Bethesda Delays Switch Version Of The Elder Scrolls: Blades Until Early Next Year

Must be to implement a $100 subscription service. 9_9

Please, take your time. No rush. You don't even have to release it.

"We deeply appreciate your patience"

Assuming, of course, someone is actually waiting for this.

Yeah at this point I'm honestly not surprised

"We want to ensure there is absolutely no momentum left, so as to deter anyone from, even accidentally, remotely caring about the game."

Oh no... I was so looking forward to playing this "game"

Resident evil spirits for smash..... is that a sign?

I’m pretty sure that Bethesda and Blizzard are different companies. I could definitely see how they could be confused given they have both behaved appallingly as of late.

@Kalmaro frfr. Please don’t release it.

I want a full cart aka Witcher 3 release....

What a coincidence, I just deleted this from my phone this week. Take as long as you want, guys. Take forever. Don't release it. It's a bad game.

Subheading should read: Internet collectively yawns.

Why cant Bethesda port some of their older games to Switch (or PS4/XBO for that matter) rather than bad mobile games.

A Fallout 3/Oblivion Remaster would sell very well and would sweep away some of the Fallout 76 stink.

there is definitely another timeline in this multiverse where bethesda remastered morrowind and oblivion for consoles with mod support as opposed to this

@westman98 All attention for them is probably on PS5/Scarlett at this point.

First the Wastelands Update, then FU 1st, and now this...

id Software, if you're reading this... RUN.

Cancel it for all I care. Played it on mobile and that game is one of the most grotesque F2P experiences ever.

@Grumblevolcano
Bethesda could surely hire a port studio to work on those remasters.

I hardly think there’s anyone waiting around thinking that they want this on Switch.

@Tharsman Just out of curiosity, what made it so bad? I've never played it but when I hear words that strong, I can't help but to wonder what it was that made it so horrible in your experience.

@MisterKorman It's probably not going to be for you. If you like the idea of having chests piling up that you can't open faster without using money then I'd run very far away.

It's basically the same issue I had with clash Royale. You get chests, which have items, but can only hold a few of them and they unlock slowly over time orrrrrr you can spend money to unlock them faster.

That alone killed the game for me.

@andywitmyer typical timer locks, but worse by context. Imagine an ESO game where the you can only open X number of chests every X hours, or, of course, pay real money for gems to open them. And resource gathering also locked behind timers, that can again be sped up with money. And the game will spam you with “offers” on “gem sales” on a regular basis even if you are not in game. You can turn off notifications on the phone level, but then you don’t get a reminder when those horrible timers are over.

Honestly, better just play Skyrim again. Or Witcher 3.

Edit:
Old article but pretty much what I remember: https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/03/elder-scrolls-blades-microtransactions/

Just be glad Bethesda continues to support Switch.

Wolfenstein Youngblood's new free levels is delayed on Switch too, but could be out any day now.

Honestly Bethesda, nobody ask for this, just give us Doom 64 already.

@MisterKorman Knock yourself out, just hate to see people waste time.

Yeah i'm pretty sure nobody is bothered by this in the least.

looks up Eh back to whatever it's I do all day...

Considering Bethesda's track run as of late, I'm not sure anybody is actually waiting for this .

To change the subject completely.... has anybody seen any info on The Dark Crystal game? It was expected in final quarter of the year but no sign of it .

This came out on iOS years ago. It's terrible, genuinely terrible. An ultra dumbed down touch screen swipe-fest with no skill and no depth. This is the polar opposite to an Elder Scrolls game.

Outer Worlds and The Witcher 3 proved Bethesda's games are trash now, no offense Skyrim and Fallout fans. Blades just feels like subpar shovelware from what I hear of it. And that's being generous.

When it comes to Bethesda, disappointment is par for the course!

are we eager to play blades, people?
i wouldnt' bet on it

@westman98 man, I've even directly tweeted them that most fans would more than likely appreciate a Fallout3,New Vegas, and Fallout 4. I'd buy them.

@xpownz not eager to play this at all

@Tharsman I think milage depends on gameplay style. Games like these don't effect me as much because I get 30 minutes here or there to play and rarely spend more than an hour.

So something like this or Asphalt 9 works for me because I run my daily tasks/events and then move on. Who cares about timers when it might 8-10 hours before I can touch it again?

Gasp! Shock! Wheeze! Surprise! And I was sooo looking forward to a lootbox F2P mobile game from Bethesda for the holidays! Now I'm stuck with only having Zelda, Pokemon, Luigi's Mansion, Witcher 3, Fire Emblem, etc. What ever shall I do?

Switch has no games. I guess I'll just go play Fallout 76 on my PS4.

@Grumblevolcano They've never put much attention at all on consoles before. What makes you believe they've started to now?

Bethesda is a PC outfit, full stop. They may sell games on consoles too, but PC is all they put attention into no matter what.

And mobile now. Can't forget mobile....

I've heard this is not a good game, and really no interest in it in anyway it just doesn't look very fun even. I don't have much interest in mobile designed games though for switch.

Well, I for one was waiting for news on the release date. Now I know.

I played it a little bit on mobile once and for a free game I was entertained. But I'm not really a mobile gamer so I didn't download it for myself.

Like Darknyht, it works for me because I only spend little time on games daily anyways.

@ramu-chan Let's be honest though. Combat isn't actually any worse than an actual TES game.

@Darknyht not exactly a console game, though. This is also the kind of game that requires a permanent online connection “else people cheat timers” so it’s not a viable thing for a switch on the go if you can’t find good WiFi.

Btw, I hear a lot better stuff about Asphalt, so I would not compare it to this. Asphalt I head gives every car a gas tank and you can earn more gas by winning races. Do well and you would not need to spend money. This game is just going to demand your money or send you away (and spam notifications on how you can just give them money.)

Asphalt 9 does give every car a gas tank with a timer based on the class (higher class cars have less fuel and longer timers, pay to fuel faster). However, outside some easily earned cars in my career and ones that can be grinned out in Daily Events, it can be a grind fest without spending.

It is garbage on Mobile. Did not even stay on my phone for free.

They can take their time.

Don't think anyone had this on their radar anyway!

@MisterKorman

My wife played it on her iPad briefly. She got bored of it pretty quickly. But hey, if you’re looking forward to it I hope you enjoy.

and were is Doom Eternal Switch version? oh that's right pushed back indefinitely because Bethesda only cares about PlayStation, Xbox and PC