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Remember when developers laughed at the switch?

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Jessmo24

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I ran across this old piece.

a lighthearted interview with YouTube channel Drunk Tech Review, the Respawn designer said that although he is personally excited about the console, he knows it won't be getting third-party support due to being "so underpowered".

When asked by the show host if we'll ever see Titanfall on the Switch, he replied, "Fuck no! No, you're not going to be able to fit Titanfall 2 on the Nintendo Switch."

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vg...of-releasing-the-game-on-nintendo-switch/amp/


And this

From the Brian Fargo interview on the latest Axe of the Blood God podcast (with Kat Bailey).

https://soundcloud.com/usgamernet/ax...r-pokemon-bank

Around 59 min in.Kat: So, Torment: Tides of Numenera is coming out Feb 28 on XBO, PS4, and PC. Looking at the Switch at all? Any Interest?

BF: The what? What do you mean?

Kat: The Nintendo Switch.

BF: Oh no! Hahaha haha.

Kat: Whoa! Whoa, just dropping bombs right here.

BF: I like Nintendo, but that's not going to happen on that machine. Plus that's not the audience. I mean, can you imagine a Nintendo game with a million words? Haha. That's a complete mismatch. Hehe.

Law breakers Dev making excuses and laughing. Possibly not even knowing the switch button count.


http://www.nintendolife.com/news/20...ght_prevent_lawbreakers_from_coming_to_switch

Do you think these Dev houses or there share holders have regrets about switch?
 

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Considering Brian Fargo is now developping Wasteland 2 for the console, that's a quick turnaround. Unless that one has less than a million words or something.
 
Mendrox

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Maybe they have regrets they said that at the time, but also nobody would care I guess? It was in the past and to be honest many people including me (a Wii U owner back then) thought like this which was the reason that I waited this time for my purchase.
 
Ehoavash

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No. I mean you're still not going to see Titanfall on switch.

EA is completely done with that console
 
Auctopus

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Riiiiight? The Switch has been a success but that doesn't make those developers wrong - there are no plans to release Titanfall 2 on the Switch yet.
 

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That was like two guys, tho.
...well, there's also Capcom's MVCI team but maybe they were laughing at the idea of anyone wanting a port
 
flkRaven

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I don't think anything that the Titanfall dev said was wrong. His language may have been harsh, but the Switch is still vastly under powered compared to the other 2 and won't be playing Titanfall anytime soon.
 
eKongDiddy

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That Titanfall guy still makes me a little angry when I hear about them at interview. Why would you laugh at one of the console providers you might be supporting? If the 360 can run Titanfall, I doubt the Switch would have any trouble.
 
Xer0

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Man, I'd love to use Nintendo's dumb ass online chat and friend system to play stuff like Titanfall 2.
 
Bigg

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I mean

The Titanfall thing wasn't saying the Switch was a joke, it was just the dude saying that there's no way Titanfall could run on Switch hardware. And he's probably right.
 
Hero of Legend

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Basically IMO, it's become:

Respawn: "LOL Titanfall 2 couldn't be done on Switch, you're delusional."

Panic Button: "Hold my beer."

You could've heard the same about DOOM and Wolfenstein 2, yet Panic Button managed to pull DOOM off so far, I'm pretty confident they could get Titanfall 2 on Switch if EA told them to do it.
 
New Fang

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Contrary to what some people want to believe, there are very real technical limitations that would make bringing certain games to Switch extremely difficult. If you think we're going to see all the big third party games on Switch in 2018 you're delusional.
 

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This is a weird thread. Two devs laughing at the prospect of bringing two specific games to the console that...still haven't come to the console. So they were right?

If the devs were being more generally dismissive of the Switch and its prospects that would be one thing, but this isn't what happened.
 
franklyshankly

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Hero of Legend said:
Basically IMO, it's become:

Respawn: "LOL Titanfall 2 couldn't be done on Switch, you're delusional."

Panic Button: "Hold my beer."

You could've heard the same about DOOM and Wolfenstein 2, yet Panic Button managed to pull DOOM off so far, I'm pretty confident they could get Titanfall 2 on Switch if EA told them to do it.
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Titanfall 2 at 30 fps and sub 480p would be terrible though.
 

iRAWRasaurus

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I mean the lack of graphics and stable network will prevent a lot of FPS MP games from being on the switch.
 
John Konstantin

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Except for the "one million word" comment, which is kind of offensive, devs/publishers can release their games in whatever plattform they want, it's their right. Personally, I think that Titanfall could have sold quite good with a decent port and Lawbreakers sure could use whatever sales they could get.
 
The Doomed One

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Sure, Switch is selling well. But the vast majority of popular games will still never be made for it, so I don't see how developers were wrong.
No Destiny, no Battlefield, no GTA, no Far Cry, no Assassin's Creed, no CoD, sports games bombed on it... I understand that it has its target market of pre-teens and teenagers, I'm glad that target market is feasible, but until it sees a steady flow of decent third party games, it will always be a one-trick pony.
 
Edge

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Well, I have 2 Switches at home and I'm not laughing, but rather angry that everything besides 2D Pixel Indie games runs in sub HD or even sub SD resolution (On the Handheld). At least, half of the time not native and that sucks.

The Idea of the Switch is phenomenal, always was, the best Nintendo could do after the Wii U, f'n genius and I love handheld gaming, but it's the technique and optimization of games lately that is still laughable.
And the Joy-Con problems, and the Vanilla OS and the still not available virtual console and the high cartridge prices that forces companies to sell half games on a cartridge....

I should stop. I see why you could still laugh about it.
 

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I laughed at the Switch too. There were a lot of unanswered questions about how this system fit into the market. Nintendo releasing two GotY candidates for the Switch in its first year did a lot to erase these questions, but let's not act like the Switch was a sure thing when it launched. There are still questions regarding Nintendo's implementation of online services and third-party support that need to be answered, but given its popularity this year I think it's found its niche for sure.
 
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Jessmo24

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Cartridge Games said:
That was like two guys, tho.
...well, there's also Capcom's MVCI team but maybe they were laughing at the idea of anyone wanting a port
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Do you have a link? I can't find that one.

Yeah the Devs for both Law breakers and MvC should be fired. It's one thing to mock another console and potential revenue stream. It's another to mock and then have your game flop.
 
jariw

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New Fang said:
Contrary to what some people want to believe, there are very real technical limitations that would make bringing certain games to Switch extremely difficult. If you think we're going to see all the big third party games on Switch in 2018 you're delusional.
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Pretty much this. There are games that are perfect for the Switch, and there are games that aren't perfect for the Switch.
 
Jonnax

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What is it with this Switch owner insecurity?

The thread on Neogaf had to be locked because people started mocking how the guy looked. With the OP of that tread posting a gif so that everyone could go mock him.

What is the point in pointing out some initial reactions now? For everyone to go "hahaha these idiots! "?
 
Bigg

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Hero of Legend said:
Basically IMO, it's become:

Respawn: "LOL Titanfall 2 couldn't be done on Switch, you're delusional."

Panic Button: "Hold my beer."

You could've heard the same about DOOM and Wolfenstein 2, yet Panic Button managed to pull DOOM off so far, I'm pretty confident they could get Titanfall 2 on Switch if EA told them to do it.
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I don't think Doom and Titanfall 2 are all that comparable?

Doom 2016 is a GPU intensive game which is great for the Switch since it has a pretty solid GPU. Titanfall is considerably more CPU intensive and the Switch's CPU would almost definitely throttle performance.
 
nbnt

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What are you trying to start here? Oh look how wrong these devs were, they should've known the future? Do want them to see even more terrible personal replies this time around?
 
sibarraz

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I'm impressed that you saved those interviews one year after they were made
 

Spine Crawler

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The Doomed One said:
Sure, Switch is selling well. But the vast majority of popular games will still never be made for it, so I don't see how developers were wrong.
No Destiny, no Battlefield, no GTA, no Far Cry, no Assassin's Creed, no CoD, sports games bombed on it... I understand that it has its target market of pre-teens and teenagers, I'm glad that target market is feasible, but until it sees a steady flow of decent third party games, it will always be a one-trick pony.
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hmm arent the games you listed pretty much targeted at preteens and teenagers as well?
 
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