That's a shame, because they won't be leveraging their back - catalog to basically print money as I've wanted them to do for a long time, but it also means that they won't be devaluing their proprietary consoles by offering current -
gen game ports for mobile devices.
The architecture thing already implies support for current
gen game ports.
Not exact matches
Even though GTA 5 is the first Rockstar title ever to be released on the current generation of consoles, that was a
port of a seventh -
gen game.
Unlike other next -
gen ports, FIFA 14 on the PlayStation 4 is an entirely updated
game with not just nicer graphics but slicker gameplay.
Ubisoft Shanghai were tasked with
porting the
game to current -
gen consoles, which in this instance also meant reworking some of the
games graphics.
To make a valid point yes, Wii U
games look slightly better then current
gen consoles, but hey most
games are upscaled
ports new controls etc, within the coming year the difference between current
gen and Wii U will be noticeable better quite a lot, just wait for the 2nd
gen games on Wii U which are made specifically for that console.
By now, you've already made up your mind about Diablo III, and this Ultimate Evil edition — a next -
gen repackaging of the console
port of the original
game plus the Reaper of Souls expansion — probably won't change that.
You'd think Rockstar would
port the
game to current -
gen consoles and the PC sooner than it would
port to Switch, and this would very likely be the case.
Coming from the talented team behind the Mortal Kombat series, NetherRealm Studios, Injustice was a mesh up of the MK franchise and DC Comics characters, that were pivotal in making this a fighting
game worth of your attention — even though it was a
porting from old
gen consoles and PC.
Nintendo could easily change them around for a potential current -
gen port of this
game.
Are there any AAA
games on PS4 and X1 that are 1080p / 60 fps that are not
ports or multiplatform
games from last
gen?
If nvidia shield can handle the two borderlands
games im sure the switch could aswell, but only if gearbox wants to put it out or not.should be a simple
port or wotever.i wouldnt mind having last
gen ports on switch
Not EVERY current
gen game coming out has to be
ported to PS4.
But I assure you it's not difficult to
port games to Next
gen with their architectures.
Gta 5 wont be on the switch... Let alone 6 but maybe a
port of china wars or gta 4... Noone should expect any 8th
gen AAA 3rd party
games on the switch.
Look heres the deal
ports not the problem this
gen all weve had was quickly
ported games from console thats had to have patches.
Porting a last
gen game over to 3 new platforms doesn't mean anything.
Building a whole
game for current
gen then
porting that to an under powered system (comparing it to Xbox one, ps4 and pc) will take a lot of work and resources to get a balanced version.
I'm not saying this to be offensive to Xbox players, I'm just pointing out that the FPS genre in particular does really well on that platform, it started last
gen because FPS was more of a PC genre, and since Xbox is similar to PC from a
game design perspective, a lot of FPS programmers decided to make an extra buck by
porting to Xbox, plus microsoft encouraged them to so that they could get some exclusives, whereas the playstation platform has always focused on other genres.
Let's have this discussion again in two years when we have
games that are actually using engines designed for next
gen hardware instead of
ported last
gen engines adapted for next
gen.. We haven't seen anything truly next
gen yet...» http://beyond3d.com/showpos...
They thought they only had to do simple
port and polish for the older
games to the next
gen consoles and they found out it didn't work so well, while we found out with our wallets.
We should expect many of the launch next -
gen titles to be PC
ports, rather than
games designed to get the most out of the new console architecture.
When it comes down to it, Zombi is a great
port that does an admirable job at bringing a former Nintendo exclusive first - person survival horror
game to the PC and current -
gen consoles.
Originally launched on Kickstarter just a few days ago, the project has already hit it's $ 900,000 goal and is poised to knock out it's various stretch goals as well which include a Mac / Linux version, new
game plus and also a
port to current
gen systems.
Why we have soul calibur 1 and fifa 2009 and the ps vita has the
ports of those
games from current
gen consoles?
Something something
ports of last
gen games are bad something something....
Unlike other next -
gen ports, FIFA 14 on the PlayStation 4 is an entirely updated
game with not just nicer graphics but slicker gameplay.
I already have these
games on Wii but I would LOVE to have next
gen ports on 3DS or something.
If it's truly a next -
gen game, I wouldn't expect a flawless
port to a previous
gen. Is there anyone who is really a fan of this
game and so excited to play it on their 360 or PS3?
PC
gamers and next
gen console owners finally have a chance to get their hands on the acclaimed Red Dead Redemption, although not through a remaster or
port.
Tbh a physical development kit isn't really needed, since Devs can approximate specs with standard PC hardware, then
port their next
gen games to the real PS5 when the more finalized kits are released by Sony.
For that price, you could own a next
gen game that is not a
port.
Although it's not a perfect
port of one of last -
gen's best
games, Dishonored: Definitive Edition offers a lot of content for a budget - friendly price.
Yes, you're now able to
port entire worlds from current
gen games to Super Mario 64 and have them run like expected.
From third party, I suppose we will see more support, last year many devs already said that they didn't expect the Switch to be a success and that they would invest more on it so, hopefully, we will start to see the results of it even if there are only
ports of existing (this
gen)
games.
Founded in 2008 by several industry veterans who worked most notably on the Silverfall
game and its add - on, the studio is mainly specialized in the creation of action / RPG
games on PC and next
gen consoles, but also has the capacity to realize or participate in the realization of PC
ports on consoles.
Konami's blunder last
gen, which will remain nameless for all the shame it has earned, is literally the only example I can think of where a remaster has truly gone wrong, and they cited a problem literally no other dev or publisher has had, including Kemco who just had a collection of
games from the 80s
ported over to current consoles.
This
game is a true text - book example of how a
port should be done between not just console and PC but last
gen systems as well.
By next year all sport
games on PC will be
ports of next
gen console instead of last
gen console...
Nintendo could easily change them around for a potential current -
gen port of this
game.
Rockstar Games will be
porting their popular
game Grand Theft Auto: 5 (GTA 5) to next
gen consoles and PC this fall, likely with an early PS4 release because of the Sony E3 hype.
Certainly all those great
games of last
gen for literally every non-handheld platform BUT the Wii would have been
ported to the highest selling console if it was feasible but it wasn't.
While you'd be forgiven for thinking Rockstar chose the current generation of consoles to help power their homage to the Old West, the reality is that Red Dead Redemption was originally planned for release on the Playstation 2 and Xbox, with certain geometry assets so dear to the developer they refused to update or remodel them when the
game was eventually
ported to next -
gen consoles.
You know that awkward moment when an HD
port becomes one of your favorite
games for a current -
gen console?
Given that Ultra Street Fighter IV is a
port of a last
gen title, nobody expected the graphics to rival that of, say, Mortal Kombat X. However, most fans understandably expected at least a slight graphical upgrade to take advantage of the high definition capabilities of the PS4 and XBOX One; instead what we're presented with is a lot of low res menu screens and cinematics that assault the eyes when contrasted wit the relatively clean in -
game graphics.
This RPG was a love letter to an RPG long past and thanks to Kickstarter the developer hopes to
port the
game to current
gen consoles including the Xbox 360, Wii U and... the Sega Dreamcast?
Now where the issue seems to keep popping up is that smaller developers are finding themselves being strong - armed with the decision to reconfigure their
games to a Xbox
port before any other systems if they're to have any chance to have their
games feature on the current
gen console.
Not being content with
porting an excellent
game over to current
gen consoles and the PC, Capcom has also included a new
game mode dedicated to Albert Wesker, which is extra icing on the cake.
Ubisoft
porting the heck out of their
games is unavoidable, but I'd honestly love to see a next -
gen Assassin's Creed, too.
As with any unconfirmed rumor, this information should be taken with a grain of salt.There's a lot to dig through, including the x86 architecture that could possibly support backwards compatibility and would also handle
ports of current -
gen games.