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Monster Hunter World Nintendo Switch Port Would Be “Difficult” According to Capcom’s President
- Thread starter Kufkah
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Not even this will be enough. Either way I can't wait for all of our armchair game engineers and developers to come in and say that Capcom is full of shit and there's no reason why Switch can't handle it.
Stock answers of
"Well they're not going to announce it before PC as no-one would buy it then"
"Sony's timed exclusivity deal would be broken if they announced it"
"Switch would be perfect for MH, there's no reason Switch couldn't handle it"
"Well they're not going to announce it before PC as no-one would buy it then"
"Sony's timed exclusivity deal would be broken if they announced it"
"Switch would be perfect for MH, there's no reason Switch couldn't handle it"
Um, don't make 1:1 MHW for switch, make a MH suited for the switch. Just like you made a resident evil suited for the 3DS Instead of trying pointlessly to port RE5 to it.
Seems fairly obvious to me. If PS4 and Xb1 have framedrops from 1080 / 900p / when using dynamic resolutions there is simply no way that Switch would be able to hit 30 without pretty major compromises. Not just resolution.
I mean, would his answer be any different if they were in the early stages of working on a port but simply couldn't announce anything yet?
Most people - at least on Resetera - knew this already and whenever we talk about a MH for Switch its about a exclusive 5th. Gen game based on MHW. A straight up port was never in the cards.
Capcom and Nintendo would wanna go all out marketing wise on a Switch MH and not be limited by whatever arrangements they already have with Sony for MHW.
Capcom and Nintendo would wanna go all out marketing wise on a Switch MH and not be limited by whatever arrangements they already have with Sony for MHW.
I think I've read a lot here that a full downgrade on both resolution and fidelity would be possible on the Switch.
There's absolutely no doubt in my mind they've tried or are still trying really hard to get it on Switch.
If they say it can't be done I believe them. Its a shame but I'm sure Capcom wants it just as much as we do.
Its still possible that it will come but if it never does I don't blame them for lack of trying.
If they say it can't be done I believe them. Its a shame but I'm sure Capcom wants it just as much as we do.
Its still possible that it will come but if it never does I don't blame them for lack of trying.
It would look and run like shit. It isn't even stable on PS4 PRO.
Switch might get it's own game in the future.
Switch might get it's own game in the future.
I honestly can't imagine starting over fresh, but I may have to say fuck it should it actually happen.
I agree that Switch wouldn't run the current game well. I don't believe that we know the bottlenecks but it's not an overall performance problem hurting the consoles.
I believe if Capcom doesn't come up with a Monster Hunter game on the Switch, they are leaving money on the table that another developer will pick up. The series has become a portable, local affair for a while in Japan, so there is an itch not scratched in that 3 million user base. There is a competitive reason why Microsoft continues to distribute Minecraft on all platforms, it doesn't leave safe havens for clones to become popular, Monster Hunter is at risk IMO.
If they release a spin-off MonHun series for the switch following from the last handheld version I might be tempted to get one. From the posts on Era from MonHun vets, World seems like Baby's first hunting game and that really does not make me want to get it when the PC version hits.
Sad thing in these comments is that they still kinda view Switch as something exotic with a different userbase. If they still have to cling to such comments, or rather want to, then i don't know what to expect from them outside of smaller games.
Just don't make me beg for a localization for the Ace Attorney games, Capcom ...
Good grief. If they wanted to make it work, they could. Other devs on a similar scalable engine could make DOOM work and somehow are confident enough to even tackle the more demanding Wolfenstein. There's is so much more to what makes a port viable than just statements about what target-platform in mind it was made with. Budget, resources, engine, scalability, financial perspective, technical support are things to consider next to the simple spec comparison.
Just don't make me beg for a localization for the Ace Attorney games, Capcom ...
Good grief. If they wanted to make it work, they could. Other devs on a similar scalable engine could make DOOM work and somehow are confident enough to even tackle the more demanding Wolfenstein. There's is so much more to what makes a port viable than just statements about what target-platform in mind it was made with. Budget, resources, engine, scalability, financial perspective, technical support are things to consider next to the simple spec comparison.
It's impossible to make a 1:1 port, this can't be argued, but a Doom Switch version like port is not really impossible, if Capcom is really interested in porting it. Of course, it would have significants downgrades but still be a significant seller.
This. I am fairly certain Switch's huge success so far means that we will definitely see MH on it at some point. I think it's highly unlikely to be a port of World though. More likely it will be an experience tailored to the Switch specifically.
You also have to remember that we are talking about 100m PS4/XBO + PC vs. like 15m Switches.
It took 4 years for Capcom to deliver MH to this current-gen of systems - they wont downgrade everything they worked on so far just to make MHW and MHWG work on Switch. Game already suffers on the base systems - they will likely try to future proof the IP even more with additions to the PC release and a G-Release on OneX/PS4Pro.
Switch would always have to get his own series/spin-off. Unless Capcom is willing to wait 2-3 years for a more powerful Switch to be released...but i doubt it.
They really should have just localized XX when it came out last year, it would have been relatively cheap since it was an updated rerelease of a game they already localized and would have garnered more goodwill than not doing anything for portable MH outside of Japan, plus more mindshare is always good. Now people are wondering whether or not the future of portable MH is question.
It's like damn near the same engine as the next gen version. It's just MT Framework mobile. You may as well use the regular version or port some of the features of the full version to the mobile version.
I hope Capcom's careful study of the Switch's mystical characteristics brings them to the conclusion that the platform is fit for Capcom Vs. SNK 3, Darkstalkers 3, Megaman Legends 3, a new Breath of Fire or Power Stone 3.
As long as the Switch gets a MH game on-par with the gameplay improvements and quality of World there shouldn't be any issues. It will not be the same graphically at all but MH has not needed that to be very successful on Nintendo before and it should be similar for MH on Switch. Hopefully it releases next year.
Just press the damn button.
While you're at it press the optimized for pc and release it already.
It'll be called Monster Hunter 4 HD Remix Special Edition.
I might be wrong but to me this doesn't really translate as "Due to the Switch's specs we can't port it/ would be difficult to port it", which they could have said clearly.
I think the wording quite important (but it could be a case of thing lost in translation)
Yeah, this right here was Capcom's most baffling decision. MHW I am perfectly find with being a game for consoles. What I didn't find alright was the complete breaking off point Capcom seemingly had with the Nintendo Switch, especially sending off MHXX to die and insulting us by claiming it was a test...a test that was required to be finished only in Japan.
The other thing I have seen is this idea that Monster Hunter belongs on consoles and that any portable game would somehow...i don't know, poison the series? Despite a portable entry not doing that before? Like I said, I am more than fine with MHW being a console-only game. It's clearly built to be one. There's a quite different story among those here who insist that every game must stay on consoles then cite some bullshit console warriors excuse for why.
That particular quote of my post was more intended as a general statement, not really aimed at MH. Outside of numbers, what's the difference between Switch owners and others? I'd like to argue there is none. And that's where my issue lies with these answers.
As long as i can get another portable MH within a *reasonable* timeframe, i'm fine. I just can't play grindy games on consoles anymore due to work, wife and children. There's a reason why FE Heroes is currently my most played game ...
Well.. you'd be surprised at how many people are still upset over this game not being on it and saying that it shouldn't be hard to port it..