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DBFZ producer declines to acknowledge Switch port demands, wants you to buy XV2
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Works for capcom. Wait no it doesnt.
Then most switch owners can buy DBFZ on the other consoles anyway?
evil monkey
Member
You can't think of any reason why someone with say, both a Switch and a PC, would rather have it on Switch?
Well, most importantly, they want people to buy the game that's about to come out..
What I find interesting and not at all surprising is the lack of care or concern about Xenoverse 2 on the Switch from Bandai Namco in the first place. There has been a serious lack of acknowledgement that a Switch version even exist unless a situation like this comes up. If you didn't know people were asking for DragonBall Fighters on the Switch and read some article about that game you wouldn't even know Xenoverse 2 was being released on the Switch. I wouldn't fault anyone for honestly forgetting it existed after they watched the Switch reveal event.
Even if Xenoverse 2 somehow did well for the install base, let's be honest if they're expecting it to do better then the other system versions they're stupid, Fighters still won't be under consideration for the Switch. She'll forget anything she ever said on the subject. That's the impression I'm getting at the moment.
Even if Xenoverse 2 somehow did well for the install base, let's be honest if they're expecting it to do better then the other system versions they're stupid, Fighters still won't be under consideration for the Switch. She'll forget anything she ever said on the subject. That's the impression I'm getting at the moment.
LinkSlayer64
Member
I feel like I've heard shit like this before.
With another console
That didn't get any 3rd party support.
With another console
That didn't get any 3rd party support.
Undead Fantasy
Member
They are doing a terrible job doing that.
No. If people are interested in a XV2 Switch port they will buy it regardless whether they announce DBFZ now or not. It would make no sense to skip it just because DBFZ is being announced. It plays and looks totally different. We are not talking about a XV2 sequel.
The same song and dance that always happens and has been happening for years across multiple systems be they home console or hand held.
LinkSlayer64
Member
With (nearly) year old ports?
Yeah and when FighterZ comes out a year from now on Switch it will be the same. Except some people might feel inclined to double dip because it's an actual good game.
I was interested in XV2 anyway
Ah nice the spoiler gifs have arrived.
Mister Wolf
Member
They might buy it on Switch if made available at the same release date or wait for it to release on Switch. For instance I will be buying the new Dragon Quest on my Switch over my PS4 no matter what. The portability trumps better visuals.
The Greek Freak
Member
These tests are stupid. I and a couple of my friends would buy dbz fighter day one.
Xenoverse? Not if it was on sale for a dollar.
Xenoverse? Not if it was on sale for a dollar.
Except there are people who won't get multiple online subscriptions. I'll never get PS+. I will however get whatever the Switch-online bollocks will be.
So no i can't.
Also being able to take this game with me is a huge plus since it's a game that shouldn't have huge visual downgrades on the Switch.
More then likely, this will happen,
Xenoverse 2 won't sell to the numbers they want, and instead of interpreting it as it's a late port of an average game, they'll just assume that DBZ games won't sell on the Switch and not port Fighter Z at all.
We've been seeing this situation play out on Nintendo systems since the Wii released.
OriginalPoe
Banned
I played Xenoverse1 and it wasn't what I wanted. Fighter Z looks like what I want.
Guess I won't get it on the Switch.
Guess I won't get it on the Switch.
Pretty sure it's been confirmed yeah.
Mr. Nice_Guy
Member
Poor wording but they can't just throw XV2 under the bus. I'm sure FighterZ will have a Switch port announced long enough after XV2 is out that Bamco thinks it won't affect XV2's sales.
NoctisVsStar
Member
Now it's poor mans DBZ after everyone was so happy when the port got announced.. you just can't throw xv2 under the bus fam. It's a never ending circle with Switch fans like I get it, it's hard constantly hoping for any 3rd party game to grace the console.. but you know how it goes with Nintendo 3rd party support.
Who is "everyone"? More 3rd party games is cool and all, but I mean, I wasn't particularly excited for it, especially after DBFZ was announced, as well as there being no DLC attached to this. There's more than enough reason for someone to be completely meh regarding this game, which ain't even that great to begin with
NoctisVsStar
Member
I could be wrong but whenever a 3rd party port gets announced the switch crowd is generally happy, but people have to understand announcing dbfz will kill the xv2 sales. Some might say " they can both exist and cater to different audiences" deep down its a bunch of bs.
I don't even have a Switch but Nintendo fans are burned with this shit constantly. And I purchased XV1 on Xbox One and it is easily rhe worst game I've purchased for the console. It's a horribly boring, grindy game with lack luster gameplay and a shit MMO overlay. It's one the most disappointing Dragon Ball Z games I ever played and to tell fans to buy a sequel of that shit to get a DBZ game fans have been waiting and asking for years? My attitude would have been the exact samd if Namco said a year ago that Xenoverse 2 would determine if DBZ fighters would exist on Xbox One and PS4.
Foxy the Fox
Member
Publisher doesn't want to release a new entry on a franchise that didn't sell.
I thought that was business 101 and makes sense.
I thought that was business 101 and makes sense.
Sammy Samusu
Member
That is the reality Nintendo fans live in. Buy old port/spinoff or no new games for you.
The list of third party self sabotage is endless. I won't bother.
That's why everybody should buy original stuff like Mario Rabbids and Octopath.
Reward effort.
The list of third party self sabotage is endless. I won't bother.
That's why everybody should buy original stuff like Mario Rabbids and Octopath.
Reward effort.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
This. Always this. I've always been of the opinion reward effort. Not saying buy things you aren't interested in but if you are interested in two games, one has effort behind it and new and the other one is an older game or is some kind of test. Always go for the one that had effort behind it. Even if it is the smaller game of the two.
Don't ever buy a third party game in hopes of future support or to pass some stupid test when you aren't interested in it. Hell even if you are interested in it I'm against it if it looks like a shitty situation. The result is always negative. You will only ever get more older games or test...if you're lucky. The quickest way to kill my interest in a game is for a publisher or developer to say support is dependent on a older game, especially one that seems didn't sell well on other systems, and at a higher price. Fuck that!
Jeff Freecss
Member
Why are stealth Swicth porting beg thread allowed on Neogaf?
Oh, the concern.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
Did you know thread shitting is banable?
Junior. Member.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Because Nintendo is iconic.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
There you go Switch fans
The producers asked for the fans to make noise and here's your choice. Buy XV2 and make that noise to prove that there's an audience for DBFZ
The producers asked for the fans to make noise and here's your choice. Buy XV2 and make that noise to prove that there's an audience for DBFZ
Of course they won't announce it right before XV2 comes out, the announcement alone would cannibalize many sales.
She doesn't really "decline" to acknowledge the demands, but she shifts the subject to the DBZ game that comes out in a few months, which is natural business wise. Surely they got the feedback, I'm overall positive about a port, unless XV2 bombs real hard.
She doesn't really "decline" to acknowledge the demands, but she shifts the subject to the DBZ game that comes out in a few months, which is natural business wise. Surely they got the feedback, I'm overall positive about a port, unless XV2 bombs real hard.
Dragon Ball is one of the biggest anime franchises in Japan. PERIOD. Any platform in the world has buyers with interest in the franchise, since it's a franchise with an extensive reach that is also platform agnostic and exists across multiple demographics.
On top of that, most of the DBFZ fan campaigns were not started by a Nintendo fan site, they were started by and promoted by the platform-agnostic DBZ manga/anime fan community.
I think that's well understood. But to not even acknowledge the fan response to a request that SHE HERSELF MADE to consumers? You can do that without announcing a Switch port. That is the most concerning issue at hand here, because by not acknowledging it while telling people to go get Xenoverse 2 makes it look like her original request has been disregarded and no longer matters.
Then maybe don't ask people to show their interest in a port that you don't intend to even consider until that game is released? Doesn't seem that difficult to me. Also...
Yah, for everyone saying that they want you to buy Xenoverse 2, they're doing a piss-poor job promoting it.
Well, she was specifically asked simply to respond to fans she elicited the response from (I can't stress this enough), not to confirm a Switch port was in progress. And in response to simply asking her to merely acknowledge that the high volume of fan demand exists, she responded saying "we're currently working on Xenoverse 2 for the Switch, so we want players to first go there".
What other interpretation do you have for "go there", exactly? To watch Let's Plays of it? To look at the box in the store without buying it? I'm open to other suggestions.
And really, saying "go play Xenoverse 2, then maybe I'll acknowledge the existence of the fan demand I requested".... there's no excuse for not even admitting they got a fan response, when they clearly did.
RoyaleDuke
Banned
Well I haven't played XV or XV2 so if buying that when I have money for it leads to the superior DBZ game getting a port I'm on board.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
I believed this too at one time. I'm not buying a product I'm not interested in, in hopes that I'll get another. I'm a consumer. If Namco wants to earn my money, they'll need to give me what I want.
LordOcidax
Member
Test the waters with and old port... Genius.