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DARK SOULS TRILOGY (PS4, XBOX ONE) is coming October 19th
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Probably people who don't own the games.
I'm 100% certain that Dark Souls 2 and especially 3 will never be released on Switch, especially with Bamco seemingly doing everything in its power to sabotage (whether intentionally or not) the release of 1. 2 will be seen as "not popular enough" to be released and 3 will be seen as too big an investment to be downported to Switch.
Even then, the issue is that Bandai Namco is offering Switch owners significantly less value for their purchase of Dark Souls Remastered than they're offering PS4/X1 owners for their purchase of the entire trilogy, and no matter what many think of Nintendo fans here people generally don't like spending more for the privilege of owning less. Add on to that the history of third parties giving Nintendo fans "tests" instead of simply supporting them with games and the fact that this particular game was delayed for 5 months with no explanation given I don't see how it's bad for some people to be at least a little peeved at this news.
Well, it runs at 30 fps, when the versions on the consoles that run DS3 at sub-30 fps are solid 60 fps.
if doom wolfestine can come on the swithc don't how DS3 cant
matter of fact im pretty sure its coming and it would be no point in nintendo announcing it if the first didnt come out yet
They want more money lol
What happens if you got all three and buy the bundle, do we get special border or something?
What happens if you got all three and buy the bundle, do we get special border or something?
I've seen the post from the other page where it came up as "a quick research". Do you have a link to the press release? I can't find it.
Yes...and? It's a port of a last gen game, a game that ran on systems a fair amount less capable than the Switch. The Switch definitely couldn't run the game at 60 FPS, true, but the only other option at the point was 30 FPS locked as opposed to some other odd frame-rate or keeping it unlocked. This isn't Wolfenstein II or Doom Eternal
Again, those games are 60 fps on PS4 and XBO, and they're heavily downported in order to hit 30 on Switch.
You can't just downscale DS3 to make it run on Switch, especially since From are not a very technically competent studio in regards to optimizing their games. It's the MHW argument all over again.
Can someone who says this isn't strange explain to me why they're releasing this on the literal same day as Dark Souls Remastered on the Switch? Because that definitely feels weird to me, considering it's not a bundle that anyone was particularly asking for...
I dont, just got it in email. I'm sure you'll see it on twitter or something
At least you could cut those frame rates in half to make those games work.
DS3 is a 30 fps game. Doom and Wolfenstein target 60 fps but do 30 fps on Switch. We will see.
With Dark Souls Remastered release on Switch that day, this could be an effort to give the PS4/X1 version of Dark Souls some attention. This bundle allows them to offload old releases (Dark Souls 2/3), move some additional Dark Souls Remaster sales on the PS4/X1 platform, and make extra money by bundling them all together. People may have missed the May release of DSR on PS4/X1 and now this bundle will get them interested.
why the fuck didnt they release this like two months ago when remastered came out god dammit
also bring demons souls back Sony please
also bring demons souls back Sony please
I remember when people used Dark Souls as an example of Switch finally getting day and date releases before the other platforms got collection bundles.
Kinda insane that reality is basically parodying that, with the remaster not only getting delayed for Switch alone but the trilogy collection getting released on other platforms the same day as DS1's Switch date.
I'm sure it's not out of spite for Nintendo platforms (it's definitely just a way to get more money out of PS4/Xbox One customers), but publishers seem to be really bad at executing business on Nintendo platforms even while they nail it on other platforms. I totally get why people feel like it's intentional sabotage.
Kinda insane that reality is basically parodying that, with the remaster not only getting delayed for Switch alone but the trilogy collection getting released on other platforms the same day as DS1's Switch date.
I'm sure it's not out of spite for Nintendo platforms (it's definitely just a way to get more money out of PS4/Xbox One customers), but publishers seem to be really bad at executing business on Nintendo platforms even while they nail it on other platforms. I totally get why people feel like it's intentional sabotage.
Dark Souls Remastered will be the first Souls game on a Nintendo platform.
It will also be the last.
That self sabotage tho
It will also be the last.
That self sabotage tho
This bundle at $80 is weird but I guess it's not a big deal when DS:R is $40 on all platforms, including the Switch.
I think it's just the timing that's ridiculous. You'll see headlines saying "On October 19th Switch is getting Dark Souls 1 while PS4/XB1 are getting Dark Souls 1-3" which is something Bamco could've avoided by spreading this out a bit.
Really weird decision.
I think it's just the timing that's ridiculous. You'll see headlines saying "On October 19th Switch is getting Dark Souls 1 while PS4/XB1 are getting Dark Souls 1-3" which is something Bamco could've avoided by spreading this out a bit.
Really weird decision.
Are there any former EA people in Bandai Namco? /s
Well, I'll have the last laugh - I'll buy DS1 remastered on Switch (already have it preordered with Prime 20% off for a long time), then they'll work their tails off porting DS2 and DS3 - but I won't buy these probably.
Well, I'll have the last laugh - I'll buy DS1 remastered on Switch (already have it preordered with Prime 20% off for a long time), then they'll work their tails off porting DS2 and DS3 - but I won't buy these probably.
This has to stop happening... I bet they delayed DS on switch JUST so they could leverage sales on other systems. I grow tired of these practices.
how/why nintendo ever partnered with bamco is beyond me... it's obvious the feeling isn't mutual.
Why would they "fear" their game selling well?
Anyway, dumb decision.
In for the Steelbook
I don't own the Remastered or Sotfs or the DS3 DLC, so depending on the price this might actually be a good deal.
I don't own the Remastered or Sotfs or the DS3 DLC, so depending on the price this might actually be a good deal.
Because these games are aiming 60fps. DS3 had performance problems on base Xbox one and ps4. The power is just not there.
It was sarcasm. Someone on ERA kept spreading that theory to explain the delay.
I don't mind paying a little more for portable versions of great games on a cart, but this does flag up the Switch edition as poor value. Reminds me of Mass Effect 3 on WiiU arriving just as the trilogy launched elsewhere- as a 30+ hour RPG without much that's similar on the system it's not necessarily a bad pick if you want something to play on the train, but when others are getting 3 games at the same time it feels a bit harsh.
That doesn't explain why it had to happen on the exact same day as the Switch release. Why would Bandai Namco not want to make sure people buy the $40 single-game port on Switch before they have the option to buy a collection with vastly more value to it. Why would they also not want to give the late-late port of a game as much of a spotlight as they could possibly give it considering it will have been nearly a year since the initial Nintendo Direct hype wave wore off?