FFXIV FOR THE NINTENDO SWITCH

[RitsukoSonoda]

Reviving this thread out of boredom...

Right now FF14 team would need to wait for a more powerful Nintendo Switch console to be released for it to work and not have PS3 and 32bit limitations to be a thing again...

Mostly a wait and see approach...

IMO currently the primary switch limitation is storage. Switch core storage actually is quite small. A game like FFXIV would require expanding it with a micro SD card. The cause of this is that at its core the switch is really a handheld system like the DS and was a move to essentially go from having separate console and handheld systems into just having a single hardware piece. What I would probably ask for more than FFXIV on switch would be for them to finally port Dragon Quest X outside Japan on that console since it was originally on either the Wii or Wii U.

[Derio]

Even the new Nintendo Switch releasing this year they stated the old one will still be able to run all Switch games.

It wont be until the Nintendo Switch 2 releases in roughly 3 years for us to expect them to look at the option again.

[DRKoftheAzure]

It wont be until the Nintendo Switch 2 releases in roughly 3 years for us to expect them to look at the option again.

Or Shadowbringers grants the dev team the opportunity to have a beta test for the switch version to see how well it would perform for switch owners. There really is no reason for FF14 just stuck on PC or even PS4, and they would make more money by having it available to all gaming consoles as well as having it on PC.

[RitsukoSonoda]

Or Shadowbringers grants the dev team the opportunity to have a beta test for the switch version to see how well it would perform for switch owners. There really is no reason for FF14 just stuck on PC or even PS4, and they would make more money by having it available to all gaming consoles as well as having it on PC.

FFXI was exclusive to PS2 and PC for awhile before SE took a step to make it available on xbox 360 for a short period of time before dropping the platform. At the moment I'm not sure if they officially dropped PS2 support at some point after the moogle mini expansion since I stopped playing it on a regular basis a little while after that released. If they did its likely now PC exclusive as I also cant recall it ever being ported to PS3. There was some talk a bit ago about them making a mobile version for smartphones and tablets.

However the thing about cross platform online games is its rarely the game developer causing the issues. Most Online games are separated by platform. Many times PC is off on its own as well while others link PC with 1 console which is the case here. So most likely the primary hinderance of seeing FFXIV on another console is going to be coming to an agreement with the console makers and their terms in regards to online usage though their respective networks for the game.

[Derio]

Or Shadowbringers grants the dev team the opportunity to have a beta test for the switch version to see how well it would perform for switch owners. There really is no reason for FF14 just stuck on PC or even PS4, and they would make more money by having it available to all gaming consoles as well as having it on PC.

I think one issue might be the Nintendo online subscription requirement, same for xbox.

For Nintendo once they get past that its the hardware limitations and the real thing is FFXIV needs to be optimized a little bit more to go on the Switch.

[Kewitt]

Please don't make this happen.
I have a switch. I don't need to play ffxiv on that.

Here is why...
------S----PS4
RAM 4GB 8GB
HDD 32GB 500GB
RES 720p 1080p


WE don't need something to hold back FFXIV

[Alaina]

by all means let's go back to PS3 limitations.

[SerLuke]

by all means let's go back to PS3 limitations.

Switch is actually quite a bit more powerful than a PS3. So while there would still be limitations, it wouldn’t be going back to PS3 limitations.

[SerLuke]

NO. let the kids stick to their fortnites and switches.

Can the Nintendo is for kids only meme die already? It was old during the PS2/GameCube era and it’s even more absurd and condescending now.

[Enla]

Switch is actually quite a bit more powerful than a PS3. So while there would still be limitations, it wouldn’t be going back to PS3 limitations.

Not nearly as powerful as the PS4 however, and we already are dealing with 'PS4 limitations' in that regard. The Switch isn't as much of a deadweight compared to the PS3, and for a handheld it's remarkably powerful and it finally has a decent corner on affordable memory cards to boot, but it is one none the less because it's one more shackle the developer's have to consider when designing their content.