Herb Alpert
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I agree totally with this post.
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NBA 2K18 will run at 30FPS on Switch, footage released
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I agree totally with this post.
The Cowboy
Member
Hopefully we get a demo, i don't mind 30fps in some games and being a sports game i'd like to try it and determine how it feels before a purchase.
This would be true if it werent for the fact that Switch is a handheld which gives an advantage over the other versions. If you were gonna be playing at home anyway of course ps4/xb1 is better but if you plan on taking it to the office or a friends house, the portability is a massive selling point for a lot of people.
Yup, it's also using the current gen engine. Hoping we can preload on eshop, and get it a few days early.
StereoVsn
Member
Considering that NBA 2K games are very animation heavy and are not really twitch games I don't think 30fps will be a huge detriment. Would 60fps be better? Sure, but I will take graphical IQ improvements and the story mode over that (in this particular game).
Edit: Just to add that personally I am getting it for my PS4 Pro since I am not planning on buying the Switch till next year. However this will be one of the games I will get immediately when I buy it.
I don't think I said that it is bad, just that 60 fps it's obviously optimal for a sport game. But let's see, if the framerate is locked might still be pretty decent to play.
Edit: yeah, a demo would be good to judge how it feels.
Theognosis
Member
Epic fail. 60 fps is mandatory for a sports title.
MisterR
Member
Roll away, we also have data from NOA showing like 70% of people with a Switch play it at home.
Calm Mind
Member
I really hope WWE 2K18 is not 30fps on Switch as well
And if it is?
Some people would argue that 60fps is mandatory for first-person shooters too, but Destiny was always very playable and enjoyable at 30fps.
Minsc
Gold Member
I own a 3DS and a Vita and I play those mainly at home too, does that mean I don't value portability or does it make them not portables?
Our laptops are also mainly used at home, as well as our iPads... not sure what the argument you're making is, people value portability even if they only use the portability at home.
Herb Alpert
Banned
"dead on arrival" lol
Honestly, if the framerate is locked, it will be good enough. Would prefer a 60fps graphically downgraded version But...
While I'd love to shit on this, I love me some NBA 2K, and sports games on the go (I travel a lot for work) is specifically why I bought a Switch. Playgrounds is a dumpster fire, so I'm banking on this and FIFA to get me through the year. My only real fear is that even at 60 fps, 2K has a tendency to play clunky at certain times because of the long, drawn out animations. It's not all the time, but near the basket things can get awkward, if this is magnified by the 30fps it may look like molasses when making moves in the paint.
The Elite
BOSS
No preloads on Switch yet. Seems crazy.
There's portability at home too.
TheMagician
Member
He can feign concern for a game and console he doesn't own.
The Elite
BOSS
I expected more videos for the switch version. All of these captures are like 15 seconds long. :/
Hope they can do it. There's still time before it comes out.
ScientificPizza
Banned
Nah. The idea of having this game portable, even if it's played docked most of the time, is incredibly attractive. Portability is very important and has not been overrated at all.
I'd say the same thing about FPS, honestly.
Your average Joe don't even know what framerate is, will only notice if it struggles a lot.
All in all, if it's a solid 30fps, I don't think this put the game's success in peril.
MarineMountie
Member
So PS4 it is...
Portability is all fine and dandy if I ever had a reason to take a Nintendo console "on the go". Sadly I can't play it at work so it just stays docked. Another generation of just 1st party games on my Nintendo console. Thats fine because I need Mario.
Portability is all fine and dandy if I ever had a reason to take a Nintendo console "on the go". Sadly I can't play it at work so it just stays docked. Another generation of just 1st party games on my Nintendo console. Thats fine because I need Mario.
StereoVsn
Member
Yeap, spouse, kids, etc... I play my 3DS, Vita, iPad at home all the time. Portability isn't limited to commute or vacations.
.....well that escalated quickly.
Year 1 NB2K release being 30fps means Switch is a first party only machine for you now? ...lol.
Gamers are a fickle bunch.
I don't see anything here to be mad about and I don't feel like concern trolling so I'm in day one.
September is the month I'm gonna have to upgrade from my 64GB SD card, isn't it?
JimJamJones
Member
Glad it's got all the same features as the others.
Gunna get it on PC, then physical Switch later on the cheap.
Gunna get it on PC, then physical Switch later on the cheap.
Monkeyball
Banned
Always framerate over pixels!
Give War A Chance
Member
Luckily, GAFs opinion on things like FPS don't reflect the majority of gamers, especially ones that would be buying games like this. I never hear people in public talking about frame rates of anything, but OFTEN ahead people talking about how good something looks. For this kind of game that targets a more casual gaming audience, they made the right decision, as long as the 30fps is locked.
It looks good and it doesn't look like it's a feature-barren, crap version of the game. Good on the third party devs for doing the real leg work on Switch titles!
I hope Switch keeps powering ahead in sales and they get rewarded for it.
It looks good and it doesn't look like it's a feature-barren, crap version of the game. Good on the third party devs for doing the real leg work on Switch titles!
I hope Switch keeps powering ahead in sales and they get rewarded for it.
IronicSonic
Member
Even at half framerate, asset and modes parity with PS4/Xbox is not far from a miracle
You know it. People would have lost their minds if it had used the last gen engine, even if it was 60fps.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Every AAA game isn't a 60FPS sports game in an enclosed arena?
Horsemama1956
Member
NBA2K saved the WiiU, so I'm not sure what he is talking about.
I can't imagine many people caring about a portable full fledged sports game.
JetSetRadio
Banned
Why would you buy anything but 1st party and exclusives if you mainly use it docked and have another console?
That's pretty impressive still, especially given how similar the visuals look(and identical content, animations, etc)
I would have liked a 60fps alternative with downgrades elsewhere, but I imagine that what we got was much easier, given the timeframe and/or man-power. Wonderful job still... on a much weaker system and in its infancy, as far as full potential goes.
I would have liked a 60fps alternative with downgrades elsewhere, but I imagine that what we got was much easier, given the timeframe and/or man-power. Wonderful job still... on a much weaker system and in its infancy, as far as full potential goes.
Jaded Alyx
Member
Personally I think 30fps racing games are a much bigger 'offence' but people here lap those up in droves, so this isn't anything really.
They Did. In fact 2K7 was the first time they reached 1080p60fps, at least on PS3 (though the framerate took hits at times)
https://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/2k-proclaims-our-sports-games-will-run-in-60fps/
https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nba-2k7-review/1900-6161984/
These games are a lot more than just playing 4 quarters now. They have a pretty deep RPG mode that requires doing training minigames. They have a trading card mode that requires grinding out some currency. Being able to treat that as a 2nd screen experience is pretty nice.
The Elite
BOSS
If 2k7 could do 1080p/60fps on last gen hardware I am not sure why the Switch can't. Doesn't add up. I know graphically the games are more challenging but I am sure they could have found a way to make it work.
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