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[Baemono]

From Famiboard, on a discussion on why there was no CoD Bo7 on Switch 2 at launch while Tony Hawk 3+4 launched on Switch 2

A team within a company -- like Activision -- having devkit access does not mean the entire company & every team had access to a devkit. THPS3+4 arriving on SW2 within the launch window doesn't mean the team porting COD or any other ABK game also had devkit access.

In the case of COD... it doesn't mean they got a devkit super late, either. Just late enough that they couldn't get the work done to launch the game sooner. The devkit delivery situation has largely been resolved.

https://famiboards.com/threads/jez-corden-cod-is-getting-a-late-s2-ports-nintendo-were-late-in-providing-devkits.16107/page-2#post-2116049

 

[Varteras]

So, just waiting on the tools.

 

[Fbh]

I still don't get what the strategy was behind not handing out more dev kits.

 

[Woopah]

I still don't get what the strategy was behind not handing out more dev kits.

Nintendo can sometimes be too secretive for their own good.

 

[Robb]

Having a "dev kit shortage" sounds so weird.. How does that even happen with a long-term, major hardware manufacturer?

 

[CuteFaceJay]

I still don't get what the strategy was behind not handing out more dev kits.

I think they prolly wanted 3rd party not come out the gate fucking swinging like with the OG. within the first 2 years of OG Switch we were seeing ports on games people jujst didn't expect and Nintendon't prolly didn't want that taking focus from their 1st party? Who knows!

 

[ReyBrujo]

I still don't get what the strategy was behind not handing out more dev kits.

There were pictures of the devkit some time ago, they don't look that much more complex to build than Switch consoles, however it could be that the first devkits were larger and they just wanted to minimize sending those original boxes and instead get a "final" devkit produced for everyone but the ones that could assure launch titles.

 

[phant0m]

I think they prolly wanted 3rd party not come out the gate fucking swinging like with the OG. within the first 2 years of OG Switch we were seeing ports on games people jujst didn't expect and Nintendon't prolly didn't want that taking focus from their 1st party? Who knows!

As I understand it they wanted NEW native NS2 games for the first year of the platform and not 900 PS4/PS5 ports (even then, a good portion of the launch lineup were ports - CP2077, SF6, Hogwarts, Bravely Default)

 

[keraj37]

 

[CuteFaceJay]

As I understand it they wanted NEW native NS2 games for the first year of the platform and not 900 PS4/PS5 ports (even then, a good portion of the launch lineup were ports - CP2077, SF6, Hogwarts, Bravely Default)

Sadly not a modern GTA, I'm having to settle for "GTA at home" Saint's Row the 3rd

 

[phant0m]

Sadly not a modern GTA, I'm having to settle for "GTA at home" Saint's Row the 3rd

Saints Row 3 is a better SP game than GTA V anyway