Nintendo rumored to receive a Elden Ring port for Switch 2 by the end of 2025

[Neversummer]

Yuh PS is a wrap if this is true. Nintendo blurring the lines in power getting more of not all 3rd party while PS has no exclusive w poor first party output.

Nintendo is double downing on there first party output while getting more 3rd party. Nintendo bought a port studio not to port Nintendo games to competing platform/storefront but to bolster Nintendo hardware & storefront while PS bought port studio to diminish it. Nintendo is smart by using there port studio to bolster its lineup by making more 3rd party day n date of release within the first year.

Say bye bye to Final Fantasy, Persona, Yakuza, Monster Hunter & essentially any major 3rd party game that wouldn’t released on Nintendo & only release on PS. As if it wasn’t more clear Nintendo will only become a great direct competitor as if they wasn’t a Switch 2 even PS will have trouble getting Asia base exclusivity deal if Nintendo Switch 2 is anywhere near PS4 considering Nintendo dominance & portability aspect in Asia.

Sony took to long to consolidate & secure there future while MS/Xbox has done that since 2020 & they’ll likely continue consolidating as owning the publisher, studio & ip becomes more important for future security, competing ability & expansion.

I can see Nintendo sign deals to make games using 3rd party franchise close to PS as Nintendo continues to show developers that they can be successful by only releasing on Nintendo. I can even see Nintendo sign a deal w MS to get a Banjo game made exclusively to Nintendo & possibly other platformer ip like Crash & Spyro

 

[Johnic]

LMAO, you again with your PS is dead crap. A 30fps/1080p game, released years before, sure will kill PS.

 

[MrAss]

LMAO, you again with your PS is dead crap. A 30fps/1080p game, released years before, sure will kill PS.

It will be even less than 1080p. It's running at 900p on Xbox One

 

[Muddasar]

Yuh PS is a wrap if this is true.

I knew who the OP was the moment I read that.

Give it a rest will you.

 

[ConcentratedBuffoonery]

Good god OP. Being an xbox life long fan, living through their demise and still keeping your blood oath to them has rotten your brain. This type of post verges on insanity, you sound like a DC villain.

 

[Vertigo]

Well switch 2 should be powerful enough for ps4 ports.

 

[Neversummer]

LMAO, you again with your PS is dead crap. A 30fps/1080p game, released years before, sure will kill PS.

The PS4 version of Elden ring was the best version to play.

Nintendo blurring the line between power & 3rd party under the eyes of many.

Soon all 3rd party will be at the performance & fidelity that you can see on PS making it unrecognizable as the version on Nintendo consoles if it’s not Switch 2 the line will be completely blurred in Switch 3

 

[Neversummer]

Good god OP. Being an xbox life long fan, living through their demise and still keeping your blood oath to them has rotten your brain. This type of post verges on insanity, you sound like a DC villain.

Not a Xbox fan & haven’t own one since Xbox 360 just a realist in the PS community & wishing/wanting the best for the PS platform & storefront

 

[Boswollox]

This is Microsoft reaping and Nintendo sowing.

You want to remove the hard lines between old and new generation? You want to make old hardware as usable as new hardware, sharing the same software across multiple skus and generations?
Then don't be surprised when 'old' hardware in the form of a new box eats your lunch.

I've said before, but if Sony or Microsoft dropped a £199 console that only did 1080p@30(60 if possible) it would sell like fucking gangbusters.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

I had an idea WRT Nintendo and more 3P support for Switch 2: they're in a very unique position where they can basically collab with 3P for Switch-exclusive content crossovers leveraging their IP. If any of you remember when Namco had platform-exclusive characters for Soul Caliber 2 (Heitachi for PS2, Link for Gamecube, Spawn for Xbox), then basically they could do something like that with multiple ports at a new level, for Switch 2.

Of course, Nintendo's have to collab in co-development of that type of content and co-fund it as well, but given how evergreen their IP are and how easily they can work in cameo content to other IP (just as they have games where 3P content can seamlessly show up, i.e Smash Bros.), I think it's a near certainty they'll do that going forward with choice 3P games, whether they're Day 1 or late ports. Elden Ring just seems like a cool opportunity to do that with some Zelda-based stuff or Fire Emblem cameos. That's a good way for Nintendo to get players of those games to their platform (exclusive content), and Bandai-Namco to get additional sales & double/triple-dippers.

Not saying any of this to validate the rumor whatsoever, the rumor itself could be complete BS. But, I wouldn't be shocked if that's a strategy Nintendo pursue with 3P next gen, especially given Switch 2 will probably still face instances where it can't get certain games Day 1 due to technical reasons, or it just releasing after those games have launched. It'd be crazy to see how this could be built upon with games like, say, FF VII & Rebirth (both games I'm 100% expecting get Switch 2 ports), and even GTA6 (also expecting a Switch 2 port, tho not Day 1).

That alongside their own 1P exclusives, will likely be a major part of Nintendo's strategy in retaining & growing upon Switch's market success with its successor.

 

[Muddasar]

The PS4 version of Elden ring was the best version to play.

Nintendo blurring the line between power & 3rd party under the eyes of many.

Soon all 3rd party will be at the performance & fidelity that you can see on PS making it unrecognizable as the version on Nintendo consoles if it’s not Switch 2 the line will be completely blurred in Switch 3

You live in cloud cuckoo land if you think handhelds will somehow be on par with home consoles eventually meaning home consoles technology growth will have to stagnate.

A handheld will never compete with a home console for obvious reasons even you know about.

Just another one of those rubbish threads from you.

Elden Ring a current generation game is coming to next gen Switch 2? Oh my God Playstation is doomed.

What happens when Elden Ring 2 is announced?

Will that run on Switch 2? Please.

 

[Muddasar]

That alongside their own 1P exclusives, will likely be a major part of Nintendo's strategy in retaining & growing upon Switch's market success with its successor.

The whole reason 3P left Nintendo is cause their games sold like shit on them.

What has changed?

Anyone remember Capcom going all in on Gamecube? They regretted it later.

Same with EA and Co.

 

[Boswollox]

At some point the cost of new high end hardware will outstrip demand for those who want to pay premium prices.

It wasn't long ago that a repackaged GameCube sold 120 million units, despite having dog shit graphics.

With 1080p being more than good enough for a majority, and upscaling technologies becoming so good that soon 720p will be indistinguishable from 4k, another Wii will steal the market.

Wii had to compete against consoles with better graphics during a graphix war. Imagine if it had no completion and everyone wanted one.
First console to sell 200 million?

 

[peter42O]

Elden Ring isn't for me but that would be a good get for Nintendo Switch 2. Granted, three plus years later but better late than never. Can't wait for Switch 2!!

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

The whole reason 3P left Nintendo is cause their games sold like shit on them.

So you're saying their games sold poorly on DS? 3DS? I think not. Now on Gamecube and Wii U? Yes, but that's because those consoles (especially Wii U) had absurdly low install bases. Switch and, by any safe measure, Switch 2, don't and won't have that problem.

The only other reason would've been lack of power, but that'll be less of an issue going forward. Not completely absent as a factor, but less of one.

What has changed?

1: 3P pushing for more multiplatform support altogether

2: PlayStation software sales market basically collapsing in regions like Japan

3: Nintendo successfully merging their portable & home console lines into a single product

4: Image upscaling technology

5: Switch 2 having some form of DLSS 3 (basically confirmed at this point)

6: 3P focused extensively on cross-gen support; Switch 2 will be at least more performant than PS4 & XBO, and comparable to PS4 Pro & Series S (when docked, I'd image, and its DLSS is utilized)

7: Xbox market share collapsing, meaning 3P will want to look for any additional viable platforms to supplement that loss. Nintendo can fill that void.

Anyone remember Capcom going all in on Gamecube? They regretted it later.

Same with EA and Co.

Literally different era and different market conditions. Also Nintendo were still directly competing with Sony & Microsoft back then; they've stopped doing that since 2005/2006.

I'm not even saying Nintendo will get a bunch of 3P exclusives; they won't. But if they wanted to leverage their IP for exclusive platform content in versions of 3P ports to their platform, they could definitely do so. And they're in a unique position to do that, especially as a means of helping get ports of games that might've otherwise skipped their platform or release a lot later.

 

[Muddasar]

So you're saying their games sold poorly on DS? 3DS? I think not. Now on Gamecube and Wii U? Yes, but that's because those consoles (especially Wii U) had absurdly low install bases. Switch and, by any safe measure, Switch 2, don't and won't have that problem.

Names all those 3P games which sold well on the DS and 3DS?

And the Switch for that matter with huge console sales.

How many 3P games in the Top 20/30 and what did they sell.

You can count them with your fingers.

What makes you think the Switch 2 will change things when the Switch couldn’t?

Nothing has changed. Nintendo console buyers primarily buy Nintendo consoles for Nintendo games.

All those reasons you have given mean nothing.

The biggest 3P releases will be for PS, Xbox and PC simply because the Switch 2 will be last gen hardware no matter how much people sugar coat it.

GTA6 coming to Switch 2?

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Names all those 3P games which sold well on the DS and 3DS?

Dude, there are THOUSANDS of games on DS & 3DS. I'm not naming those games. But you can think of a few, I'm sure you can.

And the Switch for that matter with huge console sales.

Minecraft.

Ace Attorney.

Monster Hunter.

Dragon Quest.

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Legacy.

And that's just off the top of my head.

How many 3P games in the Top 20/30 and what did they sell.

I just named a few but, it's Sunday and I'm not looking up numbers. Hell I'm trying to watch a film while typing this xD.

You can count them with your fingers.

If we're being reductive enough, the same could potentially be said about PlayStation :/

What makes you think the Switch 2 will change things when the Switch couldn’t?

Change what? You're running with an idea based on a precedent you observed from old Nintendo home consoles, and have both applied that to their handhelds (mistake #1), and to the Switch (mistake #2) without providing evidence.

Nothing has changed. Nintendo console buyers primarily buy Nintendo consoles for Nintendo games.

Yes, but that doesn't mean 3P games sell zero copies on their system.

All those reasons you have given mean nothing.

OK, but I'm pretty sure I know what I'm speaking of on this topic.

The biggest 3P releases will be for PS, Xbox and PC simply because the Switch 2 will be last gen hardware no matter how much people sugar coat it.

So Fortnite won't be on Switch 2? You doubt MS won't at least look into getting ESO and Sea of Thieves on Switch 2? You think Capcom isn't planning a SF6 port to Switch 2? Namco with Tekken 8? You don't think the rumored FF IX remake is getting a Switch port? Metaphor? Persona 6? Heck the Sonic games tend to sell best on Nintendo hardware these days.

Keep in mind, the OG Switch already got Hogwarts Legacy, Witcher 3 and Mortal Kombat. Some of the biggest games released this gen and last gen. Switch 2 is going to run rings around Switch 1 in terms of performance metrics, so that is one reason why they'll get more 3P support with Switch 2. Will they get EVERY major 3P game? No. But they'll get a good deal more than Switch 1 managed.

GTA6 coming to Switch 2?

There's a high probability it does. It'd be easy money for Take-Two, especially if it came before an eventual PC port.

 

[Muddasar]

Dude, there are THOUSANDS of games on DS & 3DS. I'm not naming those games. But you can think of a few, I'm sure you can.



Minecraft.

Ace Attorney.

Monster Hunter.

Dragon Quest.

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Legacy.

And that's just off the top of my head.


If we're being reductive enough, the same could potentially be said about PlayStation :/

Is that it?

You obviously know there aren’t many more. Come on now.

It’s not reductive. The same can’t be said about Playstation because 3P games are the most popular games played by PlayStation gamers.

 

[Eternal_Wings]

Guys you're overreacting. It's not given that Elden Eing will do some numbers on Switch 2. Remember guys Dark Souls haven't achieved any milestone on Switch so far. Souls is not the audience of Nintendo fans. Same goes btw for modern Final Fantasy. If it's not some old school Retro Pixel style JRPG or Monolitsoft title it doesn't do really well perform sales-wise on Nintendo Switch. Speaking of Monolithsoft, every Xenoblade game sold less than 2 million units on Nintendo Switch. This is far less than Final Fantasy only on PlayStation. Just saying just because Nintendo Switch 2 is Japanese doesn't mean every Japanese franchise will perform well there. Keep in mind exclusive Metal Gear Solid and Resident Evil 4 (timed) flopped hard on Nintendo GameCube. Even niche JRPGs like Ys and Legend of Heroes do sell by a significant majority more on PlayStation. But of course that doesn't mean Sony should be slacking in Japan. They definitely need to improve there, it's one of the areas where they need to make more 1st party Japanese games.

 

[Hatefield]

If its as shit as the dark souls port, lord have mercy