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Beyond Good and Evil 2 Nintendo Switch Rumor - Getting to the Bottom of It

"Is Beyond Good and Evil 2 coming to the Nintendo Switch, or isn’t it? Is the game an exclusive? A timed exclusive? Hell, is the game really even in development?
We decided to put together a timeline of this rumor and how it evolved. We also wanted to look at each claim individually and explore whether it has come to fruition." - Nintendo Enthusiast.

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EddieNX 2505d ago (Edited 2505d ago )

Tbh I don't care. All we wanted was a normal sequel, but this game sounds like a Joke atm. I'll be cautious about buyinng it on Xbox let alone Switch.

AspiringProGenji2505d ago

What is the reason for this to be exclusive? Didn't Ubisoft fked it up trying to make Raiman Legends Wii U Exclusive and had backtrack?

Moreover I search this series since I haven never played it, and it was on PS2, xbox, and PC, not just nintendo. It even came first on PS2 and 1 month later to other consoles. You be Soft should know better to not make it exclusive or even timed. This doesn't have to be

The 10th Rider2504d ago (Edited 2504d ago )

Honestly, they sort of f***** it up by 'making it exclusive' then unmaking it an exclusive. It still sold the best on Wii U but it also pissed off a lot of Wii U owners (apparently the Wii U version was finished, they just delayed it to launch with the other versions. The devs got the announcement when everyone else did). They should have simply stuck one way or another from the beginning.

Concertoine2504d ago (Edited 2504d ago )

It was slated for Feb 2013 - smack dab in the longest drought of the Wii U's lifespan. If Ubisoft launched Rayman at the beginning of 2013 instead of the fall when it went up against other Wii U games, the series could be a third party mainstay on nintendo platforms today.

Its amazing what gamers will buy in the midst of a drought.

Babadook72504d ago

This game may be great? Who knows? But the cg teaser shown years ago bored me. Seemed like more vapourware than a game. (And it WAS vapourware) Sure enough they are only now getting around to making a game. Yawn.

Istolla2504d ago

It came out on the Xbox and PS2 at the same time.

Istolla2504d ago

Why do you care about exclusivity of a game you've never played? If it was a Sony exclusive would you have complained?

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joab7772505d ago (Edited 2505d ago )

I just want Spencer to call Nintendo and ask, do you wanna partner? You are treat at making games, and we have this beast of a machine that will play them in glorious 4k/60 fps. Let's do this! Man, would I be happy!

porkChop2505d ago

MS make their money on their network and their games. They typically lose a lot of money on their hardware, so if there was a partnership I think they'd leave the system and R&D for Nintendo to handle. But if they created and maintained the network and OS, while Nintendo created the system, and both released games for it, that would be one hell of a console.

It'll probably never happen. But then again, Atari is releasing a new console, FF7 is getting a remake, Shenmue III is happening, Beyond Good & Evil 2 is happening, etc. The gaming industry is at a point where literally anything can happen lol.

The 10th Rider2504d ago

I really doubt that's going to happen.

However I hope they both work together to get crossplay to be more prominent. Nintendo has the handheld space locked down and now Microsoft is releasing a beast of a home console. To by able to play crossplay between the two would be awesome. I do hope Sony plays ball as well, but Microsoft and Nintendo should be working with indies and third parties to exploit Sony's uncooperativeness while they have the chance.

_-EDMIX-_2504d ago

I'm pretty positive you're not even going to notice the difference from those games anyway.

I'm pretty positive most people don't even care about this fake concern about a feature I'm pretty positive you never cared about when it was on the PS4 in the first place.

No one cares bud.

The 10th Rider2504d ago

"I'm pretty positive you're not even going to notice the difference from those games anyway. "

What is that even supposed to mean? Of course I'd notice a difference. If something like Stardew Valley supported crossplay I'd buy it on Switch and PC in a heartbeat. To those of us who own two consoles and have family or friends that we like to play games with together, it'd make a noticeable difference. I guess you don't have people to play with locally or something. Crossplay has always been a feature I've wanted.

And obviously some people care, as seen by the number of articles and comments about it. You can keep telling yourself that nobody cares but it will never make it true.

_-EDMIX-_2504d ago (Edited 2504d ago )

Lol on an install base that doesn't buy Japanese games? On an install base that also sells less units? That seems like a pretty stupid partnership.

You know things are getting really really sad when Microsoft fans are getting to the point where they're begging completely different Publishers for games 😂😂😂

Istolla2504d ago

Then innovative consoles like the Switch would not happen. I'd hate that move. I couldn't care less about 4k.

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-Foxtrot2505d ago

With it being a prequel and a number of other things already discussed, I couldn't care any more if it is.

FallenAngel19842504d ago (Edited 2504d ago )

There was a rumor that this game would be exclusive to Switch 😂

Now the truth is that it's exclusively not on Switch

ptownjbo2504d ago

platforms have not yet been announced and the game is being built on an engine that the wii u supports.

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Five Big Games Still Lingering Somewhere in Development Hell

This year promises to be a big year for gaming, and it will definitely be one of the greatest if any of these big MIA projects finally made it into gamers' hands.

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Inverno103d ago

Pretty sure Silk Song and Dragon Age are going smoothly. The other 2 can be assumed to be quietly cancelled knowing their publishers and Metroid will most likely be shown off this year.

Michiel1989103d ago

Dragon Age going smoothly??? Directors leaving, people leaving in general, terrible working conditions....not sure how you define smoothly.

VincentVanBro5d ago

lol Dragon Age development has been anything but smooth

Chocoburger103d ago

I remember in 2017 when Nintendo showed off the Metroid Prime 4 logo, and some Nintendo defenders claimed "Just because they only showed a logo, doesn't mean that's all they've worked on for the game."

As history has proven, they were wrong. Nintendo showed off a logo back in 2017 because that's literally all they had.

-Foxtrot103d ago

I think Beyond Good and Evil 2 can stay there unless they are going to just rename it to a new IP

DOMination-103d ago

Pretty sure BG&E2 is dead at this point - along with the other game Ancel was working on before he left - I think it was called WILD. Anyone remember that from a PS conference years ago?

Dreadwolf isn't in development hell anymore and is finally getting its reveal in the summer - since 2016 the game has been scrapped and restarted three times but its been going pretty well since the last reboot when EA finally allowed BioWare to just get on with making a single player game.

I'm not sure Perfect Dark is in development hell either - like it could be but we haven't really heard much to suggest either way - imo they just showed the trailer off when the game was still in pre-production. Xbox were desperate for anything and this is all they had at the time. And the reason we haven't heard anything since is just because it's in normal development and games take 5 years to make. The help from a support studio was typically overblown on N4G because nearly every game has this.

ModsDoBetter103d ago

I just need...Deep Down.
Please, it's been years!

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Beyond Good & Evil 2 Is Now the Most Delayed AAA Game Ever

Ubisoft's action-adventure even beats Duke Nukem Forever which previously was the title with the longest wait between a game being first announced and it actually being released.

x_xavier_x572d ago

I understand that the original game is held in high esteem by some passionate fans. I tried to get into it on several occasions and I just lost interest after a few hours of gameplay.

Abracadabra572d ago

Beyond Good & Evil was a great game at the time... but, like most older games, it didn't age well. Gameplay and graphics are subpar by today's standards.

Wouldn't mind if they made a Remake with updated gameplay and graphics. Game turns 20 next year...

x_xavier_x572d ago (Edited 572d ago )

I feel the same way about the original Psychonauts. I gave it a shot every few years, and it just wasn't for me.

MadLad572d ago

I find it still very playable by today's standards, honestly.

But opinions are opinions.
I just feel it actually aged well.

Godmars290571d ago

Its was great middleware that someone thought would make for an even greater AAAA title.

For some reason...

0hMyGandhi571d ago

Beyond Good and Evil aged just fine, as did the original Psychonauts. Visually, sure, a bit rough (though both have a wonderfully refreshing art style that more than makes up for actual "visual fidelity".)

I'd say that you really need to give both of these games another shot. Psychonauts is one of the most original and utterly creative games I've ever played, and it's also one of the funniest as well. Psychonauts 2 was even better, and basically, a (well made) Pixar movie brought to life.

In all honesty, don't just play games and try to like them if you don't actually like them. It's perfectly fine to have your own tastes! we tend to use a tremendous amount of hyperbole when referring to games that are slightly older, and we speak only from memory, which *can* be deceiving.

I will say that I replayed the first Psychonauts again in the last few months, and still adore it. But like I said, this is all subjective.

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poppatron571d ago

I gave up on the og psychonauts after about 5 or so hours because like many many people those weird sluggish controls just got the better of me while trying to get through some of the more testing platforming and swinging around parts.

BgaE I got way further in enjoyed, I think I saved it off in the end because something I was more interested in came out. The sequel looks like a completely different type of game in genre and scope, to the point it looked pretty ground breaking I thought. I’m still super low key excited for it, although I wouldn’t be surprised if next time it reared it’s head it looked very very different.

EazyC571d ago

It's an age thing. I'm always reminded of this when I whip out the old PS2, the vast majority of 3D games from the '00s just haven't aged well.

Good-Smurf571d ago

I have same feeling over Code Veronica X fans loved it to bits while I'm came out of it confused and disappointed.
I never played Beyond Good & Evil and I might get give it a try soon.

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deleted572d ago

Cancel it or change the name for all I care. This isn't the Beyond Good & Evil I fell in love with.

Si-Fly572d ago

Weird take. Whilst we didn’t get proper gameplay reveals it looked very much how I would want BG&E to look now.

-Foxtrot572d ago (Edited 572d ago )

So you wanted an ambitious open world Beyond Good and Evil sequel that gameplay differs from the original and has no clear vision so far if it's a prequel (which no one wanted) or a sequel (with an evil Jade where she's not the main character, which no one wanted)

All people wanted was a full on sequel that's a platformer and continues Jades story.

-Foxtrot572d ago

Exactly

It's not Beyond Good and Evil

They had an idea for an ambitious new IP and thought it would sell better or had more of a safety net if they slapped on a franchise name.

isarai571d ago

Seriously, has absolutely nothing to do with the original other that a loose cameo.

CrimsonWing69572d ago (Edited 572d ago )

How hard is it to make a game like the original? Nobody wanted anything different and these idiots just insist on trying to make something completely unrelated AND they don’t even know what to make! So, yea, here we go with the delays. Ubisoft can be such an obnoxious publisher/developer.

InklingGirl572d ago

Just leave it alone, the original is a classic lets not ruin it.

Exvalos572d ago

I'm more worried about how fast that time went i still remember it being announced there is no way that was that many years ago NO WAY!

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Beyond Good And Evil 2 Starts External Playtesting

Although Beyond Good and Evil 2 has had its problems, it has officially been confirmed by Ubisoft that it is still in active development.

Terry_B657d ago

It never looked like a Beyond Good and Evil game even.

TheExecutioner656d ago

Do you know that first game came out 2003 by the time this game released i would be probably 40.
Now majority of gamers who played the first one are not going even bother playing now.

This game is a refreshing and wants to be more appealing to all gamers.

Concertoine656d ago

I just don’t see a reason why it cant be a new IP in that case.

Terry_B656d ago

..and? do you think it looks like a game that appears to all gamers? Unlike the first part it gets mostly negative feedback, even from people that never played the first game.

Michiel1989655d ago

@Terry they also didnt play the 2nd.....

maelstromb655d ago

If the devs were smart, they'd launch a remake of the original a few months before the sequel to get the fans who have loved the original amped again and to also introduce it to a new generation to get them excited for what's to come. Seems like a win-win to me.

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isarai656d ago

Looks like an awesome game, but it has nothing too do with BGE1, or anything to do with what fans wanted.

Yi-Long656d ago

If it would have been a SP action-adventure game like the first one, I would have been excited.

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