FFXIV FOR THE NINTENDO SWITCH

[RobbieH]

Know next to nothing about what is actually going under the hood and from the sounds of things, we have a group of people who're already dismissing this console because it MIGHT have lower specs then the PS4?

Well, even if it's about the same there's a big issue, it will cost dev time to port it and due to that we can't have other thing in the game.

Also the handheld screen is small, it might (might not) be a pain to play a MMO on it, i've tried to play on the PS Vita (I play on PC but have the game on PC and PS4) and forget it, things are so small it's not even worth the effort to start the remote play.

Then, if we have a PS4/Xbox One we bother with another console with about the same specs when Scorpio and Pro are coming?

Also on the Vita i don't have L2/R2 so i can't pretty much play, if the Switch doesn't have them too i don't see how the game would work on it.

[Bladesinger]

Well, even if it's about the same there's a big issue, it will cost dev time to port it and due to that we can't have other thing in the game.

Also the handheld screen is small, it might (might not) be a pain to play a MMO on it, i've tried to play on the PS Vita (I play on PC but have the game on PC and PS4) and forget it, things are so small it's not even worth the effort to start the remote play.

Then, if we have a PS4/Xbox One we bother with another console with about the same specs when Scorpio and Pro are coming?

Also on the Vita i don't have L2/R2 so i can't pretty much play, if the Switch doesn't have them too i don't see how the game would work on it.

Go watch the Switch intro video - the mobile controller actually has 2 shoulder buttons on either side - The pro controller - laid out just like the xbox controller. Either way, would be fine if the specs and details hold

[RobbieH]

If NX is using Pascal

https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2016/1...ntendo-switch/

Nintendo Switch is powered by the performance of the custom Tegra processor.

and also:

The high-efficiency scalable processor includes an NVIDIA GPU based on the same architecture as the world’s top-performing GeForce gaming graphics cards.

I'm afraid it will be expensive, if not it will die before it even releases, have to wait and see.

Go watch the Switch intro video - the mobile controller actually has 2 shoulder buttons on either side - The pro controller - laid out just like the xbox controller. Either way, would be fine if the specs and details hold

Yeah it does, good to know, i sw the video day one but didn't remember, so it will work fine, still the handheld screen is too small to be effective, might work for casual play but in End-game raiding it's probably a bad idea.

[Bladesinger]

https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2016/1...ntendo-switch/

and also:


I'm afraid it will be expensive, if not it will die before it even releases, have to wait and see.


Yeah it does, good to know, i sw the video day one but didn't remember, so it will work fine, still the handheld screen is too small to be effective, might work for casual play but in End-game raiding it's probably a bad idea.

Look at my 1st response to you - X2 TEGRA: PASCAL - Meaning it's the Pascal version of the X2 Tegra chip that is potentially at the heart of the Switch's graphical capability.

When the PS4 and the Xbox One launched, they're reasonably expensive - With the Switch potentially running just under the original PS4 in performance - I can't see this thing being more expensive then say $299 - Smart money puts the price right in competition with the Xbox One @ $249 and maybe below that. So um - YEA - not to bad (^-^)