EA on why FIFA 18 isn’t using Frostbite on Switch, will be better than last-gen version

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archer9234 said:

Nautilus said:
If they really wanted, they could have made the frostbite run on the Switch.But that came with two problems: the investment might not have compensated, because the Switch could have been a dud(We didnt know that until about 2 or 3 months ago), and optimizing the engine could mean that they would not be able to release FIFA on time with the other versions, and they could not afford to lose the chance to release a football game, the most popular sport of them all, in a system first year.

If FIFA turns out to be a success, and given the breakout success of the Switch, we may see the Frostbite running on Switch by next year.

But they make a custom game engine. Isn't that more work.

That depends. If it means making an engine for the ground up, then yes, it almost definitely is. However, that's incredibly unlikely. I think "custom engine" means modying a less complicated, less resource heavy engine to work on the switch, which would be far less work.

I mean it's pretty likely the frostbite engines running on PS4 and X1 are very slightly different, which means by definition they're "custom engines" as well, for example.