or standard? Portable-only players certainly wouldn't have what could be considered and enhanced version in this scenario... but docked players would have...
Would it be the enhanced edition or standard? Portable-only players certainly wouldn't have what could be considered and enhanced version in this scenario... but docked players would have...
I think this is what is going on. They're going to add some stuff to it so the game won't be vanilla Skyrim: Special Edition. It'll be something else. Nothing wrong with that and probably why it was pushed back in the first place. If they add in pointer aiming and HD rumble, I'll actually pick it up.
Ricerocket
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Well this pretty much means what they showed isn't representative at all. They showed SE footage but then we have this later. Clearly what we saw wasn't for Switch.
BananasWithGuns
Member
Wait, this isn't a launch game?
Weird, for some reason I always thought it was.
Weird, for some reason I always thought it was.
jasminlovesyoux
Banned
This is one of those cases that I feel it's absolutely stupid as hell to hide what development plans are. It just doesn't make any sense to have NDAs on this sort of thing when it isn't going to hurt sales nor get it's ideas stolen. The entire reveal and talk of this port rubs me the wrong way.
b00_thegh0st
Member
If this port has motion controls, the higher the fps the better. So it would make kind of sense to have something more akin to the OG Skyrim at 60fps rather than the special edition at 30.
MarkRenton
Banned
Wishful thinking
It's wierd to me that people keep saying g it's a handheld when minty have been stressing it's a home console.
As for the topic at hand, it's gonna be the same as unprecedented support. It's gonna have fans in a tizzy talking about how this is the new minty and intends up being a few games that few people buy and most people complain about them being substandard ports.
As for the topic at hand, it's gonna be the same as unprecedented support. It's gonna have fans in a tizzy talking about how this is the new minty and intends up being a few games that few people buy and most people complain about them being substandard ports.
killatopak
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Explain how it's wrong to assert higher FPS isn't more important for better motion control gameplay.
Ninja Scooter
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It's not the same game, it's not the same content.
Hyrule Warrior
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Realistically from what we know about the Switch, does anyone think it could even do some of the features present in the enhanced edition? The game already doesn't run that great on PS4.
Maybe Nintendo doesn't want them to talk
This is incredible. Day 1 for me.
killatopak
Member
No, I assert that it cannot do 60fps.
Better textures, lod and basically og stuff on ultra settings yes but 60fps? lmao
They could but it would be ps3 tier quality.
Now tell me which one do bethesda prioritize?
Wandering Robot
Member
One MIGHT think they're being dodgy in deference to the other versions available. Or because of NDAs. Or because it's getting the original version. Whatever. The sooner they're forthright about the Switch version, the better.
Yeah. It should be able to run the game with most of the features present at 30fps. From what they've shown it's definitely the Special Edition, but the real question is what else are they doing to it? This is probably why they're not talking about it. The goal will be to get people to triple dip so my guess is that they're working to do something "special" with it. This would mean that it's not really the Special Edition, but something else entirely. I imagine they want to push this being the most unique way to play the game.
Of course, I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt, but they're comments so far have been extremely positive of Nintendo and the NS. Let's see what they're going to do before we start getting all hot and bothered. Since it's their first game on Nintendo hardware, we don't have any idea for how they're going to approach this.
Dark Cloud
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What difference does it make if we know today or E3?...the game doesn't release until fall and I doubt anybody's Switch purchase is hinging on Skyrim lol
It's back to "Omg Nintendo you're so stupid for not revealing the NX at E3 2016!!"
InsaneTiger
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I mean, who cares? It will just work right?
killatopak
Member
You forgot to add Thor: The Dark World
KingdomHeartsFan
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I'd guess that its the Enhanced edition.
Ryu Hayabusa
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"2015 remaster"
What 2015 remaster?
Skyrim Special Edition was released in 2016
What 2015 remaster?
Skyrim Special Edition was released in 2016
Affeinvasion
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Wasn't the PS3 version broken and buggy for a really long time? Or am I thinking of a different Bethesda game?