The Nintendo Switch announced

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5uik5fgIaI

YoshP said they would consider a port of this back in late 2015 /early 2016 of FFXIV.

So if true, FFXIV on the go with good graphics?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CvN3VKEV...jpg&name=large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CvN3VKEV...jpg&name=large

I find it cute but I don't see how you can enjoy a MMO on this tiny screen, imagine a tank on one of the biiiiiiig boss we have like cloud of darkness for example oO

Well since they dropped PS3 support, it would depend on if the Switch can handle the game.

It looks nice for my much loved Pokémon games but how does it compare to the new PS4 Pro and Microsoft's equivalent!?...

This console would just hinder FFXIV if it's not on par with the other consoles!... :(

the handheld using Nvidia Tegra processor and the base ueing unknow for now
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2016/1...ntendo-switch/

Sigh... I would have thought Nintendo would have learned their lesson by now. I understand they want to be different but atleast bring consoles with good specs this isn't even as powerful as a ps4/xbone whats the point nintendo we might as well help you dig your grave

It's an mmo so even on a handheld you are limited to where you can get wifi. It would also be a struggle playing such an interface heavy game on such a small screen.

it doesn't even have HDD

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Originally Posted by Anera

it doesn't even have HDD

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To be fair SD cards are cheap and have a lot of storage space nowdays.

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Originally Posted by Akira_Tenshi

It's an mmo so even on a handheld you are limited to where you can get wifi. It would also be a struggle playing such an interface heavy game on such a small screen.

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You can put Switch in a docking station and then it works just like your PC or console would via wifi and hdmi signal on your TV. I don't see a problem here. Of course, if you want to play online games on the go, you need to make sure to have an internet connection. But you can play as shown in the trailer, on your normal TV screen.

How do you stay connected on that without a data plan?

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Originally Posted by cyborgmermaid

How do you stay connected on that without a data plan?

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Wifi hotspots, like any other handheld console that can connect to the internet (pretty much all of them these days)

Don't hold your breath waiting for it...

Holy crap, PS3 support is dropped. The minimum PC spec is raised. Then Nintendo drops a hand held gaming unit pretending to be a real game console, while sitting in an HDMI I/O docking station, and suddenly people want to roll back the spec changes so Nintendo Switch can join in.

So besides a bigger screen, what's the difference between this and PSV Remote Play?

Not to mention I find the idea of the sort of specs they could fit into a tablet and its dock to be rather questionable.

I think it depends on what Stormblood's new minimum specs are. SE is putting the Dragon Quest MMO on this thing, and it is quite a bit more powerful than PS3, I mean, it's a handheld enabled device that can run WiiU games, after all.

So, FFXIV could end up on it, it could not.
And maybe I just prefer larger UI elements, but that screen looks plenty large enough for FFXIV.

But, honestly, this feels far more like a 3DS successor to me with the bonus of being able to seemlessly broadcast on a TV. I'm already sold on the thing with the confirmed Splatoon sequel, but wowie.

I like what I see!

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Originally Posted by ZhaneX

So besides a bigger screen, what's the difference between this and PSV Remote Play?

Not to mention I find the idea of the sort of specs they could fit into a tablet and its dock to be rather questionable.

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Mobile Hardware is pretty strong today and they would be even better, when they do not have to care about heat as much and not at all about battery life. Which in my opinion the docking station mode of the Switch will provide. Now the main difference between this and PSV Remote play is simple to explain. With Remote Play you need an PS4 and Vita, because the PS4 is calculating the game and then sends an video to your PS Vita. This means you need wifi and you should be getting more latency then the solution the NS uses, since it is calculation the game and then via HDMI sends the picture to the TV in tv mode and in mobile mode the switch uses its own build in screen to show you the results of the calculation done beneath it.

You'd probably need to have a GUI setting for TV and a stripped down one for mobile play given the screen size. Also depends if it uses common memory or something in house.