Ha, Peter Moore replied. Press release says "custom built" but who knows what that means exactly. Looking forward to more details. I straight up asked if it's running on Frostbite. *shrug* https://twitter.com/petermooreEA/status/820042981793071107
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Fifa Switch will be reportedly based off the PS3/360 versions
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Doctor_Thomas
Member
And that mass market just won't.
Anyway, that's not the issue. The issue is that EA aren't willing to port their big multiplatform in-house engine to Switch. They don't see the platform as important enough. If they don't port it now for FIFA, they're not going to port it for Battlefield, or Star Wars, or Mass Effect.
AtomicShroom
Member
Looking at this it's really surprising how most of the Switch lineup, and mostly from western 3rd parties, screams "WE HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THIS THING!"
They're all low-risk, low-budget, low-effort ports. Save some Japanese exclusives like Xenoblade 2, none of it is actual original AAA-grade material. It's all ported stuff with minimal additions and improvements with the lowest cost imaginable so that in the case the Switch fails, they won't get burned.
They're all low-risk, low-budget, low-effort ports. Save some Japanese exclusives like Xenoblade 2, none of it is actual original AAA-grade material. It's all ported stuff with minimal additions and improvements with the lowest cost imaginable so that in the case the Switch fails, they won't get burned.
MisterXDTV
Member
It means it's based off old gen but tweaked for the Switch.... The original tweet said "based off" not a straight port....
Doctor_Thomas
Member
Why would they though? For the past few console gens third party games on Nintendo consoles haven't sold well, even if people put in all the effort in the world, the return isn't there, so quick ports are the safe option. I don't blame publishers for this.
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
oh, hey, i remember the last custom built fifa
http://www.fifagamenews.com/fifa-world-game/
fifa world
http://www.fifagamenews.com/fifa-world-game/
fifa world
it was a stripped down 360/ps3 port with a f2p monetization scheme
ebullientprism
Member
LMAO Custom built.
"We replaced all the xbox 360 button prompts with the Nintendo ones."
Zombie James
Banned
I guess this was expected given the specs. It was either going to be a severely cut-down current-gen game or a last-gen port. Neither option is good.
That's what I'm assuming as well, but at the same time they haven't really said much about the game yet. I think it's a good thing that they're already getting a bit of heat for this. Frankly, I always expected graphics to be downgraded due to the nature of the system, but the newer versions of the game essentially upgraded the physics models and basically the entire way the game plays, right? Like, the last gen FIFA games play differently than the current gen ones, right? I'm having a hard time finding lists of detailed differences between the two, outside of there being no "Journey" mode.
ShadowSoldier89
Member
you can put any engine on basically anything, but taht doesnt mean every game for that engine is going to run on any hardware. Maybe EA looked at it and saw that maybe they could get FIFA running on switch frostbite, but couldnt get Mass Effect, Battlefield, Dragon Age, etc running and couldnt justify the cost of porting the whole engine for limited possible games
Xenoblade is 1st party though.
No one is willing to test waters yet.
I think it's interesting that Peter Moore cared enough about Fifa on Switch to tweet that, it's already a plus compared to Wii U.
I think custom made and social means that it will be more focused towards local/LAN MP, to benefit from Switch's features in this area.
I think custom made and social means that it will be more focused towards local/LAN MP, to benefit from Switch's features in this area.
MisterXDTV
Member
You have to remember that every game on Switch has to run well on the lowest configuration: handheld mode at 720p (160 Gflops).
That's fairly similar to WiiU configuration -> similar to PS3/X360
That's fairly similar to WiiU configuration -> similar to PS3/X360
TreasureHunterG
Banned
EA Sports games were fine at start, before EA took the disastrous idea to change the aesthetics to feel more like Wii Sports/Mii with the All-Play bullshit. That scared away the audience from it.
During the SNES/N64 days, Nintendo had a solid sports userbase. They even had their own sports line-up like Kobe Bryant's NBA Courtside and Ken Griffey's Baseball. This was dropped after Iwata took the office and shut down the western gaming division.
Good thing it's unconfirmed if it can handle those engines or not.
If it's running similar to PS360 in handheld mode it should look pretty good (at 1080p) when docked. Fifa is not really pushing any boundaries in terms of graphics yet anyhow.
And in handheld mode it will look crisp as is renders at native resolution.
It also gets an NBA 2k, so it's not all over.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
To be fair this is something I wanted last gen and one of the main reasons I bought a Vita
run NBA2K
so
thats cool, i guess
run NBA2K
so
thats cool, i guess
MisterXDTV
Member
Of course, when docked it would run great @1080p/60. With last gen graphics though
I think for NBA 2k18 it will be the same...
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
I love how it had to be pointed out that those versions are still even made. Like you have to know you fucked up when most people probably think that game isn't even made for that system anymore. What a clusterfuck.
Lux R7
Member
In docked mode? Almost guaranteed.
MisterXDTV
Member
LordOcidax
Member
Is this confirmed?
I think the big question here is if they will miss features. Nobody cares that much for a little bit of poorer lighting, but if they miss modes then it would be much worse.
Well, remote play from PS4 to Vita is a better solution in that case
If you have a perfect connection, sure.
Psychoward
Banned
How does fifa switch have better gameplay exactly
MisterXDTV
Member
That's a good question, hard to know right now...
therealist
Member
The people who want to play FIFA and CoD already have PS4s and gave up on Nintendo a long time ago. Ever since the Gamecube, 3rd party support for the system has been subpar. It's just not worth the time for EA to spend on making a great FIFA port. The marginal sales that they would get over this half assed port is minimal.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Well if it's considered "legacy" like the vita shit was, it didn't even update the gameplay. It would literally just be a roster update and nothing else was changed but still $40 each year.
Yep and we also saw how well not working with third parties turned out then too.
Deadpool_X
Banned
So, then, we can go ahead and count EA out from this system already?
Freaking cyclical reasoning...
"Nintendo fans don't buy our
games, so we won't give them any games, so Nintendo fans don't buy our
games.
Freaking cyclical reasoning...
"Nintendo fans don't buy our
gimped
gimped
MisterXDTV
Member
ok but the other user was asking about game modes.... I hope it's a complete game at least...
You can play it while actually playing football outside
Arkam
Member
Yep people vocally complaining about things they never cared about so others don't like it.
Psychoward
Banned
With nintendo's shitty online infrastructure I'm sure it'll be missing a few online modes just for the hell of it.
AcademicSaucer
Member
The only strong first party game at launch is a Wii U port, then in 2017 the other big first party games are Splatoon 2 and Mario , Nintendo first party has completely drop the ball on this one
Bucket-o-roadkill
Member
Well all of those thousands upon thousands of preorders purely for fifa are gonna be cancelled then.
In all seriousness, this has been a troubling day for Nintendo and anyone who gives a shit about them. Making all the same mistakes as wii u all over again. Nothing learned..
In all seriousness, this has been a troubling day for Nintendo and anyone who gives a shit about them. Making all the same mistakes as wii u all over again. Nothing learned..
illmatic22
Banned
Yup. That's my big concern.
Unspeakable Evil
Member
This. Who would buy a Switch just play Fifa?
But I am worried about third party support for this...
