FFXI on Switch 2?

[Gwydion]

Ever since the PS4, all modern consoles use the same instruction set architecture (x86) as PCs! This includes PS5, Switch, X-Box and even Switch 2.

Given that Microsoft is no longer making XBox hardware, they have made a deal with Steam to expand their library of games for Game Pass customers. Steam Deck is also doing OK and could be the next "home game console".

But basically, this is just another PC!

It looks like the next "game console" will basically be a "game PC" that you put in your living room. If this does happen, the there is NO REASON that FFXI cannot run on such a console!

How cool is that???!!!

(I personally love, love, love Sony and Nintendo gaming consoles, but the trend seems to be that everything is going becoming more and more PC-compatible)

[Catmato]

Ever since the PS4, all modern consoles use the same instruction set architecture (x86) as PCs! This includes PS5, Switch, X-Box and even Switch 2.

Switch and Switch 2 use ARM processors, not x86.

[Gwydion]

Switch and Switch 2 use ARM processors, not x86.

You are right. I was mistaken, thinking of Switch Emulation running on a PC ...but technically, my point still stands. While there would still be some porting to do in the case of Switch, Switch emulation being so performant and reliable on x86 PCs, I wouldn't expect the overhead in doing this conversion to be so high.