A short time ago, tongues were set wagging by the rumour that Burnout Paradise was getting remastered and would - apparently - be coming to Switch.
EA confirmed one part of that rumour yesterday with the announcement of Burnout Paradise Remastered on PS4 and Xbox One, but there's currently no sign of a Nintendo version - and the publisher is remaining tight-lipped on whether or not it's coming.
When pressed on the the chance of a Switch version, Polygon was told by an EA representative:
As for Switch, we have nothing to announce there.
Could this mean our hopes of seeing Burnout Paradise in portable form have hit a brick wall? Quite possibly, but it wouldn't be beyond the realms of possibility for Nintendo to have requested that EA hold back on any Switch announcement, and instead break the news during a forthcoming Nintendo Direct broadcast. That might be hopelessly optimistic, but we need some hope, right?
On PS4 and Xbox One the port will offer 60fps gameplay and is being developed by Criterion in collaboration with Stellar Entertainment Software, which is also based in Guildford, UK. Stellar is home to Paul Ross and Chris Roberts, both of whom have worked on the Burnout series previously. The game launches on March 16th.
[source polygon.com]
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I'm still waiting for EA to announce even 1 new game for Switch. You know it's 6 months since the Switch version of Fe was announced, which really they'd little to do with other than publishing it. It's over a year since FIFA 18 was announced for Switch. That's it, in all that time they've committed to nothing else. It looks like another "unprecedented partnership".
Oh EA.
If this is coming to Switch I'd say it's a certainty that Nintendo would want to save its announcement for a Direct. So it's not really being "hopelessly optimistic". How many big announcements has there been outside of a Direct or the original presentation? I can't think of a single one. Indie games sure but nothing from the big publishers. There is still hope but even if it doesn't come, we'll have RIIIIIIDGE Racer 8 to enjoy.
They will release it with half the modes, missing parts and double the price.
Then they will complain that their games don't sell on Nintendo consoles.
EA are the Grim Reaper of developers.
Can't spell dEAth without EA.
What about UFC and Madden?
Folk complain about EA not bringing any games to Switch but when they do, they don't buy them because EA.
Can we not do this kind of news please? There's enough coming out that we don't have to worry about publishers "not having anything to announce at this moment".
This one needs to be on my Switch. Fingers crossed...
Surprised much? No
This is BS EA, this would be one of the only games is I'd actually buy From y'all.
@DizzyDee81 madden 19 I think will be a cert alongside FIFA 19. PGA golf also if EA go back to it
UFC 3 I very much doubt you will see that on Switch.
Big shame if burnout doesn't get released. It's the 360 game in all purposes. Switch can run it with ease.
@QwertyQwerty Apart from both having a button that accelerates and another button that brakes, what else do Mario Kart and Burnout Paradise have in common? Really? They're completely different driving games, hardly imitations.
Sorry I thought I was in a different comments section there, I thought people were moaning that we was getting another years old port!
@QwertyQwerty Burnout (let alone an open world take on it) ever imitating a kart racing spinoff series with battle items and fantasy environments is the news of the year.
@dew12333 but if we don't get it, how else can we possibly complain about getting it? XD
Who cares about paradise when you can go to hell?
Diablo 3 rumour is more interesting.
Doesn't matter, it's an old port and it's by EA so nobody on here would buy it. Right?
I’m starting to think Nintendo slept with EAs sister or something at this point
@kobashi100 I need madden on switch!! Literally haven't bought one in years cause I ain't got time to play on my TV but madden on switch would be DAY ONE for me!!!
Switch could easily run this, maybe not in 60fps but who cares, people are obsessed with 60fps nowadays. There is still a big hope Nintendo told EA to hold back the announcement until a new direct. I adore all the Burnout games and would welcome the ability to play Paradise on the go. If it doesn't appear it's sad on EA's part (especially with their "unprecedented partnership" announcement bullsh*t as Sligeach said) but i'll be buying the PS4 version anyway. The Switch has been selling SO well, what other incentive does EA need to bring games over...
EA never respected Nintendo enough to remain consistent in third party support. It's actually rather insulting they even bother with the Big N given their awful ports and the Switch is portable too so what's EA's excuse?
EA being EA, I've supported them by buying Fifa 18 even though the game is good, it was not a full Fifa when compared to the other platforms, but, I went ahead and bought it full price. Again the game is good but the price wasn't.
Now this, and it is a genre that the Switch is lacking.
What I really don't understand is why Nintendo doesn't release the Cruis'n series on the Switch, they own the IP and there is a new game on the arcades already, it's called CRUIS'N BLAST or as I understand it has been renamed to Cruis'n Redline.
Check on Youtube for videos, it's a great arcade racing that Nintendo owns!!
Just port it to the Switch!
Here is a link with the trailer but you can find game play if you search:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEFTxxbkUtA
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@tourjeff I'd buy that in a heartbeat!
@OorWullie it not as much because EA, but more because when they do release a game it is many times an inferior port with missing parts sold at full price. Yes a certain downgrading might be necessary for some games when ported from a different console to Switch but the blatant slashing of features (as in Fifa) on the premise that it would not work on Switch is disappointing.
I’m sick of these old games and remasters!
Where’s Virtual Console Nintendo?
@nmanifold I know right!
If you played this serie in the 64 you only can have good memories.
I was such a fun game to play.
Again, the game is ready, so just port it with more race tracks.
Why wait for other devs to bring games if Nintendo has something similar and just as cool !
@OorWullie Why wait for Ridge Racer if Nintendo has Cruis'n Blast ready in the arcade waiting to be ported?
@QwertyQwerty What's sarcasm? /s
^^ that little "/s" usually helps, sarcasm is hard to notice on the Internet! My bad
EA. What else there is to say, really?
They have something against Nintendo but the joke is on them since Nintendo Switch games sells a lot.
In my case, I ditched my other consoles in favor of the Nintendo Switch.
That means, I won't buy the game if it isn't on the Switch.
You suck, EA. No wonder you're considered the worst company in the USA.
I'm not really in the mood to buy anything from EA. It's a disgusting company that shouldn't be supported.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE To be fair, the partnership certainly has been unprecedented since that announcement. I’ve certainly never seen a 3rd party partner with a console maker to bring as few games as possible to the system before the unprecedented EA-Nintendo partnership.
Unless there’s a direct incoming very soon, or we’re not getting Burnout until much later, I doubt we’ll see this on Switch. It’s release date is too soon.
the more this happens the more i am proven right in my assertion that its not in the best interest of 3rd parties to create games for Nintendo hardware.
I know many here have disagreed with me, but time and time again i am proven right... time and time again you are all proven wrong.
It's actually refreshing
I wonder if this will have unnecessary microtransactions like with the Modern Warfare remaster
A missed opportunity, something we are used to by now from EA regarding Switch.
It's a shame because I like this game but never really played it a lot.
Come on EA, take me down to Switch City.
Unsurprising. It's EA. Since they haven't sold a gazillion copies of FIFA, they think the Switch isn't worth supporting
@QwertyQwerty "Already got Mario Kart, don't need a pale imitation tbh"
How is Burnout a pale imitation of Mario Kart? They are nothing alike, and Burnout Paradise is one of the most highly rated racing games ever made.
@nayfz "Apart from both having a button that accelerates and another button that brakes, what else do Mario Kart and Burnout Paradise have in common? Really? They're completely different driving games, hardly imitations."
You, like, steer with the sticks too. Totally the same. Plagiarism! /s
@Malcrash
@WiltonRoots
Ah yes. Ports are terrible and evil and a stain on the Switch....unless they're untouched ports of games by Nintendo that have been on umpteen systems before, then ports are great!
Am I doing this right?
People like EA games and their loot-crate boxes? This is no big lose.
Switch version Announcement in the Nintendo Direct.
And....
EA still hasn't announce The Sims 4 for Switch.
Oh, dear...
All I want is a good racer fun racer... Maybe F-zero might fill that void but idk...I guess what I'm trying to say is... Give me a good racing car game that isn't Mobile. I love ea... Anyways how that Fe game?
As long as this version lets you turn off the smegging tutorial. Gah!!
I tried restarting the X360 version when it appeared on XBone BC, and.. dear god, it was awful having to redo all the tutorial stuff.
I gave up, and plugged the X360 back in.
... I think that might’ve been the last time I had the XBone plugged in.
....I’ve given the XBone to my cousin, now...
...Where are the NEW games EA? It feels like there have been a lot of ports to the twins lately.
Also: Unprecedented Support
i'd rather have burnout 3, or even better; a new burnout in the same mold as 3. never cared for paradise and the 'open world' crap. super meh imo.
still would be nice if they ported it but it's EA. if it can't be crapped out on the system with little to no effort they don't care. which is why all their stuff is ps4/xb/pc. 1 engine, 1 set of assets, no work to just smear it on all 3. if the switch were up to say even xb1 power then it would get the same stuff smeared to it.
just lazy but that's the mo of all the big devs anymore.
Don’t worry, I’m sure they’ll add IAP and Freemium features to this, to make it feel new and original.
"Your car is in the garage. Wait 36 hours for repair, or use 5,000 wrenches?”
"You have 3 wrenches remaining. Buy 1000 wrenches for only £9.99!”
Either there is are announcements in a direct, work being done on a port that is taking longer, or EA likes leaving money on the table for spite. (If I were a shareholder, that third possibility would make me very upset).
Of course, another way to look at it is that EA has become more interested in the visuals than the playing.
Will be buying this game not at launch tho. Loved it on the PS3 and will happily play it again. I do wish it was on switch though. Seems like it would be an awesome place to play it.
@electrolite77 spot on...
@OorWullie Valkyria Chronicles 4, Mega Man 11, Mega Man Legacy Collection 1+2, Mega Man X1-8, Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, Pillars of Eternity II, Pac-Man Championship Edition 2+, etc.
Third parties are under absolutely no obligation to wait for Directs to announce their games.
I never really believed this game was coming to the Switch. A single retailer listing isn't much indication.
Was anybody honestly expecting EA to support the Switch with games out side of FIFA 15(FIFA 18 with even less features)? I knew they weren't going to do anything on the system, because they are a lazy pathetic excuse for a publisher and that is a fact.
Burnout is a wonderful series, but Burnout Paradise is the worst of the bunch. I’ve never been more disappointed by a game - I could list its faults but I’d get RSI. It’s also about a decade old, so EA, if you care one iota, then release a new game - I regret buying Paradise first time around, I’d have to be certifiable to buy it twice
EA will only play if they get paid. Been that way since PS1/N64 era. Nintendo will not pay so they will not get. If EA had any real intentions of supporting NS they would have announced a load of games already. Instead we've got a gimped Fifa and an indie platformer. Their support of the Wii U, as poor as it was, was greater than their support of the Switch to date. Personally, I don't care. PES is better than Fifa, Sims is ruined, Burnout Paradise was bad when it originally released - and I cannot recall any game from EA in the last few years that hasn't had issues, or controversy, with it.
@Freek Did you miss that this is a last gen game?
Switch have no problem running this game at 60 fps.
Remember that Switch is almost twice as powerful as Xbox 360.
EA had a chance to surprise everyone and instead they just fall flat.
@tourjeff I played Cruis'n at the arcade earlier... Nintendo should enhance and port it on the Switch. They are in much need of racing games
I have Mario kart dx, gear club unlimited and fast rmx. I am fine with racing games for now.
@Ventilator
It was sarcasm.
EA are terrible at committing to Nintendo consoles and giving us the full game.
I know it is an old game.
I have it on my 360.
Instead we get half ass jobs that are usually missing components found on the other 2 consoles.
Et bien... Next time in this case. Cest dommage. Would like to see this game on Switch.
Boooo, hopefully we get some good arcade racers from a company better than EA
@Crumpet123 from what I understand it's been released in the arcades only in the US and they are still developing.
Hopefully, when it's fully finished we will get a port.
I didn't have the chance to play it but the game looks fun from what I have seen on the videos on YouTube.
@tourjeff I'm in the U.K and they have it here. It's quite fun... A few more levels, modes and cars, maybe a graphics boost and it would be good for switch. They should get it out on consoles
I'm guessing its still possible, maybe Nintendo did request them to hold off on announcing the port so they can reveal it in a Direct? Maybe exclusive extras like Nintendo themed cars like Rocket League got?
oh well...
But, I hope that, in a way, really it comes on the way.
Well, really I have it on PS3 and PC/laptop, but if arrive on Switch, obviously for play it anywhere. well, only to wait!
@Crumpet123 I'm in the UK too, London to be precise but I've never seen it.
Yeah, totally agree that if they release it they must add more race tracks and change the game a little bit more to be a good port, but hey, they did that once so they can do it again.
It's a genre that is really lacking on the Switch.
I guess EA doesn't want my money 💰 💵
WOAH!!! I am genuinely shocked, i thought this would be a no brainer and it would obviously run without any issue. Very disappointing.
Another political answer from an bold, overweight and overpaid PR spokesman.
As has been said before, EA are an extremely lazy, cynical publisher, they also lack the basic creative desire to create fresh, new games/franchises/experiences etc that you'd think all people in the gaming industry would have ?
It's annoying too because they have some great franchises under their belt, just going unloved, i know i'd buy the Dead Space Trilogy, a new Alice game or a PvZ Garden Warfare game on Switch but they're too stupid to realise any of these would be a good idea.....
I loved Burnout Paradise on the PeeCee, it would totally rock on the Switch. EA would be daft not to release it on the Switch because all the open-world driving sims currently available on Switch total... erm... zero, and they could be the first with one of the best!
I can't wait for the next EA game to come to a Nintendo system in 7 years!
At this point, EA can kiss my rear. Despicable company.
Why they spurn the Switch I don't know, but at least we don't need to worry about EA's greedy business practices contaminating the Switch... at least we don't have to worry as much.
It's out tomorrow, really want to play this - but ideally not on my PS4.
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