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Khanivore

Mar 17, 2018 @ 7:34am

Any future Switch release?

Having this game go portable on the hugely successful Switch would sell this game beyond Steam numbers as we have seen with so many indie games to date

So far open world games like Zelda BotW, Skyrim, Xenoblade are on Switch, and other games with a semi-open world feel like Dark Souls, Metroid Prime 4 and Wolfenstein on the way

Would be exciting to have this one go portable, would play it a lot more

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Zeev

Mar 17, 2018 @ 7:37am

It will be funny if Switch would run this game at 30 FPS without stutters while my i7-6700K, GTX1080ti cannot even run it at 1080p without stutters.

demonzerg81 Mar 17, 2018 @ 8:00am

If this game came out for the switch. I would buy it the moment it came out.

erdogan18

Mar 17, 2018 @ 8:18am

NO! ♥♥♥♥ CONSOLES!!!

Last edited by erdogan18; Mar 17, 2018 @ 8:18am

Taconter

Mar 17, 2018 @ 8:39am

Originally posted by friccin hecc:
NO! ♥♥♥♥ CONSOLES!!!

no u

Amanoob105 has Subnautica

Mar 17, 2018 @ 8:45am

Originally posted by friccin hecc:
NO! ♥♥♥♥ CONSOLES!!!

To late mate, it's already on a console, have been for a long time now.

But still I don't see that little switch thing running this game very well, if at all.

Last edited by Amanoob105; Mar 17, 2018 @ 8:45am

Nyello

Mar 17, 2018 @ 12:53pm

While the switch is actually very power for what it is Devs have stated in other threads that they don’t see themselves making a port for it.

People need to get this idea out of their heads that the switch is “weak”. It’s the strongest hand held I’ve ever owned. :P

Khanivore

Mar 21, 2018 @ 7:42pm

Ok this console is running the full fat version of Ark now, watching some Switch portable mode Alpha demo footage, it looks good and runs smooth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6kJm5pOx8
Gives me great hope in Subnautica performing well on Switch

Last edited by Khanivore; Mar 22, 2018 @ 3:04am

CobraA1

Mar 21, 2018 @ 9:50pm

I would love to have the game running on the Switch.

. . . but I'm not holding my breath.

But I do think it is technically possible, perhaps with some modifications to the game.

Originally posted by Zeev:
It will be funny if Switch would run this game at 30 FPS without stutters while my i7-6700K, GTX1080ti cannot even run it at 1080p without stutters.

Most indications are the game is HDD bound, or is having some other resource issue. There might even be some hardware specific bugs. GPU and CPU can be problems, but some people with lower GPU/CPU specs are reporting less issues than people with higher GPU/CPU specs.

. . . but then again, reports of "stuttering" have been rather nondescript. Nobody ever seems to say how long the pauses are or how often they happen. So maybe some people just have a higher tolerance than others.

I personally spent most of my early gaming years with 30 FPS games, so an occasional frame drop in a game running at 60 FPS isn't bothersome; I barely notice it.

Originally posted by Lucki:
People need to get this idea out of their heads that the switch is “weak”. It’s the strongest hand held I’ve ever owned. :P

The developers of the ARK port have also stated that people are overplaying the idea that the Switch is "weak."

It's certainly not so weak that it's impossible to port modern games over: After all, the latest iteration of Doom was ported to the Switch.

. . . and it is certainly true that if you look at it as a handheld or mobile device, it actually looks crazy good, especially for gaming performance. And let's be honest: The reason why so many people love the Switch is because they can have a great gaming experience on the go.

The Switch has few peers in the mobile space. Phone games are hobbled by the touch screen, low pricing expectations, and low performance of many phones. They are simply not designed well for games. The Switch, on the other hand, is designed from the ground up with games in mind, and has already seen a lot of games that simply have no equals in the mobile space.

So I'd love to see Subnautica for the Switch. But, realistically I think they have their plates full with the upcoming DLC, so I'm not expecting them to have a Switch release even planned yet.

Spike

Mar 21, 2018 @ 9:59pm

Originally posted by friccin hecc:
NO! ♥♥♥♥ CONSOLES!!!

Like someone already said. Too late. Its already on the 360, likely to be on XBONE , and will be on PS4 some time later this year. And if it comes out for the Switch, I'm buying the Switch just for this game because a Console version wouldn't be so different from the PC version at all. You could still hook up a controller or wireless controller with the PC and play it like a Console. There is literally no difference. Accept it.

Alkpaz

Mar 21, 2018 @ 10:55pm

Console > PC

Last edited by Alkpaz; Mar 21, 2018 @ 10:55pm

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Greendragon245 has Subnautica

Mar 21, 2018 @ 11:25pm

They would prob need to optmize it a bit more before putting it on some lesser weaker system like the switch and if it is hdd bound then how would the switch run it? switch uses as of this comment microsd cards nothing came up about hard drives. So its safe to say if you want a good gaming experience it would need a Ssd

That or add the option of locking framrate but that might cause other problems

Last edited by Greendragon245; Mar 21, 2018 @ 11:28pm

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CobraA1

Mar 22, 2018 @ 7:49am

Originally posted by Alkpaz:
Console > PC

I own a gaming PC and a Nintendo Switch. I don't regret either purchase.

To me, it's not about comparing the two for superiority marks, it's about how they fit into my life. I use my PC for office things too, so it is not just a gaming machine. But you can't carry around a gaming machine everywhere you go, so when I want to game on the go I have the Switch. Also, the Switch has some exclusives I love to play.

Both the Switch and my PC can output to my TV and I have controllers for both, so I can enjoy the console experience either way

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Taconter

Mar 22, 2018 @ 10:54am

Originally posted by CobraA1:
Originally posted by Alkpaz:
Console > PC

I own a gaming PC and a Nintendo Switch. I don't regret either purchase.

To me, it's not about comparing the two for superiority marks, it's about how they fit into my life. I use my PC for office things too, so it is not just a gaming machine. But you can't carry around a gaming machine everywhere you go, so when I want to game on the go I have the Switch. Also, the Switch has some exclusives I love to play.

Both the Switch and my PC can output to my TV and I have controllers for both, so I can enjoy the console experience either way .

i perfer consoles for reunions n stuff, like friend just getting together playing something like smash or halo, with some pizza or soda, while pc is more personal or online stuff

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CobraA1

Mar 22, 2018 @ 11:22am

Originally posted by Taconter:
i perfer consoles for reunions n stuff, like friend just getting together playing something like smash or halo, with some pizza or soda, while pc is more personal or online stuff

Consoles definitely shine for that use case

. And the Switch fills that need nicely; I can play Mario Kart or some indie titles like Overcooked when people are over. Smash Bros is coming out for the Switch soon, and I'm hoping they'll eventually have Mario Party.

Theoretically, a PC attached to a TV could do the same thing - but to be honest not many PC titles do split screen anymore.

That said, I do a fair amount of single player as well, and Subnautica is definitely a good game for the single player experience.

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