Mushroomer25
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I'd argue that's been Nintendo's primary motivation since the N64. Third parties just didn't catch onto their priorities until the Wii era.
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IGN: No plans for Mass Effect Andromeda on Nintendo Switch
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metalslimer
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Yep. It should be the expectation especially for western games that it will not receive a Switch version. I really just want to see how they could get some games running on the device to determine if I would even make some sacrifices for portability and buy it.
Even if the Switch sells over 100 million and xbone stops selling significantly there will always be western third parties that won't support it.
There will also be western 3rd parties then scraping to release games for the switch that no one wants to play which are basically shovelware, and then they'll stop supporting it saying that there own games don't sell.
There will also be western 3rd parties then scraping to release games for the switch that no one wants to play which are basically shovelware, and then they'll stop supporting it saying that there own games don't sell.
People love rebuying old ports on new handhelds. That's been a cornerstone of the market since the original Game Boy.
Equating Switch to just being another console is looking at it the wrong way, people will rebuy games they've already played for portability. Not that this means every port will sell well either but it does open up a new angle for the same games. And sometimes those ports can really take off, look at Tetris, Animal Crossing or Monster Hunter for example.
Sho_Nuff82
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UE4 isn't a game in active development.
Father_Brain
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stop expecting Switch to get more than a handful of direct ports of current-gen AAA games
buy a PS4/XB1/PC if you care so much about those games
ffs
buy a PS4/XB1/PC if you care so much about those games
ffs
In the long run I think this solves itself, as most games for Fall 2017 or later are not announced yet, but there's a small collection of upcoming games where people will actually be wondering about the question, as it wasn't cleared up in the game announcement press release.
funkystudent
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I am super curious what the EA game on Switch is since it seems they have no interest in porting Frostbite / Switch cant handle ports of their big AAA PS4 / XB1 games.
Titanfall 2 could fit the bill I guess. Get BluePoint to do the magic they did on the 360 port of the first game.
Titanfall 2 could fit the bill I guess. Get BluePoint to do the magic they did on the 360 port of the first game.
I should have said "read " and was after that sony conference.
I might be wrong and I hope so. But I'm 80% sure
The Jackdog
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why do you think this? what is there to back this up?
wii made its money almost certainly from customers who didnt own a single competeting game console
Sports!
I've come to fully expect little 3rd party support on a Nintendo console BUT I'm still hoping for Switch to change that. I just don't play my PS4 much anymore for various reasons but would play the hell out of Andromeda on Switch in portable mode. Same for a lot of upcoming games.
Silent Chief
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I predict the Switch will have Minecraft, though.
If that's the case, then we may not get FIFA on the Switch, either (I believe that runs on Frostbite).
Janky? Bioware? Well, I never!
AquaWateria
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This thread is gonna have more replies than the UE4 thread isn't?
Why aren't I surprised in Neogaf.....
Why aren't I surprised in Neogaf.....
Interfectum
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Switch is probably not going to get a lot of day/date third party ports until it proves itself on the market. I don't think this is a technical limitation as many are alluding to in here.
AfterTheFall
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Hopefully this isn't a growing trend...
It's the same as SFV threads in the Gaming section, negativity prevails.
It most likely will be, at least for western third party publishers.
HeisenbergWW62
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I sure hope no one is surprised by this
SmokedMeat
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No surprise. I expect Switch to be another Wii U situation.
No but the Epic Games Japan manager directly said several major games that are already announced will be released on Switch.
I really don't think the vast majority are expecting more than a handful.
Skittzo0413
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Haven't we known this since one of the developers tweeted as much in October?
I'd come to terms with this now, 'cause a ton of western third parties are likely to follow suit.
LordOcidax
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Is this a news?
PeterLegend
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Not surprised sounds about right...
Dam thats quality.
outunderthestars
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This right here. If you are buying a Switch for anything other than first party games then you are setting yourself up for a letdown.
Petrae
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Yup. Whether it's weak specs or lack of confidence in terms of potential sales (leading to weak install base and poor/no ROI), I think another WiiU scenario-- some third-party support to start, then gradual slackening as time goes on-- is the likely scenario.
But from EA's point of view, there's no guarantee that the Switch will have a solid install base. No use in taking the risk now, especially given how the Wii U turned out.
Father_Brain
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Majority, maybe, but vast? I'm not really sure why else the Eurogamer clock speed report would have blown up the way it did.
Sho_Nuff82
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I think people are jaded by vague announcements of support after the last few hardware launches from Nintendo. Rightfully so, IMO. "We're excited about Nintendo's new hardware" doesn't mean anything if 3 of your 4 upcoming AAA releases aren't coming.
I think EA has treated their customers on Nintendo platforms pretty shitty the last half decade. ME4 likely was never even tested on Switch devkits, or they wouldn't be so transparent about bringing the game over if Switch blows up.
Just makes me wonder how accurate that Wii U online service from EA was, as someone who buys a lot of EA products, I've dropped off quite a bit lately. ME is my favorite new ip from last gen and I was all in on a Switch version of the game, now I might pick it up on sale on steam/origin in a year. Where is all the hype for Mass Effect 4? N7 day was such a joke, well hopefully they pull off something great, but nothing from the trailers looks that interesting.
royox
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I think this is more a "Mass Effect doesn't need Nintendo" situation.
That's incorrect. As Mark Cerny from Sony has shared, Mass Effect: Andromeda is running at 1800p with checkerboard rendering on PS4 Pro - http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/d...tation-4-pro-how-sony-made-a-4K-games-machine
Last I checked, we were like other Frostbite games on PS4 and XBox One - 1080p and 900p respectively. All are at 30 fps. PC has uncapped framerate. I think we've even gotten over the 30 fps cap in cutscenes, but I'll double-check in the next couple of weeks.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I am shocked .. shocked I say .. SHOCKED !
Meanwhile we have a meltdown in the Beyond Good & Evil thread.
Because there's a large contingent of people who just want to get their digs in.
Fair enough.
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