What's the probability of OW coming to the Switch? Is it

>>376988209
Blizzard has trouble maintaining 3 platforms, what makes you think they could handle another one that would have to be reworked from the ground up?

>>376988254
>Blizzard has trouble maintaining 3 platforms
What makes you say that?
>reworked from the ground up
not the case with the switch, it's basically a weak nvidia gaming tablet

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>>376988209
>wanting to play an fps on a tablet
fucking casuals

I'd say 0%. The Switch's big gimmick is being a handheld-console hybrid and Overwatch is a game with no single player content, meaning that you won't be able to play it on the go. Even ignoring that, I don't think any game that gets regular patches will be able to have a Switch port due to the disgusting 32GB of internal storage

>>376988384
>the switch, it's basically a weak nvidia gaming tablet
You answered yourself, SherlockOP

>>376988209
>What's the probability of OW coming to the Switch?
0%
Spla2n will be better anyway

It really is about the switch's lack of power.

Keep in mind the Wii U is roughly. 50% more powerful than a PS3, and the Switch is only marginally faster than a Wii U. The Switch hardware falls way behind a standard PS4, which can barely hold Overwatch at a 58-60fps lock with dynamic resolution adjustments.

The biggest thing holding back an Overwatch port to Switch is it's CPU, which absolutely could not manage to run the game at 55-60fps average even at 720p.

And Blizzard would come under fire if they locked the game to 30fps.

>>376988389
overwatch is as casual as you can get with FPS, not like it matters

>>376988209
0%, Blizzard is too afraid of getting BTFO by Splatoon.

>>376988209
No, Blizzard even said it themselves. On top of that the Switch is weak as shit and wouldn't even be able to run on it , and it is always online game...on a fucking handheld. I don't think blizzard will bother but if Nintendo notices how big a trend Overwatch is and they start doing business with Blizzard, they will make a special version with gimped graphics and the online component would be only in docked mode, so if you wanted to play on the go you would be versing AI which would get boring very quickly. That's what would happen realistically if Nintendo bothered.

In my opinion the technology is not quite here yet, and the switch has the graphical power around the Xbox 360, so all you're gonna get is last gen ports. Just play splatoon for your multiplayer switch game.

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OW will never be on the switch

The reason isnt because of the power of the system, OW can scale down to anything as long as its x64

The reason isn't because of the online, OW uses amazon aws servers for everything, PC, Xbox, PS4, everything, the infastructure or account system of the console doesnt fucking matter to Overwatch, they all connnect to sthe same server and all the accounts do is validate the game license purchase.

The true reason why OW will never be on the nintendo switch:

How the FLYING FUCK are they going to sell lootboxes.

thats it, since nintendo is so fucking incompetent and can barely have DLC for a game, how the cunts are they going to supply monthly updates with new purchasable SKUs. Blizzard aint having any of that shit, if they cant sell jimmy his 50 loot boxes a week they arent going to port the fucking system.

>>376988254
WHAT IS VULKAN

You fucking idiot, its a breeze porting over PC games, only issue will be handling the frame rates and resolutions folks are use too

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>>376988779
>>376989295
>>376990270
OP BTFO

>>376988209
Who cares? For one thing, the Switch doesn't have native ethernet support so it's more likely that you get paired up with people with shoddy connections, and for two things, I already have Overwatch, and unless you can transfer skins from PS4 to the Switch, I don't see myself moving on over.

>>376990392
>Buying OW loot boxes on PS4 of all things

Thats like sharing needles, you've hit a new low anon

OW wouldn't make sense on the Switch.

Hearthstone on the other hand..

>>376990270
nintendo has been handling dlc just fine last gen.
hell, even on the Wii it worked.

>>376990392
You can bet your asshole that the grand majority of console users use wifi these days, even with the ethernet option.

Its a true plague.

>>376990392
I use wifi with my PC and PS4, what makes the switches wifi so much worse for others online?
I playing OW with wifi and no lag at all.

>>376990536
they have never done any dlc in the vein of multiple duplicate and repeatable purchases, such as a loot box.

or updated a game on a weekly or bi-weekly basis like overwatch needs.

they probably fucking cant

>Porting an online only game to a console that has a focus on portability as it's USP
Probably not happening. But if the Switch sells more I wouldn't be surprised if Blizz did port it, not like Overwatch is struggling in sales itself tho.

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>>376990675
overwatch might be shit but it aint fucking flash game shovelware

>>376990617
Monster Hunter got updates all the time and Bravely Default has ingame microtransactions.

Stop posting.

>>376990767
>monster hunger got updates all the time
you mean on "disk" content that just unlocked on a weekly basis

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I don't think it would run well, nor is it enough of a party game. The game's highlight game mode requires 12 people and more coordination. Shooters like COD, Quake, Halo, etc are more party like even with higher skill ceilings or twitch based styles.

>>376990494
He didn't say anything about buying boxes the game hands you them for free quite frequently

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>>376990898

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>>376990898
>and more coordination.

>>376988209
We're looking to announce it during E3. I'm on the team that's working on it. Be patient.

>>376990293
Vulkan doesn't magically make pouring games. It's just another graphics API that OW hasn't even been ported to yet.

>>376988779
Nigga are you pulling shit out of your ass?
The WiiU was SLIGHTLY more powerful than a 360.

>>376990738
True but they are just about equal money sinks

>>376988209
I dunno. Spla2n will show it will have a great install base and Overwatch isn't a very demanding game but seeing as how no developers optimize games anymore that might be a problem.

Blizzard can barely balance for consoles as it is. Since the Nintendo userbase is somehow the least autistic and resistant to change they've actually adapted to far superior gyro aiming, so they'd have to add that and balance for it as well.

>>376994916
The GPU was way more powerful.

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>>376988209
If you play Overwatch on anything other than PC then you're fucking stupid.
If you play Overwatch in general you're stupid

I guess its not entirely unfeasible.

It'll probably be like playing on PC on low though.

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>>376990270
sauce on the webm ?

>>376988209
Is anyone else waiting for the second gen Switch console?
Because first gen has some problems that a second gen could easily fix or improve.

>TFW waiting to play Mario kart

Speaking of Blizzard games, i would be into a port of Diablo 3 for the switch.

>>376990270
>OW uses amazon aws servers for everything, PC, Xbox, PS4, everything
And yet a PS+ subscription is required to play it on a PS4. And people keep supporting it.

>>376988254
>from the ground up?
OW runs on a toaster

Its because OW is an online only game.

>>376988209
I personally think it's unnecessary for Overwatch to come to the switch.
I think that Diablo 3 or hearthstone would be better suited to the system.

>>376997305
And the Switch is worse than a toaster. An i5 with integrated graphics outperforms the Switch.

>>376998241
Diablo 3? not likely
Hearthstone? Made on Unity, a platform that is confirmed to be making tools that allow easy build and ports to the switch?
yes

>>376998980
hello
I don't have money
and I wish I could afford a switch
the post

>>376988209
>wanting more ports

Fuck off. I want new and original games for the Switch, not the same games that are already on everything else.

>>376999086
Consider that Diablo 3 also has a console port. Wouldn't be too hard to port that version considering the versatility of the hardware.

>>376988209
this is probably one of the dumbest posts ive ever seen.

>>376998980
>>376998980
bait aside, the Switch power is about some GTX 500 series card

It's shit, sure, but still capable enough for OW on low-med settings.

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>>376988209
>What's the probability of OW coming to the Switch?
Pretty high.

>>376988209
Too many problems, I don't know where to start.

>Probably big downgrade of the visuals because of the Switch specs
>Blizz would need to developp new contents and new updates on a 4th console
>Not guaranteed the drones would buy enough copies / lootboxes to make it worth it, since on Nintendo consoles most sales are Nintendo's IP
>You would basically be unable to play the game using the primary gimmick of the console : handheld since it's an internet only game

>>376990596
>wifi and no lag at all
Impossible.

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the switch already has a competitive game with a wacky cast of characters

>>377001843
>>Not guaranteed the drones would buy enough copies / lootboxes to make it worth it, since on Nintendo consoles most sales are Nintendo's IP
maybe cause they are the only quality shit to buy

>>376998241
If Diablo 3 can run on a PS3, it can run on the Switch.

>>376999086
See >>377002271

OW sucks anyway. Switch has ARMS and Splatoon, too.

>>377001659

this making it onto the switch is a pipe dream

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>>376988209
0%
nintendo is much too jewish and charges exorbitant sums for cartridges for the game and the PRIVILEGE of having your game on a nintendo console. obviously this is unacceptable to activision + the fact that it probably couldn't even run the game to begin with

>>377002534
It really wouldn't be that difficult. Just loosen down the graphics on level 3 and you should be set.

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>>377002591
shiet nigguh is that sum finna jojo reference?

>>376990270
>How the FLYING FUCK are they going to sell lootboxes
The same way every other game with micro transactions does it on the 3DS? Are you baiting here?

>>376990738
That was not the discussion at hand.

>>376998980
>And the Switch is worse than a toaster.
Brother, you haven't seen how shit OW is on toaster settings. The Switch can easily run it on low settings, maybe low-mid.

>>376988209
Stick to your Mario games, kiddo.

>>376988209
I think they've essentially said in between the lines they don't plan to bring it over because they would have to remove particle and lighting effects that are semi necessary to reading an opponents moves.

>>377003220
That's just an excuse, if that were true they wouldn't let the minimum PC settings go that low.

>>376996557
2nd gen switch? I'd buy one

>>376996557
Me. Not getting fucked like I did with O3DS. At least DS Lite > DSi and DSiXL
GBA had better hardware revisions too but I wasn't as salty about it because the changes were more minor.

>>376999086
Agreed that Diablo 3 and Hearthstone would both be great switch ports

>>377003818
D3 is getting the necromancer soon, so I'd be surprised if they didn't re-release it AGAIN for xbone/ps4 anyway. Perfect time for a switch port.

>>376996557
Very much. I know now how disappointed I would've been if I bought a PS4 on launch, so I don't think I'll ever buy a console on launch unless it looks absolutely amazing.

>>377002271
Did you play D3 on ps3? It had reduced enemy waves. It's so unsatisfying when the places aren't packed full of monsters.

If they can't get the same enemy waves as ps4 I say don't bother.

This is why I'm more for an Overwatch port. Graphics will take a hit but at least everything will be there.

>>377004846
Overwatch sucks though.

>>376992963
I want to believe you so bad

>>376988209
I don't care about Over(rated)watch. Give me
>a decent MonHun
>home console Fire Emblem
>an exclusive Zelda, or at least another cross platform release
>a HD Zelda remake
>a Galaxy-tier Mario game
>third-party nip games
>Smash
>virtual console that isn't over-priced and has more games on offer

Blizz officially said they don't have the resources for maintain 4 different platforms
Most likely though the Switch isn't strong enough to run Overwatch without a heavy altered version that will probably sell like shit anyway.

>>377005560
>Over(rated)watch
>a Galaxy-tier Mario game

>>377005560
>a decent Monhun
Definitely coming.
>home console Fire Emblem
Also coming.
>an exclusive Zelda
Probably towards the end of life if at all, since BotW is like Twilight Princess.
>a HD Zelda remake
Of what? They remade OoT, MM, Wind Waker and LttP (ALBW is basically a remake).
>a Galaxy-tier Mario
You're getting Odyssey and you'll like it.
>third-party nip games
Already happening.
>Smash
Definitely happening at some point.
>virtual console that has more games
Will happen eventually
>virtual console that isn't overpriced
kek never ever

>>377005560
>>377005918
I forgot to add they remade TP as well.
Don't tell me you actually want a Skyward Sword remake.

More to do with ongoing support.
I think. The lootboxes and them having to handle updates across 4 platforms could be a hassle they dont see the money in yet.
From what they said, it sounded like they felt they would get hassled for not providing a local-multiplayer mode, which is idiotic, no one really expects that.

We'll see what happens when the Switch sells another million.

>>377001963
In what world do you live where wifi is a massive lagfest? I've been on wifi and ethernet for years and there's absolutely no difference in speed or connectivity that I've noticed in at least eight years wifi only or not. Hell, there were times where I got like 15 ping on servers in TF2 that were 16 x 16 on this thing.

>>377002073
this

>>376997305
Not really. Overwatch is really CPU intensive for some reason.

>>376989295
WiiU has been consistently said to have more graphical power than X360, with switch tablet mode performance said to be just a smidge better than WiiU. It"s adorable though that you think that PS3 & Xbox360 are so different when they were practically identical.

tl;dr ?
WiiU: stronger than 360, weaker than PS4. That's been the claim anyway.

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>>377009357
Don't ever talk to me again retard, you know nothing about what your talking about.

>>376988209
I really want OW on the Switch and I'm choosing to remain positive. We at least know that Blizz has already been bothered enough that Kaplan had to respond twice about a Switch port. There is already a demand and it can really only go up.

I wanna sit on my couch with a joycon in each hand, spread out and relaxed playing OW like a king. I want motion controls. I want LAN play. I wanna play on the go. GIMME GIMME GIMME