They don’t state which version they tested. I already commented on their YouTube channel and I think this is a completely unfair and unrealistic review. Of course if you judge it just by comparing it to hightech consoles and PC the Switch version will fall behind. Still I played 500+ hours on PlayStation and now more than 50 hours on Switch and it’s a blast. Yes there are pop ups and visual glitches, but they are by far not as bad as they described. And their stress test is unfair. I built a huge base on my PS4 and when I enter te base it takes a lot of time for the base to visualize and every area I enter has major pop-ups.
@Tangerine I think the game will be good on any console. I already played it on PlayStation. The main reason for me to play it on Switch is the portability. All those games on the go! It’s surreal. I can’t wait to play Persona 5 Royal on the bus 🤩
Hyped! Already installed just waiting for Nintendo to unblock the game! What an amazing few weeks! NieR Automata, No man’s sky and now Persona 5 Royal!
No man’s sky! I played it yesterday on the bus and I am still thinking this was unreal! On the bus! Starting all new is a blast after spending so many hours playing the game on my PS4!
It’s great I already played for 5 hours. Still a long way to go to get to my 530 hours on PlayStation 🙃 But why is the new update bot released yet. Nintendo hurry up!
I think it’s a Nintendo issue. Hello games is always on time with updates. They even already released 4.02 to fix issues on PC and other consoles. I hope we will get the update before Monday 😬
@SteamEngenius Where did I write that? Not sure if you are a native English speaker, but maybe you should practice comprehensive reading. Not sarcasm just in case you were wondering.
@Arawn93 Nintendo knew already 2 years ago that they are gonna make a Switch “Pro”. And again Hello games wouldn’t release their game on a platform that will not be able to support future major updates the following year. Nintendo is not going to abandon their Switch eco system with a new console. So it is not too far fetched to believe that developers already know more about the upcoming console generation. If you have a game of that scale you are not going to port it onto a system knowing you cannot run a near future update on it. You must know that there is enough potential in the future. All your mentioned games are near finished when released and will not and didn’t not get updates the size No man’s sky is getting several times every year.
I am also concerned about the gameplay and frame rate. But I believe they wouldn’t release the game if they hadn’t found a solution. In Hello Games I trust. 🙃
@Krysus the economy is a weak point and there are some other areas as well. It’s a game in progress and that is exactly the fun, because there is generally great progress with every update they release.
@Arawn93 I guess you are not a No man’s sky player? The updates I talk about are the size of new games it’s ridiculous how big those updates are and that they are also for free. The games you mentioned are of a limited size they calculated that you need more than 500 billion years to be able to visit every planet in No man’s sky. That is the scale of game we are talking about.
@Krysus you don’t want to know how many bases I built and dismantled and built again during that time. I am earning so many units I am exceeding the unit limit of the game by far. Yes, I have a problem🙃
@Krysus not sure if it is a primary feature. I am 500+ hours into the game and never used the multiplayer function and the last poll not sure the exact numbers but it was more then 70% of the users are playing it mostly in single player mode.
@Krysus you cannot expect multiplayer for a game of this scale to be available on a Nintendo Switch. It’s already a near miracle they managed to put the single player version on this device.
@Arawn93 Because there is almost no game developer that provides the same amount of free major updates like Hello Games. Every year they release several big updates every other company would expect to be paid for and if the hardware is now already at its limits how will they be able to include those updates on switch? They wouldn’t start a project like this without the reinsurance that they will be able to include those updates for the coming years.
No man’s sky is prove there will be a new more powerful switch console coming soon. Hello Games will not put such an effort in a switch version without a plan to support the game for an extended period.
I think just the fact that Hello Games is porting No man’s sky onto the Switch is proof that there is a new console coming out. They wouldn’t go to this much trouble for a product circle of a year or two. They must know that stronger hardware is coming out for them to be able to support this game for at least the next 5-6 years. Otherwise it wouldn’t make any sense.
Will buy it on release date just like Persona 5 Royal, No man’s sky, New Tales from the Borderlands. If someone wants to donate some money please let me know 🤓
October is going to be an expensive month for me. No man’s sky, NieR Automata, Persona 5 Royal, Return to Monkey Island(this month) and New Tales of the Borderlands. 🤯🥳
Why change it? You can stick to the formula and just improve on the power. Make it as strong as the Steam Deck or even stronger. No need to built a completely new console.
Everybody said Doom Eternal will never run on Switch. But it runs great. I believe Hello Games can make this happen! They learned from past mistakes and won’t ruin their progress made with no man’s sky on other consoles by releasing a crappy version on Nintendo.
@Gwynbleidd me too. I will be really screwed. 🙃 I am already addicted to No man’s sky on PlayStation. If I can play No man’s sky everywhere there will be no escape for me 🙃😎
This seems more an action to counter FTC investigation on the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. I guess they are willing to do anything they can to get it approved by the FTC.
I always loved Quake! But I am sure Microsoft is only releasing it to all platforms because there will be soon an announcement that Quake will be remastered and it will be game pass only. This is the carrot 🥕 for the donkeys(us)
Funny when a closed platform says something like that about other closed platforms. I don’t want game pass on the Nintendo Switch. Microsoft is destroying the gaming industry by promoting a service that is never going to be profitable only creates losses. It’s purely built to bleed out the competition and take control over the whole gaming industry.
@LeighDapa I don’t think digital copies are better they are more convenient. Quick download and quick access, but in the end you don’t really own them. And I don’t buy a physical copy for every digital game. Only for the games I really love. The same for music I buy a digital copy for convenience and to play through my mobile devices, but when I really love an album I buy the vinyl version to really own it. Same with movies and books. I am an old man. When I was a teen they still made vinyl records and CDs were not even on the market. Yes that old! So for me I only own something when it is physical.
I often buy games digitally and if I really love them I also purchase a physical copy just to be sure I won’t lose the game in the future. I don’t want to be dependent of any gaming company to keep their services up. So as long as I have my console and it is working I also have the game to play.
Best example is the PS Vita and the store shutdown. To be sure I bought physical copies of many of my games I only had digitally.
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Re: Video: Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of No Man's Sky On Switch
@WallyWest I said hightech consoles.
Re: Video: Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of No Man's Sky On Switch
They don’t state which version they tested. I already commented on their YouTube channel and I think this is a completely unfair and unrealistic review. Of course if you judge it just by comparing it to hightech consoles and PC the Switch version will fall behind. Still I played 500+ hours on PlayStation and now more than 50 hours on Switch and it’s a blast. Yes there are pop ups and visual glitches, but they are by far not as bad as they described. And their stress test is unfair. I built a huge base on my PS4 and when I enter te base it takes a lot of time for the base to visualize and every area I enter has major pop-ups.
Re: Review: Persona 5 Royal - Finally On Switch, This Is The Very Definition Of Essential
@Tangerine I think the game will be good on any console. I already played it on PlayStation. The main reason for me to play it on Switch is the portability. All those games on the go! It’s surreal. I can’t wait to play Persona 5 Royal on the bus 🤩
Re: Review: Persona 5 Royal - Finally On Switch, This Is The Very Definition Of Essential
Hyped! Already installed just waiting for Nintendo to unblock the game! What an amazing few weeks! NieR Automata, No man’s sky and now Persona 5 Royal!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 15th)
No man’s sky! I played it yesterday on the bus and I am still thinking this was unreal! On the bus! Starting all new is a blast after spending so many hours playing the game on my PS4!
Re: Persona 5 Royal Switch Development Is Being Led By Sega
Already pre ordered a few weeks ago 😎 finished it on PlayStation and can’t wait to play it on the go!😃
Re: No Man's Sky Waypoint Update Is Now Live On Switch
Happy about my own Nintendo Switch themed S class starship and Multi Tool 👍🏻😎
Re: No Man's Sky Waypoint Update Is Now Live On Switch
It’s about time! Nintendo is making their gamers wait again!!
Re: Review In Progress: No Man's Sky - Right Up There With The Very Best Switch Ports
Serious Nintendo you suck big time. Still no 4.0 release. Nintendo gamers are the last as usual.
Re: Review In Progress: No Man's Sky - Right Up There With The Very Best Switch Ports
It’s great I already played for 5 hours. Still a long way to go to get to my 530 hours on PlayStation 🙃 But why is the new update bot released yet. Nintendo hurry up!
Re: No Man's Sky To Release Waypoint Update, Adds Relaxed Mode, Switch Bonuses And More
I think it’s a Nintendo issue. Hello games is always on time with updates. They even already released 4.02 to fix issues on PC and other consoles. I hope we will get the update before Monday 😬
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition
It’s terror that the game is already on my switch, but I can’t play it until release date 😟🙃
Re: Skyrim Anniversary Switch Players Seem To Be Experiencing Performance Issues
Anyone surprised?
Re: No Man Sky's 4.0 Update Will Be "Fully Focused" On The Nintendo Switch Launch
@SteamEngenius Where did I write that? Not sure if you are a native English speaker, but maybe you should practice comprehensive reading. Not sarcasm just in case you were wondering.
Re: No Man Sky's 4.0 Update Will Be "Fully Focused" On The Nintendo Switch Launch
@Arawn93 Nintendo knew already 2 years ago that they are gonna make a Switch “Pro”. And again Hello games wouldn’t release their game on a platform that will not be able to support future major updates the following year. Nintendo is not going to abandon their Switch eco system with a new console. So it is not too far fetched to believe that developers already know more about the upcoming console generation. If you have a game of that scale you are not going to port it onto a system knowing you cannot run a near future update on it. You must know that there is enough potential in the future. All your mentioned games are near finished when released and will not and didn’t not get updates the size No man’s sky is getting several times every year.
Re: No Man Sky's 4.0 Update Will Be "Fully Focused" On The Nintendo Switch Launch
I am also concerned about the gameplay and frame rate. But I believe they wouldn’t release the game if they hadn’t found a solution. In Hello Games I trust. 🙃
Re: No Man Sky's 4.0 Update Will Be "Fully Focused" On The Nintendo Switch Launch
@Krysus the economy is a weak point and there are some other areas as well. It’s a game in progress and that is exactly the fun, because there is generally great progress with every update they release.
Re: No Man Sky's 4.0 Update Will Be "Fully Focused" On The Nintendo Switch Launch
@Arawn93 I guess you are not a No man’s sky player? The updates I talk about are the size of new games it’s ridiculous how big those updates are and that they are also for free. The games you mentioned are of a limited size they calculated that you need more than 500 billion years to be able to visit every planet in No man’s sky. That is the scale of game we are talking about.
Re: No Man Sky's 4.0 Update Will Be "Fully Focused" On The Nintendo Switch Launch
@Krysus you don’t want to know how many bases I built and dismantled and built again during that time. I am earning so many units I am exceeding the unit limit of the game by far. Yes, I have a problem🙃
Re: No Man Sky's 4.0 Update Will Be "Fully Focused" On The Nintendo Switch Launch
@Krysus not sure if it is a primary feature. I am 500+ hours into the game and never used the multiplayer function and the last poll not sure the exact numbers but it was more then 70% of the users are playing it mostly in single player mode.
Re: No Man Sky's 4.0 Update Will Be "Fully Focused" On The Nintendo Switch Launch
@JaxonH it’s going to financially ruin me 🙃
Re: No Man Sky's 4.0 Update Will Be "Fully Focused" On The Nintendo Switch Launch
@Krysus you cannot expect multiplayer for a game of this scale to be available on a Nintendo Switch. It’s already a near miracle they managed to put the single player version on this device.
Re: No Man Sky's 4.0 Update Will Be "Fully Focused" On The Nintendo Switch Launch
@Arawn93 Because there is almost no game developer that provides the same amount of free major updates like Hello Games. Every year they release several big updates every other company would expect to be paid for and if the hardware is now already at its limits how will they be able to include those updates on switch? They wouldn’t start a project like this without the reinsurance that they will be able to include those updates for the coming years.
Re: No Man Sky's 4.0 Update Will Be "Fully Focused" On The Nintendo Switch Launch
@MarioBrickLayer me too! 👍🏻
Re: No Man Sky's 4.0 Update Will Be "Fully Focused" On The Nintendo Switch Launch
@MarioBrickLayer that’s not their way. They fought for years to redeem themselves. Updates will come rolling in.
Re: No Man Sky's 4.0 Update Will Be "Fully Focused" On The Nintendo Switch Launch
@Krull In my eyes they redeemed themselves to an extent that I don’t believe they would do something like that. Their support is out of this world.
Re: No Man Sky's 4.0 Update Will Be "Fully Focused" On The Nintendo Switch Launch
No man’s sky is prove there will be a new more powerful switch console coming soon. Hello Games will not put such an effort in a switch version without a plan to support the game for an extended period.
Re: Nvidia Employee Comment Confirms Chip Rumoured To Be Used In 'Switch Pro' Is Real
I think just the fact that Hello Games is porting No man’s sky onto the Switch is proof that there is a new console coming out. They wouldn’t go to this much trouble for a product circle of a year or two. They must know that stronger hardware is coming out for them to be able to support this game for at least the next 5-6 years. Otherwise it wouldn’t make any sense.
Re: Video: NieR:Automata For Nintendo Switch Gets A New Trailer
Will buy it on release date just like Persona 5 Royal, No man’s sky, New Tales from the Borderlands. If someone wants to donate some money please let me know 🤓
Re: Persona 5 Royal Switch eShop File Size Seemingly Revealed
October is going to be an expensive month for me. No man’s sky, NieR Automata, Persona 5 Royal, Return to Monkey Island(this month) and New Tales of the Borderlands. 🤯🥳
Re: Monkey Island's Creator Seemingly Shuts Down Blog After Personal Attacks
Idiots! I don’t mind the graphic style. It looks a bit like Guacamelee and that’s great in my book 👍🏻
Re: Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, And Persona 5 Royal Are Coming To Switch
And Monkey Island as well 😎 I will go bankrupt with the Persona games and Nier Automata, Monkey Island and No man’s sky coming to the Switch.
Re: Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, And Persona 5 Royal Are Coming To Switch
I read on the Verge that Nier Automata is also coming to the switch!
Re: Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, And Persona 5 Royal Are Coming To Switch
Yes!!! Totally happy! 😎
Re: No Man's Sky Will Launch As A "Single-Player Experience" On Switch
You have to be realistic and understand that the Nintendo switch is a handheld with limited power. I am already happy to get single player!
Re: Reggie: Nintendo's Transition From Switch Will Be A "Significant Challenge"
Why change it? You can stick to the formula and just improve on the power. Make it as strong as the Steam Deck or even stronger. No need to built a completely new console.
Re: Rumour: Nintendo Direct To Take Place Later This Month
Persona 3, 4 Golden and Persona 5 Royal!
Re: Atlus Wants To Know If You Would Like More Nintendo Switch Games
Would love to do the survey, but it seems for them people living outside the US are second class citizens since we are not allowed to participate.
Re: Spacefaring Epic 'No Man's Sky' Is Coming To Nintendo Switch
Everybody said Doom Eternal will never run on Switch. But it runs great. I believe Hello Games can make this happen! They learned from past mistakes and won’t ruin their progress made with no man’s sky on other consoles by releasing a crappy version on Nintendo.
Re: Microsoft Wants Call Of Duty On Switch, Along With Other "Popular" Activision Blizzard Games
@Gwynbleidd me too. I will be really screwed. 🙃 I am already addicted to No man’s sky on PlayStation. If I can play No man’s sky everywhere there will be no escape for me 🙃😎
Re: Microsoft Wants Call Of Duty On Switch, Along With Other "Popular" Activision Blizzard Games
This seems more an action to counter FTC investigation on the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. I guess they are willing to do anything they can to get it approved by the FTC.
Re: Microsoft Wants Call Of Duty On Switch, Along With Other "Popular" Activision Blizzard Games
This is what you are reporting? I am hyped that No man’s sky is coming to switch!
Re: The Quake Remaster Is Out Now On Nintendo Switch
I always loved Quake! But I am sure Microsoft is only releasing it to all platforms because there will be soon an announcement that Quake will be remastered and it will be game pass only. This is the carrot 🥕 for the donkeys(us)
Re: Head Of Xbox Shuts Down Idea Of Game Pass Coming To Other Platforms (Again)
Funny when a closed platform says something like that about other closed platforms. I don’t want game pass on the Nintendo Switch. Microsoft is destroying the gaming industry by promoting a service that is never going to be profitable only creates losses. It’s purely built to bleed out the competition and take control over the whole gaming industry.
Re: Metal Gear Creator Hideo Kojima Is "Afraid" Of A Future Without Physical Media
@LeighDapa I don’t think digital copies are better they are more convenient. Quick download and quick access, but in the end you don’t really own them. And I don’t buy a physical copy for every digital game. Only for the games I really love. The same for music I buy a digital copy for convenience and to play through my mobile devices, but when I really love an album I buy the vinyl version to really own it. Same with movies and books. I am an old man. When I was a teen they still made vinyl records and CDs were not even on the market. Yes that old! So for me I only own something when it is physical.
Re: Metal Gear Creator Hideo Kojima Is "Afraid" Of A Future Without Physical Media
I often buy games digitally and if I really love them I also purchase a physical copy just to be sure I won’t lose the game in the future. I don’t want to be dependent of any gaming company to keep their services up. So as long as I have my console and it is working I also have the game to play.
Best example is the PS Vita and the store shutdown. To be sure I bought physical copies of many of my games I only had digitally.