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WWE 2K19: Nintendo Switch Release Officially Skipped

WWE 2K19 will not be released for Nintendo Switch following a backlash to last year's instalment, publisher 2K Games has officially confirmed.

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MrSwankSinatra2518d ago

warranted backlash, 2K should be ashamed of themselves for selling that bullcrap for full price.

AgeInTheCage2518d ago

Blame the developer for nintendo skimping on hardware for this alleged console, switch is a 100.00 more than nintendo should be charging, but since you guys abandoned wii u its how nintendo is recouping their loss by selling wii u ports and cheap hardware, enjoy that portability guys.

michellelynn09762518d ago

Doom and Wolf 2 are harder to do, so blame a lazy developer for this. Put some effort into it.

TallonIV2518d ago

Nothing to do with the hardware. Why can other developers such as Panic Button make excellent Switch versions of games?

wonderfulmonkeyman2518d ago

LOL, you really going to go on a tech rant?
Your console suck too compared to PC, so stuff the little fanboy rant.
The fact that you think it should be a hundred less shows that you have absolutely no clue whatsoever about what goes into the tech and R&D for a console the size of the Switch.

And don't even bother trying to use ports as ammo when you didn't say a damned thing about Sony or Microsoft doing it during their early PS4 and XB1 days.
You've got no soap box to bash from here, kid.
Take a seat.

TheGoodestBoi2518d ago

And yet a more demanding Doom and Wolfenstein 2 was able to put on and was smoother. So yes, the developer needs to be blamed

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Bastrad2517d ago

@Prettygoodgamer

You're a clown. How is an FPS easier to achieve than a third person game? If anything detail needs to be increased with an FPS. You haven't got a clue what you're talking about.

VariantAEC2516d ago

Doom (2016) is not the technological wonderkin you think it is.
My 2009 laptop is too old to support Vulkan and it still runs Doom (2016)!
The same PC that was running Crysis 3 at a whopping 0 frames per minute (while surprisingly still not managing to crash - I'm not joking about the FPS It was really that bad).
And while the Doom (2016) demo does actually run Its not exactly the best experience or even close to Switch as far as performance is concerned. As it turns out streaming in exactly the same amount of data your GPUs VRAM maxes out at (512MB) really destroys performance! Who knew (I did of course). At least in the demo there is zero way to rectify this issue (due to lack of console controls - the Steam demo rewrites or simply overrides custom configuration settings that users save on their hard disk too).

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Kumakai2517d ago (Edited 2517d ago )

You can’t squeeze water out of a rock. People wanted regular AAA games on Switch. Switch can’t do shit for processing so they have to be pared down. The exact shit I’ve been saying for over a year now. As a console switch sucks and it’s power limitations are real. Where’s final fantasy for Switch? Anthem coming to Switch? Red Dead? Nope.

Antnee5342518d ago

If maybe the main team wasnt fucking shitty and actually made the game instead of outsourcing the game to a un proven dev team!!

strayanalog2518d ago (Edited 2518d ago )

"2K is focused on making the best possible experience for WWE 2K fans and will continue evaluating all opportunities to deliver the franchise across additional platforms.”
- Because those can't be delivered on a Nintendo platform, so selling a broken game was the best possible experience, eh? Well, there's the door. Come back when you have more sense.

2pacalypsenow2518d ago

“There’s the door”

Pretty sure it’s Nintendo’s loss not 2k’s

wonderfulmonkeyman2518d ago

Not really, no.
That one game wouldn't have done jack for their Switch reputation, especially compared to other, better, games they could have gone with instead of lame-ass wrestling that they didn't even properly optimize.

Every time they screw up that bad, they lose another chance at strengthening their ties with yet another profitable platform.
And given the rise in many forms of costs lately, the more sources of income they have, the better.
No matter how lucrative the others are, having more sources is always better than less.

This game was clearly not their best effort.
They handed it off to an untested team and forgot about it.
They can, and should, do better.

Prince_TFK2518d ago

I doubt Nintendo owners will be missing much. The WWE franchise had went down the drain since 2K aquired it.

Shiken2518d ago

Nintendo fans are better off without this game if they are not going to port it right, and that is not something I say lightly. Many of us got burned on 2k18 due to it being a shoddy piece of shite port.

2k19 could have easily worked on Switch if they prioritized FPS over visuals. Sure it would not look as good, but it would still look great as a portable current gen game and actually be playable as well. There is zero reason to not port this to Switch besides incompetents on the dev half.

Oh well, I guess 2k goes down a notch in my book.

2pacalypsenow2517d ago (Edited 2517d ago )

Te best version is on the consoles that matter PS4, Xbox 1.

And on PC.

2k will be fine, if they were worried about the switch they would have put the effort into making a better port.

🤷🏻‍♂️

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lptmg2518d ago

so instead of trying to fix the game for the 2019 iteration, 2K is skipping it because it knows it's not competent enough

boing12518d ago

I think it's a simple calculation of development cost versus the return in sales. And this would not sell well on Switch, broken or not.

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PlayStation Now: most-played games in Spring

Marvel’s Avengers, Horizon Zero Dawn, and Bloodborne earn top spots across PS5, PS4, and PC.

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roadkillers1438d ago

Too bad God of War isn't on PSNow. It would've slaughtered the Avengers and Aloy!!

roadkillers1438d ago

Yea, I can't find any. Not even the digital versions, Facebook has them going $400 over retail.

poppatron1438d ago

I need to cancel my subscription, there’s rarely anything I like that I don’t already have

Stanjara1438d ago

So Avengers are fine? I thought that the game is dying.

crazyCoconuts1732d ago

PSNow continually ratcheting up the games. They've got a great catalog included at this point.

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LucasRuinedChildhood1732d ago (Edited 1732d ago )

"Resident Evil 7 biohazard is available until November 30, 2020." Less than 3 months for a game that came out almost 4 years ago.
"Final Fantasy XV is available until March 1, 2021."

I'm a PS guy but I don't think Sony is adding games fast enough to balance out how quickly they're leaving the service. And unlike most streaming services, their internally made stuff isn't all on PS Now either.

Don't get me wrong, PS Now is so much better now than it was last year but look at what Games Pass is getting (this is an incomplete list as well):
Hypnospace Outlaw (added August 27th, 2020)
Tell Me Why - Chapter 1 (added August 27th, 2020)
Double Kick Heroes (added August 28th, 2020)
Wasteland 3 (added August 28th, 2020)
Drake Hollow (added August 28th, 2020)
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard (added September 3rd, 2020)
Tell Me Why - Chapter 2 (added September 3rd, 2020)
The Jackbox Party Pack 4 (added September 3rd, 2020)
Touhou Luna Nights (added September 3rd, 2020)
Hotshot Racing (added September 10th, 2020)
Tell Me Why - Chapter 3 (added September 10th, 2020)
Destiny 2 expansions Forsaken, Shadowkeep (September 2020)

That's an exciting list that even includes completely new games. Sony can't compete if they don't go all in but it doesn't make financial sense for them to do that. Btw, PS Plus is way better than Games With Gold.

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crazyCoconuts1732d ago

Maybe another perspective is that PSNow already has more than double the games GamePass has so GamePass has some catching up to do?
Yea all their 1st Party games aren't on GamePass because.... well, they're awesome games that bring a lot of revenue in sales. If/when Xbox ever gets to that point we'll see if their policies change...

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MadLad1732d ago

@cornelis

"Sony isn't trying to sell its consoles on its services"

I'm going to avoid that statement, being that's simply your own, personal, observation.

We're simply looking at two separate companies that offer a subscription service that allow you to download games for the cost and, sorry, as someone who owns both, gamepass>PS Now.

jukins1732d ago

Lol resident evil isn't expensive they try on psnow good chance they'll buy if they like it and don't complete ezpecially with vr

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UnSelf1732d ago

Sounds like they played you.

Elda1732d ago

Your comment sounds stupid.

UnSelf1732d ago

Your stupidity shouldn't comment.

Elda1732d ago (Edited 1732d ago )

Your English class played you.

roadkillers1732d ago

Why did they take god of war off psnow. wtf sony

autobotdan1732d ago

Resident Evil 7 also was literally just added to Xbox Gamepass Ultimate for September lol

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ginsunuva1732d ago

Probably Capcom pushing it out rather than Sony/MS pulling it onboard.

Puty1732d ago

Sport sim WWE? Wrestling isnt sport.

preciousdeath1732d ago

I paid $40 for a year of PSNow. They have sales like that all the time. Even at the regular price of $60, it's an incredible value. Sony exclusives are actually worth retail price, so I don't mind them not being on PSNow until later. I also don't mind that games leave the service over time because I try to play them when early and then move on. I'm hooked on Dead Cells right now from August, so we'll see if I get to September games anytime soon.

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Are Wrestling Games Getting Worse?

Some of you may know that the latest instalment in the WWE gaming franchise 2K20 was released late last year to generally poor reviews. Some of this was based on graphical issues, but mostly it was due to the many glitches and bugs found – many of which are hilarious to witness.

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Atom6661960d ago

Fire Pro needs more love. The last PS4 title gets regular playtime from me.

I hear that there are financial troubles at the studio, but I'm hopeful for a Switch port one of these days.

The Wood1960d ago

Anyone remember Giant Gram Wrestling on the Dreamcast .....

Rambokind1960d ago

Ah hell yes! That was loads of fun.

Acecalibur1960d ago

Fire Pro just gets better. Buy it.

micdagoat191960d ago

I have Fire Pro for PS4 and PC but it seems more of like a Sim creator rather than people actually playing out matches. I still dont like anything as much as the N64 games

b163o11959d ago (Edited 1959d ago )

Golden Era of wrestling games in the Golden Era of wrestling. I've been contemplating going back and getting a N64 and getting those classic's
WWF Wrestlemania 2000
WWF No Mercy
WCW vs. nWo Revenge

micdagoat191956d ago

Yeah its the only wrestling games I still play consistently for fun.

TheTony3161960d ago

Yes. The last great wrestling game was svr 2006.

addictedtochaos1960d ago

Yes, the WWE ones at least. The last good one was 2K14 and the last great one was Here Comes the Pain.

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