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Mystro-Sama on 19 June 2018

Is it so easy to port things on Switch? :O



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KrspaceT on 19 June 2018

I eagerly await Paladins announcing Indie game/Fortnight level success so it may be used in internet battles.



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Mystro-Sama on 19 June 2018

I hope he gets a bonus or a raise.



outlawauron on 19 June 2018
Nuvendil said:
Alkibiádçs said:

How is selling over 5 million copies on the PS4 a minor title lol?

I mean, this is Blizzard freaking Activision.  The company that isn't satisfied with selling tens of millions of CoD copies a year, deciding they need to tack on microtransactions, season passes, and even tie down a full on remastered title to a new game in order to get more money out of the audience.  So yeah, selling 5 million probably doesn't impress them.  

Exactly. It's a good profit, but that's kinda the minimum expectation.

Alkibiádēs said:
outlawauron said:

Likely didn't think it'd be worth the time because it's such a minor title to Activision. More of a case of "Not even on the radar" versus "Switch sucks, don't bother lol"

How is selling over 5 million copies on the PS4 a minor title lol?

It was never expected to sell that many, but a few million at a budget price isn't a high priority for Activision. They're pushing out Overwatch and Call of Duty content, porting around minor titles isn't likely something they decided to do in planning phases.



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zygote on 19 June 2018

So the reason these developers do not try harder to get games on Switch is because they blindly accept that their “high end” games just won’t run on Nintendo hardware. Hold on while I go throw up a little. 



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curl-6 on 20 June 2018
Mystro-Sama said:
I hope he gets a bonus or a raise.

Agreed. His messing around on the weekend may end up bringing in millions of dollars.

Mystro-Sama said:
Is it so easy to port things on Switch? :O

From most reports the system is not difficult to develop for. The hardware is pretty uncomplicated and uses current gen technology. There's still a gap in raw horsepower compared to PS4/Xbone but it's certainly not a Wii/Wii U situation where in addition to being short on power their architecture was far out of date. 

Porting something like Cyberpunk 2077 might be a nightmare, but for a game like Crash, or indeed others like Doom, Wolfenstein II, Sonic Forces, Snake Pass, etc, porting to Switch is viable if you dial down some settings.

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Alkibiádēs on 24 July 2018
Nuvendil said:
Alkibiádçs said:

How is selling over 5 million copies on the PS4 a minor title lol?

I mean, this is Blizzard freaking Activision.  The company that isn't satisfied with selling tens of millions of CoD copies a year, deciding they need to tack on microtransactions, season passes, and even tie down a full on remastered title to a new game in order to get more money out of the audience.  So yeah, selling 5 million probably doesn't impress them.  

Yet they continue to support the game by releasing it on other platforms, reducing load times and even adding a new level... Not to mention the Spyro remakes and the fact that a brand new Crash game is heavily rumoured to be in development...

Sure, it doesn't impress them...

Said no one ever. They tack on microtransactions because it increases profits and revenue even more, why would they not do it? That doesn't mean they're not satisfied with how CoD is selling. Of course companies will try to maximize profits and revenue streams.



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Mr Puggsly on 24 July 2018

One employee's experiment and the obvious conclusion a game like Crash would appeal to the Nintendo audience.



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progstarmac on 24 July 2018

It works great on the switch. It was a very good desition.