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NateDrake: A critically acclaimed Xbox 1st party title will come to a competitor platform in 2024 (UP: WC says more titles could be ported as well)
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Hi-Fi skip XB1 due to not being able to maintain a steady 60fps? If so, I can't see them doing a Switch 1 version without some form of black magic.
The Switch 2 on the other hand is a safe bet, maybe even at/around launch.
The Switch 2 on the other hand is a safe bet, maybe even at/around launch.
Actually, he'd be a viable option now.
As it just so happens, a little studio called Panic Button are masters of the dark arts. If anyone could do a 60fps port, it's them.
As an aside, I wish Panic Button would do some sort of blog post or tech talk about how they squeeze so much out of the Switch. It would be helpful for indie devs who are working on games targeting the console.
We haven't even seen it running on the switch, this game could scale down nicely, it won't look as nice as the series x and pc versions but your post is an over exaggerated assumption on something we haven't even seen gameplay of
I don't see why you assume and treat it as fact that the port would be unplayable and terrible when we don't even have video of it
We have ports of games that were more demanding l, like Doom 2016 and it is fine for the switch
They should! Give Kat the respect she deserves!
It would be... dare I say it.... perfect for the Switch.
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Yeah, I will admit I did not think a Switch, Switch only port would do it.
Boy was I wrong.
Steam deck plays hifi perfectly so switch 2 should be able to handle it.
Edit: so tango has dev kits from Nintendo already?
Edit: so tango has dev kits from Nintendo already?
I am a little surprised at the reaction. The CFO said this was basically going to happen like a month ago. There was an entire thread with a whole heap of us speculating just that. I am a little surprised it is a newer title, I personally thought it would Sea of Thieves or something with GAAS elements. But if they are trying to break more into Japan, HiFi Rush does make sense.
Why would a Switch port of a game that's already on everything else make anyone upset, though? That's the question.
Old ass PC ports for PlayStation games make PS fanboys lose their minds on social media each and every time despite it being something that we know will continue to happen. Never doubt diehard loyalists, which I believe is the term Nate used.
Besides, we already know it isn't Psychonauts 2 even though a Switch port and native PS5 version would be nice. Game is incredible.
I saw someone bring this up in another thread, this is a good point.
Who said anyone would be upset? He specifically says Xbox first party game and not Xbox exclusive. Psychonauts perfectly fits the Switch's main audience and could definitely run on it.
Certain people were whining over the Quake remasters being on more than Xbox and PC. Literally anything will upset the right kind of fans.
Psychonauts 1 and 2 have never been on any Nintendo hardware and probably has no immediate future other than merchandising. It is a pretty good option to bring that franchise over there I think.
Hi-Fi Rush seems to have a far more significant future regardless of ports so I do agree that feels to be the more likely based on the wording. Maybe they just want that Japanese audience.
They could be working with Nintendo and NVidia to get the game to run okay on Switch 1 and amazing on Switch 2.
If Nate said the year, he'd be saying what game it is and his source did not allow him to tell which game it was.
I really hope its hi-fi rush for switch 2, Its one of the most inventive games I've ever played and I would be bummed if the series never got to continue because it launched on a platform that doesn't have a large audience for its type of game. It's also not the first time Microsoft released a game for another platform after it didn't really fit the xbox userbase, looking at super lucky's tale stuff.
Not sure why people are getting so hung up on this. This isn't coming from a courtroom hearing defining what the console market is. It's a fan podcast talking about Microsoft releasing one of their titles on a system that isn't there own.
There is nothing wrong with Nate referring to Switch (2) as "a competitor's console" in this context.
If the Switch wasn't a competitor platform at all every Microsoft game which can run on it would be part of the day 1 launch.
Says who? Sony during the court trial who was laughed out the court?
Can't be because it's on steam deck and runs at 60 fps on there
He wouldnt have to specifically say the year. I just think subconciously if it was this year he wouldn't have put " in the year it was released". I think adding that specifically means it's a game that came out before last year.
To be fair, the Steam Deck doesn't have an ancient CPU & generally has more modern tech.
But it's a handheld and running less optimized pc games through a translation layer, that's two forms of optimization missing. The game isn't really cpu heavy either. It likely isn't on XB1 due to ROI.
Yeah my 6 year old PC was able to play the game on high settings with stable 60fps at all times, so maybe medium settings and/or 30fps cap for Switch?
It's one person's interpretation, and use of the word "competitor". I doubt very much the first meeting internally about this was "right, we're going to put a game on a competitor console".
They'd already made their commitment to cut off the XB1 with their first party when this was released, had they not?
30fps would be REALLY BAD for Hi-Fi Rush. Like you NEED 60fps for those parry chains and to react to boss attacks. I'm trying to imagine beating Roquefort or Korsica at 30fps and it makes me shiver. If they can only manage 30fps, just wait for Switch 2, please.
No. Age of Empires 4 released on Xbox One in August 2023. Age 2 released on Xbox One a few days after Hi-Fi RUSH as well.
In hindsight, yeah that wouldn't be a great experience lol
If I'm not mistaken, 30fps isn't considered as ideal by the developers for Hi-Fi.
Yeah it probably isn't at all, feel silly even suggesting it having played the game lol
it would be doable with large cutbacks and 30fps with low resolution
but it might not be worth the work
seems more like a switch 2/PS5 thing
