Nvidia: Porting PS4, Xbox One, and PC games to Nintendo Switch is simple

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JEMC said:

What a bad PR statement from Huang. First he says that the hardware in the Switch has similar features and common architectures with PC and the other consoles, only to later describe all the differences, that are quite a few and bigger than what he makes them look.

Anyway, time will tell.

 

Captain_Yuri said:

Makes sense considering that unlike the wiiU, the devs are far more familiar with the hardware that is inside the Switch. Still, the developers will have to put some effort into making sure the ports aren't terrible since the Switch will most likely be weaker than the x1.

One thing I do hope they do is have GeForce Now (Nvidia's game streaming service) on the Switch at launch. If they can do that, people will have access to plenty of games to play even if it is through streaming which might help potential buyers with their decision.

Very, very doubtful.

Do you really think Nintendo will allow anyone else to get money from the uers their consoles? And that's not even thinking how would GeForce Now work when using the Switch as a portable outside of home.

Neh, they could make it work and strike a deal. As far as I am aware, GeForce Now doesn't work on PCs but only their shield devices so there aren't many users using it to begin with. Considering how there are hardly any new games, I think third party devs aren't very keen on developing for it due to the low userbase. So Nvidia basically has this tech which is sitting around and doing virtually nothing like their Tegra SoC. They can try to resolve that issue by giving Nintendo a portion of the money they will get from GeForce Now from Switch users which considering the low-dead install base the GeForce Now platform currently has would be a good reason to. 

Allow Switch users to use GeForce Now, give Nintendo a percentage and grow the platform instead of just letting it die. With that being said, I doubt it will happen but I do hope it does because it will help both of them. And it is a streaming service so outside, the Switch would need to connect to a wifi. I don't think its an issue since GeForce Now is avaliable on their tablets and portables and PS Now works with the Vita and there are rumors that it is coming to Android/iOS.