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[Dr. Wilkinson]

DF is gonna milk impossible ports again aren't they?

Well that's just it. On Switch 2, it won't be "impossible". The game ran fine on PS4

I imagine a Switch 2 port will be somewhere in the middle between PS4-Xbox Series S-esque visuals/performance. Not super interesting

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

We still can't even get a stutter free experience on PS5 ...Fromsoft's handled this game badly despite record sales. No Pro patch either

 

[AngelMuffin]

Are there really people out there that are waiting on a Switch 2 port to finally play ER? Camt imaging playing ED in handheld mode so I guess I just don't see the allure.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

I'll laugh if the third party porting studio can make ER run at locked 60 fps on Switch 2 with almost-PS5 detail level

Oh man. People are really expecting this? Switch 2's gonna be no more than $400 at launch, because it's Nintendo. And because it's Nintendo it'll need to make a least a small profit per unit sold at launch. What do people think the specs are going to be?

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Are there really people out there that are waiting on a Switch 2 port to finally play ER? Camt imaging playing ED in handheld mode so I guess I just don't see the allure.

It looks and runs great on Steam Deck. Truly.

I think there's lot of people who own a Switch and no other modern game device. Maybe some of whom maybe have had one for 6-8 years and maybe weren't old enough for something like Elden Ring in 2018, but would be maybe interested in it in 2025.

There's always a market for years-late ports of huge games like that on new hardware. I don't see that changing. Like Witcher 3 and RDR 2 and Skyrim, I think it's just gonna be one of those games that never dies.

Anecdotally, I've played that game for like ~90 hours, and seen like maybe 60% of it.

 

[Gambit2483]

Imagine depriving yourself of one of the greatest games of all time for almost 4 yours only to play it on a Switch 2, lmao.

Played it in on PS5 and put about 20hrs into it, then just stopped.

Wouldn't mind picking it up again to be able to play it portably (esp a complete edition). Not sure if/why that's hard to understand for anyone

 

[Kotaro]

Why?

If they are truly going to brand it as a "Definitive Edition," usually that implies that the DLC will be included, though they'll probably also release it on other consoles at the same time if that's the case.

In terms of Nintendo-exclusive content, history suggests that it'll either get some exclusive items/costumes (probably Zelda-themed) or nothing.

Nintendo stans are the goofiest dudes on the planet, lmao

Nintendo got it last, don't you think they deserve extra content

I hope for Link's tunic and master sword + bow of light plus real additional content, new map, new bosses, etc

 

[MAtgS]

Come to think of it, there hasn't been much in the way of Switch 2 game rumors. It's all just been the hardware itself. This might be a first.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Oh man. People are really expecting this? Switch 2's gonna be no more than $400 at launch, because it's Nintendo. And because it's Nintendo it'll need to make a least a small profit per unit sold at launch. What do people think the specs are going to be?

LMAO you think that was a post about hardware specs?

 

[Madserb2023]

We just have to wait and see, but ER is a PS4 game.

It does run on the PS4 and that's a good indicator. Remember the Switch is a handheld as well so we know that it can play something like Elden Ring on the go. I think people forget that part. That is pretty good.

 

[Barakov]

I hope ER Switch-2 version got extra content, Nintendo deserve it

 

[Dacvak]

There's this rumor going around that Nintendo's gonna reveal the Switch 2 either Monday or Tuesday, both days I happen to be at Super Nintendo World.

So what I'm trying to say is that I'll be sure to get great first-hand Switch 2 impressions for you guys while high-fiving Miyamoto.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Going to run like absolute trash and a terrible way to experience Elden Ring

 

[nial]

Nintendo got it last, don't you think they deserve extra content

No, why would they? They got it last because their hardware was (still is) shit, not because From Software was ignoring them or anything.

 

[VolticArchangel]

Nintendo got it last, don't you think they deserve extra content

I hope for Link's tunic and master sword + bow of light plus real additional content, new map, new bosses, etc

Have you played any of From Software's games before?

Just curious how much Nintendo-only (I'm assuming that's what you are going by this post of yours) console owners are into their games.

 

[ElCasual]

Virtuos is the same team off the Metal Gear 3 remake?

 

[nial]

Virtuos is the same team off the Metal Gear 3 remake?

Konami themselves are behind MGSD, but yeah, Virtuos was doing support work on that. They also do a lot of ports.

 

[RoboFu]

Going to run like absolute trash and a terrible way to experience Elden Ring

So in other words...

 

[Gambit2483]

No, why would they? They got it last because their hardware was (still is) shit, not because From Software was ignoring them or anything.

so shit it still outsells the PS5 more than twice over in Japan

 

[nial]

so shit it still outsells the PS5 more than twice over in Japan

Not sure what that has to do with anything, but ok.

 

[Kotaro]

Have you played any of From Software's games before?

Just curious how much Nintendo-only (I'm assuming that's what you are going by this post of yours) console owners are into their games.

here's my From Soft games collection

 

[VolticArchangel]

here's my From Soft games collection

And you didn't know that DS Remastered on Switch, was literally the 360 PTDE (not the then current gen version of DS Remastered on PS4, Xbone and PC, even though the fanbase prefers the original's artstyle), with the internal res up to 1080p and an (almost) locked 30 fps (even in some stressful areas like Blightown), online summons/invasion player count up to 6 players now instead of 4, but with the SAME framepacing issues all From Software games are infamously known for?

Literally no Nintendo platform specific content. From Software do not do that, and does not even allow that from third party outsourced teams.

It was also done by the same studio that's been rumored to do the Elden Ring port here for Switch 2, Virtuos.

 

[Randall365]

Will it run on that fucking clock?

 

[GigaBowser]

whys everyoned trust this mexican guy??

 

[ZehDon]

So full price just to play a 3+ years old game at 60FPS?

Very bold assumption there, friend.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

We still can't even get a stutter free experience on PS5 ...Fromsoft's handled this game badly despite record sales. No Pro patch either

I think their desire is for the team to move on and focus on the next game, whatever it is, vs keeping never-ending resources on a 3 year old game. It's finished with Shadow of Erdtree. That was it. Game is done now.