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Dragon Ball FighterZ Switch absence isn't due to tech, open to port if fan interest

Zebei

Member
DBZ is my childhood, and a Switch would be my only way to play this.


Already tweeted about this like 5 times and posted in different spots. If this happened I would buy it in an instant, and practice this game for all it's worth.
 

OryoN

Member
This is so silly. After 3rd-parties been through every excuse in the book - as to why their games won't come - and Nintendo now has a hit console on their hands, the best many of these devs can do is the old "show interest first, and we'll port x/y/z game." Just port the fu**ing game already!

What the hell ever happened to the age-old concept of gamers being attracted to awesome looking/playing games? Apparently, Nintendo platform owners are exempt from that notion.

What happens in these cases are late ports when all the hype has died down, with no additional marketing, and the conclusion of;"You see, Nintendo gamers don't support our games!"

If it's not a hardware concern, then stuff like this is a no-brainer, especially on a damn hybrid console! Come on man.

#stoptheBS!
 

Perineum

Member
As long as it isn't crossplay that's fine. Fighting games in general suffer from people not wiring in. The wi fi net code to this would probably be butt cheeks.
 

Siege.exe

Member
This is so silly. After 3rd-parties been through every excuse in the book - as to why their games won't come - and Nintendo now has a hit console on their hands, the best many of these devs can do is the old "show interest first, and we'll port x/y/z game." Just port the fu**ing game already!

What the hell ever happened to the age-old concept of gamers being attracted to awesome looking/playing games? Apparently, Nintendo platform owners are exempt from that notion.

What happens in these cases are late ports when all the hype has died down, with no additional marketing, and the conclusion of;"You see, Nintendo gamers don't support our games!"

If it's not a hardware concern, then stuff like this is a no-brainer, especially on a damn hybrid console! Come on man.

#stoptheBS!

I refer you to #BuildingtheList and Bandai Namco's response to western Vita players asking for Cyber Sleuth. This isn't something that happens only to Nintendo gamers, sometimes you gotta ask for your niche shit to get ported rather than assuming that'll it come anyways.
 

Yagami_Sama

Member
Good answer.

I want to believe that they did not announce it for Switch now, due to Xenoverse 2, which will be released for Switch soon.
 

Pachael

Member
I don't own a Switch yet, but if y'all want something and Bandai Namco is the publisher, ask enough and you'll get it. If we can get Digimon games localized three years in a row, you can get a DBZ game on the Switch no problem.

Bamco does have a hand in a lot of fighters on Switch (Pokken DX, Xenoverse 2, the almost certain Smash Switch) not counting DBFZ or even a belated T7 port (Tag 2 flopped on the Wii U but that's partially the system)
 

Servbot24

Banned
I hope it comes over. I have a Switch and PS4 and personally I would choose to play it on PS4, but even so it would be amazing for fans to get a portable version.
 

dogen

Member
I'd be down for a Switch port. Seeing as it's apparently 1080p/60fps on XB1 (& running on UE4), maybe the Switch could do DBFZ at 900p/60fps docked.

I'd expect something closer to 540p on the switch if the xb1 is at 1080p, if they want to maintain the frame rate. Or maybe 720p with reduced quality.
 

Eolz

Member
I'd expect something closer to 540p on the switch if the xb1 is at 1080p, if they want to maintain the framerate.

GGXrd runs at 720p/60fps on PS3. Worse hardware, worse engine.
No reason it'd be lower than that. It looks great mainly thanks to great art and neat tricks.
 

TP

Member
This is so silly. After 3rd-parties been through every excuse in the book - as to why their games won't come - and Nintendo now has a hit console on their hands, the best many of these devs can do is the old "show interest first, and we'll port x/y/z game." Just port the fu**ing game already!

What the hell ever happened to the age-old concept of gamers being attracted to awesome looking/playing games? Apparently, Nintendo platform owners are exempt from that notion.

What happens in these cases are late ports when all the hype has died down, with no additional marketing, and the conclusion of;"You see, Nintendo gamers don't support our games!"

If it's not a hardware concern, then stuff like this is a no-brainer, especially on a damn hybrid console! Come on man.

#stoptheBS!


Yep, this kind of thing hasn't been happening with PC ports for years they really do just have it out for Nintendo
 
Easier to port XV2 rather than request a small dev like Arksys to add another platform that they likely hadn't even seen hardware for until late last year at the earliest.
This actually makes sense. Oh well hope for the best I suppose.

These companies dont know how much double dipping I'd do with these games.
 

dogen

Member
GGXrd runs at 720p/60fps on PS3. Worse hardware, worse engine.
No reason it'd be lower than that. It looks great mainly thanks to great art and neat tricks.

Didn't remember which game this was. In my mind I was thinking of something like xenoverse.

What do you mean by worse engine though? Maybe this isn't doing anything more than guilty gear on ps3, but system requirements usually go up with newer engines.
 

Eolz

Member
Didn't remember which game this was. In my mind I was thinking of something like xenoverse.

What do you mean by worse engine though? Maybe this isn't doing anything more than guilty gear on ps3, but system requirements usually go up with newer engines.

GGXrd is on UE3, DBF on UE4.
You can see from all the videos that they are using the same dev tricks, but this engine should allow them to both optimize it further all while using more tricks for the same amount of resources at worst.

Edit: Xenoverse 2 is at 720p on Switch too btw, and UE4 as well from what I remember.
 
GGXrd is on UE3, DBF on UE4.
You can see from all the videos that they are using the same dev tricks, but this engine should allow them to both optimize it further all while using more tricks for the same amount of resources at worst.

Edit: Xenoverse 2 is at 720p on Switch too btw, and UE4 as well from what I remember.

Xenoverse 2 is not UE4.
 

nordique

Member
I would be all over this if switch version becomes a reality. I just love playing it in bed. Thank you for finding and sharing this OP
 

BennyBlanco

aka IMurRIVAL69
Man, I would be so torn about a Switch port of this game. On one hand, it looks so clean and crisp at high res that I want to get it on PC. On the other, handheld mode makes every game better.

I'd probably just double dip if it's as good as it looks to be.
 

Zomba13

Member
I could see this running at 720p on Switch. GGXrd run alright on PS3 on using UE3 at 720p so this game that uses basically all the same techniques and stuff should also be ok right?

Would be great to have this portable.
 

Busaiku

Member
So basically "buy Xenoverse 2 and you'll get a late port when Dragon Ball Fighter Z Super cones out on other systems".
 

dogen

Member
GGXrd is on UE3, DBF on UE4.
You can see from all the videos that they are using the same dev tricks, but this engine should allow them to both optimize it further all while using more tricks for the same amount of resources at worst.

Edit: Xenoverse 2 is at 720p on Switch too btw, and UE4 as well from what I remember.

That's not necessarily true. UE4 is definitely a heavier engine than UE3 (except maybe the mobile rendering paths, not sure about those). Maybe this game is cutting back on the features that contribute to that. But just because it's newer doesn't mean it'll run faster on the same hardware.
 

Inuhanyou

Believes Dragon Quest is a franchise managed by Sony
PS3 could handle Guilty Gear.

My guess is that they don't see any overlap in fanbase, which is why people have to actually come out to prove they are interested and would buy such a port over PS4/XB1/PC

Would be awesome, also have crossplay with X1 and PC.

And have segmented PS4 servers? Its like usual XB1 ports in reverse
 

RM8

Member
PS3 could handle Guilty Gear.

My guess is that they don't see any overlap in fanbase, which is why people have to actually come out to prove they are interested and would buy such a port over PS4/XB1/PC
But 2D DBZ has literally always been a thing on Nintendo handhelds :0
 

Inuhanyou

Believes Dragon Quest is a franchise managed by Sony
But 2D DBZ has literally always been a thing on Nintendo handhelds :0

Its not about whether DBZ has been on previous handheld, but whether or not there is enough of a base for Switch outside of those buying on PS4/XB1/PC
 

VariantX

Member
I'd expect something closer to 540p on the switch if the xb1 is at 1080p, if they want to maintain the frame rate. Or maybe 720p with reduced quality.

That's literally what GGXrd is on PS3/Aracade, 720p/60, with lower resolution particle effects.
 

MattKeil

BIGTIME TV MOGUL #2
This is so silly. After 3rd-parties been through every excuse in the book - as to why their games won't come - and Nintendo now has a hit console on their hands, the best many of these devs can do is the old "show interest first, and we'll port x/y/z game." Just port the fu**ing game already!

What the hell ever happened to the age-old concept of gamers being attracted to awesome looking/playing games? Apparently, Nintendo platform owners are exempt from that notion.

What happens in these cases are late ports when all the hype has died down, with no additional marketing, and the conclusion of;"You see, Nintendo gamers don't support our games!"

If it's not a hardware concern, then stuff like this is a no-brainer, especially on a damn hybrid console! Come on man.

#stoptheBS!

2 million units is not a "hit console" yet, the sales rate simply paints a positive forecast for the system if it continues in this manner. For third parties wary of Nintendo systems and the perceived limited sales potential that they represent to any games not published by Nintendo, it makes far more financial sense to wait until the Switch has a much larger install base before putting high cost projects on it. People need to stop acting like the Switch has outsold the PS4 or something. It's still very much in early days and nobody knows if it will actually sell to the mainstream market once it's done selling to the 8-10 million Nintendo fans who buy anything the company puts out automatically.
 

Codeblue

Member
I'd imagine a quick conversation with Sakurai about how no one will stop bothering him about Goku in Smash would resolve this.
 
Considering the game is a 2018 release and the Switch is on fire, it seems like a no-brainer to get this on there and striking while the iron is hot.

Or maybe they just don't want to steal Xenoverse 2's thunder.
 
I'd double dip on the Switch if they ported it. It could even habe cross play and make me chose the pc/xbox version. I am loving everything about this game. I wish thw vs series looked like this.
 

Skiesofwonder

Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
This statement makes me think that DBFZ is already in development for Switch, but they just don't want to cannibalize XV2's sales with an official announcement.
 

Mister Wolf

Member
It's funny to me some people think this game is a technical giant. It's the guilty gear engine with dragon ball characters. Cel shading was impressive when jet grind radio did it.
 
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