There's FIFA 18 - and there's EA Sports FIFA on the Nintendo Switch - Sensationalist Headlines

[quote]EA's Patrick Söderlund announced the title during Nintendo's 12th January Switch presentation, saying: "EA Sports' FIFA on Nintendo Switch will be the most immersive, social, and authentic sports game ever created for Nintendo players." He added: "It will deliver the FIFA experience custom-built for Nintendo Switch so you can play anywhere, play with anyone, and play how you want to play." Söderlund's comments suggested FIFA on Switch wouldn't be the same game as FIFA 18, which is due out on PC, PS4 and Xbox One later this year. But former EA executive Peter Moore (now of Liverpool FC), made a point of referencing the game as FIFA 18 in response to concerns it would not be the same FIFA game released on other consoles. Over on EA's website, the company explains what it's going for with the Switch version of FIFA: [quote]If you're at the park, at your friend's house, or on vacation, you can always stay connected to the biggest matches. You'll be able to get on the pitch with your favourite players and teams from the world's best leagues in iconic stadiums from around the world... all with the unmatched authenticity and depth that FIFA is known for.[/quote] Now, in a press release designed to hype up EA's EA Play 2017 event at E3 next month, the mega publisher noted two separate FIFA games: FIFA 18 and EA SPORTS FIFA on the Nintendo Switch, to give the latter its full title.[/quote] [url]http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-05-26-theres-fifa-18-and-theres-ea-sports-fifa-on-the-nintendo-switch]Eurogamer[/url] From Andrew Wilson, from a recent earnings meeting, as quoted by [url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/05/ea-goes-from-cautious-to-bullish-on-nintendo-switch-support/]Ars Technica[/url] [quote]“We feel really good about it," EA CEO Andrew Wilson said in response to a question about the Switch in a recent earnings call. "We have a tremendous relationship with Nintendo and have done for many, many years and are excited by the fact that they have come out very strong and are bringing in a whole new player base into the ecosystem. We continue to be bullish on it and are looking at other titles that we might bring to the Switch."[/quote]

So they're selling an inferior version and using it to gauge interest for ALL EA titles on the console? Give them a chance, man.

[QUOTE=chipsnapper2;52284882]So they're selling an inferior version and using it to gauge interest for ALL EA titles on the console? Give them a chance, man.[/QUOTE] This has been the case with every EA game released on a portable platform. EA only released one Madden game for the 3DS, the only handheld that got even a modicum of the support than mainstream consoles have was the PSP. And even then, those were dumbed down versions of the PS2 version, which in and of itself was a super dumbed down version of the 360/PS3 variants.

This version is also based on the 360 version, not the PS4/Xbox One versions.

Can't wait for them to release the same version 4 years in a row like the did with the Vita. Giving the switch its own version honestly seems like more work than just porting the normal console version over these days.

"wow this cut down last gen version of fifa didnt sell well, i guess switch isnt for us either haha sorry nintendo"

would the switch be even capable of running a last-gen version port of FIFA anyway? Doesn't it have like a Tegra X1 processor (Nvidia shield)?

[QUOTE=barttool;52289774]would the switch be even capable of running a last-gen version port of FIFA anyway? Doesn't it have like a Tegra X1 processor (Nvidia shield)?[/QUOTE] It has an [B]underclocked[/B] Tegra X1. That chip was already barely faster than a 360 in most workloads.

The NVIDIA Shield handheld console had a K1 processor I believe, big difference between the K1 and the X1