FFXIV FOR THE NINTENDO SWITCH

[Ametrine]

My concern is if this thing has a decently sized hard drive.

My WiiU and NEW3DS both had to be outfitted with really large, and separately purchased from Nintendo, storage for my downloaded games. So even if the cartridges of this thing are basically mini solid state drives, a game the size of FFXIV may well be the only game you can download by 4.0's patch cycle.

That said, it really doesn't look like the Switch will be too weak to run the game, especially with the backend upgrades SE is putting into the servers, if it's truely on par with the XBONE. It won't be much different that laptop/or middle to lower level PC users.

I think the chances are good if Dragon Quest X can get an audience.

[dragorian]

They better port to xbox one first it's been a long time coming.

[Norleas]

I can hardly see past the UI on my giant monitor, you expect people to play on something that tiny?

[Ametrine]

I can hardly see past the UI on my giant monitor, you expect people to play on something that tiny?

I'm really curious to see your UI, now. Like, how bloated and busy do people make theirs that the UI is what prevents them from being ok with this possible port?

[Roth_Trailfinder]

They better port to xbox one first it's been a long time coming.

Not sure if you are serious or what, but as far as I know, SE would LOVE to port FF14 to XO, they just do not agree with some of the requirements that Microsoft has established for the game to go there. I'd list some, if I remembered em.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

It doesn't need one - the architecture is flash memory based and would require next to no cooling

No, the storage may not need cooling, but the CPU/GPU sure will. Its as he said, they will be incredibly low voltage to not overheat without active cooling.

[Kosmos992k]

No, the storage may not need cooling, but the CPU/GPU sure will. Its as he said, they will be incredibly low voltage to not overheat without active cooling.

And that *will* restrict performance with the CPU/GPU sandwiched between the screen and battery, there is next to no opportunity for cooling except through heat conducting through the batter, screen and casing. Performance will be clock limited due to this.

[Fevelle]

And that *will* restrict performance with the CPU/GPU sandwiched between the screen and battery, there is next to no opportunity for cooling except through heat conducting through the batter, screen and casing. Performance will be clock limited due to this.

It's a new architecture used, we have ZERO idea of how cooling will work.

[Blood-Aki]

it's a handheld.

This alone pretty much dscredit it from ever being taken seriously, handhelds for these type of games are a joke, Those of the type of things you play while on the toilet or miles away from civilization.

[Fevelle]

This alone pretty much dscredit it from ever being taken seriously, handhelds for these type of games are a joke, Those of the type of things you play while on the toilet or miles away from civilization.

And yet 3DS got FF Explorers. Right...