@MegaTen No, the real reason is that the PS4 and Xbox versions already exist, so a GOTY version is essentially free money. Porting their Fallout engine to the Switch and optimising the game costs a ton of resources.
@Ralizah I don't think Home Alone and Where's Waldo really count today Those were actually sort of a "different" Bethesda back then, I think pre-ZeniMax, and they were just a dev studio while THQ published. Then there were a few Wii & DS games they PUBLISHED but did no development on which don't really count.
But, yeah, I think Skyrim with BotW gear being a BotW-like game (in some ways) is a fantastic fit for Switch. FO4....is that even a fantastic fit for PC? Home of real isometric Fallout? I think it's a fantastic fit for XBox maybe.
Ahh, New Vegas. If we could convince Bethesda to sell the rights to Obsidian, Fallout could stop sucking again.
@Octane The engine is already on Switch care of Skyrim SE. Skyrim, FO4, Skyrim SE are all the Creation engine, which is just a custom fork from Gamebryo (eeeww) with some Carmack magic sprinkled in. But Skyrim SE (on Switch) is actually the NEWER version than FO4 had and has been much more heavily optimized.
So what we really want is Fallout4 SE (for all platforms) rather than a repackaged GOTY version with the older, worse engine version that doesn't run right on ANY platform.
I've always disliked the Elder Scrolls and Fallout games, all the way back to the PC-only stuff in the early days. I kinda always thought Western RPGs were lame, excepting Dragon Age and Mass Effect.
That being said, Fallout 4 is a much newer game than Skyrim: I don't think it would run on the Switch unless it were REALLY downgraded. Like, to the point of: what's the point? lol
@Grumblevolcano
I think Skyrim will be fine. Everyone who's played it says it runs smooth as butter and looks great. They've had many years to iron out the kinks with this game. Each release is better than the time before.
As for the Online App, I don't doubt for a second it'll run flawlessly. The question is, will it address things like cloud saves, will it have more than just Splatnet, will it be anal
cutting off chat like the pre-release app, etc
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
After Skyrim, the new Doom would be the best Bethesda game to port, if they can manage it.
It is a great modern version of a classic that also appeared on Nintendo several times, beginning with the Super FX-chip enhanced, red-coloured Doom-cartridge for the SNES in 1994, then returning with the super-exclusive Doom 64 for the N64 (which is the real Doom 3 if you ask me) in 1997, and finally nice GBA handheld versions of both the original Doom and Doom II. The ip's history with Nintendo is great, and it could use another entry now that the game returned back to quality gameplay and its fast-paced roots. I don't know about you but Doom 3 didn't feel like Doom at all, and was average at best.
Like seriously I need a good FPS to be announced for this console. Every day my desire grows to have a good FPS on the go I can play anywhere. I'm thirsty guys like seriously.
Cost of Nintendo Switch was $257 for Nintendo to build when it came out, according to a report by Japanese teardown Fomalhaut.
So its logical that Nintendo can sacrifice some profit and reduce the price at 250$ when supply can support it. I think it will help on the long run. Also reducing the price of games won't hurt either. One reason of N64 failure was the high cost of games mainly cause of the expensive, ridiculous and outdated cartridges
Cost of Nintendo Switch was $257 for Nintendo to build when it came out, according to a report by Japanese teardown Fomalhaut.
So its logical that Nintendo can sacrifice some profit and reduce the price at 250$ when supply can support it. I think it will help on the long run. Also reducing the price of games won't hurt either. One reason of N64 failure was the high cost of games mainly cause of the expensive, ridiculous and outdated cartridges
I don't automatically disagree but it would be odd considering they only reduced the price of the Wii U out of desperation. And last time I checked at Target, nearly 1/2 of the Switch games were a bit below the usual 60 dollar price so...
@NaviAndMii yeah of something isn't at least announced this year at minimum then third parties have failed. FPS genre is one of the most popular and best not having one on the switch is a disservice to the console.
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