Mass Effect: Andromeda: BioWare on PS4 Pro, Scorpio and the likelihood of a Switch release

Speaking with Stevivor, BioWare's Michael Gamble talked Mass Effect: Andromeda on current-gen systems, its PS4 Pro upgrades and the likelihood of the title on Nintendo Switch.

[XXanderXX]

Eventually a Scorpio patch

@phoenixwing
That is the lamest reason I have ever heard from a company , pure BS if they are willing to patch PS4PRO then they should also Patch Scorpio . Cause if not it rather comes off as preferential treatment .

[poppinslops]

Good... I expect it will be delayed from it's 'Spring 2017' slot, so here's hoping I don't have to spend too long agonizing over whether or not to wait for the Scorpio version.

[phoenixwing]

Well at this point in time if you read the article they say they have no plans for a scorpio version. They did say however, that if enough people asked for it on the switch and it was doing well, they'd make it. So I think the same can be said for a scorpio version.

[poppinslops]

Andromeda will launch before Scorpio - probably around the time that AAA studios start getting their hands on dev-kits... Microsoft will want it as a part of their 'launch' lineup, so I wouldn't be surprised if Bioware implements Scorpio support before EA puts them to work on what I assume will be a mountain of DLC.

[Kokyu]

If the Scorpio is coming out holiday next year devs most likely have had dev kits already.

[mikeslemonade]

The game looks shitty enough to run on the Switch.

[zivtheawesome]

actually he says they have no plans for scorpio patch and they'll make the pro patch at january-february.

[poppinslops]

Considering how chummy Microsoft and EA have become, I cannot imagine that either party will stand in the way of a Mass Effect patch... the game will almost certainly launch before the Scorpio, so Bioware's team will have plenty of time to do it right.

[Kokyu]

Probably

[Christopher]

They say no plans for Scorpio, but you can guarantee it will happen. It's an EA-owned company, and EA is about making their games look good against the competition on console platforms all together.

[Vkviz]

No way Switch could handle this. It looks beautiful on 4k with HDR. Can't wait

[cartoonx1]

considering its also coming to xbox one, switch is not much far behind. they can easily do 720p/30 on dock. and abit lower with some lower effects on portable.

[gamerpop]

Keep dreaming fanboy. Switch is for Nintendo first party games. Third party will die very quickly. Mark my words.

[phoenixwing]

I'd be interested to see some gameplay that's from the plain ps4 no pro or pc anything.

[rjason12]

He didn't "shoot down" plans for the Switch. They're doing the obvious EA move where they wait to see how Nintendos console sells before they commit to it.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Lol, they're also seeing if their game will even run on the platform without significant cost.

It's going to cost them lots of money to downgrade their game to run on a portable like the Switch. Depending on how much a transfer job will cost might depend if we'll see a version or not. you have to consider the Wii sold 100 million units, yet where was mass effect on the Wii? Where was Battlefield on the Wii?

Sorry but it's not simply just how well it sells , its if the game can even be created on the platform at all without a significant cost.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

"It's going to cost them lots of money to downgrade their game to run on a portable like the Switch"

Reports in the past put the Switch's architecture as using similar language to the others, meaning ports of home console multiplats to this home console are easier and less costly.

On top of that, it's likely to be at least on par with XB1, according to Bethesda, and FROM Software got DS III running on it, quote, " at a level they are happy with", indicating that the system, much like the XB1, could run the game.
But OF COURSE you'd ignore anything positive said about it, if not outright call them lies.

The tech isn't the problem; it's whether or not the system sells hotly enough to justify a late port that people are already planning to buy elsewhere. That's why they're holding back.

[Kokyu]

@wondermonkeyman

The switch has to power modes docked and undocked that means, even if it has similar programing language the game will need extra optimization to make sure it runs in lower power mode with a down clocked gpu and cpu. Thats and extra cost which could be significant. Bash him all you want but you're being blind to the truth in his statement.

The Switch isnt a bew idea anyway its nintendo has had portable to home console play ability for a few gens now. Gameboy had super gamboy it let you play game boy games on your tv, GBA had a player too. The Switch is just that idea in one unit and everyone is so amazed by it. Its stupid and Nintendo doing what its done for two gens now. Trying to predict the next hot trend for nongamers instead of focusing on gaming and gamers.

[freshslicepizza]

nintendo has put themselves into a position of wait and see. its a catch 22. fans want third party supoort on nintendo products but in order to get that support it needs to sell enough to warrant them to support it. this is all nintendo's fault to begin with and the history of nintendo and how they support third party developers go way back.

[leoms]

Wasn't mass effect 3 on the Wii?

[deafdani]

@Iemos: nope. It was on Wii U. And that console sure as hell couldn't run the upcoming Mass Effect Andromeda.

[Nathan_Hale53]

I just pray that Andromeda won't be plagued by a forced SJW agenda like Dragon Age Inquisition was.