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David Vonderhaar, design director of Treyarch, laughs at the question of a Switch CoD Bo4 Port
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I mean, Modern Warfare - a 360 / PS3 game - ran on the Wii. And it was actually good.
A next-gen CoD just pushes up graphical bells and whistles but you could easily keep core gameplay exactly the same downgrading those. Battle Royale mode might perhaps be a different story tho
A next-gen CoD just pushes up graphical bells and whistles but you could easily keep core gameplay exactly the same downgrading those. Battle Royale mode might perhaps be a different story tho
It's hilarious to me that people don't understand that maybe not every game is the right fit for Switch. On top of that this game has by all accounts had an insanely troubled development cycle so he might just be laughing at the fact that this game is coming in hot on its current consoles and the idea of adding a switch version on top of that is a little funny. The fact that people are so serious about gaming that they worry about people "disrespecting" a platform will never not be funny though.
Totally agree. Only good thing that comes out of this thread is that I get to put on ignore another crazy zealot
I think we should stop taking vaguely perceived slights against corporate products as personal attacks.
Yep. Don't expect every AAA title to make it's way to the Switch. I know I'm gonna love the thing when I buy one, but I know it doesn't have the power to compete with the other two consoles on equal ground.
Obviously none of you played the 6 or 7 CoD's that came out for GC, Wii and Wii U which were significantly underpowered compared to the Switch.
It's not port begging.
It's talking about a mass appeal franchise skipping a mass appeal console. Seems worth discussing.
For sure, especially since over a half dozen other CoD's came to Nintendo's significantly weaker consoles.
It would be nice to know the facts as to why not.
Lots of arm chair game devs in this thread including the OP. He probably laughed because he gets asked this question constantly and he knows that there is no way they can deliver a competent MO shooter without spending tremendous amount of resources because their engine is not built for it.
"But Doom, Wolfenstein, etc...". are all built on different engine(s) and middleware. I would think the dude laughing knows more about this then the OP.
Nobody is laughing because Switch is a bad platform. However it's not a platform for this particular game.
"But Doom, Wolfenstein, etc...". are all built on different engine(s) and middleware. I would think the dude laughing knows more about this then the OP.
Nobody is laughing because Switch is a bad platform. However it's not a platform for this particular game.
What?
What does a random COD game on GameCube have to do with porting Black Ops 4 to Switch?
The previous portable Black Ops was such a hit they are taking it carefully this time :P
What do COD games being on GameCube have to do with this game being able to be ported to Switch?
Not at all - you guys are reaching for no reason.
You wouldnt sound the same if any big dev laughed off the idea of a popular games coming to PS/Xbox or PC.
Its not a big issue....but the issue isnt that the game isnt coming to whatever system, but how its conveyed.
Still...no.
The game isnt coming to Switch - no amount of port begging will change that. And from what ive gathered not many Switch owners are asking for it, with the lack of Single Player most BR fans are happy with their free Fortnite on Switch.
Lol at the overreaction at his response.
Who knows why he laughed. Who cares? Maybe he thinks the Switch wouldn't be able to run it or maybe he finds the "perfect on the switch" memes funny. I mean, everybody always asking for the Switch is funny even if the game can run on it. It's almost a running gag now.
Who knows why he laughed. Who cares? Maybe he thinks the Switch wouldn't be able to run it or maybe he finds the "perfect on the switch" memes funny. I mean, everybody always asking for the Switch is funny even if the game can run on it. It's almost a running gag now.
This is a stupid thread that seems to exist jusy to incite attacks on a developer. Also the entire reason he laughed is because is because it was like the fifth question he was asked that he had no way to answer because he's not the person making those decisions. He laughed at other business related questions in that interview, wonder why people aren't mad at those.
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Some games are getting ported and are running OK, albeit downgraded (understandably). Guy who works for a company has a laugh in context of an interview, probably imagining the additional time it would take and cuts made, and it's pitchfork time.
Some of you are nuts. Seriously.
You are maliciously taking my talking points out of context and leaving out the most important details of what I said to fit your opinion. Donald Trump's people do the same thing.
Of course if you even mention Switch games and another console it's hounded down as port begging. Despite those being "mass appeal" games and "mass appeal" consoles.
Oh my god hahahahaha
What? You said:
"Obviously none of you played the 6 or 7 CoD's that came out for GC, Wii and Wii U which were significantly underpowered compared to the Switch."
I'm just asking why the existence of COD games on GameCube is relevant to this game getting ported to switch. Not sure what you are on about with the Trump thing.
How is it conveyed then? The OP makes it look like the dev is laughing like a Big Bang Theory audience at a joke. He is chuckling and saying that its not his decision.
Also. Exclusive new footage for Black Ops 3 for Switch in docked mode:
Just because Wolfenstein 2 ran at times in 360p on a console doesnt mean another game has to. It would need to be downported to a hardware weaker and maybe the devs dont see it as lucrative to do that, judging the performance of the WiiU port.
That reminded me of of Joe Pesci's quote from Goodfellows before he went apeshit on the guy:
"You mean, let me understand this cause, ya know maybe it's me, I'm a little fucked up maybe, but I'm funny how, I mean funny like I'm a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh, I'm here to fuckin' amuse you? What do you mean funny, funny how? How am I funny?"
Edit: Maybe that developer was laughing when re remembered how Switch's Online Chat works :P.
I thought he laughed cause many people had probably asked for a Switch version before (especially on social media) but Activision has no current plans about that, or because he thinks it's not possible to the point where it's like a joke, idk.
I don't think the thread is that stupid considering it's not the first time developers from Activision and EA laughed at these sort of questions, but i wouldn't read too much into it anyway. Just ignore.
No one is mad about the answer as well - you guys are reaching with predicting personal attacks on the dev on whatever just because a single person said that he could have answered that question in a more helpful way.
99% of this thread is people saying its not a big deal.
I know its very difficult to understand for some of you guys since you are really stuck in this hardcore bubble...but we have likely people with a Switch who might be interested to know if the game is coming or has a chance coming to Switch. If you watch the video as someoe who might be interested in CoD on Switch....getting this type of response isnt really helpful.
As simple no, nothing to announce or planned is more helpful...than just laughing off.
Its a simple no with a light chuckle in a laid back interview.
Oh....i might have to rewatch it then....i missed him actually saying no.
If he said no, i dont get the point of this thread....thought he was just laughing it off.
He literally says that with a light hearted laugh. Like how are you taking it more than it is?
- Developers dont owe you a thing.
- If your desire to play that game is this strong, invest in a different platform (there are THREE to choose from) and support it. Unless you have a weird blood pack with Nintendo, this should be possible. It's what adults do when they want things.
- Game development take time. It's not a button they press and Switch versions start popping off a conveyor belt. Have you thought they maybe they dont want a dumber down version of their art/medium out there? Maybe the game they are trying to work on is exactly how they want it, and that's their right? Again, they dont owe you anything.
This is port begging and this thread should be closed.
- If your desire to play that game is this strong, invest in a different platform (there are THREE to choose from) and support it. Unless you have a weird blood pack with Nintendo, this should be possible. It's what adults do when they want things.
- Game development take time. It's not a button they press and Switch versions start popping off a conveyor belt. Have you thought they maybe they dont want a dumber down version of their art/medium out there? Maybe the game they are trying to work on is exactly how they want it, and that's their right? Again, they dont owe you anything.
This is port begging and this thread should be closed.
he didn't say no, he said he's just the guy who designs the shoes. Which is to say that he's not the guy to answer the question to begin with. Def read the thread if you have yet to.
One thing you nailed though is that this thread is pointless
I somehow missed the no on my first watching...maybe the volume was too low so i didnt register it during the laughing. Just heard the shoe part.
But yeah, if he said no...which kinda kills the reason for this thread.
You arent...wrong lol.
Since this is a minor nitpick in a long video interview without the full context, and it has only been flaming platform-wars, this thread has been closed to further replies.
Didn't you hear? Thread's closed. Doesn't matter where you go, but ya can't stay here
But it's stupid because he laughed at a number of business related questions in that interview, because they're not his questions to answer. This is just the OP cherry picking one particular response to get upset at because it relates to a video game console that they like.
You're not wrong that the majority of people in this thread are saying it's not a big deal, but that doesn't change the fact that the initial OP comes across as wanting people to dogpile on a developer just because they laughed at a question they can't answer.
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