I presume NOA are aware of how much it sells and are trying to get it (otherwise they need their heads examined). It'd be a great fit for the platform.
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Psyonix evaluating whether or not to bring Rocket League to Switch
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I presume NOA are aware of how much it sells and are trying to get it (otherwise they need their heads examined). It'd be a great fit for the platform.
Calm Mind
Member
I don't think I have ever seen you been positive in a Nintendo thread. Is there a reason for this or is that your niche?
Anecdotal evidence, but all of my RL playing friends would love this on the Switch.
I can imagine a big crossover between audiences.
Interfectum
Member
You don't think a "Nintendo audience" would be interested in a fun, quirky, online game like Rocket League?
When I first played RL my initial reaction was it felt like a game Nintendo would make.
Yes. That's actually one of the bigger hurdles to getting game ports of major titles for various platforms these days in general.
It's similarly the biggest problem with, for example, localizing Japanese mobile games.
Good point. They're probably waiting to see if the console will really sell well in the futur, before taking the bet.
AcademicSaucer
Member
I bet it doesn't happen, if they are evaluating just now then it's better for them to wait and see how many people pay for the online service on Switch
Haunted
Member
There are a ton of games for which the above statement holds true.
Rocket League isn't one of them.
This sounds like a no. I've read enough of this good-natured spin when people politely decline to put a game on a Nintendo platform. I agree with a lot of people here that this would find an interested audience on the platform.
Pure Chess's multiplayer is done over email.
Pure Chess's multiplayer is done over email.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Yeah I'm sure Nintendo have always had a big question mark when it came to multiplayer
I think you're very wrong about that.
As a (mostly) Nintendo gamer, this is one of the only games I still play on PS4. It feels very suited to my tastes.
And this is exactly what Nintendo should be offering as support for Psyonix. If they bear the server risks, then they get exactly the kind of game that can make the Switch flourish.
It would be one of the key standout multiplayer experiences on the platform imo, and that's a testament considering the amount of potential Nintendo multiplayer games it will get as well as the wide array of indie titles slated this year.
I would buy it in a heartbeat honestly, what are they waiting for..
I would buy it in a heartbeat honestly, what are they waiting for..
Willl without a doubt sell well they are just being stubborn now. Fits perfectly on the Switch the Nintendo fans won't like it thing is dumb play rocket league everywhere + being able to play local multiplayer everywhere? And unique gameplay like Nintendo games? Yes yes yes.
I have the game on PS4 but i don't play it anymore i would if it was on Switch.
Would even take a bigger data plan for it.
I have the game on PS4 but i don't play it anymore i would if it was on Switch.
Would even take a bigger data plan for it.
It doesn't even make sense as a sales dig though. Rocket League is exactly the sort of game that does very well on Xbox and XB1 is still the number two console in sales (okay by default but still!).
I'll drop it though.
Like others have said, I wouldn't expect any 3rd party online-only/primary game to even be announced until Nintendo's whole "online service" is out. None of us even know what it entails and, the way things have been so under wraps with the beginning of the Switch launch, I doubt devs know anything about it either.
Well, I guess there is Xenoverse 2, but we don't really have any deets on that...
I'm cautiously optimistic though. Haven't played the game in months, but if I could pick up and play randomly throughout the day, this game would live in my rotation permanently. Impromptu Splatoon, Mario Kart and Rocket League matches would be the death of me. I rolled over in bed Sunday morning, grabbed my Switch, and was in a Testfire game within 2 minutes. Felt almost magical for a moment.
Well, I guess there is Xenoverse 2, but we don't really have any deets on that...
I'm cautiously optimistic though. Haven't played the game in months, but if I could pick up and play randomly throughout the day, this game would live in my rotation permanently. Impromptu Splatoon, Mario Kart and Rocket League matches would be the death of me. I rolled over in bed Sunday morning, grabbed my Switch, and was in a Testfire game within 2 minutes. Felt almost magical for a moment.
shotgunbob04
Member
If Nintendo doesn't allow cross-play with Steam players, then I think it would be much harder for Psyonix to go ahead and port it onto Switch. A large playerbase is critical to sustaining an online game, and I'm sure Psyonixlike many others currentlyis waiting to see just how large the Switch userbase can grow in the next 6 months.
The other thing is performance. How does this game run in docked mode vs portable? There will certainly be visual downgrades in order to get 60fps, and I'm sure Psyonix is being careful with how they want to represent their flagship game on a new platform. It could do them more harm than good if they end up having to make so many sacrifices that the game looks like a shell of the other versions.
Lastly, they must ask the questionwill this Switch port be able to handle all our future graphical updates (as in, future maps, modes, fx, physics, etc.) alongside the other platforms? Keeping the Switch version updated is necessary if they want cross-play enabled.
And I don't really think the lack of analog triggers matters, but I'm curious to see what Psyonix thinks of that.
The other thing is performance. How does this game run in docked mode vs portable? There will certainly be visual downgrades in order to get 60fps, and I'm sure Psyonix is being careful with how they want to represent their flagship game on a new platform. It could do them more harm than good if they end up having to make so many sacrifices that the game looks like a shell of the other versions.
Lastly, they must ask the questionwill this Switch port be able to handle all our future graphical updates (as in, future maps, modes, fx, physics, etc.) alongside the other platforms? Keeping the Switch version updated is necessary if they want cross-play enabled.
And I don't really think the lack of analog triggers matters, but I'm curious to see what Psyonix thinks of that.
Father_Brain
Banned
It was? There are such a large number of UE3 games on those platforms that I had assumed Epic did at least one official release for them.
Sony won't allow crossplay with other consoles, only PC, so if the Switch version does it would likely be with XB1 and PC.
I wonder if the Switch allowing for console cross play would force Sony's hand.
Please make rocket league Switch happen!
spyroflame0487
Member
I bought it on PC even though its on my laptop and runs at a silky smooth 4 fps, i actually had a lot of fun with it.
Would be amazing to play it on Switch, especially with my friends who all have it for the One.
Would be amazing to play it on Switch, especially with my friends who all have it for the One.
GiantBreadbug
Member
This would singlehandedly get me to purchase the game. I've been considering a PS4 purchases but I use that platform so infrequently outside of Souls that it hasn't happened yet.
A Switch release would be day one for me.
A Switch release would be day one for me.
Puddington
Member
I tried the game out on a friend's PS4 and absolutely fell in love. Rocket League on Switch would be an instant buy for me.
forknknife
Banned
That's probably not true but in any case there will probably be a ton of hardcore rocket league players that might get a switch just for the chance to play this in the go even if they don't give a crap about Nintendo.
or just annoying to drag down threads.
I hope it does and runs well. I'd double dip.
The XBOX one has an install base in the tens of millions are you daft?
jediyoshi
Member
That's the sound of the skill ceiling falling down
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
I feel like Psyonix would be better off investing in a mobile port if that's their intention.
pizzapizza64
Member
Where do I go to tell them I want this?
dave is ok
aztek is ok
I doubt Nintendo would allow crossplay
Would love to be wrong
Would love to be wrong
dickroach
Member
if the Switch sells as well as it's predicted to, Psyonix would be crazy not to.
Nintendo's fine with small 3rd party developers. I think the real issue would be Nintendo's shitty network