Any version of a game that is not playable portably is not significantly better for me because I could not play more than 10 hours of it, if at all.
I do agree that the PC version is significantly better than the static console versions though.
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Is anyone on Era picking up The Witcher 3 on Switch next week?
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I do agree that the PC version is significantly better than the static console versions though.
This seems like a game that you would want to play on a PS4 Pro or a High End PC.
I like using my Switch for games I can pop in and out of, like Tetris 99.
I like using my Switch for games I can pop in and out of, like Tetris 99.
I like using my Switch for those too, but ALSO for games that are so long that I'd never ever complete on a system anchored to my TV - which I only get to use for like 1-2 hours max on SOME days of the week. But I bring my Switch to work, so I can finish it slowly but way faster...if that makes any sense.
The poll would've been so much cooler if it showed data who actually played the game before. I never did so this was a good excuse to pick it up. I do not own any other current or last gen consoles and I don't own a proper gaming PC, this is part of my catch up. As someone doing catch up, the all-DLC + all on a 32GB cartridge made it a no brainer for me.
Oh, and I'm kind of a gadget freak, so I've been picking up every WTF-THIS-RUNS-ON-A-TABLET game that I normally don't buy, like DOOM and Wolfenstein.
Oh, and I'm kind of a gadget freak, so I've been picking up every WTF-THIS-RUNS-ON-A-TABLET game that I normally don't buy, like DOOM and Wolfenstein.
Absolutely. Definitely supporting CDPR on the Switch. If they can make Witcher 3 on the Switch happen, they can hopefully one day make Cyberpunk on the Switch happen and I'm 100% for that.
Just FYI you can easily archive games you don't play anymore to free up space. It's a very quick and easy process.
Yes I am, triple dipping after PS4, then PC. Honestly just for the curiosity and giving them support, but I will end up replaying a good chunk of the game again.
My favourite game of all time but not picking this up. Played on PC and PS4 already and just can't justify such a huge price tag for an inferior version of the game. If I was still commuting to work instead of working from home though, I'd probably get it. Or maybe even if it was £25/30 and not £50.
I've bought it several times and probably won't (at least not initially...), but I'm interested to see how it turns out. I just wish we had a bit more footage to look at; alas, gone a bit quiet since Gamescom.
Yep, it's a port thread on Era alright.
I'll happily fall on my sword to experience it on handheld, but everyone should know it will never please the people who were down on it from the start.
Only got about halfway through it on PC (was running around Skellige, never touched the expansions. May not even own all the expansions to be honest...), so I'll be picking it up. Perfect kind of game to pick up and play while watching tv or riding a train for commuting/visiting people, or during work trips out of town.
Cant wait to pick it up and play on the go. I got Skyrim at launch and put about 60 hours into it as well and still occasionally go back to it.
Cant wait to pick it up and play on the go. I got Skyrim at launch and put about 60 hours into it as well and still occasionally go back to it.
Not sure why you seem to be insinuating my post is some sort of drive by. I'm not down on it from the start at all, I even state if my personal circumstances were different id probably still consider getting it. I don't have the need for a portable version and certainly not at the current price.
I love the game dearly and I hope loads of people buy it on switch and support CDPR, especially those who haven't had the chance to play it before.
Nah, I bought a better version physically for like 10 dollars a year ago... why would I buy it again for 60?
The constant repeats of "Inferior" or "superior" versions of the game despite the fact that it's the full game is what makes these types of posts seem disingenuous.
Its GRAPHICS are inferior due to the hardware and limited power (almost a tenth of the consoles pull) sure, but the game itself is feature complete for the hardware it's being made for, and many users have continuously passed off the port as the "the inferior one" constantly, and I took your post to be more of the same.
The inferior version of a game would be like DragonQuest XI for PS4, where the Switch got all the extra content and added plotlines and characters. That's content in a game. It's not like they're cutting DLC or Novigrad into a closed off section a la Skyrim to make the port happen. A game having less graphical power being equated to "inferior" is a problem I see too often when discussing games and their price points in general. I've harped on about that when talking about games like Octopath and others where people shit on their price tag or something for their graphics styles being different, but that's a tangential topic.
Regardless anyone using the superior inferior comparison is almost 99.9% of the time talking about graphics, and about equal amount of that percentage is always to the crowd who already knows the graphical sacrifices that CDPR have been open about when discussing porting, and know what they're sacrificing power and graphics for. So these types of posts still come off as drivebys.
EDIT: In the time it took me to type that someone else already said they got the "better" version already. So yeah I'd say all these posts sound the same after a while.
Nah, already rinsed it on PlayStation. Although I did trade it in and later regret it so I would kinda would like to play it again one day, but not enough to pay full price. Also my list of Switch games to play is huge so it would be pretty stupid to buy one I've already played. Maybe one day if the switch version drops to like £10.
I have the PC version, but I don't want yo commit hundreds of hours on a game I can't take with me.
Hell the fuck no. This kind of game is never on my radar for switch. Considering RE5 and other PS3 games can't even hold 30fps on the damn thing, most of these games aren't something I'd consider getting on the switch. Whens Indivisible though?
I preordered this game just to spite naysayers like these. Fuck the haters!
I don't wanna :(
Yeah, I understand it's an option, but I'm a reluctant physical-to-digital person, so I always prefer to have every game I own with me at all times. I had carried these Switch cart holders with me before going digital.
Yes! Played it and completed the game and the expansions on PS4, but this is one of my favourite games of all time, and the idea of it being on a portable console...is incredible.
The game didn't exactly do it for me on the PS4 and I don't see a reason for why the Switch release will change my mind. Plus, the semester is keeping me plenty busy and I have quite a lot of other games to look forward to. That being said, I appreciate that it's coming as it shows just how much the Switch is capable of and is encouraging for ports of other games
Same issue I have with almost every Switch port - they cost double of what I would pay. Paying 60 or close to it for a years old port that runs/looks signiciantly worse just doesn't make any sense to me.
At this point I don't even know what vanilla TW3 even looks like anymore, I've modded basically every aspect of the game since 2016 to the point where it's all changed in some way.
That said it's fucken Witcher 3 running on a portable. If they get it to run at 30 with proper frame pacing I'll pick it up eventually for the sake of it when it's $20.
At this point I don't even know what vanilla TW3 even looks like anymore, I've modded basically every aspect of the game since 2016 to the point where it's all changed in some way.
That said it's fucken Witcher 3 running on a portable. If they get it to run at 30 with proper frame pacing I'll pick it up eventually for the sake of it when it's $20.
No time.
If I ever do pick it up it would be on the Switch, but as a big third-party game with a physical release (and better yet, a physical release where everything is on the cart and there isn't a huge mandatory download just to get the game started, last I heard), it's more likely than most to be available cheaply later on.
One factor here is that I could never get into The Witcher 1 or 2 and disliked the early-game experience enough to refund them pretty quickly, but a lot of that came down to interface issues, so I'm not unwilling to give TW3 a shot, as the entry where the series properly arrived.
If I ever do pick it up it would be on the Switch, but as a big third-party game with a physical release (and better yet, a physical release where everything is on the cart and there isn't a huge mandatory download just to get the game started, last I heard), it's more likely than most to be available cheaply later on.
One factor here is that I could never get into The Witcher 1 or 2 and disliked the early-game experience enough to refund them pretty quickly, but a lot of that came down to interface issues, so I'm not unwilling to give TW3 a shot, as the entry where the series properly arrived.
Already have the game. Portable TW3 sounds good but can't justify full price again. Will likely wait till it's discounted as wouldn't mind replaying the game, just that there's not much open world titles like this at all on Switch. Not even sure how it runs on the device either.
Wow, you must be their favorite client! Imagine buying a game just because other people have issues with its frame-rate/performance.I know I wouldn't be able to do that. It's people like you who keep these games coming on the switch. Good shit dude, keep it up :). I'm sure many people appreciate your efforts. But yeah, unfortunately, i couldn't give less of a fuck how you waste your money though. *thumbs up*
No, I played TW3 four years ago, and while I enjoyed it overall, I was very much glad when I reached the end credits and it was over.
And I really don't want to spend £40+ to play an inferior version of a game that's been out for years anyway.
And I really don't want to spend £40+ to play an inferior version of a game that's been out for years anyway.
I will, for the third time.. and I'm not really sure why. Disliked the game on both PC and PS4.. and couldnt even bother to finish it. But I really want to try and finish what's widely considered one of the best games of the generation and if a hybrid version, albeit lesser looking, version of the game helps me do just that. I'm good with that.
Not sure what's up with all the pity posts in the thread though.
Not sure what's up with all the pity posts in the thread though.
I already beat it on PS4 but I'm incredibly excited to do it again on Switch! I wanna pick different decisions and do more quests!
Huge Witcher 3 fan here, finished on all current platforms including death march on Xbox one X. Will buy it again and finish it, that's for sure.
