Arkane Studios, the French developer behind titles like Dishonored, Dishonored 2, and Prey, has listed a job advertisement which asks that applicants have knowledge of Switch development kits.
The studio has never released a title on a Nintendo platform, with Call of Duty: World at War's online multiplayer maps being the only thing Nintendo fans have ever received from it, so seeing Switch specifically mentioned in the job application suggests that the console has a good chance of being supported in future projects. The Switch is listed alongside other platforms regularly supported by the developer under the "desired skills" section.
Elsewhere, the listing says that the roles on offer are for engine programmers who should expect to join the studio in creating "ambitious AAA games". This could hint at another sequel in the Dishonored series, or even one for Prey, but could just as easily be an entirely new project instead. Hopefully we'll see something that really is "ambitious" as the job listing mentions, and hopefully it really does arrive on Switch.
What would you like to see from Arkane Studios on Switch? Would you like a Dishonored or Prey game to arrive on the system? Let us know with a comment below.
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Too good to be true?
I could see all three of those games being playable on the Switch.
Please be Prey!!! This is the port I've been wanting more than anything else. I managed to get the demo running on my rubbish laptop at about 20fps at 720p so the switch should be able to run it.
Hopefully not a port but something new.
Arkane were the ones who ported the first Dishonored to modern systems, so I could easily see them wanting to put the first one on the Switch.
Could be a sequel to Prey or Dishonored like you said, or something new like you said, but you forgot to mention it could also be ports of Dishonored 2 or Prey. Seems less likely with those games being out a little while but with Bethesda doing late ports of Skyrim, Doom and Wolfenstein 2, and all of them supposedly being pretty successful, Dishonored 2 and Prey being the next ones wouldn't be particularly surprising.
@Zuljaras
Not in the slightest? This is in line with all precedent so far
All or any old ones and hopefully just added to future development titles.
One of the big companies are going to jump on board and make exclusive switch titles the market is getting big enough to support it IMHO
Both would be good additions to the Switch library. Not my cup of tea, but this is what we need now: variety and quality.
Dishonored Trilogy on Switch would be a dream come true
Bring ports or new games. I am in.
Being able to play Prey Mooncrash portably would be awesome.
Both games seem like a weird fit for Switch overall, but I'm not sure if either series were to happen which would be more likely. Dishonord's vibe and gameplay suits the Switch audience more, but I'm not sure an open world game like that is really ideal for Switch's memory allotment (plus it allegedly runs pretty trashily on almost any platform....the engine's a wreck, plain and simple, even Pro and X don't show much improvement over base PS4/X1S.)
Prey seems like a worse fit for the Nintendo audience, but may be more likely to actually run. I'm still bummed that Prey is not Prey. Buying a license to just take a dump on the entire world and turn it into something else is just.....so......Disney.
@jcvandan Yes, I've been port-begging for Prey for ages too! DOOM and Wolfenstein are fine and all, but Prey is much more up my eerily deserted space station's street.
Prey wont come. Its made in CryENGINE, a notoriously difficult engine.
I'd happily take Dishonored or Prey!
Dishonored would be nice but I’d be more interested in something new. This is good news!
Prey is a perfect candidate for a port. Not terribly taxing graphically but a fantastic game that was overlooked due to a botched launch. Have it on PS4 and would double dip if they port it.
I like Prey. It got a bad rap and tons of play hate in my opinion. Only 19.99 now and well worth it.
Would be amazing if it gets another chance on Switch. It would need to be priced right.
By the time they find someone, start the new project, that usually takes 3 to 4 years to be completed, the Switch will be old news.
Devs are way too slow to board the ship, when they realise the potential it's going to be too late and time to jump off.
I'm happy to see Bethesda is willing to finally work internally on Switch stuff instead of relying on outsourcing for most. Not sure if I'd care for a port of Prey reboot or Dishonoured/DLC/2, but something new would be almost a guaranteed buy on Switch.
Assuming this is in conjunction with Bethesda. If they are working with another publisher, guess will be down to the freedom they are allowed. I absolutely love everything Platinum Games, but under Activision's thumb they shat out some real turds.
Another space shooter will do other than Hollow.
After Zelda and Mario, “Prey” was my favorite game of last year. I also enjoyed the first “Dishonored” quite a bit (the second is sitting in my backlog)—so I’m up for whatever Arkane develops next.
No...no one likes the switch...major 3rd party that is
I will gladly triple dip for Prey on Switch. Easily my GOTY last year tied with The Evil Within 2.
I'd buy a Luigi's Mansion immersive sim from Arkane.
I would love to see all their games be ported to Switch. Especially Dishonored 1 and 2.
Hope this is true. It would be great to see all of these or any of them come to the switch.
I would definitely pick these up.
All of Arkane's games seem plausible ports for Switch. Prey was severely overlooked last year. Easily one of my top games from 2017 and this gen in general. Worth a second purchase if it comes to Switch. It was like Bioshock meets Metroid Prime. Great game. I think it's way better than Dishonored.
I could see Prey doing good on Switch.
I don't think we'll see Prey coming to Switch (I've already played it on PS4 and wouldn't mind playing it again on switch) but I think they'll make their next project playable across switch and the other consoles.
I want Prey because I watched the YouTuber H2ODelirious play it and now I am in love with the gameplay, graphics, mechanics, and the story in general. I'm really looking forward to seeing this game in the Nintendo eShop someday so I can finally get to play it.😊
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