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The Outer Worlds dev didn’t know it could work on Switch, team was “very surprised”

Sometime in 2020, Obsidian’s RPG The Outer Worlds will be on Switch. It wasn’t always something that was planned, nor did the team think it was necessarily possible. Co-game director Leonard Boyarsky said: “I don’t remember who first came up with that. It was external to the team. We weren’t sure it could be done.

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esckalon2068d ago (Edited 2068d ago )

Any game can be made playable if you understand the hardware and its limitations. Just fully optimize the game for it.

ShinjukuSon2068d ago

In your dreams. You would probably need 64 Switches in parallel to run Uncharted 4 the way the PS4 does.

DankSinatra2068d ago

The power of 64 switch consoles combined would be far more powerful than any console this gen or next.

EddieNX 2068d ago

Youd need like 2 and a bit switches lol.

Tross2067d ago

Thats...not how power works, at all. Someone would have built an ultra-powerful device beyond comprehension years ago if all they had to do was run a bunch of systems in parallel to power it and had the space to make that happen. For example, a CPU that's twice as powerful as another cannot be simulated by simply having two of the less powerful CPU running in tandem, and that's to say nothing about the other components of a system.

In any case, the Switch is clearly more capable than it seems although it's still impressive as heck that someone could attempt to port a game like this to it. Although the Switch version won't be the one I choose I'm still intrigued.

LucasRuinedChildhood2068d ago

It depends. A CPU intensive game is not going to run on a system with a poor CPU. If you tried to get Red Faction: Guerilla running on a Wii, it would have melted. Those physics simply weren't possible on that platform.

Hopefully next gen games are more CPU intensive as these games are the ones that truly push games forward in terms of tech.

Zeref2068d ago (Edited 2068d ago )

Noh.. that's not how it works lol

Some games are very much impossible.

If only xCloud was coming to Switch. That would be amazing.

froy4022068d ago (Edited 2068d ago )

@esck
Ok,, random expert dev guy...

slavish02067d ago

Damn really? How many games have u developed?

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Dark-soul2068d ago (Edited 2068d ago )

Why not? Graphics are shit, like game on ps3, but i am looking at it like at fallout game so i guess its ok

King_Noctis2068d ago

I’m guessing you play the game on console? On PC this looks great.

ocelot072068d ago

Disagree it looks alright in my opinion. I'm playing at 4k with shadows on medium. Far from a great looking game but it's alright.

Dark-soul2068d ago

Yes and no, on pc 10years ago some games looked better

King_Noctis2068d ago

“ Yes and no, on pc 10years ago some games looked better”

While that is a bit of an exaggeration, this game isn’t about graphic. Obsidian didn’t have enough fund to make this look like Crysis. This game is about story and exploration, and I’m glad that they stuck with that.

Brave_Losers_Unite2068d ago (Edited 2068d ago )

King_Noctis

That simply isn't true as I play the game on ultra and 1440p resolution. Theres too much of a blur on textures. The devs made a great game nonetheless

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iplay1up22068d ago (Edited 2068d ago )

I am playing on X1X, and the game looks good in 4K. Borderlands isn't exactly eye popping. Graphics aren't always everything.

CrimsonIdol2068d ago (Edited 2068d ago )

You got some seriously rose-tinted glasses on if you think this looks like a game on PS3. Although I guess back then there would have been some analogue of you saying the same shit about Fallout 3 looking like a PS2 game.

Dark-soul2068d ago

This game looks very average, some games 10years ago looked same or better, open your eyes

crazyCoconuts2068d ago

Technically those would be poop-tinted glasses...

Rekkr2068d ago (Edited 2068d ago )

OuterWorlds has framerate issues on the Xbox one X, So I can only imagine how bad it Will run for the Switch. The framerate is so bad in Xbox one X it makes dizzy as hell. I have never had that problem before either.

Neonridr2067d ago

lower resolution / framerate means less taxing on the hardware

Rekkr2065d ago (Edited 2065d ago )

But it also means it will
Look like shit! 🖕👍🏻

djl34852067d ago

You're the only one then. I've yet to experience framerate issues.

Rekkr2065d ago

Because you’re a fucking liar!

iplay1up22067d ago

The Witcher 3 on Switch is fantastic. Just the fact it's in my hands.

Rekkr2065d ago (Edited 2065d ago )

If you like terrible resolution & bad framerate then yes it’s Fantastic! 🖕👍

Neonridr2065d ago

but it's not bad framerate

iplay1up22065d ago

Do you have it for Switch? I do, and I also have it for my X1X. The Switch framerates are not bad at all, and I am playing in handheld mode. It looks great! Haters going to hate!

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Sony is all-in on PlayStation Plus, says its most expensive tier is thriving

Sony kicks off PS Plus' 15th anniversary by chatting with Game File about the past, present and future of its gaming subscription service: Talking price, catalogue tweaks and where the PS3 games are.

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CrimsonWing692d ago

Glad, I’m about to downgrade when they raise the price. For me, I don’t really access much or care about the games they have in the library and if I do, it’d be cheaper to just buy them over time rather than stick to some expensive subscription model.

crazyCoconuts1d 22h ago

When you're new to the service you've got an avalanche of games to play. After you catch up, I agree, it's not worth it beyond the Essential tier for me.
That being said, the Essential tier is the best deal in console gaming imo, based on the monthly games you get to keep.

Profchaos1d 16h ago

Yeah same will be downgrading $214 aud is insane and we don't even get the streaming capabilities in Australia which they said would make the top level subscription cheaper.

If i was to just buy the games I actually play that come to the service id be far better off.

Ill keep the essential tier to retain the games ive collected since the ps3 and for mp but I'm not convinced of the premium tiers value any more

victorMaje1d 13h ago

Went back to essential a few months ago. I’m buying more physical and it has helped in finishing more games.

Profchaos1d 3h ago

Tend to agree if i go to the trouble of buying a disc ill typically finish it

Alos881d 23h ago

Extra is probably the best value for money right now, Premium doesn't have anything special enough to justify paying the additional imo.

OtterX1d 23h ago

*unless you have a Portal & you catch Premium on discount during Days of Play or Black Friday.

Yea, I really do wish they'd up their effort on Premium titles, but allowing a large catalog of titles that can stream to your Portal without even having to use your PS5 is pretty awesome. We travel about 2 hours to stay with my inlaws from time to time, so it's been pretty killer to only need to take my Portal for that!

andy851d 22h ago

Yup if you have a portal premium is the best tier for sure

KyRo1d 6h ago

Extra has been getting worse and worse each month. I've had it since it's launch and it's been great to play some games I may not have played but the selection has been declining rapidly for a while now. My sub runs out in August and I'll be going back to essential. They actually add games to that which are more appealing.

jznrpg1d 23h ago

Add some more classics with trophies. Vagrant Story first

OtterX1d 23h ago

Nice choice. I agree!

Jeanne D'Arc was my favorite PS+ catalog title from last year & I Platinumed it!

Eonjay1d 20h ago

I like Ridge Racer, Tekken and Grandia. Add Xenogears, digimon World 3, Classic GTA and ill be happy

jznrpg1d 19h ago

Jeanne D’Arc was great!

@Eonjay there is a Grandia collection available for PS4, I’m not sure if it’s been on plus already or not

darthv721d 23h ago

cloud streaming to the portal, without using the ps5, is the selling point of premium to me.

Obscure_Observer1d 23h ago

If the consumers are happy, Sony is even happier.

It is what it is.

Eonjay1d 20h ago

I tend to agree with you.

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Hitoshi Sakimoto Celebrates 40 Years Of Game Composing With A Streaming Collection

The legendary composer celebrates forty years of game composing with a new collection.

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Yoshida claims PS believes Xbox is their only competitor, truth is they don’t have one any more

Former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida claims PlayStation still believes Xbox is their only true competitor, not Nintendo.

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Terry_B8d ago

True, they have pretty different audiences..and some People just have both at home or a PS and a PC that emulates more or less everything from Nintendo.

Knightofelemia7d ago

Xbox hasn't been a competitor since the XB360. Last generation and this generation Sony has been running circles around Xbox. As for Sony vs Nintendo Sony runs circles yes but I don't really see Nintendo as competition. Nintendo does their own thing and it works.

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Lightning777d ago

Details are important. Console sales yes. Overall games Xbox seems to be doing fairly well in that department.

LoveSpuds7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

MS were doing so well that they had to start selling their games on their main competitors system which in turn results in around 30% of each sale going to Sony as the platform holder.

I do think tjat MS' fortunes will improve now that they are actually selling games rather than giving them away for pennies on the dollar.

Something that occurs to me is that the more success MS published games have elsewhere, the more stark it will become that selling games is much more profitable than renting them. If that becomes highly noticable, I wonder what the shareholders (who ultimately run the show) will make of a service which has stagnated for years?

crazyCoconuts7d ago

PlayStation doesn't compete with third party games, they compete on consoles. They profit from third party games. If you're not comparing consoles there's no point in comparing.

drivxr7d ago

Console wars are over.

Eventually, everyone else will catch up to this fact.

attilayavuzer7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

I think it's all PS fans have left at this point. Console wars were always a competition for fourth place behind Nintendo, PC and mobile. If Xbox evaporates into a hybrid virtual platform, then PS will be perennially left in last place.

Christopher7d ago

Strange, I recall all those FCC documents and witness testimonies saying the exact opposite... Guess Microsoft doesn't know what it's talking about?

PanicMechanic7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

Great analysis. Just joking.

Pretending like companies give a f about where they “rank” against each other is just super retarded. This isn’t the World Cup.

Tell me, how does “PC” compete against a brand like PlayStation? It just doesn’t make sense at all. What you just said, is complete and utter nonsense

BlaqMagiq17d ago

I don't think PS cares about being in this so-called "last place" you came up with when they're making profits hand over fist.

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Destiny10807d ago

microsoft wanted to crush sony into dust and they had the money to do it, but with such weak leadership it was always going to fail

Reaper22_7d ago

Had the money? They still have the money but the industry has changed since xbox 360. Microsoft is the number one publisher in gaming. I'd hardly call that failing.

IRetrouk7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

The industry hasn't changed though, just ms, Microsoft was the no1 publisher for a month in december 2024, the actual no1 for fy2024 was tencent if game sales are all that's being counted.

Profchaos7d ago

Money doesn't mean you'll be successful large corporations have entered and failed before like Nec

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