Sumio Mondo
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Infinitely more interested in this than I am with FFXV. Would be nice playing FFXII in bed.
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Tabata comments on Final Fantasy XV for Nintendo Switch, currently no plan
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Infinitely more interested in this than I am with FFXV. Would be nice playing FFXII in bed.
Astral Dog
Member
Its a really pretty game though
Zombegoast
Member
Every Switch thread on Gaf is like,
Interviewer: Will we see X game on Switch?
Developer: We don't know
Gaf: Switch is too weak!
Interviewer: Will we see X game on Switch?
Developer: We don't know
Gaf: Switch is too weak!
I'm sure they don't want to go through the trouble of porting a game engine that won't be used for anything else in order to sell a few extra copies that won't cover the cost of the port.
To be fair:
"Is Game coming to PS4?"
"We don't know if it will run, we haven't done tests yet."
Are things that aren't said too often.
To be fair:
"Is Game coming to PS4?"
"We don't know if it will run, we haven't done tests yet."
Are things that aren't said too often.
illmatic22
Banned
In other words, third party support is gonna blow. Not that it should be a surprise to anyone.
Using DQ heroes 2 as a benchmark for Switch is ridiculous considering A) The first game running on Switch looks better and B) Fire Emblem Warriors by the same developer,on the same engine looks a lot better.
DQ Heroes looks like a port of the Vita version.
Skyrim will be far easier to port, because it already runs on Switch-level hardware.
Skyrim also was far from being expected.
Yeah it's not like Square Enix announced a whole bunch of games for Switch including an exclusive and the next entry in their other big franchise.
No? Their next game runs on Luminous.
also lol at easiness of porting . You guys think there is some magic on unreal engine that lets port the games to tablets really
SinCityAssassin
Member
Not saying porting XV to the Switch will happen, but regarding your example with DQ Heroes, that's less a downgrade because of hardware and more then trying to fit two games in a 16 GB launch cart.
metsallica
Member
I want a list of every time somebody with a big game says it won't run on Switch.
Yes, let's make shitposting a copy and paste affair.
Or if the publisher is planning to support the system.
GAF: lol. It's a pretty obvious PR.
dickroach
Member
sure, because no one's making handhelds anymore.
it's not that much more powerful than the 5+ year old Vita
Yes. To devices that consitiute the majority of sales for SoCs which is the location where innovation happens.
The iPad costs at least double. Has a higher resolution screen and uses Apple's ARM CPUs which are the best on the market.
The Google Pixel C, which is an android tablet, has an Nvidia Tegra X1. The Switch is an evolution on that Design.
You literally don't know what you are talking about.
Yeah imagine the performance you get on both the PS4 and Xbone then imagine it running on the Switch....that shit not gonna fly.
Also you would think if Square really care for FF to be on Nintendo platforms they would have, by now ported some of the mainline games that haven't appeared on a Nintendo console since 6 and not just produce more spinoffs to satisfy people.
Night Angel
Member
^Haven't we learned that these "insiders" can't be trusted?
But given that this thread is basically port begging for a console game, it makes sense to contextualize the power (or lack thereof) of the Switch in the console space, dontcha think?
ArkhamFantasy
Member
I think you have it confused with another game.
Its a full generation up from the Vita.
Which one is that?
Well yes, technically it's called "export to Switch".
Of course you need to downgrade lots of stuff.
She said something about a DS3 port, but nothing about FFXV iirc.
Sure but the poster I was responding to specifically mentioned "the handheld".
I don't think she had mention any FF game coming to the Switch in her "leaks".
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Maybe it was NateDrake. I know for sure somebody was mentioning this repeatedly on Twitter, as well as FFVII remake.
Yep. That's why I was mentioning it.
Every new Nintendo system is speculated to be getting every major third party game before we actually start to get system details.
Third party Nintendo support is the Sonic cycle of hardware releases.
That said, I expect good Japanese support outside of the few AAA titles coming out of the region.
GhostTrick
Banned
On raw numbers, it's 6 to 8 times faster than Vita in term of GPU and 6 times faster in term of CPU. That's without even accounting the architectural differences, considering Maxwell architectures is like magnitude times faster than Power VR SGX5 from 2009.
LordRaptor
Member
Wow.
You're actually doubling down on that and saying its worse for games than an ipad?
Fwiw highend mobile CPUs outperform the PS4 (Pro)'s CPU too.
Pancake Mix
Copied someone else's pancake recipe
Switch is not powerful enough to easily have the game ported, and the material cost of a 64 GB game card could possibly increase the total licensing fee to something Square Enix wouldn't want to pay. Dual-layer Blu-ray discs are incredibly cheap in comparison.
If you're a Final Fantasy fan, you should really pick up a PS4.
If you're a Final Fantasy fan, you should really pick up a PS4.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
GhostTrick
Banned
Clock per clock, yes. But Switch CPU is rumoured to have twice less cores, at a 40% slower clock, it seems to be lagging behind.
this boggles my mind.
everyone with just a bit of common sense and intelligence would know that AAA games on PS4/X1 are not possible on tablet based hardware like the switch.
yet there they go the interviewers:
"Dear Dev, we absolutely need to ask, will you bring your huge open world game that barely runs properly on high-spec'd consoles to the tablet based Switch?"
Devs be like "what the fuck man? what are you aiming at with that question?"
The switch is a mobile games console. Can the iphone run RE:Revelations? Sounds like you don't know much about hardware capabilities or game design.
To be fair, I don't either, but I have worked with Android and IOS development (not games) and been in the industry for a long time.
The Switch and its tools were designed specifically around game development. Android and iPad hardware is designed around general purpose computing. It's very capable hardware, but the OS is designed for it to run a lot of tasks at the same time, and there's a lot more overhead there. The Switch has a similar architecture, but no where near the overhead, and is not limited to the API's available in android and IOS.