Eidos slams Deus Ex: Mankind Divided for Nintendo NX rumours

Eidos has just put a line straight through the idea.

[SlappingOysters]

The NX won't survive on ports anyway; no great loss.

[blawren4]

I hope your are right, but the NX needs all the 3rd party games it can get. Wii U is proof.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Smh....

So it's better they just have nothing?

[Hoffmann]

See? That's Nintendofan-logic.

[stuna1]

If you believe that, you really are SlappingOysters!

3rd party software is crucial in the longjivity of consoles! It creates a equalibrium for 1st party support.

Sure some 1st party software may launch during the release window of a console, but it's the 2nd, 3rd and Independent party support that carrys the console until the next round of 1st party software hits.

This is more than likely one of the main key reasons the WII U didn't take off the way people expected it to!? Nintendo doesn't get this point which shows by their lack of fully engaging 3rd party developers, and it shows with the owners of WII U consoles for their lack of buying the software when it's offered.

[GordonKnight]

The Wii U had third party support at launch, but everyone was waiting to see what Xbox & PS was going to do the next year. Then the third party support dropped our, due to sales and power.

[rainslacker]

@Gordon

Wouldn't call it great. Had late ports, and a few half decent, although rushed, exclusive games. Many called it long before the release of the WiiU, that the 3rd party launch games, and some to follow, wouldn't really light up the charts on the WIiU, because they were older games that people weren't really excited for, or already played fairly recently. Biggest was Mass Effect 3, which had a full trilogy release/re-release on the other consoles, with the first two not even making an appearance on the WiiU. Imagine how a full trilogy release timed exclusive to the WiiU would have changed the perspective on how the WiiU would have been supported.

In the end, lack of publishers compelling support led to low 3rd party software sales...at a time when they should be high due to launch window impulse....and 3rd party devs assuming their games wouldn't sell well, so they don't bother supporting the system.

I don't think people were waiting to see what would come....at least not all. It's that there just wasn't enough compelling support to make it worthwhile, and there was no reason to pick up a marginally more powerful system for games which many could play on their existing PS3 or 360, when everyone knew that the next generation was coming soon. WiiU was stuck in a prior generation, simple as that.

[2pacalypsenow]

That worked out just fine for the wii U, no 3rd party ports /s

[BLow]

Right and you can add the Wii, GameCube, and Nintendo 64 to the list. People act as if this is something new with Nintendo. They've been weak with 3rd party for generations....

[badz149]

at this point, not many are even sure the NX will survive this gen alone before fading away insignificantly like the Wii U.

[donthate]

Nintendo is known for bringing out random hits out of nowhere. Look at Wii.

With random hits like that, you are going to get some failures in between, but that is what innovation is about. I support Nintendo in their endeavor.

[Lime123]

Ok. Wii was random hit. What other Nintendo console was random hit? N64? Which first Sony's console raped 3:1? NGC? Which PS2 raped 7:1? Wii U? Which PS4 in the end will rape 10:1?

[donthate]

Lime123:

Are you stalking me? Join my fan club! :P

Nintendo DS, but heck look at their products, Wii Fit? Pokemon Go?

Yes, Pokemon Go started at Nintendo before it was outsourced.

[Scatpants]

So you don't feel that was one of the key reasons the WiiU failed?

[rainslacker]

Wouldn't call it a slam either. Just the dev saying it wasn't a consideration. I read slam I think he was outright hostile towards the idea....all I read was typical non-commital PR jargon about how there was nothing to announce.

Guess saying, "no word on a NX port", isn't as edgy as misrepresenting the implication of what was said in the title and description.

Otherwise, it won't survive on ports, but it can't hurt to have those ports. Granted, those ports need to come when the games originally released, and not months later like say Mass Effect 3....which came right after a full trilogy release on other systems, with the full trilogy not coming out on the WiiU. Such a loss in potential there.

[sarahnade]

Could still turn up (as the article suggests) as a Definitive Edition/Director's cut like HR did on the Wii U.

[SlappingOysters]

I reckon the NX will have to post some serious numbers first though - developers will be wary of anything that isn't an obvious knock out of the park.

[ninjazfistz]

Yep. The guy didn't rule anything out. Why would they be worried about making their game for NX yet when they need to see the sales on current platforms first and the NX is a long ways before launch. Heck, they are probably more worried about how a Scorpio version or Neo will be handled right now if anything

[Kyoshi]

The NX is going to be a disaster, I can just feel it. I mean, the system probably can't even handle this game. For those wondering I am going by the recent rumors for the system since Nintendo won't tell us anything up front.

[SlappingOysters]

Yeah they'd waiting way too long to say anything

[_-EDMIX-_]

I agree that it's very likely from the rumors that the system won't even be powerful enough to run this game but I disagree on it being a disaster.

I believe a handheld that can out to a TV could do well for Nintendo because it's going to focus all of their efforts on one product as well as adding the small amount of console Gamers they have left to their handheld install base which is always been very consistent

[Activemessiah]

They never thought about it because the NX isn't even out... makes sense, once it's out then they'll think of a port just like Human Revolution... that goes for any upcoming game to be honest so give it so bloody time.

[Neonridr]

"never thought about it" doesn't mean it isn't going to happen though. I guess it really comes down to the CPU architecture of the system. A simple port could be in the cards next year. Guess it really all depends on the sales of this thing.

[_-EDMIX-_]

I actually think it more so it depends on if those rumors about it being not as powerful are true.

if it's just a little more powerful than the Wii U, seriously don't expect this game on that platform.

[Neonridr]

yep, definitely. However if it falls in line with an original Xbox One in terms of performance, there is no reason that it cannot support this game.

Of course we won't know anything until we finally get the reveal.

[_-EDMIX-_]

@neo- agreed, but at this point its likely all but confirmed.

No console or handheld in the last several generations has gone on with zero leaks. They all leak in some form and what we've been reading doesn't point to anything as powerful as XONE or PS4.

[MasterCornholio]

It should come to the NX.

[Ark_]

If they allow nvidias gamestream and bring a good controller along, one could argue, that a release of the latest AAA titles is actually not needed on NX.
Since it's rumored to be portable and in a different CPU architecture I am not exspecting too many AAA ports anyway.

[opinionated]

A simple "no comment" is not shutting down the option. They haven't announced the nx, he's not going to spill the beans. I think the author of this is reading too much into it.

[Maybay]

"Eidos slams Nintendo NX"

Melodramatic much? It's the equivalent of a "non answer." The title is a blatant tabloid-attention-seeking headliner.

[CaptainN]

Anyone think maybe they want to keep it a surprise?

Not every developer shows his whole hand !!

[GordonKnight]

Maybe they don't want ppl waiting for the NX release. Kind of like GTAV wasn't going to be on PS4 & X1 initially. I know that I bought for 360 & PS4.

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

Nothing is loss. I rather have Dragon Quest XI than any of those games anyway.
As usual.
Haters everywhere here.

[FreddyFazbear]

It will not be possible if the NX is not as powerful as the ps4 and xbox one. Porting this game will just be a waste of time money and effort. Yes im betting that NX will not be as powerful as the current consoles. Look at their trend, the wii is ps2/gamecube level graphics and the wii-u is ps3/360 level graphics. And to go by the rumors NX will be a portable device also. There is no technology today that has ps4 graphics which is portable at the same time. Unless its alien tech and their production cost is managed to be cheaper

[TenkoTAiLS]

To assume that just because this game may not make it to NX means that it outright can't handle the game is a bit presumptuous. There's been a couple of current generation new games that have been stated as coming to NX. Recently Sonic 2017, as well as previous ones like Dragon Quest XI, as well as Rise : Race the Future. Along with Zelda : Breath of the Wild and presumably the newer PS4/Windows complete version of Dragon Quest X is being used when that arrives.

When you think about it, besides Zelda, all of the other games announced so far are multiplatform ones, ones that are also going to be available on the PS4 and Xbox One as well as PC. There is still every chance that it won't be the "best" version of each game yes, but the fact that the NX seems to be getting these multiplatform games in the first place, and most are new games too, like Dragon Quest XI for example, means that it can at least keep up with the current console generation even if it doesn't surpass it. Already to me it seems it will be in a stronger position than the Wii U was at launch if it can indeed handle these new titles that are also coming to the other consoles, rather than just a bevy of revamped older titles like the Wii U had at launch.